User talk:Mark Talesfore

September 2016[edit]

Your recent edit to San Jose High School appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person or organization added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. Thank you. John from Idegon (talk) 00:42, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Mark Talesfore. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about in the article San Jose High School, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:

avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your family, friends, school, company, club, or organization, as well as any competing companies' projects or products;
instead, you are encouraged to propose changes on the Talk pages of affected article(s) (see the {{request edit}} template);
when discussing affected articles, disclose your COI (see WP:DISCLOSE);
avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or to the website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. John from Idegon (talk) 00:42, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

One last thing. I hope you understand that notable as it is used on Wikipedia doesn't necessarily sync with your real world definition. Here it has nothing to do with importance, fame, bravery or utility. On Wikipedia, it simply means a subject has been written about in detail by multiple reliable sources totally independent of the subject. So if you can find biographical sources about him (I'm assuming he's your father or grandfather) from multiple sources, perhaps an article can be written on him. These sources would have to be more than just mention of him in the context of some police action (or sporting event), and if he is deceased, some would need to be something other than obituaries. If he attended college and played sports there, any national records or a major first team All-American mention would give him automatic notability. Same if he reached the level of general officer in military service. Please note that my saying he does not appear notable has no relationship to the respect I have for him as a man of the law. Being a cop is honorable to the highest degree. Thanks. John from Idegon (talk) 01:03, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]