User talk:Hikecamelshump

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Re: your email
Hi, Hikecamelshump. This is in response to your e-mail concerning the James A. Cramer page. It was deleted in 2010 per our G7 speedy deletion criteria. G7 means: if someone creates a page, they may request it be deleted provided that the only substantial content to the page and to the associated talk page was added by that person. In the case of James A. Cramer, the creating editor requested that it be deleted immediately after they had created it and their request was honored. At present, there is no impediment to anyone else creating a new page for that individual (provided it passes Wikipedia requirements for Notability, Neutrality and References). I suggest using the WP:Article Wizard if you wish to do so. If you have further questions, please feel free to ask. — Cactus Writer (talk) 08:08, 4 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Greetings CactusWriter,
 * I'm not sure if I am doing this correctly but thank for the warm welcome. I have additional questions which I have emailed you but I will add them here: Can we tell who created Jim's page in the first place? Do we know why someone would have created it, linked it to at least two schools and then immediately asked to have it deleted? That's odd. Is there an archive of what was on that page so that we can begin to recreate it?
 * Thanks so much for being generous with your time and helping me to better understand Wikipedia. I use it almost daily but I have never learned how to edit it or investigated the policies behind it.
 * Best Hikecamelshump (talk) 11:50, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Hikecamelshump, editors on Wikipedia are essentially anonymous. We don't reveal any personal identifying information about one another -- unless that editor reveals it of their own accord. I can say that the page was initially flagged for both A7 deletion (i.e., an article that does not indicate why its subject is important or significant) and Copypasting. The creating editor was also cautioned about Wikipedia's Conflict of Interest guidelines. So I assume the editor chose to delete the page rather than work through the problems. By the way, because of your own association with the subject, it would be a good idea to review the guidelines on conflict of Interest. So... rather than recreate a page that was already tagged with problems, it's better to create a new version from scratch using your own original language. I'm glad to see that you were able to figure out how to start editing Wikipedia -- it is actually very easy. And although there are many things to learn about it, we understand that there is a big learning curve. So don't worry about making mistakes. We all make them -- and mistakes can be corrected. Good luck with your editing. — Cactus Writer (talk) 16:26, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

I read the COI page and it makes sense. Thanks for that. I can see why, according to Wikipedia's policies, I can't really create that page without a COI. That's good to know. In this and previous roles, I have been asked to update or correct inaccuracies on Wikipedia pages so it's good that I am now familiar with the COI policies. Again, thanks for your help. Hikecamelshump (talk) 16:54, 5 January 2013 (UTC)