User talk:DrJPearson

Self-Published Sources
I see that you've added a link to a book you have published. Don't do that. Wikipedia generally does not accept self-published sources, and your self-published sources do not meet any exception to the "no self-published" rule. Please see WP:SELFPUB. Ian.thomson (talk) 17:45, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Welcome; but autobiography is strongly discouraged
Hello, DrJPearson, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you created appears to be an article about yourself. This 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 has been or will shortly be speedily deleted from Wikipedia, but if you want to use the content from it, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type   on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Where to ask a question or ask me on. Again, welcome! JohnCD (talk) 17:54, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
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January 2010
Please do not add content without citing verifiable and reliable sources, as you did to Dr. Joseph Adam Pearson. Before making any potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Ian.thomson (talk) 17:56, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Dr. Joseph Adam Pearson


A tag has been placed on Dr. Joseph Adam Pearson requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, 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 indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. 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. Ian.thomson (talk) 18:01, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Notability and Verifiability
Before you repost your article, there are two important Wikipedia policies you should read and understand: JohnCD (talk) 18:39, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Notability, a requirement to have a Wikipedia article, which is not a matter of subjective opinion but needs to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website and affiliated ones. To have written books is not enough for notability unless they have been published, preferably by a mainstream publisher, and have attracted substantial independent comment. More detail at WP:Notability (people).
 * Verifiability, which includes: "The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth&mdash;that is, whether readers are able to check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source, not whether we think it is true."

Conflict of interest guideline
Please review and follow Wikipedia's conflict of interest guide. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 18:20, 3 January 2010 (UTC)