User talk:Michaelijean

Paul Witney
Hi, Michaelijean. The Paul Witney article is being considered for deletion not because Wikipedia "dislikes" him, but because the article doesn't comply with some important Wikipedia policies. Specifically, since the primary contributor is User:Paulwitney, it appears to violate the guideline against autobiography. Also, since the text is largely copied from Witney's own website, it violates our policy on verifiability, since an individual's own website is not generally considered a reliable source.

If you are familiar with Mr. Witney's work, perhaps you could provide some alternative citations so that the article can be reworked to comply with Wikipedia policies. Any references to Mr. Witney in national publications would be helpful to ensure his notability.

Please understand that this is not a slight on Mr. Witney — we just have to follow these policies in order to ensure the quality of our articles. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me on my talk page. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 09:34, 10 August 2006 (UTC)