User talk:Mestrickland1

December 2016
The article Cornelia Cinna Caesar has been deleted, as we already have an article on the subject, at Cornelia (wife of Caesar). You are, of course, welcome to contribute to that article, but it is always a good idea before creating a new article to make sure that there isn't already one on the subject. There are several ways of checking for an existing article: for example, if you type Cornelia Cinna Caesar into the search box on Wikipedia page, you will get a list of articles that mention those names; another method is to look for links in other articles on related subjects, such as Julius Caesar (which is how I found the article).

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) 16:27, 15 December 2016 (UTC)