User talk:Lisamcgrillis/Archive 1
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Hello, Lisamcgrillis, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
I notice that one of the first articles you edited was Lisa McGrillis, which 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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The article Lisa McGrillis has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this newly created biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.
If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:55, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
Hello, Lisamcgrillis. I wanted to let you know that I’m proposing an article that you started, Lisa McGrillis, for deletion because it's a biography of a living person that lacks references. If you don't want Lisa McGrillis to be deleted, please add a reference to the article.
If you don't understand this message, you can leave a note on my talk page.
Thanks, Dori ☾Talk ☯ Contribs☽ 00:45, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
The article Lisa McGrillis has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
- No evidence of notability. One "reference" doesn't mention Lisa McGrillis, while most others merely include her in cast lists, or otherwise barely mention her. None of the references is coverage of her in an independent reliable source.
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 {{proposed deletion/dated}} 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 {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. JamesBWatson (talk) 12:20, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
Autobiography is a very bad idea here
Please do not write or add to an article about yourself, as you apparently did at Lisa McGrillis. 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. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:22, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
October 2012
Hello, Lisamcgrillis. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Lisa McGrillis, you may need to consider our guidance on conflicts of interest.
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.
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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. Redalert2fan (talk) 14:34, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
October 2012 (continued)
Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Lisa McGrillis, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. This is particularly important in a case where you appear to have a conflict of interest, and perhaps even more so in a case where you have written an article about yourself and one of the notices you remove is an autobiography of interest notice. JamesBWatson (talk) 18:41, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
- Actually, it has just occurred to me that it is possible that you may not in fact be Lisa McGrillis, as sometimes new editors choose a username which refers to the subject they intend to write about, rather than themselves. If so, it would obviously cast the removal of the "autobiography" in a different light, but it would mean that you had a misleading username, which would be against the username policy. Can you please clarify this by stating whether you are in fact Lisa McGrillis or not? JamesBWatson (talk) 19:03, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
Nomination of Lisa McGrillis for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Lisa McGrillis 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/Lisa McGrillis 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 template from the top of the article. JamesBWatson (talk) 19:00, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
Talkback
Message added 19:08, 5 October 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
Redalert2fan (talk) 19:08, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident in which you may be involved. Thank you. Redalert2fan (talk) 19:57, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
Comments
Hi Lisa, I noticed you tried to add in-line references. This is how you do it
<ref>[url description]</ref>
so <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ BBC home page]</ref>
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