User talk:Rstan2001

Welcome!

Hi, Rstan2001. 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. 115ash^→(☏) 12:59, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

October 2022

Please refrain from hijacking pages as you did with Richard Stanley. Should you believe the subject you were writing about deserves an article, please use the Article Wizard, which has an option to create a draft version that you can then get feedback on. Also see Wikipedia's disambiguation guideline which indicates how to handle separate subjects with similar names. If you continue to hijack an existing article, you may be blocked from editing. If you have any questions, you are always welcome to ask me on my talk page. Thank you. Johnj1995 (talk) 16:22, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks BUT I am new at this and need some help guidance.

Can you help ?? Richard Stanley (talk) 10:49, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I have reverted your edits again. First, you are editing a disambiguation page for Richard Stanley. That's a landing page that can be used for finding all notable Richard Stanleys. Second, if you are a subject of a page, you have a conflict of interest and should refrain from writing an autobiography. Last, if you are not a notable person, Wikipedia shouldn't have an article on you. If you are notable, you should be able to prove it by providing multiple secondary reliable sources. Then maybe, maybe someone independent of you could write an article. If you have not been significantly covered in reliable sources, there's no way an article will be created.

Please don't do any more edits to Richard Stanley disambiguation page unless the notability can be established (and maybe not even then). Politrukki (talk) 14:02, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Politrukki (talk) 18:33, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

October 2022

You have been blocked temporarily from editing certain pages (Richard Stanley) for persistent disruptive editing. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Black Kite (talk) 18:40, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I am totally confused. What is the problem and how do I correct it

I do not want to be "disruptive editing". Sounds like Scientology. I am not sure what that actually means ???????

Please help me conform to your rules and regulations Richard Stanley (talk) 10:32, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You way want to read WP:BIO (which talks about who is and isn't notable enough for a Wikipedia article. You may also want to read WP:COI which talks about writing about yourself (in a nutshell - you shouldn't be). Finally you may want to read WP:V which talks about how to source an article. Black Kite (talk) 11:35, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I get it

My apologies for not understanding your criteria

You need other published sources that allow me to publish my biography. Correct ?

I have had numerous mentions and articles written about me over the last 30 years in our regional and local publications. I have made a significant contribution to rebirth of our local town Great Barrington MA.

Additionally I was a pathfinder in 2 other fields in the 70"s and 80"s. I created the first chain of franchised unisex hair salons. I also created the first chain of franchised retail computer software stores. Both have been documented in national media.

Does that qualify under your requirements ?

Thank you for your help and consideration Richard Stanley (talk) 12:55, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

We understand you mean well, but I think it's best for everyone if I put it to you clearly: do not write an article about yourself, period. That never goes well, ever. Where someone should have pointed you to is WP:YOURSELF. Please read that and you'll understand. It would be great if you could contribute to articles about subjects you are interested in, but not about yourself, or about thing you or your family or your friends or your employers or your companies have been involved in, because people who do that inevitably come into conflict with the community over what should be included in such articles -- egos get bruised and it usually ends in tears. Please take my advice. E Eng 00:21, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This is great advice. WP:YOURSELF is a part of WP:AUTOBIO guideline – which I did link into – but Rstan2001 jumped into editing the disambiguation page even though they acknowledged they didn't know what they were doing. Rstan2001: you should gain more experience in writing the encyclopedia before you jump into topics that are difficult (writing material about living persons is kind of difficult because the standards are pretty high) or you consider difficult. Start small. Politrukki (talk) 05:19, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You can, on the other hand, write a bit about yourself on your user page. Stifle (talk) 10:08, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the suggestion

HOW do I do that ?

Can I continue my biography there ? Richard Stanley (talk) 10:11, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How can I IMPORT the information from the Richard Stanley "page" ?

Thanks for your help Richard Stanley (talk) 10:16, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Good work, Stifle. You and your big mouth. E Eng 10:45, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Rstan2001: You appear to have already figured this out – but I would encourage you to read the user page guidelines to understand what you can use the page for. It should support your work elsewhere on Wikipedia, not just be the only thing you create – Wikipedia isn't a free webhost. I did say "write a bit about yourself" – not an entire autobiography.

@EEng: You may wish to bite newbies; I do not. Stifle (talk) 11:03, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What in the world are you talking about? E Eng 11:08, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Does writing an entire biography on my USER PAGE violate any rules or regulations of Wikipedia Richard Stanley (talk) 11:12, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it does: WP:NOTCV. Question: Wikipedia is a volunteer-written encyclopedia. How do you see yourself contributing to that effort? E Eng 11:29, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Rstan2001

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. A tag has been placed on User:Rstan2001 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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