User talk:Diann shaddox

January 2017
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Nashville, Arkansas. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. Alexf(talk) 14:54, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Diann shaddox


A tag has been placed on User:Diann shaddox, 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, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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 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, then please contact the deleting administrator. Drm310 (talk) 16:08, 26 January 2017 (UTC) I don't think this page should be deleted. It was a mistake to add website, but Diann Shaddox is from Nashville, AR

Some advice
Hello Diann Shaddox. I don't think you have really had matters explained to you yet. You appear to be trying to insert mentions of yourself and your work into Wikipedia. I have to say this is discouraged as "conflict of interest" editing, and you must expect resistance on these grounds. If you are determined to press ahead I would advise as follows.

Decide to focus either on yourself as a person or on your charitable foundation. Assemble any published writings about this topic by independent sources. That's to say, nothing by anyone who is connected with you or who stands to gain by marketing your books or promoting your foundation. This is essential to establish "notability" in Wikipedia terms. Then draft an article based on what these publications say, quoting references to them. The article has to be neutrally toned, with no hint of advertising. I think you will find the process laid out at our "first article" page to be very helpful. With regards Noyster (talk),  16:34, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

Writing about yourself
You are welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, but it is not a social media site like Facebook or LinkedIn for people to write about themselves. It is a quite different sort of site, a project to build an encyclopedia, so it is selective about subjects for articles. Writing about oneself is strongly discouraged, for reasons explained at Wikipedia is not about YOU and Autobiography.

Wikipedia user pages are not like those at social networking sites. Their use is explained at WP:NOTWEBHOST: "'Wikipedians have their own user pages, but they should be used primarily to present information relevant to working on the encyclopedia. Limited biographical information is allowed, but user pages should not function as personal webpages or be repositories for large amounts of material that is irrelevant to collaborating on Wikipedia. If you are looking to make a personal webpage or blog or to post your résumé, please make use of one of the many free providers on the Internet or any hosting included with your Internet account.'" You can find out more about Wikipedia at the WP:Welcome page and the WP:Introduction, as well as Wikipedia's plain and simple conflict of interest guide. Thanks. --Drm310 (talk) 17:07, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page is not unambiguously promotional, because... (your reason here) --Diann Shaddox 17:58, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

This page isn't all promotional and can be rewritten to bring more information to Diann Shaddox author & Founder of the Diann Shaddox Foundation for Essential Tremor.


 * As was already mentioned, your userpage is not an article. It is a different type of page, and there are guidelines about what kind of content is acceptable and what is not acceptable.


 * Wikipedia is not meant to help draw attention to yourself or your causes. In order for you to be considered worthy of inclusion on Wikipedia, you must meet its notability criteria. If you or your work aren't notable - as Wikipedia defines notability - then you can't have an article here. --Drm310 (talk) 19:07, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

January 2017
Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to Help:Getting started, did not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Drm310 (talk) 18:58, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

I was trying to add an article. How do you add an article?

Your submission at Articles for creation: Diann Shaddox (January 27)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Timothyjosephwood was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Diann Shaddox and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the or on the.
 * You can also use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Timothy Joseph Wood 14:10, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Diann Shaddox


Hello, Diann shaddox. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Diann Shaddox".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the, , or  code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Pkbwcgs (talk) 11:17, 19 September 2017 (UTC)