User talk:Pippathecat

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Joshua Ferdinand is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joshua Ferdinand until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Theroadislong (talk) 19:24, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Pippathecat. I've noticed that you're new and seem to be having some issues with your article being put up for deletion. I've dealt with the same thing, several times, and you have a full 7 days to address the concerns raised by the other editors. This means that everything in the article must be cited and sourced, and any pictures must be free of any kind of copyright. All Wikipedia articles have to meet the following criteria:

1. They must be referenced using reputable sources; i.e., the New York Times is reliable, the National Enquirer is not.
2. They must be neutral in tone. They can't promote the individual or their work.
3. They must be comprehensible; you shouldn't have to have a PhD to read them.
4. They must make it clear why the subject needs an article.
5. They must answer questions a reader might have about the subject, such as when were they born, but can't go into trivial listings of every tiny detail about the subject.

I hope this doesn't come across in the wrong way, I'm glad to see a new user who's actually trying to help improve Wikipedia. I'm on the Welcoming Committee and nearly half of the new users who register are out to vandalize, so it's a relief to see a user doing needed work. I hope your article is kept.☺

• avoid editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, its competitors, or projects and products you or they are involved with;
• instead, propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{request edit}} template);
• avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see
  WP:SPAM
  );
• exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, the Wikimedia Foundation's

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing, and autobiographies. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 22:04, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed that when you moved

Thank you for your contributions. Please mark your edits as "minor" only if they are minor edits. In accordance with Help:Minor edit, a minor edit is one that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. Minor edits consist of things such as typographical corrections, formatting changes or rearrangement of text without modification of content. Additionally, the reversion of clear-cut vandalism and test edits may be labeled "minor". Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 18:47, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]