User talk:Fredgriffith

Hi, I deleted your recent article because

it did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts or show that it meets the notability guidelines for people. It is now wikipedia policy that biographical articles about living people must have independent verifiable references. As a matter of policy, all biographies of living people will be deleted if they do not have references. Although you listed some newspaper articles, there are no links to on-line editions. I would have expected that if this guy really is famous, there should be some reliable source we could actually read. Note that most web-only sources are not reliable, and IMDB is not independent since it has user-generated content. We don't even have a link to his own web page, although that should be used with caution, since it's not independent.
working in films doesn't make him notable unless we know what roles he played. The notability of a film or other actors in it doesn't automatically make him famous
it was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. I've seen worse, but there are spammy claims without in-line references such as he has been fortunate enough to work with some of Hollywood's legendary talent... He is known world-wide... mega-hit TV show
Obviously without anything linked, we don't know what was said about him, but there is no hint he ever got a negative review
the article lacked links to any other Wikipedia articles (even to those for films and actors even I've heard of), which suggests that the article was cut-and-pasted from an unknown, possibly copyright source. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. I didn't search for this, since I felt that the lack of references was sufficient for deletion. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright isn't sufficient.
You have an obvious conflict of interest when it comes to editing articles about this subject. Thank you for declaring your interest - your honesty in this matter is appreciated. If, after reading the information about notability linked above, you still believe that your client is notable enough for a Wikipedia article (and that there is significant coverage of the centre in reliable, independent secondary sources), you can post a request at Wikipedia:Requested articles for the article to be created. See also Wikipedia:Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest.

Bette Davis is one of several featured articles about actors. I'm not suggesting that you aim for such exalted levels, but it gives an idea of how articles should be presented in terms of structure, content and referencing. Hope this helps. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:59, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

Hello Fredgriffith, welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Our intro page contains a lot of helpful material for new users—please check it out! If you need help, visit Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on this page, followed by your question, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Gurt Posh (talk) 05:50, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

September 2011

Please do not write an article about yourself, as you did at Fred Griffith (actor). Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged - see our guideline 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 Wikipedians with articles.) 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 my page deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you. Gurt Posh (talk) 05:50, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages, such as Fred Griffith (actor), to Wikipedia, as doing so is not in accordance with our policies. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read Wikipedia:Your first article; you might also consider using the Article Wizard. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. NawlinWiki (talk) 05:58, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Follow your dreams productions

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A tag has been placed on Follow your dreams productions requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. GILO A&E⇑ 04:42, 29 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Template:Follow Your Dreams Productions, Inc.

A tag has been placed on Template:Follow Your Dreams Productions, Inc., requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia for multiple reasons. Please see the page to see the reasons. If the page has since been deleted, you can ask me the reasons by leaving a message on my user talk page.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 15:19, 29 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]