User talk:Gciuffo

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Hello, Gciuffo, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as User:Gciuffo, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Speedy deletion of "User:Gciuffo"
A page you created, User:Gciuffo, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it is obvious advertising or promotional material.

You are welcome to contribute content which complies with our content policies and any applicable inclusion guidelines. However, please do not simply re-create the page with the same content. You may also wish to read our introduction to editing and guide to writing your first article.

Thank you. Amortias (T)(C) 20:50, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page is not unambiguously promotional, because… I am new to Wikipedia and just wanted to introduce myself, my qualifications and my field of expertise to other contributors and readers. I apologize for my misuse of the user page. Please advice me on how to accomplish this in a manner consistent with Wikipedia policies--Gciuffo (talk) 21:07, 21 June 2014 (UTC)
 * To be consistent with our policies, you should avoid anything resembling advertising (especially 'for more, please see xxx.com links). That page really read like an advert, I'm afraid. Your user page can tell a bit about you, and as you go on, it can expand. You don't actually need to put anything on it. Mine started off as a couple of lines, but it's grown and even been added to and rearranged by others. I'm very careful to maintain anonymity to avoid any suggestion of spamming, but my page gives a fair picture of me. I would suggest a very boring but short list of relevant qualifications if you plan to edit in those areas. Mind you, I don't list any qualifications per se, but it's never stopped me editing in any area - including medical (where I have probably an above average layman's knowledge) and American football (where I know bugger all). When you get a thousand or so edits, you can expand a bit - but contact data are not a good idea as this looks like spamming. I will warn you that editing Wikipedia can be addictive, but that it's usually a lot more healthy than smoking or taking strange substances. Peridon (talk) 21:30, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for the advice!!Gciuffo (talk) 02:03, 22 June 2014 (UTC)