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Hello, Indevelopmeant, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez

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A tag has been placed on Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez 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 credibly 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 read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. The Wicked Twisted Road (talk) 05:28, 24 February 2017 (UTC)Reply

Sorry, jumped gun on creating page

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Hello, Wicked Twisted Road (and anyone else out here), Thanks for checking up on me. I think I accidentally published a page I was creating. I really wanted to create a draft of it, flushing out all the content, before actually 'publishing' (?) it for approval. I did launch a wizard, but may have skipped a few steps. I'm okay with deleting the page I 'created' if it means I can start over. I should probably edit my content offline, and then submit. I'm not sure I read correctly, can I create the draft in the sandbox? I have to do more reading on creating a page. I promise that Edgar is worth creating a page over, and there's going to be tons of citations about his work. Theresa Indevelopmeant (talk) 05:40, 24 February 2017 (UTC)Reply

Your username and writing about people connected to you

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  Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Indevelopmeant", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are invited to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you personally, such as "Jack Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people, and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, or website, regardless of your username. Moreover, I recommend that you read our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please create a new account or request a change of username, by completing this form, choosing a username that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. Melcous (talk) 07:02, 24 February 2017 (UTC)Reply

Changing your user name

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Hi Theresa - thanks for your message on my talk page and thanks for getting on to this quickly. Yes, as it says above, you can easily change your username - just click on the blue link in the paragraph above that says "this form" and it should be straightforward to follow the steps to do that. Please also have a read of wikipedia's Conflict of Interest guidelines and note that if you are editing wikipedia as part of your work, you are required to disclose that. If you have other questions, please ask. Cheers, Melcous (talk) 07:16, 24 February 2017 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for your explanation, and for taking the time to understand the guidelines. (I'm glad you seem to be enjoying wiki-editing too - a word of warning, it can be quite addictive!) If you are planning to write about your friend and colleague you do still have a conflict of interest, so I would suggest you create a draft rather than an article - this means you can work on it over time, adding references as you find them, and also getting feedback from experienced editors if you like. Then it will be reviewed by someone else before it is added to the main encyclopaedia, which means it is much less likely to face deletion as any issues will already have been addressed. Cheers, Melcous (talk) 07:29, 24 February 2017 (UTC)Reply
Ah, actually the easiest thing would be if I move the page you started to a draft and then you work on it. So, I have done that for you, if you now go to Draft:Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez you can edit there.
One suggestion on what you've got so far, the line "Above all he is a proud Nuyorican" is not encyclopaedic - you can note someone's nationality and heritage, but it should be done in a neutral/factual way. I've added your draft to my watchlist so as you edit it I can have a look and give you feedback if you like. Cheers, Melcous (talk) 07:41, 24 February 2017 (UTC)Reply
To answer your other question, don't worry about the article you created, it is still marked for deletion (that has to be done by an administrator) so that will happen in due course. Feel free to ask more questions as you have them - it can be a lot to get your head around at first, but you definitely have the right attitude so I'm sure you will be fine. Melcous (talk) 07:45, 24 February 2017 (UTC)Reply

Talkback

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Hello, Theresa at Indevelopmeant. You have new messages at The Wicked Twisted Road's talk page.
Message added 03:26, 7 March 2017 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.Reply

The Wicked Twisted Road (talk) 03:26, 7 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

AfC notification: Draft:Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez has a new comment

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I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 16:56, 12 March 2017 (UTC)Reply
Hi there Theroadislong ! You know, when I got that note previously, I went in and started taking out external links everywhere except for the first section! I'll be fixing that right now! Thanks! Best,Theresa at Indevelopmeant (talk) 17:17, 12 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez has been accepted

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Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. Note that because you are a logged-in user, you can create articles yourself, and don't have to post a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for Creation if you prefer.

Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia!

SwisterTwister talk 21:15, 15 March 2017 (UTC)Reply
Hi there, SwisterTwister, Thank you so much for the update! This was certainly a painstaking process, but pretty exciting. I may try my hand at another article or so...Best, Theresa at Indevelopmeant (talk) 22:06, 15 March 2017 (UTC)Reply