User talk:Rasamalai
Welcome!
[edit]Hello, Rasamalai, 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:
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Answer to question on your talk page
[edit]Welcome to Wikipedia. Every contributor has a user page, but they are different from user pages on sites like Myspace and Facebook: they are intended for information about the person as a Wikipedia volunteer and their Wikipedia work, not for a full CV or biography, or extended information about non-Wikipedia activities. The guideline at Wikipedia:User pages includes (at WP:UPNOT):
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The links in the Welcome message above will tell you more about Wikipedia. Your contributions will be welcome, but see Wikipedia is not about YOU for the reasons why contributors are discouraged from writing about themselves and their own concerns. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 13:17, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
The deleted page you asked about
[edit]The deleted page you asked about was on the Scots Wikipedia. The deletion log there shows it was deleted because they considered it to be advertising. There are Wikipedias in over 280 different languages and dialects, and each is a separate organization with its own rules and administration.
Scots is a distinct dialect of English with its own literature including works by Robert Burns, and is quite different from Scots Gaelic, a Celtic language, which also has its own Wikipedia. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 14:33, 27 November 2012 (UTC)