User talk:Garth Kirkham

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

I notice that one of the first articles you created was Draft:Garth Kirkham, which appears to be an article about yourself. This is a common mistake made by new Wikipedians—as this is an encyclopedia, we wouldn't expect to have an article about every contributor. Your user page, however, is a great place to write about yourself, making sure to stay within user page guidelines. Just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit it normally.

The page you created about yourself may well be deleted from the encyclopedia. If it is deleted and you wish to retrieve its contents, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Garth Kirkham (July 23)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Missvain was:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Garth Kirkham and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Missvain (talk) 07:40, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Garth Kirkham, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about why your article submission was declined please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Missvain (talk) 07:40, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reply to your Articles for Creation Help Desk question

Hello, Garth Kirkham! I'm Timtrent. I have replied to your question about a submission at the WikiProject Articles for Creation Help Desk. Fiddle Faddle 22:02, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Garth Kirkham has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Garth Kirkham. Thanks! Fiddle Faddle 22:12, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

August 2015

Please do not write or add to an article about yourself, as you apparently did at Draft:Garth Kirkham. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – 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 Wikipedians with articles). If you wish to add to an existing article about yourself, please propose the changes on its 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 my page deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you. Missvain (talk) 19:27, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The draft has now been nominated for deletion since you blanked its contents (per WP:G7). 103.6.159.71 (talk) 11:44, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]