User talk:Vickknick

Adding non-notable names to articles
Please refrain from making test edits in Wikipedia pages, even if you intend to fix them later. Your edits did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you. OhNo itsJamie Talk 16:48, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Please stop making test edits to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism, which, under Wikipedia policy, can lead to a loss of editing privileges. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. OhNo itsJamie Talk 17:35, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Forgive me but I don't understand what is meant by a "test edit". I am not testing but trying to include entries that meet Wikipedia's notability criteria. After the first set was taken down I added more verifiable sources to illustrate the appropriateness of the entries. -vickknick
 * It's just the standard warning template. If you continue to add non-notable names, you will be blocked. OhNo itsJamie  Talk 18:02, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. I've looked over the section defining notable faculty and staff, and notability standards for academics and athletes. I understand now why the Alex Aust entry can be argued as note notable. I do not understand how the Chip Ross and Lucas Brown entries do not. In regards to Chip Ross, the section states, "Notable teachers/faculty – The names of current and former teachers should only be included if they are notable in their own right (for example, they are published authors or they have won a teaching award), or they have been the subject of multiple non-trivial press coverage." The "Chip Ross" entry was a member of the faculty that was a recipient of an US Presidential award. The entry included a link to the federal governments website naming this year's award recipients and two news websites that carried the story. The Lucas Brown entry included a link to the list of Rhodes scholarship recipients. A Rhodes scholarship is widely recognized as one of the highest academic achievements awarded.

The John Chen entry was deleted because it was questioned that it was the same student. It is, I'm not sure where the reference to New Zealand came from. Thank you - vickknick

Correction, I see the issue with the John Chen reference. Thank you - vickknick