User talk:Werdna1968

Proposed deletion of Andrew Walsh,


The article Andrew Walsh, has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this newly created biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. Gioleganni (talk) 17:05, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Andrew Walsh,


A tag has been placed on Andrew Walsh, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, 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. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about 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 "Click here to 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 deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here.  Velella  Velella Talk 17:16, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Aotobiography
In general, Wikipedia strongly discourages autobiographies (see WP:AB). If your books are successful, somebody else will, in due course write an article about you - writing your own biography is always going to be fraught with difficulties.  Velella  Velella Talk 17:41, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Sandbox
Hi Andrew, I am Murry1975, I have been editing on here for a few years now. One of the pages on my watchlist, Drogheda, was edited by yourself, so I had a look at your other edits. As user Velella has pointed out, creating an autobiography is not really the done thing on here. I have edited your sandbox to show a more standard type of biography, I hope you dont mind, a stub as it is called. Please add to it and expand, especially adding references and citations, more information about this can be found at WP:RS. What it takes for an author to be notable can be found at WP:AUTHOR. Hope you decide to stick around. Murry1975 (talk) 18:59, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Welcome
Hello, Werdna1968, 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, making sure to stay within user page guidelines. Just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit it normally.

The page you created about yourself may well be deleted from the encyclopedia. If it is deleted and you wish to retrieve its contents, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

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