User talk:ElenaGibson

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Speedy deletion nomination of Elena Gibson


A tag has been placed on Elena Gibson requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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Autobiography
Please do not write an article about yourself, as you did at Elena Gibson. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged - see our guideline   Writing  autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you  have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according  to our policy for articles about  living  people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later. (See Wikipedians with articles.) Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see Why  was my  page deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:15, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

I declined the speedy delete, but references must be included.

Proposed deletion of Elena Gibson


The article Elena Gibson has been proposed for deletion because, under Wikipedia policy, all biographies of living persons created after March 18, 2010, must have at least one reliable source that directly supports material in the article. &#32; The nominator also raised the following concern:
 * all biographies of living people created after March 18, 2010, must have references

If you created the article, please don't take offense. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:53, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

deletion
Hi Elena, I'll shortly post the deleted text, but first some clarification.

Your recent article did not fully provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts or show that it meets the notability guidelines. It is now wikipedia policy that biographical articles about living people must have such references. The key here is neutral and reliable. Note that Youtube is never acceptable. I removed the links you added to Pole dance because most of the content of Youtube is illegally posted copyright material, and the videos are not proper sources anyway. I accept that your achievements make you notable, and a previous speedy request was declined for that reason.

I deleted because it was written in a promotional tone. Please see this information. Examples of non-neutral text making claims not supported by in-line references include developed her passion for pole dancing... she combines the elegance of classical ballet with extreme flexibility and acrobatic pole work.

You have a conflict of interest when it comes to an autobiographical article. If you don't think you can write an encyclopaedic article, you can post a request at Requested articles for the article to be created. See also Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest.

A little bit of biography would make it less spammy, doesn't have to be very personal, just things like town of birth/residence, that sort of general stuff. I'll reformat one of the refs for you, so you can see how to make it prettier and more informative.

Give me a few minutes, and I'll put the text here. Let me know if you need any help.  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  15:34, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of Elena Gibson for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Elena Gibson is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Elena Gibson until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. I, Jethrobot drop me a line (note: not a bot!) 23:27, 23 July 2011 (UTC)