User talk:CherylAnneGelling

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Draft:Gail Boggs (June 7)[edit]

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hewhoamareismyself 23:13, 7 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of CherylAnneGelling[edit]

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on CherylAnneGelling requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, a "See also" section, book references, category tags, template tags, interwiki links, images, a rephrasing of the title, a question that should have been asked at the help or reference desks, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, you can place a request here. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 12:22, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I am surprised about the deletion of my legitimate user page: As a new user, I respectfully request leeway while I become familiar with and fully immersed in "Wiki language". I assumed my friendly fellow Wiki users wanted to know about me. I took the time to attend a meet-up in Los Angeles this past Saturday to meet like-minded folks and learn from them and no one mentioned the improper user page details.

With respect to the speedy deletion of my page, I have copied below Wikipedia's guidelines on deletion of a user page that I believe apply to the deletion of my legitimate user page:

On others' user pages: The best option if there is a concern with a user's page is to draw their attention to the matter via their talk page and let them edit it themselves, if they are agreeable.

My user page is NOT unsuitable. Your request for speedy deletion was made before allowing me to log on and comment or edit my user page. I agree with the guideline text "special care should be taken as the user may be expecting leeway and take it personally, and there are a few exceptions." Another new user and first time contributor with with less "thick skin" than I may simply end the Wiki relationship. That would be sad for Wikipedia.

Deleting others' user pages[edit] In general other users' user pages are managed by that user. Except for blatant or serious matters, it is preferable to try contacting the user before deletion (see above). However, unambiguous copyright violations, attack pages, promotional text, and privacy or BLP violations can be speedy deleted using a suitable template, such as {{db-attack}}, {{db-copyvio}} or {{db-G11}}, other pages likely to require deletion (or where remedial action is not taken) may be submitted to deletion discussion.

Take special care to speak appropriately and explain the concern; many users will take it as a personal affront or attack if an unknown user announces they are going to delete a userspace image or page and an uncivil or heavy duty approach can discourage new users who are unaware of expectations and might enjoy contributing. Remember that a limited amount of personal information (perhaps a short biography) and a freely licensed tasteful personal photograph or two are usually allowed if the page reasonably complies with other requirements.

Simple use as a personal web page is not in itself a speedy deletion criterion, although clear advertising and promotional use is. The only CSD exceptions are that test edits and the re-creation of deleted material (within limits) are permitted in user space. A user's contributions that consist solely of a lone edit to their user page should not normally be speedy deleted unless it consists solely of spam or other speedy deletable material. They may have simply created their page as their first edit, and could return at any time. Such pages should be sent to Miscellany for deletion and the user notified as normal.

You could have followed this guideline: "Editors may add {{noindex}} (optional "|visible=yes") to a userspace page that is a source of concern, which will remove it from search engines and can also provide a lightweight alternative to deletion, or prevent external indexing during discussion. It will not affect the page for legitimate userspace purposes or on the internal search engine, and should not be used to make a point, nor removed without discussion or consensus. See *snip* for a suitable user talk note template.

I have followed these guidelines: I have followed these guidelines:

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VeniceFeline (talk) 18:54, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, VeniceFeline. I see that your post, both here and on WikiDan's talk page, include some templates that you probably didn't intend as a result of your copying and pasting; I've taken the liberty of removing them. I didn't mean to change what you said; it's just that those templates could cause confusion if they're placed on the wrong page.

As a side note, this message is not in fact about your userpage; your userpage is located at User:CherylAnneGelling, and it is still intact. Rather, this message is about the CherylAnneGelling page (note the lack of "User:" on the front); the lack of the "User:" means that it was not, in fact, a userpage, but an actual article, and since of course it wasn't intended to be an article, it was deleted. User pages must start with "User:<the user's name>" (in this case, "User:CherylAnneGelling"); otherwise, they're not actually user pages. So, I think you might've misunderstood what this message is about; it's not about your userpage. Does that make sense? Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 20:17, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nice to meet you, Writ Keeper. Now, don't I feel like a dope... How many times does this happen with newbies? I also owe an apology to WikiDan61 as he made a good catch. Now, I'll make it right. Thank you for patience and guidance. You all ROCK! And sheepishly continue to learn... Meow... Purr

VeniceFeline (talk) 20:35, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

User page[edit]

Your user page (as of this version) looks like an article about you, rather than a proper user page to define your role here at Wikipedia. Such fake articles are not appropriate as user pages, and are subject to deletion. I would recommend rewriting it. A listing of your educational and professional achievements is OK, because it defines what Wikipedia topic areas you might be best able to help with, but a full article is not what a user page is for. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 12:27, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Gail Boggs draft[edit]

Cheryl,

We first met at the last East of Borneo edit-a-thon. Gail sent me the link to your draft during the Wiknic and I'm just now looking at it. It's in rough shape. If you want, I can fix it for you but that would involve deleting 80% of it and reworking it. Let me know if that's what you'd want.

Also, I agree with WikiDan61, your user page is supposed to be about you as an editor. It's not meant to serve as your own article or website. I can offer some suggestions to better arrange that. Chris Troutman (talk) 02:19, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Draft:Gail Boggs (July 24)[edit]

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Sionk (talk) 23:41, 24 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Gail Boggs[edit]

On 10 September 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gail Boggs, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that long before portraying Louise Brown in the 1990 movie Ghost, Gail Boggs portrayed Silvia in a 1971 performance of The Two Gentlemen of Verona? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gail Boggs. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:02, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]