User talk:LauraSue Gutierrez

Help me!
I am trying to set up a page for myself as an author...I am very lost

Please help me with...setting up a page for me as an author

LauraSue Gutierrez (talk) 19:29, 11 October 2019 (UTC)LauraSue Gutierrez
 * Hello. You seem to have a common misconception about what Wikipedia is. Wikipedia is not a place for people to set up pages for themselves or to tell the world about themselves.  Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that has articles(not just "pages") about subjects that receive significant coverage in independent reliable sources and can be shown to meet Wikipedia's special definition of notability.  In this case, there is a more specific definition of a notable author.  For this reason, Wikipedia is not interested in what someone wants to say about themselves.  Autobiographical articles are strongly discouraged per the autobiography policy.  In order for you to be successful in writing about yourself here, you would have to essentially forget everything you know about yourself and only write based on the content of independent sources.  In my experience here, the vast majority of people cannot do that.
 * Not every author merits an article here. If you have reviewed the special definition of a notable author that we have and truly feel that you meet the criteria, and independent sources have written about you with significant coverage(not just press releases, routine announcements, or brief mentions), you might merit an article, but you shouldn't be the one to write it.  Furthermore, an article about yourself is not necessarily desirable.  There are good reasons to not want one; anything about you, good or bad, can appear in an article about you as long as it appears in an independent source.  You cannot lock it to the text you might prefer to have there, or prevent others from editing it. Wikipedia has no interest in enhancing search results for you.
 * In short, if you just want to tell the world about yourself, you should use social media like Facebook or whatever outlet you prefer. There are also alternative outlets where writing about yourself is allowed.  I'm sorry that this might be disappointing to hear, but I must be honest with you.  If you want to contribute to Wikipedia as a general contributor, we can help with that. 331dot (talk) 19:41, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

I generally do not respond to email; I prefer to conduct Wikipedia related business on Wikipedia. Accounts cannot be deleted; if you no longer wish to use Wikipedia, simply stop using and abandon your account. 331dot (talk) 19:58, 11 October 2019 (UTC)