User talk:Canyonlily

May 2010
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Hello, Canyonlily, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! JNW (talk) 21:25, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
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The Hollywood High Museum, in fact, has a section with books by Sharnoff. So who are you to decide that she is not a notable alumna?Canyonlily (talk) 00:55, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Please do not continue to add names to 'notable' lists unless they can be linked to biographical entries already present on Wikipedia. Also, if you wish to comment, particularly in the negative, on publications cited in an article, as you did at Sumo, use the article talk page to discuss proposed changes. Finally, it may be relevant to read WP:COI, in the event that you are the author, or a friend of the author, whose name you are adding, and whose publications you are interested in. Thanks, JNW (talk) 21:25, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
 * It's Wikipedia policy. In such cases, notability is usually conferred by the pre-existing inclusion of a biography on Wikipedia. Again, I encourage you to read the guidelines, not only for a possible conflict of interest, but for WP:AUTHOR, WP:NOTABILITY, and within that, WP:NLIST, and WP:RELIABLE. It may be that Sharnoff meets the guidelines for notability--inclusion of her publications in a library would not in itself satisfy the criteria-- if significance can be supported by reliable sources. Rather than asking who are you to decide?, it is preferable to assume good faith, in that I have no horse in this race, and can, as will many other experienced contributors, be of assistance. JNW (talk) 02:00, 25 May 2010 (UTC)