User talk:Stefariconga

Hello, Stefariconga, and Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{Help me}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by using four tildes (~~~~) or by clicking if shown; this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field with your edits. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! ☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(talk) 18:43, 21 February 2015 (UTC) Getting started A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored How to: Edit a page • Upload and use images • Create your first article Intuitive guide to Wikipedia • Article Creation Wizard Getting help Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Help desk: A Wiki Styled page to ask questions on Help directory: A comprehensive list-style help contents page Policies and guidelines Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Reliable sources • Citing sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons List of policies • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism • List of guidelines Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The community Build consensus • Resolve disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Writing articles Be bold in editing • Develop an article The perfect article • Simplified manual of style Stubs • Categories • Disambiguation Peer review • Featured content Miscellaneous User pages • Talk pages Awards a registered contributor can achieve and award Clean up: General • Spam • Vandalism Join a WikiProject • Translation Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(talk) 18:43, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

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Please read the article Wikipedia:Overcategorization before you attempt to add any more categories to a biography article. A person living in Soandso for a few months does not mean they are from Soandso. Stuffing an article with non-significant categories is just a sign of advertising/promotion and would likely be reviewed for possible deletion. In all honesty it makes the article appear to be purely promotional unless significant and relevant categories are placed.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(talk) 02:38, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

Your reasoning is sound. I agree that if a person lived in Soandso for a few months it would not mean they are from there. In this case, I listened to the podcast and the filmmaker mentioned he lived in Oregon for close to six years and he lived in California for close to 11 years. That is why I concluded he was from those two places. However, it is clear this is your area of expertise so please let me know if my conclusion is incorrect.Stefariconga (talk) 03:31, 22 February 2015 (UTC)