User talk:Curlygirl 3d

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Proposed deletion of Skip Garibaldi


The article Skip Garibaldi has been proposed for deletion because, under Wikipedia policy, all newly created biographies of living persons must have at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't take offense. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. Unionhawk Talk E-mail 17:19, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Skip Garibaldi
hey, welcome to wp. i think i cleaned up this article enough to save it for now (we'll see). but if you want to do more biographical articles, esp about living people, it would be good to read these guidelines: WP:BLP. the article was actually fine except for the fact that it had no sources, which are essential in a biography of a living person. it might also be good to read the notability guideline WP:BIO, although garibaldi almost certainly meets it due to his holding the named professorship. anyway, good luck with your future endeavors at wp. let me know if you have questions. &mdash; alf.laylah.wa.laylah (talk) 23:18, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi. Thanks for the welcome, and for the edit of this entry. The subject of this entry is my family member and wanted it started so that he could do all of the necessary edits. I've let him know that he needs to get on the ball. Thanks again. - Ronda S. 16 September 2011


 * ok, this puts things in an entirely different light. it's good that you mentioned it.  you should also read (or have others in your family who want to edit the article read) the guideline about writing stuff about yourself: WP:COI.  it isn't so easy to do well, and it can be disconcerting if a bunch of people start editing it in ways that you don't like. you made a good start on the article, though, as i don't think anyone would have guessed that you were writing about a family member. &mdash; alf.laylah.wa.laylah (talk) 23:54, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the COI link. Good tip. I read it over, and have forwarded the link to my family member as well. Thanks again. - Ronda S. 16 September 2011