User talk:Psydoc47

Welcome
Hello, Psydoc47, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you created was David Greenfield (author), which appears to be an article about yourself. This is a common mistake made by new Wikipedians—as this is an encyclopedia, we wouldn't expect to have an article about every contributor. Your user page, however, is a great place to write about yourself, making sure to stay within user page guidelines. Just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit it normally.

The page you created about yourself may well be deleted from the encyclopedia. If it is deleted and you wish to retrieve its contents, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

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September 2013
Hello, I'm Tgeorgescu. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Internet addiction disorder because it appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Tgeorgescu (talk) 23:00, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Tgeorgescu. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Internet addiction disorder, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. I am not a mind reader, therefore I have absolutely no idea what "[23]" was supposed to mean inside the discussed article. In the future, mind to properly state your sources, instead of typing "[23]". Tgeorgescu (talk) 23:04, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of David Greenfield (author) for inclusion discussion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article David Greenfield (author) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/David Greenfield (author) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-inclusion-discussion notice from the top of the article. —Unforgettableid (talk) 02:08, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Some points for you to note
Dear Dr. Greenfield:

Thank you for joining Wikipedia! And thank you for your contributions. We hope you like the place and decide to contribute more in the future. Here are some points for you to note.

1. The uploading of autobiographies to Wikipedia is strongly discouraged. I have created an inclusion discussion for your autobiography in order to find out whether or not it should be kept.

2. We very much appreciate it when people contribute to our articles about Internet overuse. However, one point you should be aware of. Please do not add biographical information about yourself to Wikipedia. Not to the "David Greenfield (author)" autobiographical article which you created, and not to the "Internet addiction disorder" article. See Autobiography for the reasons why you shouldn't do this.

3. If you have questions &mdash; or if you discover that negative information has been written about you anywhere on Wikipedia &mdash; please take a look through the relevant policies and guidelines. If that doesn't help, visit Teahouse and post a message asking for help. If even that doesn't help, please contact me directly. You can reach me by email at unforgettableid@undefinedgmail.com or if you'd like a faster response, you can phone me directly.

If anyone ever writes anything negative about you on Wikipedia, write to the Teahouse then contact me immediately after you have written to them.

In some cases, I can take half a week or more to respond to an email. Phone is quicker. If you'd like to get my phone number in advance, in case it's needed, simply email me and request it.

4. Whenever you write on any Wikipedia talk page or message board, please always sign your message with your real name ("Dr. Greenfield" would be fine) plus with ~ four tilde symbols.

P.S. I was recently reading the Newsweek article "Internet Addiction Left My Brother Homeless", by Winston Ross, and appreciated your contributions. I especially liked the point about not using medicate the Internet to medicate oneself because one is bored, scared, tired, or angry.

Kind regards, —Unforgettableid (talk) 02:29, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Some tips to keep in mind if you are hoping that your edits will stick
Hi! I got your email.

First of all, for now, may I suggest you include the words "--Dr. David Greenfield" in the edit summary for every single edit you make. For now. Later on, there's another way to make clear that you are Dr. David Greenfield, but this would be good for now.

Autobiography is normally not allowed on Wikipedia.

There is a way to get a copy of the deleted autobiography emailed to you. But if you try to repost it, you might get in trouble with Wikipedia.

You may cite papers you have written. It is ideal if the are posted on the publisher's website or on your school's website, so that you can link to a full-text copy in a cite journal tag. But this is not required.

Other than citing your own papers, please do not otherwise add any links to your homepage, Facebook page, YouTube channel, or any clinics or rehabs with which you are affiliated. Anywhere on Wikipedia. See WP:BPCOI.

Try not to mention yourself anywhere on Wikipedia except when using citation templates such as cite journal.

When citing yourself, don't write things like: He has discovered that, in essence, the Internet is the world's largest slot machine in the way in variability and unpredictability reinforces us with desired content and information along with texts, emails, and tweets. Instead, start the sentence with "One researcher has discovered". Or, simply state the fact as fact: In essence, the Internet is the world's largest slot machine in the way in variability and unpredictability reinforces us with desired content and information along with texts, emails, and tweets. You can give yourself credit for the discovery in a cite journal tag, but don't do so in the article's main text.

When you add footnotes to Wikipedia articles, make sure the footnote numbers show up in blue. If the footnote numbers show up as black text, something is wrong.

If you don't add footnotes along with your edits, then your edits may be removed wholesale.

Edit, proofread, and edit again. Poor spelling and poor grammar are hallmarks of poor editors.

There's a learning curve necessary in order to reach the point where you can make Wikipedia edits which stick and are accepted. Beware: once you reach that point, editing can become addictive. I know this from personal experience. :(

I may be able to offer you Wikipedia editing lessons using remote-assistance or remote-desktop software (and using the telephone). My fee would be US$60 per hour. The minimum charge would be two sessions of one hour each. (But, if you are not completely satisfied, you can stop after ten minutes and owe me just US$10.) You can send me money using a Visa or MasterCard and an online payment form. Are you interested?

Cheers, —Unforgettableid (talk) 18:38, 26 March 2015 (UTC)