User talk:Robert Elwes Author

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Hello, Robert Elwes Author, 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. We require individuals to meet Wikipedia's definition of a notable person to accept articles about them.

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~~~~ I hope you will let Robert Elwes Author go on to Wikipedia please as so many readers asked me to enter my autobiographic details at Book Fairs. here is my copy as I am not very bright and a bit dyslexic with regards Wikipedia entries. I work at the Landesbibliothek in Bregenz and write musical travel books published across the World on Amazon and in now several bookshops these days too. My sincerest thanks and here is my details if you wish to be HELPFUL publishing them for schools, Universities and many libraries who requested me to write down my Wikipedia entry below;

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You have an obvious conflict of interest, please don't write about yourself, your friends or relatives and read the guidance below:

When you write about a person, you must provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that they meet the notability guidelines. Sources that are not acceptable include those linked to the person or an associated organisation, press releases, YouTube, IMDB, social media and other sites that can be self-edited, blogs, websites of unknown or non-reliable provenance, and sites that are just reporting what the person claims or interviewing them. Note that references should be in-line so we can tell what fact each is supporting, and should not be bare urls.
You must write in a non-promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic, with verifiable facts, not opinions or reviews.
There shouldn't be any url links in the article, only in the "References" or "External links" sections.
You must not copy text from elsewhere. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. We require that text posted here can be used, modified and distributed for any purpose, including commercial; text is considered to be copyright unless explicitly stated otherwise. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient.

Your text had no in-line references, no wikilinks, no verifiable claim of notability as linked above. Writers write books, that isn't enough to show notability. The tone was promotional, and the lack of formatting and references suggests it was copied from somewhere, although I didn't check.

You get an article here if you meet the criteria above, not because you or a library want you to have one. Your draft title was wrong, it should be Draft:Robert Elwes (author).

Before attempting to write an article again, please make sure that the topic meets the notability criteria linked above, and check that you can find independent third party sources. Also read Your first article. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:52, 23 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

So sorry and I hope you understand I am simply trying to help students and lecturers find the right Robert Elwes Author biography not Robert Elwes of Langs Neck or Robert Elwes the Traveller (my ancestors). Hope you see I am hoping Wikipedia can offer it to students studying my books. Best Wishes Jimfbleak. i see that someone has already placed my photograph after a reading Bregenz on your Wikipedia but many Universities seek my biography. Hope you can maybe do something to assist them. Best Wishes from Landesbiblothek Bregenz. Robert Elwes Author.

Robert Elwes Author (talk) 10:03, 26 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I will not see messages on your talk page, unless you ping me as you have already been advised, using {{ping|Jimfbleak}} and signing in the same edit.

You said once again I have set up a draft to assist you but I can't see it in [your contributions, please provide a link.

I have no interest in promoting you or your books, but if you are intent on doing so, draft at Draft:Robert Elwes (author), and when you are ready submit it for independent review using {{subst:submit}}

Please look at eg Emma Louisa Turner to see what a biography should like like, with proper independent references and wikilinks. Note that most of the illustrations can only be used because they are out of copyright. That wouldn't apply to you, they must be images donated by the copyright holder Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:51, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It seems to me that you are ignoring all the advice you have been given, still posting chunks of text with no in-line sources, no wikilinks and an unencyclopaedic tone. Even your supposed refs are unhelpful, your own books, interviews with you, newspapers without authors, article titles or pages, and supposed letters without any indication of where these letters are publicly available to verify them. No url links to the articles either. If your next effort is anything like this, I'll block your account, you are just wasting our time. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:39, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Using fake article titles like "Robert Elwes Esq Author & Musical Travel Diarist" isn't helping you either, although I note that it was created prior to the warning above Jimfbleak - talk to me? 09:17, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Robert Elwes Esq Author & Musical Travel Diarist (November 29)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Ingenuity was:

The content of this submission includes material that does not meet Wikipedia's minimum standard for inline citations. Please cite your sources using footnotes. For instructions on how to do this, please see Referencing for beginners. Thank you.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Also see Wikipedia's autobiography policy.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Robert Elwes Esq Author & Musical Travel Diarist and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

— Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 16:22, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Robert Elwes Author! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 16:22, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Robert Elwes Esq Author & Musical Travel Diarist[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Robert Elwes Esq Author & Musical Travel Diarist, 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, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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 "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 deleted 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, then please contact the deleting administrator. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:20, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

November 2022[edit]

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions; however, it appears you may have written a Wikipedia article, or a draft for a Wikipedia article, about yourself, at Draft:Robert Elwes Esq Author & Musical Travel Diarist. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – please 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). If you wish to add to or change an existing article about yourself, you are welcome to propose the changes by visiting the article's talk page. 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 the page I created deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss this with the deleting administrator. Thank you. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:21, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm Deb. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you.Deb (talk) 18:11, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps you could let us know which academic institutions have your books on their curriculum. As yet, you haven't given any examples. Without such evidence, it will tend to be assumed that you are a self-published author trying to push your own work. Deb (talk) 18:24, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Draft:Robert Elwes Esq Author & Musical Travel Diarist[edit]

If this was the first article that you created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
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The page Draft:Robert Elwes Esq Author & Musical Travel Diarist has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seemed to be unambiguous advertising which only promoted a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to have been fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

Please do not recreate the material without addressing these concerns, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If you think this page should not have been deleted for this reason, or you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. 331dot (talk) 11:21, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your text is completely unsourced, and is promotional. You should use WP:AFC to create and submit drafts- if you want to pursue this at all despite the advice of the autobiography policy. You should be summarizing what independent reliable sources state about you, not what you say about yourself. See Referencing for beginners. 331dot (talk) 11:22, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because your account is being used only for advertising or promotion.

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 ~~~~}}.

I warned you earlier today that you could be blocked if you did not cease your disruptive editing and stop trying to promote yourself. I can only assume that you did not understand what I said. If you have indeed read any of the Wikipedia guidelines, you have presumably not understood them. Unfortunately I have had no option but to block you as you seem to be unable to contribute to the required standard. Deb (talk) 12:50, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk page access removed[edit]

Because you continued to add promotional material to your Talk page after you were blocked, you are now blocked from editing your Talk page as well. If you wish to appeal, see Help:I have been blocked, which will explain to you how to use the Unblock Ticket Request System. Deb (talk) 09:09, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]