User talk:TheCoolDad

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Hello, TheCoolDad, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as The Cool Dad, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Speedy deletion nomination of The Cool Dad


A tag has been placed on The Cool Dad, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:
 * It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Business for more information.
 * It appears to be about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), individual animal, or web content, 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. (See section A7 of 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 this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "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, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here.  Seagull123  Φ  17:29, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

March 2017
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We welcome and appreciate your contributions, but it appears you have written or added to an article about yourself, at The Cool Dad. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Wikipedians with articles). If you wish to add to an existing article about yourself, please propose the changes on its talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was my page deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you.  Seagull123  Φ  17:30, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Reply to your message at Talk:The Cool Dad
Hi, in regards to your message at Talk:The Cool Dad, "This page should not be speedily deleted because... People want to find out more about me as a YouTube and podcast personality. Everyone knows that when you want to know more about someone that is an online personality, you check their Wiki. Until now, there was no Wiki on The Cool Dad.  I sought to remedy that.  --TheCoolDad (talk) 17:32, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Furthermore, Considering there is only about 2.5 years worth of information to disseminate, this page will grow over time and is actually (if you read it) very encyclopedic in nature as it describes the origin and beginnings. TheCoolDad (talk) 17:36, 31 March 2017 (UTC)TheCoolDad"

I would like to reply by saying that for an article to exist on Wikipedia, the subject of the article must be notable, "A person is presumed to be notable if he or she has received significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject" (WP:BIO). When googling "the cool dad", I can see articles such as, There's nothing more desperate in life than a 'cool dad' - The Telegraph, which doesn't have anything to do with you, and the only things relating to you are your YouTube and Facebook accounts - which aren't "independent of the subject". Also, all articles must be written from a neutral point of view, without peacock words or anything similar. Language like "One of the things that he holds to is that he will ALWAYS give you an honest opinion of a product, he prides himself on his integrity in that aspect. He will let you know in his videos how he got the item he is reviewing and whether he bought it or was given it, he will still give you the straight skinny on it" isn't, in my opinion, neutral, as it is telling all the good qualities of the article subject, in an almost advert style. Also, may I point you towards the conflict of interest (COI) guidelines on Wikipedia (also note the message above about autobiographies), which basically state that, "You should not create or edit articles about yourself, your family, friends, or foes. If you have a personal connection to a topic or person, you are advised to refrain from editing those articles directly and to provide full disclosure of the connection if you comment about the article on talk pages or in other discussions" (WP:COISELF).

If you wish to have an article about yourself, I would advise you to first understand the COI guidelines, (see a simple guide to COIs on Wikipedia here) Then you could request an article be written, in order that someone else may write it from a neutral point of view; OR, you could use the Article Wizard, to write an article, which can be reviewed by another editor before being published.

If you need anymore help, simply click here to ask a question, or just leave a message on my talk page. Hopefully this helped, thanks.  Seagull123  Φ  18:02, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Very helpful. When the video comes out, please don't be surprised by my negative opinion of Wiki. No more donations from me. I read all the articles over the past week and I'm so sorry that I don't have staff to write my praises (I don't have that much of an ego unfortunately it seems). Wiki is about what? Information. That is what is contained in it. Information on the origins of The Cool Dad. Information on what he does, what he is about and how he works. I'm sorry that I don't have a million subs on social media, but that's not what I am about. I am about the straightforward, honest coverage of stuff, be it reviews, sociopolitical iussues, whatever. Apparently, now it's going to be Wiki as well. That's OK though, I don't have a million subs yet so I'm sure it won't even be a blip on your radar.TheCoolDad (talk) 18:56, 31 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi again, first, let me apologise for coming across as rude, I did not mean to, and only meant to reply to your comment, but I now see that I was rather ruder than I should have been.


 * In reply to your more recent comment though, you are welcome to leave - all editors here choose to edit - there are even Wikipedia pages about leaving. But we would like you to stay, as all help that is given is useful.


 * However, there are some policies that do have to be followed, such as the notability policy - if you wish to change the policy, you could request to do so at the policy's talk page, but you will find it hard to do so. Another one of these policies is about Conflicts of Interest (COIs), but again, you could suggest a change to the policy here. And yes, you are right that Wikipedia is about information, but it isn't an indiscriminate collection of information.


 * I'll point out the page where you can request an article be written, and the Article Wizard again, if you choose to use them, as there you will be able to work with other editors to write an article.


 * And finally, if you really do wish to leave, you are welcome back at any time, and the editors here will be happy to help you. You could also choose to request help from another editor if you do not wish for my help, visit the Teahouse for friendly help for new editors. Thank you again, I do hope you stay.  Seagull123  Φ  21:02, 1 April 2017 (UTC)