User talk:ICT21014

October 2014
Your recent edit to Broughton High School, Edinburgh appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person or organization 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. She does not have a wikiarticle, and there are no refs to show her notability and connection to the school. Being a contestant on a show that is notable enough to have an article does not make her notable. Meters (talk) 21:52, 29 October 2014 (UTC)


 * I appreciate that you are trying to improve the article, but the entries are just not acceptable the way you are doing them. Each alumnus must meet Wikipedia's notability criteria,, and that notability must be supported by independent, reliable sources. Generally, for alumni lists, that means that the alumnus is not included unless they already have their own Wikipedia article. If the person is clearly notable but has no article then references are required in the school article. Note that evidence is required to show the person's notability and their connection to the school.


 * And please learn to add references properly. Add tehm inline with th e cite button, rather than in the references section, so we know what the reference is for, don't put them in the external links section, and format them properly. See WP:CITE. Meters (talk) 22:10, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

ICT21014 (talk) 09:21, 30 October 2014 (UTC) Thank you for your advice. The system was timing me out yesterday and was also not giving me the correct options to reference properly, hence the mistakes in the references. I have been previously told that using the school website as evidence does not meet the correct standards so please excuse the mistakes in the Alumini section as I am being told different information. In future I will endeavour to use external sources where appropriate to provide sufficient evidence. Thanks again. ICT21014 (talk) 09:21, 30 October 2014 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. I could see that you were trying to do the right thing and I didn't want to chase you away. If you have any questions drop them on my talk page. Meters (talk) 16:00, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

That's great, thanks again for your help! ICT21014 (talk) 08:59, 31 October 2014 (UTC)