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Speedy deletion nomination of Brian David Hill

A tag has been placed on Brian David Hill requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. SpacemanSpiff (talk) 03:36, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

You can look up the notability requirements here: WP:Notability and WP:Bio. Happy editing. -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 03:45, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Also read WP:My first article to answer some of your questions. -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 03:51, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

May 2009

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, your addition of one or more external links to the page Brian David Hill has been reverted.
Your edit here was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove unwanted links and spam from Wikipedia. The external link you added or changed is on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia. The external links I reverted were matching the following regex rule(s): \byoutube\.com (links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwzlgrvfsmo). If the external link you inserted or changed was to a media file (e.g. a sound or video file) on an external server, then note that linking to such files may be subject to Wikipedia's copyright policy and therefore probably should not be linked to. Please consider using our upload facility to upload a suitable media file. Video links are also strongly deprecated by our guidelines for external links, partly because they're useless to people with slow internet connections.
If you were trying to insert an external link that does comply with our policies and guidelines, then please accept my creator's apologies and feel free to undo the bot's revert. However, if the link does not comply with our policies and guidelines, but your edit included other changes to the article, feel free to make those changes again without re-adding the link. Please read Wikipedia's external links guideline for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! --XLinkBot (talk) 03:42, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

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Your recent edits

Hi there. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. If you can't type the tilde character, you should click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! --SineBot (talk) 03:53, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

There's no need to be angry. Nothing here is ever lost. Problem: In reviewing the subject, it simply doesn't meet the requirements for inclusion set down in WP:BOLP. The lack of verifiable third-party references didn't help either, I'm afraid. What I can do is to recreate it on a user subpage. This will give you an opportunity to work on it online, but off the article space. Hang on: --PMDrive1061 (talk) 03:59, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Re: Sourcing yourself

Hi! You recently asked if you could source yourself in articles. Indeed, Wikipedia does have a very strict policy regarding reliable sources (see WP:RS). In general, information which you know first hand is not acceptable by Wikipedia's standard (see WP:Original Research). In short, "All material in Wikipedia must be attributable to a reliable, published source." It is better if you can provide links to articles which deal with this person. Lastly, please note that Wikipedia has specific policies dealing with biographies of living people WP:BLP. I encourage you to take a look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:Notability. Please let me know if you have any questions, 2help (talk) 04:00, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

• My answer exactly. Hang on and I'll create that subpage for you in a moment. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 04:03, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

OK, you're all set. If you look on your userpage, you'll see a link to the subpage. On it is the most recent deleted content less the deletion notices. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 04:07, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Actually, no. We have another problem, namely that of writing about yourself, covered at WP:COI. Second is the lack of published sources which are covered at the links already provided. Unless your accomplishments have been covered in verifiable, third-party print and/or online sources, an article on yourself simply can't stay since Wikipedia is a tertiary information source. In other words, any subject has to have prior coverage, not counting sources like Facebook, Myspace or YouTube. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 04:19, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

This was just on my page; it had been left there by mistake, but it pretty much sums up the situation.

Hi again. Please review Wikipedia:Notability_(people). The guideline states that "A person is presumed to be notable if he or she has received significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject." From what I understand, the article you want to write would not satisfy this criteria, and should thus not be created. Again, let me know if you have any questions, 2help (talk) 04:19, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

--PMDrive1061 (talk) 04:21, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Page creation

I saw your questions on Talk:Brian D. Hill (now deleted), and I see this is a recurring issue so I've answered them below one by one.

Hey any wikipedia moderators I have decided to discuss about a page that has references and create a profile on myself but last moderator told me to cite sources but I want step by step instructions on how to get it on here without risk of deletion.

What kind of things do I have to do?

First off, these are articles, not profiles, and not everybody gets a Wikipedia article like myspace or facebook. In order for an article to exist, the subject of that article has to be notable, which means coverage by multiple reliable, third-party verifiable sources.

Do I have to be interviewed by a reporter to get on wikipedia?

That would certainly help the verifiable aspect but the point is not to prove that you exist. That's easy. Articles only exist if the subject is proven to be of note.

Do I have to just make a statement to get on wikipedia?

Making a statement doesn't mean anything. Coverage by sources does. You can make all the statements you like, but unless it gets covered the way "the definition of is' is" it won't matter.

Can I add my picture, and add all my details and swear I'm telling the truth to get on wikipedia?

No. You, myself, and every other editor on Wikipedia are not reliable sources. Only those that are verifiable, per policy, are allowed.

What type of sources do you accept?

The above pages detail them pretty accurately.

After I cite the sources what else do I have to do to get my profile on here and the organization I am working with?

If there are sources that prove you are notable, that's fine. But again, this is not a profile for you, and it is not a promotional tool for your organization. Moreover, as noted months ago in the section above this, if you have a conflict of interest you probably shouldn't write about it.

What about my political views and my life?

What about them? If they're not notable, it doesn't belong on Wikipedia.

Hope that answers your questions, let me know if you have any others. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 16:21, 30 April 2010 (UTC)