User talk:Matthewbellows
Welcome!
[edit]Hello, Matthewbellows, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
I noticed that one of the first articles you created 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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The article Matthew Bellows has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days 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/dated}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. -KAP03(Talk • Contributions) 04:31, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
Problem with your username
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Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Matthewbellows", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it is the same as a notable person, Matthew Bellows, whom you have written an article about. If you are not Bellows, it is deemed impersonation to use his name as your account name. If you are Bellows, you need to contact the Volunteer Response Team via email to verify your identity. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing this form, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. —C.Fred (talk) 04:36, 1 February 2017 (UTC)