User talk:Curtis Mitchell (artist)

How do I avoid deletion
Hi. I'm trying to put together a page on Curtis Mitchell, and am doing so in Sandbox. I've just received a notice that the page so far reads as advertisement, not article, and may be deleted. First, I hope that you can leave it up long enough for me to fix it to your satisfaction, in sandbox. Second, I thought I was more prepared than it turns out I am as I'm stuck on why this is read as promotion. I've cited just about everything, so I'm not sure where to go from here. I'm not trying to promote Curtis Mitchell but rather describe how he and his work are seen. For this reason I have been using the citations. Should I be using fewer citations, or paraphrasing more with fewer adjectives. I'm confused, but sincere and would rather not be deleted. Please let me know. Curtis Mitchell (artist) (talk) 02:59, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

It looks like you've also violated copyright by linking to a copyrighted website. That is against Wikipedian policies.Fcbbminiestadi (talk) 14:12, 23 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Beyond the copyright issue, it would help if you summarized what reliable sources that are independent of Mitchell, not press releases or interviews with Mitchell talking about himself. And fewer adjectives would likely also be beneficial. Despite the impressive number of sources you had cited in the draft, the draft wasn't actually written by summarizing what those sources report, and that indicates a much more basic problem: That you wrote some nice text, and then tried to find sources to back it up, sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing to do so. Huon (talk) 22:37, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for this Huan. I will rewrite it. As to the copywrite issue, maybe that will be fixed as well. If not, then I'm a bit lost, as I found this quote: "Since most recently-created works are copyrighted, almost any Wikipedia article which cites its sources will link to copyrighted material." Can someone help me understand? Curtis Mitchell (artist) (talk) 13:52, 24 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Linking to copyrighted material is one thing. Copy-pasting material, as you did from here with only slight alterations, is quite another thing altogether. Changing a word here and there is not enough to invalidate copyright.
 * On an unrelated note, I just noticed your username. If you are Curtis Mitchell, you should take a look at WP:Autobiography. You may also want to provide proof of your identity via OTRS. If you are not Curtis Mitchell, you should request a change of username so that you don't give the false impression that you're him. See WP:IMPERSONATE for details on the username issue either way. Huon (talk) 21:19, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

Once again, thank you Huon. The copyright problem is clear now. As to username: I have to rethink all of this. Not sure I want to take this on...

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Curtis Mitchell (artist)/sandbox


A tag has been placed on User:Curtis Mitchell (artist)/sandbox, 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, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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