Wikipedia:Wiki Guides/Some examples of email welcomes/Blpdel

Biography of a living person was deleted to new users:

PeterSymonds' Example
Dear

Thank you for taking the time to contribute to Wikipedia. My name is, an established editor on Wikipedia, and would like to offer my assistance.

I have now found the deleted article, and looked into the reasons why it was deleted. Wikipedia can only publish articles about people who have secondary sources published about them. This is partly to protect you as an individual. Without sourcing, potentially anything can be written about you which may be biased or factually untrue.

The lack of sourcing can, however, be easily fixed, and we will endeavour to assist you in finding these. Some examples of what constitute reliable sources can be found here:



You are more than welcome to submit any of these to us, and we will help you shape the articles around them. We can also identify any problems with the sources and advise you accordingly. Our aim here is for you to get the most out of your article, while protecting you against incorrect information.

I look forward to hearing back from you. Please do not hesitate to ask about anything you are unsure of.

Yours sincerely,