User talk:Rmundt

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

I notice that one of the first articles you created 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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Actually this was created by his sister. I did not want to create my own account and used my brothers. Is there any way the page will be added?

-Sharon
 * Creating content about someone you know is strongly discouraged. We have strict guidelines about conflict of interest.  -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 19:38, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Further, the content you've provided is all original research and not neutral. I don't think it will pass the review process.  If there was any hope, every bit of information would need to be sourced in third party reliable sources and you haven't provided any.  A good question for you to answer is why you want this page created.  -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 19:43, 20 August 2013 (UTC)


 * I don't see how writing about someone you know is a conflict of interest. There are millions of authors in the world and no matter who creates a wiki page for them, obviously knows them in some form or fashion. I find the "requirements" for submitting a page is a joke when Wikipedia is an open source platform that most anyone can edit once a page is created. We have seen a number of times people edit a page here filled with lies only to be recanted yet a "reliable source" can't be someone who actually knows the person so that the facts a accurate. What a sad case indeed.
 * It seems you've come here with a preconceived notion about how bad Wikipedia is. In that case, perhaps it isn't the place for you to spend your valuable time.  If there were no rules about the sourcing of information, anyone could add anything.  No one is saying the system is perfect, but the rules are in place to make the best effort at constructing an encyclopedia that can withstand scrutiny.  Knowing of someone and knowing someone are very different.  Since you know this subject extra steps must be taken to ensure that the content that you add is presented neutrally and that it is supported by sources separate from the subject.  That's just how it works.  If you're serious about contributing, I'd suggest that you read this, this, this, this, this, this, and this before trying to add this information.  You may disagree with the guidelines that are at work here, but the community of editors (all volunteers, by the way) have agreed that they are necessary and that they must be followed.  -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 20:12, 20 August 2013 (UTC)