User talk:Edshifres

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Proposed deletion of Ed Shifres[edit]

The article Ed Shifres has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Autobiography.

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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. I dream of horses @ 21:00, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

February 2012[edit]

Please do not write an article about yourself, as you did at Ed Shifres. 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). 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. I dream of horses If you reply here, please leave me a {{Talkback}} message on my talk page. @ 21:05, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Ed Shifres[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Ed Shifres, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Edshifres[edit]

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A tag has been placed on User:Edshifres, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Safiel (talk) 01:26, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Advice[edit]

As reviewing administrator, I deleted the article Ed Shifres.

It was almost certainly copied from some other source, which is not permitted. You should not copy from a web site pr pther pubished source , even your own -- first it's a copyright violation, but, even if you own the copyright and are willing to give us permission according to WP:DCM, the tone will not be encyclopedic and the material will not be suitable, as was the case here.

A Wikipedia article needs to be written like an encyclopedia article, not a press release--don't praise the person, say what they did in plain language, without adjectives, and in reasonable detail, including only the main points of their career. It is possible that Shifres is notable according to our standard, WP:BIO. but this needs to be shown with references providing substantial coverage from 3rd party independent published reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases.

Include only material that would be of interest to a general reader coming across the mention of the person and wanting the sort of information that would be found in an encyclopedia. Keep in mind that the goal of an encyclopedia is to say things in a concise manner, which is not the style of press releases or web sites, which are usually more expansive.

As a general rule, a suitable page will be best written by someone without Conflict of Interest; it's not impossible to do it properly with a conflict of interest, but it's relatively more difficult: you are automatically thinking in terms of what the subject wishes to communicate to the public, but an uninvolved person will think in terms of what the public might wish to know. If you think you can do it right according to our guidelines, do so, but expect the article to be very carefully checked for objectivity. DGG ( talk ) 02:01, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

For further information see our FAQ about business, organizations, and articles like this and also WP:FIRST.

However, if the name you have used includes or refers to the subject of the article, you must choose another username. As explained in WP:USER, only individuals may edit. When you have a username that is or includes the name of your organization, you imply that you are editing officially, and have a superior right to edit the page. But that is not the way WP works--all editors are considered equal--and your contributions like those of any editor must be justified by sources. I'm sure you do not intend to give such impression, but that's why we have the rule. Therefore, please choose another name. On that user page, you should say whom you are working for.

Lost in Space[edit]

Hello, I removed some of your recent additions to Lost in Space because it appears to be promotional and because you appear to have a conflict of interest. Thank you, Attic Salt (talk) 17:08, 3 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add promotional or advertising material to Wikipedia, as you did at Lost in Space and Lost in Space (film), you may be blocked from editing. You need a citation from a WP:SECONDARY sources to include a mention of your book. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 08:13, 8 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]