Willsmith2001
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We're so glad you're here! Meatsgains (talk) 22:33, 10 September 2017 (UTC)
Sourcing
editHi Will, I've removed the unsourced or poorly sourced material from Julie Arliss, an article you created. Wikipedia articles should be based on significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the topic; see WP:42. This generally means secondary sources such as journal articles, books and newspaper articles that discuss the subject, preferably in some depth rather than a passing mention. I've added a notability tag for now to give you, or any other interested editor, time to find sources, but without that the article is likely to be nominated for deletion. You can read our notability guideline at WP:N.
In case it applies, please read our conflict of interest (COI) guideline. If it does apply, you're welcome to make suggestions on the article's talk page, but the guideline advises editors with a COI not to edit affected articles directly. Many thanks, SarahSV (talk) 04:33, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks for your note. It's best to stay away from articles, especially biographies of living persons, if you've been involved in a dispute with the subject of the article; see WP:BLPCOI. On that note I wonder how you can know that the other editor hasn't met the subject if you yourself have had no contact with the subject. Also, I've had to delete a couple of your edit summaries because of the reference to names. Please read WP:OUTING, especially the first paragraph.
- As for suggestions for new topics to work on, Wikipedia:Requested articles is always waiting for new blood. And if you're interested in British bios, there's Wikipedia:UK Wikipedians' notice board/Complete to do list. Just click on a red link and get started. Please make sure that you're familiar with the BLP policy for any material about living persons. Good luck! SarahSV (talk) 02:46, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
- I also meant to say that there are people at WP:TEAHOUSE who help new editors, so if you have questions about how to edit that's a good place to ask. SarahSV (talk) 18:06, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
Nomination of Julie Arliss for deletion
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