Susan Wrote This
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Please help me with... Hello, I don't know well what a 'talk' page is, however, I would appreciate some help. I am very new here and I don't seem to find my way. I write biographies of influencers, business leaders, and conference speakers, and I would like to add my first article on Wikipedia, which would be a bio of an influencer, speaker, leader in their field. I found a template for that, but not sure how to proceed to add my first article. Should I write it as a document and then submit it for approval rather than using the template I found? It's a WP template. I hope someone can help me. Thank you. Susan Wrote This (talk) 15:15, 1 October 2020 (UTC) Susan Wrote This (talk) 15:15, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
- First, review our guideline on notability, our policy on Verifiability, and our specific guideline on the notability of people. Consider whether your subject clearly meets the standards listed there. Also, check if the topic is already covered, perhaps under a different spelling or in a section of an article about a wider topic. You will waste a lot of time, if you create a new article, and then find that the encyclopedia already has an article about that.
- Second, read how to create Your First Article and referencing for beginners and again consider if you want to go ahead.
- Third, If you have any connection or affiliation with the subject, disclose it in accordance with our guideline on Conflict of interest. If you have been or expect to be paid for making edits, or are making them as part of your job, disclose this according to the strict rules of the Paid-contribution disclosure. This is absolutely required; omitting it can result in you being blocked from further editing.
- Fourth, gather sources. You want independent, professionally published, reliable sources with each discussing the subject in some detail. If you can't find several such sources, stop; an article will not be created! Sources do NOT need to be online, or in English, although it is helpful if at least some are. The "independent" part is vital. Wikipedia does not consider as independent sources such as press releases, or news stories based on press releases, or anything published by the subject itself or an affiliate of the subject. Strictly local coverage is also not preferred. Regional or national newspapers or magazines, books published by mainstream publishers (not self-published), or scholarly journals are usually good. So are online equivalents of these. (Additional sources may verify particular statements but not discuss the subject in detail. But those significant detailed sources are needed first.)
- Fifth, use the article wizard to create a draft under the articles for creation project. This is always a good idea for an inexperienced editor, but in the case of an editor with a conflict of interest it is essential.
- Sixth, use the sources gathered before (and other sources you may find along the way) to write the article. Cite all significant statements to sources. Do not express opinions or judgements, unless they are explicitly attributed to named people or entities, preferably in a direct quotation, and cited to a source. Do not use puffery or marketing-speak. Provide page numbers, dates, authors and titles for sources to the extent these are available. A title is always needed. Submit the draft when you think it is ready for review. Be prepared to wait a while for a review (several weeks or more).
- Seventh, when (well perhaps if) your draft is declined, pay attention to the comments of the reviewer, and correct the draft and resubmit it. During this whole process, if you face any unresolvable editing hurdles, or cannot comprehend any editing issue, feel free to post a request at the Teahouse or the help desk and ask the regulars. Repeat this until the draft passes review.
- Congratulations, you have now created a valid Wikipedia article. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 15:25, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
Managing a conflict of interest
editHello, Susan Wrote This. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the page Draft:Danilo McGarry, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:
- avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization or competitors;
- propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{request edit}} template);
- disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#How to disclose a COI);
- avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see WP:Spam);
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In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.
Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 13:18, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks. There is no COI. I disclosed and signed at the start, before creating the page, that I was hired and paid by my client to create the page. I don't have any interest or affiliation with the client. I have researched the subject and have added all proof, sources, and citations of everything I mention. I read, agreed, disclosed, and signed everything at the start. Please, check that on that page. Thank you. Susan Wrote This (talk) 13:29, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
AfC notification: Draft:Danilo McGarry has a new comment
editI saw your comment. I will revise, correct, and follow your advice. Thanks! Susan Wrote This (talk) 13:35, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
Your thread has been archived
editHi Susan Wrote This! The thread you created at the Wikipedia:Teahouse,
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Your draft article, Draft:Danilo McGarry
editHello, Susan Wrote This. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Danilo McGarry".
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.
Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. ✗plicit 14:10, 2 June 2021 (UTC)