User talk:Robert.lee.kirtley

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Speedy deletion nomination of Robert.lee.kirtley


A tag has been placed on Robert.lee.kirtley requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, 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. Under 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 that your page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to 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, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the page be "userfied" or emailed to you. Lugia2453 (talk) 18:11, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not for writing about yourself
Welcome to Wikipedia, but it is not a place like LinkedIn or Facebook for people to write about themselves. It is a 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. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 18:32, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Advice and explanation
I am sorry to be late - I promised you more information yesterday, but somehow it dropped off my to-do list.

Although many people approach Wikipedia as another social-networking or "noticeboard" site like Myspace or Facebook, it is in fact quite different. It is a project to build an encyclopedia, and two of the consequences of that are:


 * the Verifiability policy, which says that: "any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source."


 * the Notability criterion, which is how we decide what are suitable subjects for articles. That is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." The test is, have people not connected with the subject thought it important and significant enough to write substantial comment on? See WP:ANS for how that is interpreted.

Also, in order to maintain a WP:Neutral point of view, people are strongly discouraged from writing articles about themselves. The reasons for that are explained at Autobiography. Note in particular that (unlike the Myspace/Facebook type of site) a Wikipedia article is not "owned" by anyone, not its first author and least of all its subject: others can and will edit it, and you may encounter Wikipedia's Law of Unintended Consequences. JohnCD (talk) 22:37, 22 February 2013 (UTC)