User talk:Beartown boy

Your recent edit to Congleton appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person or organization added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. Thank you. - Arjayay (talk) 09:09, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

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Hi - I have received an internal Wikipedia notification that you sent me an e-mail, but I have not received any such e-mail My Wikipedia e-mail address is working - as I received e-mails telling me of people posting on my talk page - so I am not sure what has happened I will watch this page, so if you want to try again - just post your comments here - thanks - Arjayay (talk) 09:25, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

I added a name that you said was not notable - I take it I need to create a page for the notable person (and he is that) and then link him in? I'm editor of the local paper and the guy is notable. The email was better written than this but I'm busier now!
 * I'm not sure how this works yet, I'm guessing I reply by just editing this.

As stated above "In general, a person or organization added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists" Wikipedia has very specific ideas of what makes someone "notable" - which often confuses/frustrates new editors - please see Notability (people) Getting a new article to acceptable standard is not easy, and journalists often find it difficult, as you cannot use "what you know", or "what was said in an interview", but only what has already been published in independent, reliable sources Please read Your first article and use the Article wizard to create your article which will allow it to be reviewed, and for you to improve it, rather than just being deleted. Please remember this is an international encyclopedia, so people need to be of national/international importance, not just local, and the references to prove notability, need to be from national/international papers/magazines/websites, etc. not just local ones. Once notability has been establoished then minor additional information can be supported by local sources - but please do not use this to promote your local paper. - Arjayay (talk) 13:48, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi - yes you edit just like that - (but please sign all posts on talk pages with 4 tildes ( ~ ) which will add your signature and a timestamp)

Thanks for that help. I'll have a read of all guides. Promote my own paper? Perish the thought! (I forget run my own house ads in the paper so I'm not going to be plugging it on Wikipedia. Beartown boy (talk) 14:53, 11 May 2016 (UTC)