User talk:Anna Renee

Your user page

I was writing a post when you blanked the page so maybe you aren't interested but here it is in case you are. You said "it was setup exactly like any other page pertaining to an individual person". If you are thinking about encyclopedia articles like Lauren Duca then they are not user pages, generally not written by the subject, and a user page should not look like them. If you are thinking about other user pages, i.e. pages starting with "User:", then they are very rarely set up like yours. See for example those of the posters here by clicking their user names. The pages are mostly about Wikipedia activities with limited mention of their other life. See Wikipedia:User pages#What may I not have in my user pages? If you are trying to write an article about yourself for the encyclopedia and not just a user page then see Wikipedia:Autobiography. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:17, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

I will say your response is a lot more helpful than getting the same run around response I've been getting (which had made me unfathomably irritated). So I ask, is there a way to either turn my account (or page) into a "public figure" so to speak page or obtain a page such as that? If not, would it be acceptable to have a third party individual create a biographical page and I act as editor to fix any errors? I would gladly create a new page if it can act as a biographical page. The problem was that it was just automatically deleted without trying to resolve or inquire into the issue directly to me. If that would have been a route taken, I would have asked questions on how to change the page to adhere to a specific type of page and edited the page accordingly or handed the account over to someone else to edit it. -If any of that makes sense- Edit: I do apologize for blatantly clearing the source as you were writing your post. That was unintentional. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anna Renee (talk • contribs) 01:03, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Hi, I thought I would chime in here. I know it can be frustrating and difficult figuring out the "ins and outs" and other rules of Wikipedia, and based on the conversations I saw here earlier it looks like the other editors were trying.

Regarding your question about getting an article written about you - I've taken a look at your deleted userpage, and I don't see anything that indicates that you would meet our standards (which are nicely summarized at our Golden Rule page). All of your references seem to be stuff you're directly connected with, and I don't see any significant, detailed coverage. Honestly, I think attempting to pursue an article about yourself (whether written by yourself or another editor) would be a fruitless and ultimately disappointing venture. I'll be watching this talk page and I'm happy to answer any further questions you might have. Primefac (talk) 01:28, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

I am also happy to answer any questions you have and assist you. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:33, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

It is not allowed to turn your user page into a page looking like an encyclopedia article about you. An actual encyclopedia article should satisfy Wikipedia:Notability (people) which says: "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." The content should be based on published sources and not personal knowledge. Few people are able to write an autobiography satisfying the requirements, and it's impossible if the necessary sources don't exist. See Wikipedia:Autobiography#Creating an article about yourself. It is strongly discouraged and you risk wasting your time on drafts which will never be accepted. Other users are unlikely to write an article about you unless you are a fairly well-known public figure and independent sources have already written significantly about you. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:36, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

If a general "biographical" page is not to Wikipedia's standards per what my initial page entailed to have, would it be possible to go by a specific type of person I.E author? I am actually a published author (be it independently) and I've been in the local paper (actually two different papers). The only problem is the one paper's online site doesn't allow non-subscribers to view their articles so I would only have the printed articles in my possession. The other paper's site does allow non-subscribers to view articles. The one article was related to authors and I was in it as such with photo and name. The other three times however, were not author/writer related.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Anna Renee (talk • contribs)

I'm afraid not. All articles must meet our general notability guidelines. Most freelance writers, like you and I, just don't meet those standards. For every notable writer, there are lots of us just doing our work and going basically unnoticed. (The same applies for working actors, for example; likewise union leaders, clergy and corporate exectives.) --Orange Mike | Talk 01:50, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Well... then I just won't bother with having a user page >.> There's really no point if I can't go all out with it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anna Renee (talk • contribs) 02:12, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Many excellent editors have little or no user page. The purpose of a user page is to help other editors of Wikipedia understand who you are and where you are coming from as an editor of Wikipedia: your interests, prejudices and antipathies, etc. So if you are especially interested in Bohemian earspoons or dahlias or 14th-15th century Albanian history, your userpage would be where you could mention that interest. Or if you intensely dislike (or sedulously advocate) Albigensianism, you could use your userpage for full disclosure that you may be considered to be biased against (or for) Albigensianism and its adherents. --Orange Mike | Talk 02:20, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

I wasn't interestedin the earspoons before, but I am now! Primefac (talk) 12:36, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

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