User talk:Jhlesser

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Speedy deletion nomination of Jeffrey Lesser

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A tag has been placed on Jeffrey Lesser 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 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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February 2011

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Proposed deletion of Jeffrey Lesser

The article Jeffrey Lesser has been proposed for deletion because, under Wikipedia policy, all newly created biographies of living persons must have at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:12, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for email. The references need to be formatted properly, see Referencing for beginners, there shouldn't be any external links in the text. I'm a little concerned that the article has minimal biographical info (he's a prof, basically) the bulk being links to the books, which looks a bit spammy. A bit of non-promotional sourced additional material wouldn't come amiss. Let me know if you need help Jimfbleak - talk to me? 20:32, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

March 2012

Please do not write an article about yourself. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – 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 Wikipedians with articles). 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 my page deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 21:52, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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I've made these edits. I've assumed that you are American, since citizens of that country tend not to put their nationality, please correct if I've guessed wrong. I don't know what AB and AM mean. The category could probably be a bit more precise than "living people".

As you may have gathered, autobiographies are not exactly encouraged, but a full professorship probably meets the notability criteria, and I don't think the text is overtly promotional. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:41, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]