User talk:Howarde

What is the best way to have my autobiography updated without risk of being removed? Howarde (talk) 20:15, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Hello. I was the editor that initially placed the conflict-of-interest/autobiography tag on your page.  Another has nominated it for deletion.  If you want to contest that deletion, you should go back to the page and click the blue button immediately. The article will likely not be initially deleted if you can provide references to unbiased third-party coverage of your writing.  As to your question about having an autobiography, the simple answer is that it is generally held by the WP community to be a bad idea.  You can read  this article for more discussion and reasons on why that is, as well as suggestions for what to do.  I will just mention that I, myself, am a published writer, and I have no main space page on my work.  LinkedIn is a better place for that manner of information anyway, I find.  I hope this helps. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 20:27, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I have deleted the page for the copyright issue, but even if that had been resolved, the page still would not have been a viable article. Wikipedia content must summarize what reliable third-party sources such as newspapers or reputable magazines have reported about the subject. I didn't see any such independent sources in the article; your own writings will not help to establish that you meet Wikipedia's standards of notability. If you think you do, my advice is to request others to write an article about you. Huon (talk) 20:36, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, Howarde, and welcome to Wikipedia!&#32;Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Elizabeth Howard, Author, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

One rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should request a change of username or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

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Speedy deletion nomination of Elizabeth Howard (author)


A tag has been placed on Elizabeth Howard (author), requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:
 * It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Business for more information.
 * It appears to be a clear copyright infringement of http://www.elizabeth-howard.com/about-elizabeth-howard-more/. (See section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Requesting copyright permission. However, even if you use one of these processes to release copyrighted material to Wikipedia, it still needs to comply with the other policies and guidelines to be eligible for inclusion. If you would like any assistance with this, you can ask a question at the help desk.

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. RA 0808 talkcontribs 20:14, 2 December 2016 (UTC)