User talk:Sforster

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I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Scott Forster (coach), which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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Can I get some help here. I am really struggling to understand. I would like to respect the rules and get the information in my article reviewed. The page is about me but as a college coach now running a program at a national level I was asked to mark this. I have added references and would be happy to amend items that make sense if not clear or supported. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sforster (talk • contribs) 20:55, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
 * It would have been best for you to leave the draft as a draft and submit it for an independent review before formally placing it in the encyclopedia. While not forbidden, writing about ourselves is highly discouraged, as people naturally write favorably about themselves.  Please see WP:AUTO for more information. To succeed in writing about yourself, you need to in essence forget everything you know about yourself and only write based on the content of independent reliable sources.  I would suggest that you agree to move the article back to draft space so you can add sources and submit it for a review.
 * Note that you would need independent sources with significant coverage showing that you meet the special Wikipedia definition of a notable college coach. 331dot (talk) 08:12, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Scott Forster (coach)


The article Scott Forster (coach) has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern: "Football (soccer) coach who fails GNG and NFOOTY"

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Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. BlameRuiner (talk) 10:59, 22 April 2021 (UTC)