User talk:JMRinaldi

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Speedy deletion nomination of John Rinaldi


A tag has been placed on John Rinaldi requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.) or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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Removing Speedy at John Rinaldi
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March 2012
Please do not write an article about yourself, as you did at John Rinaldi. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Wikipedians with articles). Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was my page deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you. JamesBWatson (talk) 21:11, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

I see that you said you had created the article "as an example to be made so that others can and will be inspired to turn their own pain into triumph". However, Wikipedia articles need to be dispassionate reporting, written from a neutral point of view. It is not contrary to Wikipedia policy to write in order to publicise or promote a particular point of view, or to "inspire" people to do a particular thing.. JamesBWatson (talk) 21:14, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Please do not add commentary or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to Laura Leighton. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. In addition, contributions to Wikipedia articles are not signed. JamesBWatson (talk) 21:17, 1 March 2012 (UTC)