User talk:Oscar9874

Notability for contestants on reality shows
First off, welcome to wikipedia. I'll leave you some helpful info after this message. Next, on the subject of "Notable people (or alumni)" lists: Notable as used here is the Wikipedia meaning of the word--very simply put, it means "qualifies to have an article on the subject". A person competing on a reality show generally does not qualify to have an article written on him or her unless they actually win the reality show. This isn't hard and fast, but the exceptionas are few and would require multiple reliable references to show that notability. In addition, if a person does not have a pre-existing Wikipedia biography, you must not only show references proving their notability (keeping in mind in this case that simply referencing the fact that they appear on the TV show is not enough), but you must provide a reference proving their attendance at the school. all in all, WP:WTAF is good solid advice. John from Idegon (talk) 00:17, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

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Again, welcome! John from Idegon (talk) 00:18, 22 July 2014 (UTC) John from Idegon (talk) 00:18, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

again, notability for contestants on reality shows
Hello again. Whereas Wikipedia is the encyclopedia anyone can edit, there is nothing implied in that statement that it is the encyclopedia you can put whatever you want in. Lists of notable alumni or any other list of notable people requires that everyone on it be proven notable. Notability in the sense that it is used on Wikipedia has a very specific meaning. It is not who I or you think is important. Instead, notability means that a given subject meets the standard for inclusion for an article on Wikipedia. So, in other words, to be on a notable alumni list, you either have to have a Wikipedia article (which you may notice every other person on Gunn's list has), or you have to prove through showing reliable, independent, secondary sources that the person meets the standard for a biography found at WP:BIO. For an example of how being a reality tv participant rates in the process we have for removing articles, see the slightly humorous essay WP:REALITYTV. Generally a person must meet one of the following criteria in the field of reality TV and if they don't have an article on Wikipedia, you have to prove it:
 * 1) They must win.
 * 2) They must have appeared on multiple different reality shows.
 * 3) They must have obtained detailed national press coverage of just them, not them in the context of the show.

Cho does not meet any of these requirements. BTW, you can never use Wikipedia to reference a Wikipedia article.

No-one is disputing his attendance at the school, although you need to reference that too. He simply isn't notable. Notable lists are for people who qualify for a Wikipedia bio, not for people who are famous at the school. John from Idegon (talk) 03:06, 24 July 2014 (UTC)

July 2014
Please stop adding unsourced content, as you did to Gunn High School. This contravenes Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. If you continue to do so, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. John from Idegon (talk) 02:22, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you remove or change other editors' legitimate talk page comments, as you did at User talk:Oscar9874. John from Idegon (talk) 02:32, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

You have been blocked temporarily from editing for abuse of editing privileges. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the following text below this notice:. However, you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Daniel Case (talk) 17:36, 25 July 2014 (UTC)