User talk:Kiwiofnewzealand

I'm now using the sand box....didn't understand how to access it before.

Can't a fact page or article page be used for promotion also? So how can you tell what the page was created for.

For Example: A famous actor creates a page using actual facts about himself that no one knows and also uses that same page as a promotional page to an acting agent to get a part in a film. So who knows the reasons pages are created really? As long as they are in fact facts,they aren't hurting anybody, no one can dispute them -or they just keep arguing what is fact and what isn't- then what can we or should we do to prevent hate crimes against someone on Wiki?
 * Using a sandbox is a much better choice. I am not sure I understand the question. "Fact" are only facts if they are verified by reliable sources--nothing in that "article" is. And it's not an article since it's not in article space--hence my reference to "fake article"--see WP:FAKEARTICLE. Precisely because there is less editorial oversight in user space it is important not to created (auto)biographies there, and also because otherwise Wikipedia will turn into a repository for resumes. As long as your actively working on something as an article, with references and all, you can do so in a sandbox. The actual user page will probably be deleted, though. But while you're working on it, you should really have a look at WP:BLP, because that's the territory you're in. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 17:25, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Also... (better late than never)
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