User talk:Young.benjamin

Possibly unfree File:Ventriloquist Andy Gross with McElroy dummy.jpg
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Ventriloquist Andy Gross with McElroy dummy.jpg, has been listed at Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 10:34, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:Ventriloquist Andy Gross with McElroy dummy.jpg
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Andy Gross
Hi, Benjamin! Welcome to Wikipedia. We are glad you have decided to join the cadre of Wikipedia editors. I wanted to give you a few tips about the above referenced article waiting for review at AfC.
 * Your reference 1, the one to the emails you have sent back and forth with Mr. Gross, is not a valid reference. All encyclopedias, print ones like World Book or online ones like Wikipedia, are what are known as "tertiary sources".  That means that everything we publish has to be referenced to some other published work.  Your own research, which of course correspondence with the subject of the article would be, is not allowed.  The applicable policy for this is WP:OR.


 * Your article appears to me to have enough references to reliable sources (see WP:RS) to show notability for Mr. Gross. For a beginner writing their first article, especially when it is a biography, that is rare.  The applicable notability policy for performers is WP:ACTOR.


 * You put a hyperlink in the article referencing the toy company he owns with his brother. You should remove that, as hyperlinks in articles are discouraged and you also have it in the external links section, which is fine. You should, however, remove the external link to his Facebook page.  It is referenced on his personal webpage you have linked, and that link is sufficient.  Links to Facebook, while not expressly prohibited, are frowned upon.  Referencing to Facebook, however is expressly forbidden.


 * Now the bad news...all the content you have referenced to the emails will need to go. Any of it that is not asserting some "claim to fame" or is in no other way controversial, you could reference to his personal website if the info is there.  If you can find a second-party source (again, see WP:RS), you can use that for a reference.  But if there is no reference for it, you should remove it.  I'm thinking especially about the things you referenced to emails about his kids.  If they have been in TV productions, there should be some sort of reference to that on IMDb.  BTW, IMDb is not considered a very reliable source either, due to the fact that it is user edited.  But if all you are referencing is someone appearing in some production, it will generally not  be contested.


 * Because of the WP:OR issue, if I were to review your article right now, i would have to decline it. You can still work on it, even though it has been submitted for review, but if it gets declined before you get a chance to do so, no worries.  Just fix it up and resubmit it!

Please continue to use Teahouse, it is a great resource! I would have left long ago if it were not for the patient help from the people there. I am a host there, and since this answer was an answer that pretty much applied only to the article you are working on, I messaged you here rather than leave this wall of words on the Teahouse page. Sorry for the length, but if I can be of any further help, just let me know or come back to Teahouse. Happy Editing! Gtwfan52 (talk) 20:52, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation
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