User talk:Jeffkimber89

Conflict of Interest, autobiographies, and first articles
Dear Jeff, welcome to Wikipedia!. I realize Wikipedia might seem confusing at first, (please click on the blue words to read the policy/guide they refer to). Wikipedia is not like other sites you may have come across. First, it is an encyclopedia. What this means, is that it is not MySpace, or FaceBook, or a place to host personal webspace, or a place where editors can make articles about anything they wish. Wikipedia has Core policies, such as neutrality, notability, verifiability, etc.

What does all of this mean? Well, it means that any article on Wikipedia must demonstrate notability (meaning it must be note worthy, covered by the media, etc.), and have reliable, third-party sources (such as news media articles, magazine/trade journal articles) written about the subject, and the information given in the article must cite those sources to verify it is true. From those sources, information is summarized, paraphrased, condensed, and worded neutrally to make an encyclopedic entry (information cannot be copied from other sites). I notice your first edit was to create an article, Jeff Kimber, which judging by your username, would seem to be an autobiography. For obvious reasons, these are discouraged, as a subject is often not neutral when writing about themselves. See also the conflict of interest guideline to understand more about this. Second, many times autobiographies do not meet the notability requirements for Wikipedia, and it is quite likely that your article may be deleted, because there are no sources given, and it does not explain why you are notable in terms of an encyclopedia. See Wikipedia's manual of style, layout guide, your first article, article development, and how to edit for further assistance. Cheers, Ariel  ♥  Gold  08:48, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Jeff Kimber
A tag has been placed on Jeff Kimber 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 or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Ariel ♥  Gold  08:48, 17 December 2007 (UTC)