User talk:Geoffrey D. Forrest

September 2020
Hello, I'm Theroadislong. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Seth Siegelaub have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 15:55, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia's concept of notability
Hello Geoffrey D. Forrest. Unfortunately like a lot of new editors, you might have had misconceptions about what type of content is allowed on here. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and as such, it does not include articles about anything and everything that exists. Quite the contrary - Wikipedia is selective about the topics it includes, governed by the concept of notability.

Wikipedia articles cover notable topics—those that have gained sufficiently significant attention by the world at large and over a period of time, and are not outside the scope of Wikipedia. We consider evidence from reliable and independent sources to gauge this attention. The notability guideline does not determine the content of articles, but only whether the topic should have its own article.

In the case of a person, the general concept is refined here: Notability (people). And in the case of a person who is still alive, there are even stricter rules here: Biographies of living persons.

Another thing that we stress is that a person avoid writing about themselves, for reasons explained at Wikipedia is not about you and Autobiography. It is nearly impossible for someone to be an objective judge of their own notability, write from the required neutral point of view and avoid using unpublished personal knowledge or experience.

I'm sorry this message could not be more favourable. Of course, your contributions to topics where you have no conflict of interest would be welcomed. Thank you. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 17:16, 20 September 2020 (UTC)