Hello, Linda Gerdner. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Linda Gerdner, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:
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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Melcous ( talk) 02:10, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello Linda Gerdner. I'm Drm310, a long-time volunteer editor here. I saw Melcous's tag on this page and I will add a little bit to her excellent assessment of the sitution. First off, I'm sorry that recent events have caused you distress.
My first bit of advice is that you cease dealing with anyone editing Wikipedia in exchange for payment. This particular company has been the subject of discussion in October 2021, and they have been caught violating Wikipedia's rules against the inappropriate use of multiple accounts. I'm willing to bet that is the case with the account that created the article about you. Unfortunately many companies take advantage of people's naiveté about Wikipedia and convince them to pay for services that aren't needed, while making promises that they have no ability or authority to deliver on. These include creating articles for subjects that are inherently not notable enough for inclusion, or guaranteeing that the content of an article will remain at a version that the client prefers.
For academics, the notability guideline for academics is the benchmark of whether an academic figure is notable enough for inclusion. Admittedly, my experience in evaluating academic credentials is limited, so I am probably not the best person to make that judgement. I can try to find other editors who have more experience with these subjects to review the existing article about you.
If you are deemed notable enough for inclusion, then we will probably require some verification of your identity. Wikipedia's username policy allows people to use their real names as their Wikipedia account name; but if that person is a notable person, verifying that person's identity is necessary as a means to prevent damaging impersonation.
After that, I would avoid directly editing the article about you, as we discourage people from doing so. When there are problems in an article about you, making edit requests on the article's talk page is the preferred method to solve them. This is a process that engages uninvolved editors to evaluate your request from a third-party point of view. -- Drm310 🍁 ( talk) 04:39, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello Linda_Gerdner: I have read some of your comments in various pages. Here's all advice I can give:
My final advice would be: take it easy and forget about pushing for a Wikipedia biography. Best, MarioGom ( talk) 17:16, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello again. Regretfully, your article has been deleted by an administrator with the reason of having been created by a banned or blocked user. I would highly recommend that you cut off all contact with the people you paid, as they have a proven history of breaking Wikipedia's rules regarding paid editing and use of multiple accounts. I'm sorry you got entangled with these unethical users.
Despite all that's happened, I don't want you to despair. If you are a notable academic figure by Wikipedia's definition, then we certainly do wish to have an article about you. It may be possible to salvage some of the content, properly work on it in the draft article space, and then have it reviewed by neutral third-party editors. You can make a request to have the deleted material restored if you have the energy and patience to try again, with the hope of a more positive outcome. -- Drm310 🍁 ( talk) 18:31, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
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Hi, why did you copy this article into my user page? There is already an article at Draft:Linda Gerdner which can be worked on. I'm not working on this article as I don't think there is sufficient coverage for the person to be notable. I intend to WP:CSD under G6 under in the next couple of hours. If you need to remove it to your own userspace, now is the time to do it. scope_creep Talk 09:15, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
@ Linda Gerdner: It might be worth posting a message at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women in Red and requesting help to update the draft. scope_creep Talk 09:32, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
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A tag has been placed on User:Linda Gerdner, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. 10mmsocket ( talk) 09:56, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for all the information you posted to the Women in Red page. I am just saying hello in case you have any other questions or concerns. Cielquiparle ( talk) 14:42, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello, Linda Gerdner. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Linda Gerdner, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:
In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.
Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Melcous ( talk) 02:10, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello Linda Gerdner. I'm Drm310, a long-time volunteer editor here. I saw Melcous's tag on this page and I will add a little bit to her excellent assessment of the sitution. First off, I'm sorry that recent events have caused you distress.
My first bit of advice is that you cease dealing with anyone editing Wikipedia in exchange for payment. This particular company has been the subject of discussion in October 2021, and they have been caught violating Wikipedia's rules against the inappropriate use of multiple accounts. I'm willing to bet that is the case with the account that created the article about you. Unfortunately many companies take advantage of people's naiveté about Wikipedia and convince them to pay for services that aren't needed, while making promises that they have no ability or authority to deliver on. These include creating articles for subjects that are inherently not notable enough for inclusion, or guaranteeing that the content of an article will remain at a version that the client prefers.
For academics, the notability guideline for academics is the benchmark of whether an academic figure is notable enough for inclusion. Admittedly, my experience in evaluating academic credentials is limited, so I am probably not the best person to make that judgement. I can try to find other editors who have more experience with these subjects to review the existing article about you.
If you are deemed notable enough for inclusion, then we will probably require some verification of your identity. Wikipedia's username policy allows people to use their real names as their Wikipedia account name; but if that person is a notable person, verifying that person's identity is necessary as a means to prevent damaging impersonation.
After that, I would avoid directly editing the article about you, as we discourage people from doing so. When there are problems in an article about you, making edit requests on the article's talk page is the preferred method to solve them. This is a process that engages uninvolved editors to evaluate your request from a third-party point of view. -- Drm310 🍁 ( talk) 04:39, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello Linda_Gerdner: I have read some of your comments in various pages. Here's all advice I can give:
My final advice would be: take it easy and forget about pushing for a Wikipedia biography. Best, MarioGom ( talk) 17:16, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello again. Regretfully, your article has been deleted by an administrator with the reason of having been created by a banned or blocked user. I would highly recommend that you cut off all contact with the people you paid, as they have a proven history of breaking Wikipedia's rules regarding paid editing and use of multiple accounts. I'm sorry you got entangled with these unethical users.
Despite all that's happened, I don't want you to despair. If you are a notable academic figure by Wikipedia's definition, then we certainly do wish to have an article about you. It may be possible to salvage some of the content, properly work on it in the draft article space, and then have it reviewed by neutral third-party editors. You can make a request to have the deleted material restored if you have the energy and patience to try again, with the hope of a more positive outcome. -- Drm310 🍁 ( talk) 18:31, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
-- 23:11, Sunday, January 8, 2023 ( UTC)
Mission 1 | Mission 2 | Mission 3 | Mission 4 | Mission 5 | Mission 6 | Mission 7 |
Say Hello to the World | An Invitation to Earth | Small Changes, Big Impact | The Neutral Point of View | The Veil of Verifiability | The Civility Code | Looking Good Together |
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your user page may not meet Wikipedia's user page guidelines. It is intended for basic information about yourself, your interests and goals as they relate to editing Wikipedia, as well as disclosures of conflicts of interest and paid editing. Although a lot of freedom is allowed in personalizing your user page, it is not:
The user page guidelines have additional information on what is and what is not considered acceptable content. Please use your user sandbox or the draft article space to practice editing or create new articles. Thank you. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 03:02, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi, why did you copy this article into my user page? There is already an article at Draft:Linda Gerdner which can be worked on. I'm not working on this article as I don't think there is sufficient coverage for the person to be notable. I intend to WP:CSD under G6 under in the next couple of hours. If you need to remove it to your own userspace, now is the time to do it. scope_creep Talk 09:15, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
@ Linda Gerdner: It might be worth posting a message at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women in Red and requesting help to update the draft. scope_creep Talk 09:32, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.
A tag has been placed on User:Linda Gerdner, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. 10mmsocket ( talk) 09:56, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for all the information you posted to the Women in Red page. I am just saying hello in case you have any other questions or concerns. Cielquiparle ( talk) 14:42, 11 January 2023 (UTC)