User talk:IrvineCC

March 2022
Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit(s) you made to List of zombie novels, did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Stop edit warring and use the article talk page. MartinezMD (talk) 14:50, 31 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks for your message. Why has my edit been reverted? IrvineCC (talk) 14:54, 4 April 2022 (UTC)


 * I included the explanation in the article talk page. Inclusions to the list must meet generalized notability guidelines. This is from that policy:


 * "A topic is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list when it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.


 * "Significant coverage" addresses the topic directly and in detail, so that no original research is needed to extract the content."

MartinezMD (talk) 23:32, 4 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi,
 * Thanks for your message. I'm sorry that you did not feel my addition was "constructive." I feel it was a beneficial addition though. It is a zombie novel, written by a recognised author in Scotland and published by a well known Scottish publisher (not self-published). It is the author's third novel. I'm not sure where you are based but perhaps you are simply not familiar with Scottish books? The author themselves has received significant coverage based on their three published novels to date.
 * Thanks! IrvineCC (talk) 14:49, 27 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Because there are many authors writing many books, to be on the list, the entry needs to be notable. This is WP criteria, not mine, that I quoted above and linked. That will require reliable/independent sources as referenced citations. Please use the article talk page for further discussion if needed. MartinezMD (talk) 16:57, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for getting back to me. Sure, this makes sense. I apologise for my confusion but I'm not quite sure what is required to prove a reliable/independent source. What would class as a referenced citation? Thanks for your time. IrvineCC (talk) 13:42, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. See WP:CITE, WP:RS, and WP:GNG for guides. MartinezMD (talk) 14:50, 2 June 2022 (UTC)