User talk:Troychristopher

TroyChristopher
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Speedy deletion of TroyChristopher
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Welcome
Hello, Troychristopher, 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. Just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit it normally.

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I give up... I don't know what to do... Troychristopher (talk) 20:40, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi.. do you have a question? [ roux  ] [ x ] 20:41, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, I've new to Wikipedia as a contributor. I just signed up today. I was trying to add a little portion about me on here, like a friend of mine has about his photography, but I guess I can't seem to get something right, and it gets deleted... Not sure what to do next. Troychristopher (talk) 20:44, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I see... well, the first good step would be to read through our policies. The best places to start for a comprehensive overview are here (our Five Pillars), and here (a simplified listing of our rules). Everyone understands that you'd like to have an article about yourself. But--and this is not meant as an insult--you probably aren't notable enough to meet our standards for inclusion, and even if you are, you have a distinct conflict of interest when it comes to writing about yourself. I don't think even Jimbo Wales--one of WP's founders--is allowed to edit his own biography. If you really think that there should be an article about you, make sure there are a few reliable sources out there discussing you, and then make a post at Articles for Creation. Someone there will see it and evaluate whether you meet the standards, and then write an article. It's best if you don't contribute to the article itself, but you can certainly point people to neutral sources using the talk page (if the article gets created). I hope that helps; please feel free to ask more questions if I haven't been clear. [ roux  ] [ x ] 20:51, 23 October 2008 (UTC)