User talk:Davidjamesgrimm

Welcome!
Hello, Davidjamesgrimm, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you created or edited appears to be an article about yourself. Creating an autobiography is a common mistake made by new Wikipedians—as this is an encyclopedia, we wouldn't expect to have an article about every contributor. Your user page, however, is a great place to write about yourself, making sure to stay within user page guidelines. Just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit it normally.

The page you created about yourself may well be deleted from the encyclopedia. If it is deleted and you wish to retrieve its contents, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page. If your contributions to an existing article about yourself are undone and you wish to add to it, please propose the changes on its talk page.

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Speedy deletion nomination of David James Grimm (engineer)
Hello Davidjamesgrimm,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged David James Grimm (engineer) for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=&action=edit&section=new&preload=Template:Hangon_preload&preloadtitle=This+page+should+not+be+speedy+deleted+because...+ contest this deletion], but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions.

SamHolt6 (talk) 04:06, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Pointers on new article creation
Copied from Talk:David James Grimm (engineer):

If the article isn't ready for prime time, put "Draft:" in front of the title. This lets you work on it in draft space, where it's safe from speedy deletion for lack of significance. (It could still be speedy deleted for spam, copyright infringement, or other reasons). Make sure to state clearly how the subject is notable and to cite independent reliable sources. Once it's ready for prime time, an experienced user can help you move it.

All that said, it's a bad idea to write an article about yourself. —C.Fred (talk) 04:26, 15 April 2018 (UTC)