User talk:Mathman8574

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Sandbox will be declined if submitted
Kieffer's work being discussed in various publications adds naught to criteria for notability. What is essential are three or more published works about Kieffer, where he is discussed/described at some length. See List of University of Minnesota people for examples of articles about notable faculty. David notMD (talk) 03:34, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Catch 22. The people listed are on Wikipedia. Think first, then spout. Mathman8574 (talk) 11:09, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
 * What I meant was the people are on that list because articles exist about them (a criteria for being mentioned as notable in lists). My point was the articles about the individual faculty members are examples of content for the article you are intent of creating. David notMD (talk) 13:18, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. There might be a misunderstanding. We are putting information in the sandbox to use in an article to be created offline. The sandbox stuff is NOT the article to be submitted. Mathman8574 (talk) 21:28, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Who is "we"? User accounts are strictly single person use. Theroadislong (talk) 21:36, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * In addition to the account policy Theroadislong is referencing, please be aware that Wikipedia user pages are not meant to be a webhost for content unrelated to Wikipedia’s goals (See WP:UPNOT). If you’re creating a draft article just for external publication with no intent to submit it as an article, you should not use Wikipedia. POLITANVM talk 22:57, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

It is going to be a Wikipedia submission. A lot of word police around here. Mathman8574 (talk) 23:15, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 14:45, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

AfC notification: User:Mathman8574/sandbox has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at User:Mathman8574/sandbox. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 14:47, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

AfC notification: User:Mathman8574/sandbox has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at User:Mathman8574/sandbox. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 19:02, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

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Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 19:48, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

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AfC notification: Draft:John C. Kieffer has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:John C. Kieffer. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 16:43, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Mathman8574


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Contested deletion
This page should not be speedily deleted because... (your reason here) --Mathman8574 (talk) 19:46, 12 April 2022 (UTC) It is in line with existing pages giving biographies of scientists, which were used as a guide.

Your submission at Articles for creation: John Kieffer has been accepted
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Thanks again, and happy editing! Felix QW (talk) 09:36, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

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