User talk:Polly Jackson

December 2016
Hello, I'm Redrose64. I noticed that you made an edit concerning content related to a living (or recently deceased) person, but you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source, so I removed it. Wikipedia has a very strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate and clear. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! -- Red rose64 (talk) 10:10, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Hello I have left you a message with my reply to your premature removal of my content. I can assure you the details are accurate and I feel somewhat victimized because there are other postings that have not been verified and you have chosen not to remove. Polly JacksonPolly Jackson (talk) 15:58, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

You removed a post that I put on a page regarding a train accident that my father was in 5 October 1964. I am new to this but was trying to put the record straight. you could have contacted me before taking the information down. This information can be verified by newspapers and British Rail and by the fact that my father is still receiving compensation for having both his legs smashed. There is also photographic evidence of the crash which shows the engine crushed entitled 'Two came out alive'. My father also drove the Elizabethan and the Flying Scotsman and engineered the Mallard. Polly Jackson — Preceding unsigned comment added by Polly Jackson (talk • contribs) 14:08, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia has a number of policies, these include those of:
 * verifiability (Readers must be able to check that any of the information within Wikipedia articles is not just made up. This means all material must be attributable to reliable, published sources. Additionally, quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be supported by inline citations.)
 * no original research (Wikipedia does not publish original thought: all material in Wikipedia must be attributable to a reliable, published source. Articles may not contain any new analysis or synthesis of published material that serves to reach or imply a conclusion not clearly stated by the sources themselves.)
 * neutral point of view (Articles must not take sides, but should explain the sides, fairly and without editorial bias. This applies to both what you say and how you say it.)
 * conflict of interest (Do not edit Wikipedia in your own interests or in the interests of your external relationships.).
 * Your phrase above "my father is still receiving compensation" indicates that he is still alive, therefore a fifth also applies: that of
 * biographies of living persons (Material about living persons added to any Wikipedia page must be written with the greatest care and attention to verifiability, neutrality, and avoidance of original research.).
 * Your edits to List of rail accidents (1960–69) and List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom went against all of those. That is why I reverted you. -- Red rose64 (talk) 20:59, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing out, I stand corrected Polly Jackson (talk) 08:35, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Polly Jackson


A tag has been placed on Polly Jackson, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:
 * It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Business for more information.
 * It appears to be about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), individual animal, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. (See section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Chrissymad ❯❯❯  Talk   18:06, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

December 2016
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We welcome and appreciate your contributions, but it appears you have written or added to an article about yourself, at Polly Jackson. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Wikipedians with articles). If you wish to add to an existing article about yourself, please propose the changes on its talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was my page deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you. CAPTAIN RAJU ( ✉ ) 18:10, 13 December 2016 (UTC) Thanks Polly Jackson (talk) 08:41, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not for writing about yourself
Welcome to Wikipedia, but it is not a place like Facebook or LinkedIn for people to write about themselves. It is a quite different sort of site, a project to build an encyclopedia, so it is selective about subjects for articles, and writing about oneself is strongly discouraged, for reasons explained at Wikipedia is not about YOU and Autobiography.

The links in the Welcome message at the top of this page will tell you more about Wikipedia. CAPTAIN RAJU ( ✉ ) 18:11, 13 December 2016 (UTC) Thank you Polly Jackson (talk)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Polly Jackson


A tag has been placed on User:Polly Jackson requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free Web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. CAPTAIN RAJU ( ✉ ) 18:11, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

December 2016
Constructive contributions are appreciated and strongly encouraged, but your recent edit to the userpage of another user may be considered vandalism. Specifically, your edit to User:Redrose64 may be offensive or unwelcome. In general, it is considered polite to avoid substantially editing others' userpages without their permission. Instead, please bring the matter to their talk page and let them edit their user page themselves if they agree on a need to do so. Please refer to Wikipedia:User page for more information on User page etiquette. Thank you. Drm310 (talk) 19:04, 13 December 2016 (UTC) thanks for pointing out and educating me, I appreciate it. Have a great day Polly Jackson (talk) 08:37, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

Articles vs. user pages, and conflict of interest
Regarding your edit here, you are probably not aware of the difference between a main space article and a user page.

A user page is intended for basic information about oneself and one's Wikimedia-related activities. Although a lot of freedom is allowed in personalizing a user page, it is not a personal website, blog, or social media site, nor should it be used to promote oneself, or host a fake article, CV/resumé or lengthy autobiography. There are more detailed explanations of acceptable and unacceptable user page content. I see that your user page was deleted - I can't see what content was on it, but it was likely deleted because the content was not considered acceptable.

An article in the main space must be about a notable topic. Articles about people must meet Wikipedia's notability criteria for persons, with particular criteria for living persons. Writing about yourself is strongly discouraged, for reasons explained at Wikipedia is not about YOU and Autobiography. The article you created about yourself was deleted by an administrator because it did not adequately demonstrate that you are notable enough to be the subject of a Wikipedia article, and also because it was excessively promotional and served to advertise your business.

That leads to the next point: conflict of interest (COI). Wikipedia has guidelines that advise users against writing about topics to which they have a strong personal or professional connection. It is not prohibited, but highly discouraged because of the inherent difficulty in writing with the required neutral point of view.

My advice is for you not to edit the articles on lists of rail accidents directly, but rather leave a suggested edit on the article talk page. That will allow an uninvolved editor to review the changes/additions you propose and add them on your behalf, or suggest further revisions. I also noticed that the citation you included was very sparse on detail. Look at Cite news and under the subheading "Most commonly used parameters in horizontal format", review some of the fields that would be required for an adequate citation.

Best of luck to you. --Drm310 (talk) 19:36, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the information. I appreciate it Polly Jackson (talk) 08:38, 14 December 2016 (UTC)