User talk:Mgaeddert

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January 2010

You should wait for others to write an article about subjects in which you are personally involved, as you did at Margaret Gaeddert. This applies to articles about you, your achievements, your band, your business, your publications, your website, your relatives, and any other possible conflict of interest.

Creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged. If you create such an article, it might be listed on articles for deletion. Deletion is not certain, but many feel strongly that you should not start articles about yourself. This is because independent creation encourages independent validation of both significance and verifiability. All edits to articles must conform to Wikipedia:No original research, Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, and Wikipedia:Verifiability.

If you are not "notable" under Wikipedia guidelines, creating an article about yourself may violate the policy that Wikipedia is not a personal webspace provider and would thus qualify for speedy deletion. If your achievements, etc., are verifiable and genuinely notable, and thus suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later. (See Wikipedia:Wikipedians with articles.) Thank you. Glenfarclas (talk) 00:27, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Margaret Gaeddert

The article Margaret Gaeddert has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable graphic designer, see WP:BIO, WP:CREATIVE. Awards not encyclopedically significant. Apparent autobiography.

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Glenfarclas (talk) 00:30, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles for deletion nomination of Margaret Gaeddert

I have nominated Margaret Gaeddert, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Margaret Gaeddert. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Glenfarclas (talk) 02:31, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit that you made to the page Margaret Gaeddert has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Please use the sandbox for testing any edits; if you believe the edit was constructive, please ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing for further information. Thank you. Ajraddatz (Talk - Contributions) 22:25, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]