User talk:Kfainges

Notability

Hi, I thought I'd drop a note about some stuff. The problem is that your series isn't notable per WP:NBOOK, nor do you pass WP:AUTHOR. Please don't take that too hard: these guidelines have gotten more and more strict over time and now it is very difficult for even "A List" authors' books to pass guidelines. We even have some fairly well known authors who don't pass notability guidelines either. For example, the author of the infamous Mona Lisa series, Sunny, doesn't pass notability guidelines despite my trying to find sources for her. I just don't see where you or your series has received coverage in places that would be considered reliable sources per WP:RS. Whether or not your book is in print in any format through any publisher is fairly irrelevant due to the new guidelines.

Also, please read over our guidelines on posting about anything when you have a conflict of interest. (WP:COI) It isn't fully against the rules to post about yourself, but it is heavily, heavily discouraged for several reasons. I'll post a full COI post below. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 04:12, 6 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of interest

Hello, Kfainges. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:

Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).
Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 04:12, 6 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]