User talk:Shortay70

Hi and thanks for your suggestions. I could really use some help here as to how to start a compliant biography.

It doesn't help me if someone thinks it's not constructive unless a suggestion is made.

I would like to take advice here to edit the text into a biography.

Thanks, Al.

Ps. Please help if you can by copying any text that you feel falls outside of the guidelines and offer suggestions.

Thanks again, Al.

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Jimfbleak - talk to me?  13:04, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
 * You need to provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that he meets the notability guidelines.
 * Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic, with no promotional tone or weasel words (well known, talented, etc).
 * There shouldn't be any url links in the article, only in the "References" or "External links" sections
 * The article must be in your own words, not copied from a printed or web source. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient.
 * You have an obvious conflict of interest when it comes to editing articles about this subject. If, after reading the information about notability linked above, you still believe that your father is notable enough for a Wikipedia article (and that there is significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources), you could, if you wish, post a request at Requested articles for the article to be created. See also Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest.
 * Have a look at Pamela C. Rasmussen. You don't need that level of detail, but just to give you an idea.
 * References are formatted like this: . Put   in the References section to display the list

your article
If you find a few references (newspaper clips, mentions of the sign in a book with reference to your dad, etc) let me know and I will start the article. &mdash; Gaff ταλκ 15:42, 2 October 2014 (UTC)