User talk:Catfish Roy
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Hello, Catfish Roy, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
I noticed that one of the first articles you created or edited appears to be an article about yourself. Creating an autobiography is a common mistake made by new Wikipedians—as this is an encyclopedia, we wouldn't expect to have an article about every contributor. We require individuals to meet Wikipedia's definition of a notable person to accept articles about them.
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- Hello 331dot - Please go to Gerdes Folk City page on Wikipedia. There you will see a list of about 100 musicians who played at Folk City - click on any musicians name and it will take you to their page on Wikipedia. I also played at Folk City - I added my name to the list - Catfish Roy Mann - I also have a copy of the Folk City ad which ran in The Village Voice with my name on it - I was trying to create a page for people to go to if they click on my name. Catfish Roy (talk) 20:07, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
- If you meet the special Wikipedia definition of a notable musician, and received significant coverage in independent reliable sources, someone will eventually write an article(not a "page") about you. You can try to force the issue and do it yourself, but this is highly discouraged, in part because people naturally write favorably about themselves. If you truly feel you can avoid doing that, you may create a draft via Articles for creation. Once any draft about you is accepted, you can then edit other articles to add links to it. Please read Your First Article before attempting that. 331dot (talk) 20:31, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you Catfish Roy (talk) 11:28, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
- If you meet the special Wikipedia definition of a notable musician, and received significant coverage in independent reliable sources, someone will eventually write an article(not a "page") about you. You can try to force the issue and do it yourself, but this is highly discouraged, in part because people naturally write favorably about themselves. If you truly feel you can avoid doing that, you may create a draft via Articles for creation. Once any draft about you is accepted, you can then edit other articles to add links to it. Please read Your First Article before attempting that. 331dot (talk) 20:31, 24 September 2022 (UTC)