WilliamOrrell888

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Thank you YesI'mOnFire! This is super helpful!

I do have a conflict interest but also a thorough understanding of the subject of the article. I provided 50 sources to demonstrate notability and ensure credibility. Sport stacking is a niche sport, but William Orrell is considered among the most famous stackers of all time. William Orrell is mentioned on wikipedia in the sport stacking world records page and 2024 in sports page.

You said I could draft the article and ask you about proofreading before submission. How in particular could I go about that? I've already submitted the draft and it hasn't been deleted, so is it recommended to leave it as is or resubmit after you proofread? I work at a University Writing Center, so I have a decent eye for editing, so I feel like what I submitted is already decently neutral, comprehensive, and comprehensible. This article would be a great resource for sport stackers and others to learn the details of his long career in the sport. Nowhere else on the web is his history and accomplishments laid out in such an organized, thorough and linear way.

Please let me know how it is recommended I proceed. Thanks so much for the help! WilliamOrrell888 (talk) 15:49, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

August 2024

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions; however, it appears you may have written a Wikipedia article, or a draft for a Wikipedia article, about yourself, at Draft:William Orrell. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – please see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Notable people who have edited Wikipedia). If you wish to add to or change an existing article about yourself, you are welcome to propose the changes by visiting the article's talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was the page I created deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss this with the deleting administrator. Thank you. jlwoodwa (talk) 05:41, 1 August 2024 (UTC)