User talk:Gemlonghurst25

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Hello, Gemlonghurst25, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Gemma Longhurst, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Gemma Longhurst


A tag has been placed on Gemma Longhurst 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 credibly 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 read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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.  GILO  A& E&uArr;  11:34, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not for writing about yourself
Welcome to Wikipedia, but it is not a place 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 (see also WP:MUSICBIO), and writing about oneself is strongly discouraged, for reasons explained at Wikipedia is not about YOU and Autobiography.

The links in the Welcome message at the top of this page will tell you more about Wikipedia. JohnCD (talk) 12:41, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

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Hi, thanks for message. I deleted your article because
 * it did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines. It is now Wikipedia policy that biographical articles about living people must have independent verifiable references, as defined in the link, or they will be deleted. Sources that are not acceptable include those linked to youy, social media and other sites that can be self-edited (like soundcloud), blogs, websites of unknown or non-reliable provenance, and sites that are just reporting what the you claim or interviewing you or your management.
 * I can't see any actual claim of notability such as awards, coverage in the national press or similar
 * it was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include: perfromed a wide-ranging repertoire from different styles and eras, but has a particular love for perfoming baroque music... Her love for singing lends itslef particularly well her huge passion for choral conducting and composing... a huge interest in music history research and musicology... is an issue really close to her heart&mdash; you are basically writing a Facebook page rather than an encyclopaedia article
 * the article was created in a single edit without wikilinks or references, and looks as if was copied from an unknown and possibly copyrighted source. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient.
 * You have an obvious conflict of interest when editing this article. If, after reading the information about notability linked above, you still believe that your organisation is notable enough for a Wikipedia article (and that there is significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources), you could, if you wish, post a request at Requested articles for the article to be created. See also Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest, Wikipedia is not about YOU and Autobiography.

Deleted text can be restored, but you need to consider whether you meet our notability criteria for it to be worthwhile Jimfbleak - talk to me?  13:10, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Gemlonghurst25 (talk) 09:31, 3 November 2015 (UTC) Ok, then I have won a quite a few awards, but would like the page to be permanently deleted for now. Can you do that please? Gemma Gemlonghurst25 (talk) 09:31, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
 * The page has been deleted. It will take a few days before it drops off Google's search results, but we have no control over that. Regards JohnCD (talk) 10:39, 3 November 2015 (UTC)