User talk:Norman Barrington

October 2022
Hi, just to let you know I've removed the personal blog (I'm assuming you're the blog author) as blogs are generally not a reliable source. Knitsey (talk) 14:33, 10 October 2022 (UTC)


 * I am paraphrasing the text from my own website at www.normanb.com/about.htm Hence I am not infringing any copyrights, and the account is 100% accurate, and only consists of first person experience. it is not a blog even if it looks like one, but is an historical record. I need to create some sort of page with my name in order to cross reference a reference to me in another wiki article Norman Barrington (talk) 14:39, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I would suggest you find a secondary source for the information to add. Hope this helps. Would some links to Wikipedia source policy help? Knitsey (talk) 14:46, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

Ah I've just noticed you've added yourself as a red link. Notable alumni are blue links, people who have Wikipedia entries. There may also be a COI as you're writing about yourself. Knitsey (talk) 14:48, 10 October 2022 (UTC)


 * I'm going to go ahead and revert your changes due to red link. Knitsey (talk) 14:49, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I wish to create a simple page under my own name with a description of how when and where I worked on offshore radio. That is after all 'notable' so that my entry is blue not red. I have registered with you, in order to do that. So far my attempts have been thwarted. I would like to point out that the bulk of the school site, is text copied directly from my own website for which I have no objection, except that I wish to be included in the list of notables! One does not like being written out of history! Norman Barrington (talk) 14:57, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
 * See the conflict of interest policy. You should not be editing subjects you are connected with, and you should certainly not be adding links to your own blog. &mdash; Ingenuity (talk &bull; contribs) 15:01, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
 * You should not be editing subjects you are connected with, forgive my ignorance but who would better know the story of a person's life experience that the person themselves. I understand you are enforcing policy, but it does seems curious that someone else can write it, as if that would be more reliable, but not myself. I makes me feel I am not trusted. Forgive me I am on a learning curve here! Norman Barrington (talk) 15:09, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
 * This might be my fault for not explaining things correctly. A blue link is when you link a persons name in an article to the persons wikipedia page, which already exists. For instance on that page Amanda Holden name is in blue. Thats because she already has a Wikipedia page about herself. You don't have a page so your nane is in red.
 * I would suggest WP:N might help you establish who Wikipedia considers notable.
 * Also, WP:COI might help when writing about yourself.
 * Hope this helps. Knitsey (talk) 15:06, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I can reference numerous independent websites and books that record my part in offshore radio. Are you saying a third part could create an entry for 'Norman Barrington', giving a summary of my exploits and citing any of the external articles as references, but not me? Norman Barrington (talk) 15:14, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm not saying you shouldn't create your own entry, COI is there partly due to people who write about themselves are not alway capable of being objective and often fall foul of being too promotional about themselves. I'm NOT saying this would happen to you but I just wanted you to be aware of Wikipedia policies that cover what you need to be aware of.
 * You could try creating your own article to see if it passes notability, just be aware that WP:BLP also would cover your article. Knitsey (talk) 15:22, 10 October 2022 (UTC)