User talk:Diana Colson

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Diana Colson


A tag has been placed on User:Diana Colson requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free Web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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 "Click here to 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 removed 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. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, you can place a request here. Katieh5584 (talk) 18:25, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page should not be speedily deleted because... (your reason here) --Diana Colson (talk) 19:00, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Your directions said to create my article in a subpage of my user page, take as long as I need to make it a good article, then move it to the main article space. I am only WORKING on this article. I have tried to enter the help page conversations, and there is no place for me to write anything in. I tried wsoking in the SANDBOX, and lost all my work. This article is not about ME, this is about Olivia Marie Braida, a very well documented Botanical Artist and teacher of Botanical art. Diana Colson (talk) 19:00, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

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Style of biographies
Hi, Diana. I see that the draft you're writing is a biography. You should try to follow the structure detailed in Manual of Style/Biographies, as all biographic articles should follow a similar structure. Before it's finished, you will need to include links to several secondary reliable sources, such as a published biographic book or appearances of her work in news media and other professional venues; the link you added to www.penelleontour-books.com is not a valid reference, as the owner of that page is related to the artist (and thus is a primary source). Links to news reporting her business of the Year awards would help, as well as professional critics reviewing her work in magazines or newspapers.

Note that Wikipedia articles about creative professionals need to follow several strict criteria to be allowed, so the biography you are writing can be seen as too detailed; personal information for living persons is restricted, and the largest part of the article should be about the reasons why she is notable. Diego (talk) 16:30, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Diana Colson/Olivia Marie Braida-Chiusano


A tag has been placed on User:Diana Colson/Olivia Marie Braida-Chiusano requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://siestasand.net/featured-artist-6-14/. 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. Pkbwcgs (talk) 13:46, 2 November 2019 (UTC)  If you have a conflict of interest you must declare it, please don't write about yourself, your friends or relatives and read
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Before attempting to write an article again, please make sure that the topic meets the notability criteria linked above, and check that you can find independent third party sources. Also read Your first article. You must also reply to the COI request above. Jimfbleak - talk to me?  15:15, 2 November 2019 (UTC)