User talk:Nurbs1
Welcome!
Hello, Nurbs1, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
- The five pillars of Wikipedia
- Tutorial
- How to edit a page and How to develop articles
- How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
- Manual of Style
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! JohnCD (talk) 10:06, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
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More advice
[edit]Before putting a lot of effort into this, make sure you understand Wikipedia's WP:Notability requirement. This is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and anything based on press releases. The test is, have people independent of the subject thought him important and significant enough to write substantial comment about? There is more detail in WP:Notability (people) and for musical performers WP:MUSICBIO. Just being an up-and-coming performer is not enough.
It will save you time in the end to read WP:Your first article carefully before you start.
Take care to avoid promotional language - Wikipedia requires a neutral point of view. See WP:PEACOCK. Stick to facts, supported by references.
You may like to make a draft article in your user space - see Help:Userspace draft for how to do that - and ask for comments on it at WP:Requests for feedback before you move it into the main encyclopedia.
Regards, JohnCD (talk) 21:36, 3 May 2011 (UTC)