User talk:Matconnected

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Please note that Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not somewhere to "log his acheivements" [sic] You have an obvious conflict of interest, please don't write about yourself, your friends or relatives and read the guidance below:


 * When you write about a person, you must provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that they meet the notability guidelines. Sources that are not acceptable include those linked to the person or an associated organisation, press releases, YouTube, IMDB, social media and other sites that can be self-edited, blogs, websites of unknown or non-reliable provenance, and sites that are just reporting what the person claims or interviewing them. Note that references should be in-line so we can tell what fact each is supporting, and should not be bare urls.


 * You had some references, but they were not in line, so no idea what facts each is supporting, or whether every fact is covered by those references. Note that Twitter, at least, is not accepted as a reliable independent source


 * You must write in a non-promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic, with verifiable facts, not opinions or reviews.


 * You refer to him throughout as "Will", which doesn't bode well. The text contains your opinions, when what we need is facts Will's hands-on engineering skills were a key to his success on the track... is currently working on his autobiography...


 * There shouldn't be any url links in the article, only in the "References" or "External links" sections.


 * You had several, if they are references, format them as such, but no external links in text


 * You must not copy text from elsewhere. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. We require that text posted here can be used, modified and distributed for any purpose, including commercial; text is considered to be copyright unless explicitly stated otherwise. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient.

He's clearly notable, but we need in-line references and a neutral tone. Before attempting to write an article again, please make sure that the topic meets the notability criteria linked above, and check that you can find independent third party sources. Also read Your first article. If you are writing about yourself, or someone you know as a friend, colleague, client, employer or relative, you have a conflict of interest, and you must disclose the nature of that COI. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:25, 6 July 2023 (UTC)


 * OK - noted and thanks for the clear feedback. Matconnected (talk) 13:26, 6 July 2023 (UTC)