User talk:CharolM

February 2014
The recent links you added to articles appear to be for promotional purposes. I have removed them. Please see External link spamming. Ward20 (talk) 23:00, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Please do not add WP:LINKSPAM to articles as was done to Fibromyalgia, National Fibromyalgia Association, and Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association of America. Thank you. Ward20 (talk) 23:08, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

New to Wikipedia, posting on behalf of friend/colleague. She is quite well-known with the organizations through her own personal health issues and recovery. What is the best way to share her story of these healing crises? I linked to the free page (PDF) on her website, since the two publications were fee-based. Other ideas? Or drop it? CharolM (talk) 23:17, 12 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your cooperation. If she or her books are notable enough, there may be enough material to have a neutral article based upon reliable sources written about the topic. Otherwise, please see guidelines about external links for links that may be applicable to articles. My quick evaluation of the website leads me to believe there is not a significant difference to this website over the many other self help websites available on this topic to merit inclusion. The place to discuss if an article merits inclusion of this type of material is on the specific article's talk page. Best. Ward20 (talk) 23:41, 12 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:


 * Getting Started
 * Introduction to Wikipedia
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * How to edit a page and How to develop articles
 * How to create your first article
 * Simplified Manual of Style
 * If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Welcome! Ward20 (talk) 23:56, 12 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Ward. Didn't know if my reply would reach you. (This tech stuff is new to me.) I am asking Pat if she want to build an article page instead. I have two ideas: one on chronic fatigue syndrome. I don't believe she has published a book yet, just the article. But she is a professional psychotherapist with a great deal of experience both personally and professionally with the health issues; plus she has had extensive interaction with numerous organizations and physicians on the topics. She is an expert on the topic. Worth pursuing?


 * Second question, for myself. I have self-published several books in "new age spirituality", a few of them have won book awards. Most notably, I was interviewed by The Futurist magazine, member of the World Future Society. I am an expert on the topic with many decades of experience. Build a page? Write a neutral article on "new age spirituality"? Recommend? CharolM (talk) 00:08, 13 February 2014 (UTC)


 * The bar is fairly high about Wikipedia articles. Read the first paragraph (at least) in Your first article. I believe there will be major difficultly with this section from that guideline:


 * "Do not create pages about yourself, your company, your band or your friends, nor pages that advertise, are personal essays or other articles you would not find in an encyclopedia.*Do not create pages about yourself, your company, your band or your friends, nor pages that advertise, are personal essays or other articles you would not find in an encyclopedia."


 * Note the indent formatting to help keep track of comment flow. Ward20 (talk) 00:41, 13 February 2014 (UTC)