User talk:Lelchuck

Help me!
Please help me with... A French pianist is interested in having her profile appear on Wikipedia (at my suggestion- I’m in Canada). Can you guide me in the creation of the beginnings of a page for her. Her website is https://www.sarahcoponat.fr/ Thanks Larry M Elchuck, PHD Lelchuck (talk) 20:50, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Hey there! First of all, welcome to Wikipedia! As for your question, keep in mind that writing articles about yourself or a friend is strongly discouraged here as per our guidelines on autobiographies and conflicts of interest. However, if you are certain you don't have any conflict of interest with her that would prevent you from writing an article entirely from a neutral point of view (meaning you have no external relationship with her), you can take a look at WP:1ST to see how to write your first article. Let me know if you have any further questions - I'm happy to help! — Bsoyka ✉ talk 22:11, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks I’ll take a look. I do not know her. I have only sat in virtually on a couple of her performances and thought she was very talented. I noticed that she did not have a Wikipedia presence and thought it would be a good idea to add her. I have been a Wikipedia registered user for 4 years but have never contributed before Lelchuck (talk) 22:19, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Great! Just make sure she meets the notability criteria for biographical articles, generally meaning she needs to have received significant coverage from multiple published secondary sources that are reliable and independent of the subject. After a quick search, I can't seem to find much coverage for her, if any, but maybe you'll be able to find some. Best of luck! — Bsoyka ✉ talk 22:30, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict) I would note that Wikipedia does not have "profiles", not a single one. Wikipedia has articles. Wikipedia is also not intended as a form of recognition of someone's work- a Wikipedia article just summarizes what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about (in this case) a musician, showing how they meet the special Wikipedia definition of a notable musician. If you have at least three independent reliable sources with significant coverage of this pianist, she may merit an article.  However, her own website would be a primary source and would not establish notability. I am curious as to how you came to suggest that she might be interested in a Wikipedia article about her.  You may wish to read(for her benefit) how a Wikipedia article is not necessarily a good thing. 331dot (talk) 22:32, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

I found that her style of improvisation and talent to be very unique and noteworthy. I searched Wikipedia to see what existed about her and found that she was not present. She is young ( of course when you are 69, everyone is young lol) and I believe she is going to be a noteworthy performer as she gets recognized. I personally did not look to see what critiques of her works exist yet. I only checked Wikipedia as I like the independent nature of your source and the fact that ordinary netizens can contribute to the origination and editing of the resources found on the site. Cheers Lelchuck (talk) 22:43, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
 * You might want to have a look at Wikipedia's policy on original research—Wikipedia is not a place for publishing original thoughts, opinions, and research. Rather, it is a place to gather information from reliable sources that have already been published. If and when she becomes notable enough to meet the guidelines, an article or draft can absolutely be made about her, but you need proper sources first to prove her notability. — Bsoyka ✉ talk 23:03, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for your help, Bsoyka Lelchuck (talk) 23:05, 21 April 2021 (UTC)