M2arturi

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{{help me}} Hi Drmies, Thank you for your message. I do, indeed, need help editing an article that I have added to Wikipedia. It has been deemed an "orphan", so I'm trying to create links for it. The subject has written a book that I have tried to link with Dante Alighieri article, but my addition has been undone. Therefore, I tried to link my subject under the Inferno article. I would greatly appreciate any help. Since I"m green at this I also don't understand what you mean by discussion page. Is it the page where I do my edit?

thank you....M2arturi (talk) 15:37, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:Inf XXXI 34-51 illust GNU.jpg

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March 2011

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but in this recent edit you removed a speedy deletion tag from File:Inf XXXI 34-51 illust GNU.jpg, a page you have created yourself. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, you can place a {{hangon}} tag on the page, under the existing speedy deletion tag (please do not remove the speedy deletion tag), and make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. ArglebargleIV (talk) 15:39, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Question about article

Dear Wikipedia,

Last May, I created an article Anthony Cristiano. Recently, while editing and adding information to the artcile, I was sent a message saying that because the article is of a living person I would need sources and/or references. I'm not sure how I would go about doing this since the information given to me was from the person that the article was based. Thank you for your time. RegardsM2arturi (talk) 16:50, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

• M2arturi, first of all, in my edit summaries, I have explained in some detail why the links I removed should not remain in the article. Some of them are dead, some of them deliver nothing, and others are not to sites or articles that meet the requirements of WP:EL. In other words, they should not be reinstated. As for your question: from your words (and your actions uploading these images), it seems you may have a conflict of interest (see WP:COI), in which case it's probably best for you to stay away from the article.

  Yes, WP:BLP dictates that articles with biographies of living people need reliable sources, for all kinds of good reasons. These sources need to be independent--the information given to you by the subject cannot count as such. Look for information on the subject in books and articles that meet the requirements set out in WP:RS; Google Books might be a good place to start, if you're not in a library right now. In all honesty, I searched already and found little indication that your subject is notable enough for inclusion--see, for instance, the guidelines in Wikipedia:Notability. Good luck, and let me know if I can help. Drmies (talk) 16:55, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

• Oh, in reference to the question above: "discussion page" is usually the talk page: Talk:Anthony Cristiano. Drmies (talk) 16:57, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

• Thank you for your response. I will continue to research. M2arturi (talk) 17:02, 19 March 2011 (UTC)