User talk:DSGNOLABRAT

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 * hello Gene93k,
 * True it is biographical account of myself. Marquis Who's Who inducted me but sent me a "bio-press release" that was garbage. So I, myself, rewrote the whole thing. I lived it- they did not. I want to get a Wikipedia going on myself but I do not trust anyone to start it for me. So what should I do? The press release is about MY career and what I went through. It is not an advertisement. If wikipedia feels it is- what should I change? Everything in that article is proven I started cited facts...I am not asking readers to hire me at all - far from it. 2600:8807:4053:9700:30BE:B781:D5D3:D58C (talk) 10:02, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Derek Scott Graves


A tag has been placed on Draft:Derek Scott Graves, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:
 * It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.
 * It appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement of https://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/495233/derek-scott-graves-has-been-inducted-into-the-prestigious-marquis-whos-who-biographical-registry. (See section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

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 deleted 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. • Gene93k (talk) 22:21, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Writing an article about yourself.
The best advice for writing an article about yourself in Wikipedia is: ''' Don't do it. ''' Please see Wikipedia's content guideline regarding autobiographies. The obvious conflict of interest results in biased and unverifiable article content. A biography about a marketing professional, written by that marketing professional and filled with red-flag terms like "legendary" and "highly-skilled," constitutes obvious self promotion.

The relevant notability guideline for people has this to say about Marquis Who's Who: " Autobiography and self-promotion are not the routes to having an encyclopedia article. The barometer of notability is whether people independent of the subject itself have actually considered the subject notable enough that they have written and published non-trivial works that focus upon it. Thus, entries in biographical dictionaries that accept self-nominations (such as the Marquis Who's Who) do not contribute toward notability, nor do web pages about an organization's own staff or members."

Per the canned Wikipedia warning, "If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Wikipedians with articles)."

Next time, please reply to comments on this and other talk pages while you are signed in. • Gene93k (talk) 11:14, 2 January 2023 (UTC)