User talk:Global Lit

July 2024
Hello. Your recent edit to List of LGBT writers appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person, organization or product added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. Thank you. C F A  💬  19:14, 18 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello, it complies with the guidelines. Global Lit (talk) 19:15, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Since you say that edit added your name, you should read Autobiography before writing an article about yourself. jlwoodwa (talk) 01:31, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Good morning,
 * Thank you for the reference. I read it, yet am somewhat confused. I am not stating I am a good writer, that my book is good, or that even it is non-fictional . All I edited is that I am an LGBTQ+ author -published and reviewed by Kirkus. I am, also confused about what it means to have an article writing. For example, I have had a couple of articles written about me in other sources, one including Kirkus, where does this leave me? Help please!
 * Thank you,
 * Osvaldo
 * he/him/his Global Lit (talk) 13:53, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reading the guideline; I'm happy to help clarify it.
 * Neutrality is important, but it's not the only issue here – even verifiable and neutrally-presented facts can be self-promotion. You shouldn't state anything about yourself (or your book) in a Wikipedia article, unless those statements meet Wikipedia's standards for inclusion. An entry in a list would need to satisfy that list's selection criteria; in this case, List of LGBT writers uses the WP:LISTPEOPLE selection criteria, which requires the subject to meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines for biographies. The basic criteria are that you must have received significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources that are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of you. In particular, if you're published by Kirkus, then an article from Kirkus would not be independent.
 * When I said writing an article about yourself, I meant a Wikipedia article. That's the kind of pre-existing article that WP:LISTPEOPLE generally requires. Other articles about you, outside Wikipedia, don't directly meet that requirement – instead, any Wikipedia article about you would be based on those outside sources.
 * Taking a step back, I know all these policies and guidelines and requirements are a bit complicated. That's precisely why new editors are so discouraged from writing about themselves. Contributing to encyclopedias in general, and Wikipedia in particular, requires learning new skills and rules, and it's much easier to learn them without conflicts of interest getting in the way. If you edit in some other area, you're less likely to violate Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and when you do make mistakes (everyone does!), it'll be clear that you're not doing it out of self-interest. jlwoodwa (talk) 20:09, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for all the clarity, I wont be adding anything else about myself!
 * Regards,
 * Osvaldo Calixto Amador
 * he/him Global Lit (talk) 21:01, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Osvaldo Calixto Amador
 * he/him Global Lit (talk) 21:01, 19 July 2024 (UTC)