User talk:Gerard J Roffey

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Hello, Gerard J Roffey, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you created or edited appears to be an article about yourself. Creating an autobiography 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. If your contributions to an existing article about yourself are undone and you wish to add to it, please propose the changes on its talk page.

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! JarrahTree 05:13, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You need a completed article to be linked to to be included in that list - otherwise your entry looks like WP:SPAM. JarrahTree 05:15, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also, please read WP:USERNOCAT/WP:DRAFTNOCAT, and remove the categories from your userpage. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 08:21, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

do not expect to keep your user page like that - it is what the message is about - some editors will consider you are using your user page for advertising... What would make me very curious is that not one of your works is caught by Trove - that in itself would suggest a hoax, unless checking google books where you are identified. Take care. JarrahTree 09:27, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]