User talk:Spawnoftyphon

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Hello, Spawnoftyphon, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{Help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! Dougweller (talk) 16:28, 22 March 2015 (UTC)

March 2015

This is your only warning; if you use Wikipedia for soapboxing, promotion or advertising again, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Dougweller (talk) 16:29, 22 March 2015 (UTC)

Nomination of Christopher Riordan Jones for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Christopher Riordan Jones is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christopher Riordan Jones until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Dougweller (talk) 16:35, 22 March 2015 (UTC)

A summary of site policies and guidelines you may find useful

• "Truth" is not the only criteria for inclusion, verifiability is also required.
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Notice that the other articles on authors all have independent sources, rarely cite their own books, and almost never cite Amazon. Also, Wikipedia is not Facebook, so most articles on authors have had little to no influence from their authors, much less direct interaction. Ian.thomson (talk) 16:59, 22 March 2015 (UTC)

question

So what should I do? Should I delete it or just wait for someone else to do that?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Spawnoftyphon (talk • contribs)

Edit the article and add the line {{subst:db-self}} to the top of the page. That will allow the administrators to delete it right away. Ian.thomson (talk) 17:06, 22 March 2015 (UTC)

Okay, I added it.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Spawnoftyphon (talk • contribs)

Also, you can sign your posts on talk pages by adding four tildes (~~~~), and indent them by starting the line with a colon. Ian.thomson (talk) 17:13, 22 March 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diplomacy
	Thanks for your understanding and cooperation. Dougweller (talk) 17:24, 22 March 2015 (UTC)

Your recent edits

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Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 17:37, 22 March 2015 (UTC)