User talk:Charles Del Campo

Welcome!
Hello, Charles Del Campo, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you created was Charles del campo, which appears to be an article about yourself. This 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.

The page you created about yourself may well be deleted from the encyclopedia. If it is deleted and you wish to retrieve its contents, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Charles del campo


A tag has been placed on Charles del campo, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. RA 0808 talkcontribs 16:11, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Clarification on deletion
I noticed that on the talk page of Charles del campo, you had some questions, so I'll try to speak to those.

Firstly, it's not strictly forbidden to edit about yourself or something you're closely associated with, but we do discourage the practice. The reason for that is that we require all articles to be strictly neutral, and it's awfully hard to stay neutral in those cases. Additionally, article content must be supported by reliable reference material, and again, with yourself or something or someone that you're close to, it's easy to slip into personal knowledge that isn't supported in that way.

The article had a lot of problems. It doesn't use a formal tone at all, such as use of "Charles" rather than "del Campo", which would be the standard. It was also brim full of what we call peacock terms, unnecessary glowing wording. Some examples are "...global recognition...", "...overnight success...", "...candid, magnetic personality and intellect...", and there's plenty more where that came from. Since we do not allow the use of Wikipedia for promotion of anyone or anything, blatantly promotional articles are subject to immediate deletion. We don't host CVs or hagiographies.

The best practice when writing about something you're close to, including yourself, is to write a draft, and submit it to articles for creation. This will allow other editors to review the material and point out any problems for correction before it goes live. References will still be required, though, and if a significant amount of reliable and independent reference material doesn't exist about something or someone, we can't accept an article on that subject at all. Also, blatantly promotional material is subject to immediate deletion even as a draft.

I hope that helps to clear things up. You're welcome to ask on my talk page if you have any other questions. Seraphimblade Talk to me 16:56, 19 July 2016 (UTC)