User talk:Iwan Ross

Welcome!

Hello, Iwan Ross, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Draft:The Cooking Cat, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's content policies and may not be retained. In short, the topic of an article must be notable and have already been the subject of publication by reliable and independent sources.

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, ask me on my talk page. You can also type {{help me}} on this page, followed by your question, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! GPL93 (talk) 15:15, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:The Cooking Cat

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A tag has been placed on Draft:The Cooking Cat, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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 "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 deleted 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. GPL93 (talk) 15:15, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Iwan Ross. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

• avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
• propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{request edit}} template);
• disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#How to disclose a COI);
• avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam#External link spamming);
• do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Drm310 🍁 (talk) 17:42, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Deb. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you.Deb (talk) 18:49, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

February 2024

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions; however, it appears you may have written a Wikipedia article, or a draft for a Wikipedia article, about yourself. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – please see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Notable people who have edited Wikipedia). If you wish to add to or change an existing article about yourself, you are welcome to propose the changes by visiting the article's talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was the page I created deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss this with the deleting administrator. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 09:08, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Dear Liz,

Thank you for your message and guidance regarding the creation of a Wikipedia article about myself. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss this matter further.

I understand and respect Wikipedia's guidelines regarding autobiographies, and I apologize for any unintended violation of these guidelines. My intention in creating the article was to provide accurate and reliable information about myself as an author, as I am passionate about sharing my work with others. As an upcoming author, I currently do not have the resources to hire someone to write a Wikipedia page for me, and I saw creating my own page as an opportunity to showcase my achievements and contributions in the literary world.

However, I fully understand the importance of maintaining Wikipedia's neutrality and integrity as an encyclopedia, and I am committed to adhering to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines moving forward. I am open to suggestions on how to proceed in a manner that aligns with Wikipedia's standards and best practices.

Once again, thank you for bringing this to my attention, and I apologize for any inconvenience caused. I look forward to working with you and the Wikipedia community to ensure that any content related to me is accurate, neutral, and verifiable.

Best regards,

Iwan Ross Iwan Ross (talk) 09:16, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! Iwan Ross, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! Liz Read! Talk! 09:08, 8 February 2024 (UTC)