Johnnieg1
June 2019
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Hello. Your recent edit to John Marshall Law School (Chicago) appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person, organization or product added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. Thank you. Wham2001 (talk) 20:28, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
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editThanks, but no need to reference any specific article for this particular person and Law School. Appreciate the feedback. Johnnieg1 (talk) 03:12, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
- I think it might be useful to explain in a bit more detail what the concept of "notability" means on Wikipedia and how it applies in this situation. The general meaning of notability on Wikipedia is that, to be subject of an article a person (or other topic) must have received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. See the Wikipedia general notability guideline for more details. This is necessary since Wikipedia articles summarize what reliable sources have to say about a subject, rather than editors' own knowledge and opinions – any content on Wikipedia has to be verifiable by reference to a reliable source. There are plenty of people and other topics that are noteworthy but which don't meet this requirement. Unfortunately they can't have articles on Wikipedia until somebody reliable and independent writes about them – then we can summarize that writing.Coming on to "Notable alumni" lists, the basic requirement to be included is that we know that that person is notable (by there being an article about them) and that they are an alumnus (by there being a reference that shows that). You can see what without these requirements such lists would be both unverifiable and unmanageable.I see that since I posted here yesterday somebody has left you a welcome message: apologies for not doing so myself yesterday. May I suggest that you check out the pages that it links to? They will give you advice which will make your experience of editing here more enjoyable and effective. Best wishes, Wham2001 (talk) 18:30, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
June 2019
edit Hello. Your recent edit to List of University of Wisconsin–Madison people appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person, organization or product added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. Thank you. BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 13:31, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
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editHello, Johnnieg1, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
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October 2019
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Please do not add or change content, as you did at Maternal insult, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 22:34, 25 October 2019 (UTC)
- And I think we're done with "Lee Fainman". Drmies (talk) 22:39, 25 October 2019 (UTC)