User talk:Mama's Black Sheep

December 2016
The article Mama's Black Sheep has been deleted, in accordance with Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion. There were two reasons for this. Firstly, it was written in unambiguously promotional terms, rather than from a neutral point of view, as required for Wikipedia. Language such as "a blend of hit worthy originals and covers with a unique spin", "empowering the listener to live boldly beyond the barriers", and "Miller’s passionate voice will make you laugh, cry, feel inspired, and ultimately, desire more" has no place in any Wikipedia article. Secondly, the contents of the article were copied from another source, which is not acceptable. We cannot assume without proof that you are if you are the copyright owner without proof. Also, do you really wish to license the content for free reuse, either unchanged or edited in any way at all, for any purpose at all, subject only to attribution to Wikipedia, which is what you do when you post anything to Wikipedia? My advice to new editors is that it is best to start by making small improvements to existing articles, rather than creating new articles. That way any mistakes you make will be small ones, and you won't have the discouraging experience of repeatedly seeing hours of work deleted. Gradually, you will get to learn how Wikipedia works, and after a while you will know enough about what is acceptable to be able to write whole new articles without fear that they will be deleted. Over the years I have found that editors who start by making small changes to existing articles and work up from there have a far better chance of having a successful time here than those who jump right into creating new articles from the start. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 17:51, 5 December 2016 (UTC)