User talk:DarrenFraust

June 2007
Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages, such as Wolven ancestry, to Wikipedia. Doing so is not in accordance with our policies. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. '' A tag has been placed on Wolven ancestry, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion. To do this, add  on the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag) and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. '' Coren 01:27, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

You should wait for others to write an article about subjects in which you are personally involved, as you did at Wolven ancestry. This applies to articles about you, your achievements, your business, your publications, your website, your relatives, and any other possible conflict of interest.

Creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged. If you create such an article, it might be listed on articles for deletion. Deletion is not certain, but many feel strongly that you should not start articles about yourself. This is because independent creation encourages independent validation of both significance and verifiability. All edits to articles must conform to No original research, Neutral point of view, and Verifiability.

If you are not "notable" under Wikipedia guidelines, creating an article about yourself may violate the policy that Wikipedia is not a personal webspace provider and would thus qualify for speedy deletion. If your achievements, etc., are verifiable and genuinely notable, and thus suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later. (See Wikipedians with articles.) Thank you. Coren 01:28, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia pointers
By the way, "Welcome". :-)

I'm sorry your first Wikipedia experience was disappointing, but then again so is almost everyone's. We were all new once!

Here are a few pointers to help you on your way:


 * Sign comments you leave on talk pages (like this) with four tildes -> ~ This automatically transforms into your name and the time and date so everybody's comments are attributed properly.


 * Read the style guide and the notability guidelines; they have very good pointers about what is and is not a good article.


 * Be bold! It's better to have written and been edited than to not have written at all!

Don't take the article about your brother's band personally. Don't take any edit you make personally. Remember, we're all working together!

Happy editing! Coren 02:45, 18 June 2007 (UTC)