User talk:Bgiclarke

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I noticed that one of the first articles you created or edited was User:Bgiclarke/sandbox, which appears to be an article about yourself. Creating an autobiography is a common mistake made by new Wikipedians—as this is an encyclopedia, we wouldn't expect to have an article about every contributor. Your user page, however, is a great place to write about yourself, making sure to stay within user page guidelines. Just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit it normally.

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AfC notification: Draft:Brandon Clarke has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Brandon Clarke. Thanks! Robert McClenon (talk) 00:09, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Brandon Clarke (July 29)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Nkon21 was:

The comment the reviewer left was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Brandon Clarke and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Brandon Clarke, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "Db-g7" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
 * If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
 * If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Brandon_Clarke Articles for creation help desk], on the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Nkon21&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Brandon_Clarke reviewer's talk page] or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

ɴᴋᴏɴ21 ❯❯❯  talk  03:06, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

COI notice
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions; however, it appears you may have written a Wikipedia article about yourself. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – please see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Wikipedians with articles). If you wish to add to or change an existing article about yourself, you are welcome to propose the changes by visiting the article's talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was the page I created deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss this with the deleting administrator. Thank you. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 15:18, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Brandon Clarke (August 11)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by AngusWOOF was:

The comment the reviewer left was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Brandon Clarke and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Brandon Clarke, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "Db-g7" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
 * If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
 * If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Brandon_Clarke Articles for creation help desk], on the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:AngusWOOF&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Brandon_Clarke reviewer's talk page] or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 15:19, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Brandon Clarke (chess player) (August 11)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Robert McClenon was:

The comment the reviewer left was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Brandon Clarke (chess player) and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Brandon Clarke (chess player), click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "Db-g7" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
 * If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
 * If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Brandon_Clarke_(chess_player) Articles for creation help desk], on the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Robert_McClenon&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Brandon_Clarke_(chess_player) reviewer's talk page] or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Robert McClenon (talk) 17:02, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Some advice
Hi Bgiclarke, I'm a member of WP:WikiProject Chess. I came across you because I saw you added Brandon Clarke to List of chess articles. Well, that's a basketball player, as I'm sure you realise now. I see you have written Draft:Brandon Clarke and got some feedback from some WP:Articles for Creation reviewers. A couple of things. Firstly, an article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing. Secondly, autobiographies are strongly discouraged here because it's virtually impossible to be neutral and objective about them. Also, while being an International Master is a sign of being a very strong player, it doesn't necessarily follow that all International Masters deserve to have their own Wikipedia articles. Eric Rosen was just deleted, and he's an IM with quite a large YouTube following. Winning a tournament like the New Zealand Open is not usually considered sufficient - it needs to be a national chamoionship, a medal in an Olympiad or competing in a world championship. (See WP:NCHESS.) My advice is wait. Concentrate on becoming a GM first, then someone else will almost certainly write the article. There is general consensus that GMs are automatically notable, and there is little chance that an article on a GM will be deleted. -- P-K3 (talk) 20:32, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Brandon Clarke (chess player)


Hello, Bgiclarke. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Brandon Clarke".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the, , or  code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! Extraordinary Writ (talk) 18:59, 11 February 2021 (UTC)