User talk:Geneweng

What's new page[edit]

I've added the "{{prod}}" template to the article What's new page, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree with the notice, discuss the issues at Talk:What's new page. Removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, but the article may still be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached, or if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria. — Swpb ^{talk contribs} 05:38, 29 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome![edit]

Hello, Geneweng, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Below are some pages you might find helpful. For a user-friendly interactive help forum, see the Wikipedia Teahouse.

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, please see our help pages, and if you can't find what you are looking for there, please feel free to ask me on my talk page or place {{Help me}} on this page and someone will drop by to help. Again, welcome! Cherrell410^{(t · c)} 13:20, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your message Cherrell410! I'm helping my PhD supervisors to edit some pages and create their own pages. Though I registered at 2006, editing and creating pages are new to me. I'll keep learning and trying. Thanks again! Geneweng (talk) 13:44, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm helping...[edit]

If by "I'm helping my PhD supervisors to... create their own pages." you mean they want articles about themselves, then you have an obvious conflict of interest (seeWP:COI), possibly considered paid (see WP:PAID), and must declare your status on your User page for each article. They need to understand that university faculty are not necessarily Wikipedia-notable. See Wikipedia:Notability (academics) for criteria. If you mean about their research interests, it is considered 'bad form' to cite one's own work, David notMD (talk) 18:34, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your message David! We (including my supervisors) totally realize there are rules to edit and create pages. "their own pages" are really for those valuable topics already covered in textbooks but not on Wikipedia yet, instead of their own personal pages. Geneweng (talk) 18:59, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]