User talk:Phs1ja

Welcome!

Hello, Phs1ja, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Jim Al-Khalili[edit]

A tag has been placed on Jim Al-Khalili, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is notable, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the page and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Nicholas 01:15, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

WP:AUTO[edit]

Hello,

I just noticed that your username seems to be the same as that of Jim Al-Khalili on the University of Surrey physics department server (http://www.ph.surrey.ac.uk/~phs1ja/jak.html). Since you started the Al-Khalili article, I feel I should let you know about Wikipedia's guideline on autobiographies, WP:AUTO. In brief, autobiographical editing (and other potential conflicts of interest) are discouraged due to concerns over verifiability and neutrality. This isn't an official policy and isn't set in stone, but was likely a major cause of the article's being nominated for deletion.

See WP:AUTO for more information, or feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. I've also included a welcome template up above that includes links to more information if you are curious. -David Schaich ^Talk/_Cont 00:11, 30 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Prof[edit]

My name is mazin, I'm an Iraqi electrical engineer with a passion for physics, I would love to continue my higher education in physics and I couldn't believe that i can meet you in wikipedia, I would love if you can recommend to me how to start. With tons of respect 87.101.224.234 (talk) 14:41, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello![edit]

I found your article just now and was interested to discover your own involvement in it and to read about what you actually get up to! I've known of you for some time, as your nephew Joseph and my younger brother Edmund are close friends at school...--Vox Humana 8' 16:05, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Autobiography[edit]

Firstly, congratulations on your appointment as President of the British Humanist Association - I hope you will continue to develop its role and standing! But on another point, as a Wikipedia editor, i should advise you that it's not a good idea to edit your own autobiographical article. You may like to read Wikipedia:Autobiography. In your case, I'm sure you acted in good faith, but that does not always apply in other cases, and as a point of principle such autobiographical editing is actively discouraged. If you see errors in an article about yourself, you should (unless it's a matter of simple and obvious vandalism) follow the advice at WP:AUTOPROB - that is, as a first point of call, raise the issue at WP:HELPDESK and then follow advice there as to how best to pursue it at a higher level. Or, raise it on the article talk page and other editors (like me) should be willing to help. Regards, Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:12, 14 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]