User talk:Deadoctobers
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Happy editing! DB1729 (talk) 01:04, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
Categories[edit]
Hello. Regarding this recent edit of yours, I noticed you attempted to add an item directly to a category page.
In Wikipedia, we do not add items to a category by editing the category page, we add them by editing the individual articles' pages and linking the category from there. For newer editors, it's understandably a counter-intuitive system. Category pages are not intended to be exhaustive lists; in fact, they are not lists at all. Categories are navigation aids. They are merely groupings of related, existing English Wikipedia pages.
To categorize a page, you must go to the page you wish to categorize and add the category at the bottom of the page with the other categories, first making sure the page actually belongs to the category. In this case, no article exists for Ericson Dorville, so what you are trying to do is impossible unless the article is created.
Please read Wikipedia:Categorization and Help:Category for more information and clarification.
Let me know if you need any assistance or have any questions. Thank you and have a great day! DB1729 (talk) 01:05, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
Close association[edit]
Based on your username, it appears possible that you may have a close association to the topic you have been writing about. If that is the case, you should read the following links: Wikipedia:Autobiography and Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. Be advised that editing about yourself is discouraged here at Wikipedia, and creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged. Thank you for your time. DB1729 (talk) 01:15, 27 February 2022 (UTC)