User talk:Carolhop

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 * Disambiguation pages, such as Charles Hopkins, exist only to distinguish between several similarly-titled subjects and point the reader to the correct article covering the topic. Your addition about Charles F. Hopkins is inappropriate for the disambiguation page; I've pared it down and directed the reader to the article on Greenwood Cemetery, Boonton, where the subject is covered. Note that winners of the Medal of Honor are not necessarily notable, so an article specifically about that Hopkins could be subject to deletion. —C.Fred (talk) 03:34, 2 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you. This was my first attempt.  I tried to follow the rules.  I'm a programmer by nature, so the syntax isn't hard to pick up. I had many edits as you can tell.  But I'm not a writer.  This is what happened:  I'm doing my family tree.  OK, I'm partial to Charles F. Hopkins but that certainly doesn't mean he doesn't belong on Wikipedia.  Nevertheless, originally I noticed that he wasn't mentioned as "notable" in Greenwood Cemetery "interments".  He won the Congressional Medal of Honor, I thought that was notable, so I added him.  While adding him, I noticed there was no page about him, and I am quite surprised.  Not because he is related, but in being related to him I am doing my family tree, I have no agenda except to put information about him on Wikipedia.  He is a very well known name. His published diary/journal is in nearly every university library.  Not only was he held prisoner in Andersonville, he is solely responsible for having a statue of Philip Kearny erected at Arlington Cemetery.  He has been involved with the making of the NJ Flag. He was an abolitionist and helped his father Nathan Hopkins with freeing slaves via. the Underground Railroad.   How can I get him in Wikipedia?  I'm not the best writer, but I can provide links to other reputable websites.  Thanks, and now for my four squigglies, which I hope give my signature.   Carolhop (talk) 05:17, 2 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Review WP:FIRST, and then make a userspace draft article (using that link). Add references to reliable sources, per notability guidelines for biographies. Then ask someone to review it - another will do. If OK, we can move it to the live area; if not, we can advise what else is needed.


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 * The last of those is particularly useful - please try it; pop in now and say hello.  Chzz  ►  05:23, 2 April 2010 (UTC)