User talk:JJProphet333

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Hello, JJProphet333, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you created or edited was User:JJProphet333/sandbox, which appears to be an article about yourself. Writing about yourself is a common mistake made by new Wikipedians.

As this is an encyclopedia, we wouldn't expect to have an article about every contributor. We require individuals to meet Wikipedia's definition of a notable person to accept articles about them. A page you created about yourself may well be deleted from the encyclopedia. If it is deleted and you wish to retrieve its contents, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Kleuske (talk) 19:05, 4 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi Kleuske, thank you for your notes. The article is about author Sheri Cobb South. I have been working on this draft for about six weeks and have been careful/conscious about following all Wikipedia guidelines. That said, I am not sure how to better identify that the subject/topic Sheri Cobb South and Not Me. Any help you can provide is much appreciate JJProphet333 (talk) 19:13, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, let me assist you with those "Wikipedia guidelines"
 * Your article, presumably about a living person is almost completely unsourced. The "source" that is actually cited is not a reliable source.
 * The "source" that is mentioned (for being a "Bestselling Author", capitalization yours) is her own website.
 * You appear to have intimate details on her family, including mothers birthname and fathers profession, education (in great detail).
 * Ditto on her motivations ("Writing was the only career that South ever wanted to pursue").
 * The article is promotional in tone.
 * None of the awards are actually notable and getting an award for "best self-published book" is tantamount to shooting yourself in the foot (proverbially, of course).
 * To sum it up, these are the "guidelines" (core policies, rather) you failed: WP:BLP, WP:V, WP:RS, WP:NPOV and WP:PROMO. That's not even mentioning our notability requirements  (WP:AUTHOR, specifically)
 * I am not impressed and, for the above reasons, rather reluctant to take your assurances this is not an autobiography at face value. Kleuske (talk) 19:30, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello again Kleuske, I appreciate your direct and honest feedback. I clearly have a lot to learn and will review all of the links that you shared above. I especially take to heart the "shoot yourself in the foot" note. I am excited to learn and become an active contributor in due time. My best John Stellar JJProphet333 (talk) 19:48, 4 September 2023 (UTC)