GeraldUK2012
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I notice that one of the first articles you created was Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Gerald Eve, which appears to be an article about yourself. This 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.
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Your submission at Articles for creation
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Your submission at Articles for creation
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- Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! 82.132.236.20 (talk) 12:07, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
Hi, can you help me work out why the Gerald eve page was declined please. I'd like to get this resolved if possible as soon as I can. Thanks.
82.132.236.20 (talk) 12:07, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
Please do not write or add to an article about yourself, as you apparently did at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Gerald Eve. 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). If you wish to add to an existing article about yourself, please propose the changes on its 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 my page deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:46, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
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{{unblock|Your reason here}} below, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Gerald Eve, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 180 days. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.
If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it.
You may request Userfication of the content if it meets requirements.
If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available at WP:REFUND/G13.
Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 16:49, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
Your draft article, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Gerald Eve
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Hello GeraldUK2012. It has been over six months since you last edited your WP:AFC draft article submission, entitled "Gerald Eve".
The page will shortly be deleted. If you plan on editing the page to address the issues raised when it was declined and resubmit it, simply and remove the {{db-afc}} or {{db-g13}} code. Please note that Articles for Creation is not for indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace.
If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you want to retrieve it, copy this code: {{subst:Refund/G13|Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Gerald Eve}}, paste it in the edit box at this link, click "Save", and an administrator will in most cases undelete the submission.
Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. DGG ( talk ) 04:07, 14 December 2013 (UTC)