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as an article about you toggle if wikipedia already has an article about you subsection 3 1 problems in an article about you 4 see also 5 references toggle the table of contents wikipedia autobiographies 54 languages afrikaans العربية مصرى azərbaycanca башҡортса беларуская тарашкевіца беларуская български বাংলা català کوردی čeština dansk deutsch ελληνικά esperanto español فارسی français galego עברית magyar bahasa indonesia italiano 日本語 ქართული ಕನ್ನಡ 한국어 kurdî македонски മലയാളം bahasa melayu မြန်မာဘာသာ norsk bokmål polski português română русский سنڌي srpskohrvatski српскохрватски සිංහල slovenčina slovenščina српски srpski தமிழ் ไทย tagalog türkçe українська اردو tiếng việt ייִדיש 粵語 中文 edit links project page talk english read view source view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read view source view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikispecies wikidata wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from wikipedia autobiography wikipedia content guidelines regarding autobiographical editing wp ab and wp auto redirect here for other uses see wp ab disambiguation and wp auto disambiguation for information about using self published sources as sources about their writer see wp aboutself this page documents an english wikipedia content guideline editors should generally follow it though exceptions may apply substantive edits to this page should reflect consensus shortcuts wp ab wp ab wp auto wp auto wp autobio wp autobio this page in a nutshell avoid writing or editing an article about yourself or paying someone else to do so other than to correct unambiguous errors of fact wikipedia guidelines guidelines list policies list behavioral assume good faith conflict of interest disruptive editing don t bite the newcomers don t disrupt to make a point etiquette gaming the system other behavioral guidelines discussions talk page guidelines signatures content citing sources external links reliable sources medicine fringe theories naming conventions non free content offensive material large language models other content guidelines editing article size be bold understandability other editing guidelines categorization categories lists templates categorization disambiguation style manual of style contents lists tables notability and deletion notability deletion process deletion guidelines for administrators project content project pages wikiprojects templates user pages userboxes shortcuts search v t e writing an autobiography on wikipedia is an example of conflict of interest editing and is strongly discouraged you should only edit a biography about yourself if you are removing unambiguous vandalism or clear cut and serious violations of our biography of living persons policy edit requests are recommended as an alternative to direct editing for other changes if an article already exists wikipedia has gone through many prolonged disputes about the significance factual accuracy and neutrality of such articles 1 avoiding such editing keeps wikipedia neutral and helps avoid pushing a particular point of view writing autobiographies is discouraged because it is difficult to write a neutral verifiable autobiography and there are many pitfalls if you have been published elsewhere on a topic we welcome your expertise on the subject for wikipedia articles however every wikipedia article must cover its subject in a neutral fair and comprehensive way to advance knowledge of the subject as a whole please acknowledge and minimize your biases while enriching the wikipedia readers knowledge articles that exist primarily to advance the interests of the contributor will likely be deleted the problem with autobiographies shortcut wp autoproblem wp autoproblem it is said that zaphod beeblebrox s birth was marked by earthquakes tidal waves tornadoes firestorms the explosion of three neighbouring stars and shortly afterwards by the issuing of over six and three quarter million writs for damages from all of the major landowners in his galactic sector however the only person by whom this is said is beeblebrox himself and there are several possible theories to explain this the hitchhiker s guide to the galaxy fit the ninth the quote above illustrates a number of fundamental problems with autobiographies they are often biased usually positively people will write overly positive impressions of themselves and often present opinions as facts which wikipedia aims to avoid neutral point of view does not simply mean writing in the third person they are often unverifiable if the only source for a particular fact about you is yourself readers cannot verify it everything on wikipedia must be verifiable for example unverifiable autobiographical claims are often made about one s internal thoughts including one s feelings hopes dreams and aspirations there is no way for readers to verify what you think a verifiable claim may result from a secondary source reporting on you expressing your thoughts publicly in some circumstances you can be cited as a source for material about yourself that is not unduly self serving or about other people however an article cannot be based on such sources they can contain original research people often include information in autobiographies that has never been published before or is the result of first hand knowledge in order to verify information of this kind readers would need to perform their own original research wikipedia does not distribute previously unpublished information nor does it permit original research creating an article about yourself shortcut wp yourself wp yourself upon some of cato s friends expressing their surprise that while many persons without merit or reputation had statues he had none he answered i had much rather it should be asked why the people have not erected a statue to cato than why they have encyclopaedia britannica 1797 if you meet wikipedia s inclusion criteria someone else will probably create an article about you eventually creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged we want biographies here not autobiographies independent creation encourages independent validation of both significance and verifiability it is natural for people to exaggerate in writing about themselves if no third party has created an article about you it is possible that you do not currently meet wikipedia s definition of a notable individual articles generally require multiple independent reliable sources that cover you in detail not just passing mentions there are some limited exceptions to this guideline such as if you are a significantly influential academic there is the danger that should the article be vandalised there will be no interested editors watching and the vandalism may remain uncorrected for long periods self created articles are often nominated for deletion and comments in the ensuing discussions are often most uncomplimentary many editors feel that persons who create autobiographies are exploiting a volunteer project for their own aggrandizement anything you submit will be edited mercilessly to make it neutral many autobiographical articles have become a source of dismay to their original authors after a period of editing by the community and in several instances their original authors have asked that they be deleted if you are a low profile individual such requests are more likely to be honoured biographies about public figures are incredibly unlikely to be deleted if you really think that you can meet the inclusion criteria and if you are willing to accept that your article must be neutral and non promotional then submit a draft to articles for creation afc instead of creating an article directly afc provides independent viewpoints that may uncover or discover biases you were unaware of and shows you value volunteer editors time drafts that you have paid or instructed someone else to write on your behalf should also be submitted to afc you should know that paid editors are required to disclose their employer and that they are being paid to edit be aware that there are also several scams targeting people interested in these services paid editors cannot protect an article from deletion articles submitted to afc are reviewed by volunteer editors who will never charge money to do so why these problems exist your own neutrality cannot be adequately determined without external sources or analysis unconscious biases are commonplace and problematic in autobiographical articles affecting neutrality and verifiability it is also more common for new editors to be interested in writing autobiographies which can compound issues already faced by their unfamiliarity with editing wikipedia even if you believe you can write a verifiable autobiography without doing original research you may still not be able to achieve a neutral result as a notable figure you might emphasize objective data such as the sheer volume of your published material or the fact that your work has been translated into different languages or performed in other countries examples of volume or scope can create a non neutral tone that is usually recognizable as deliberate self aggrandizement likewise deep biographical detail such as details of your religious beliefs the careers of your non notable family members or the mere fact that you have famous friends may not be verifiable or relevant if wikipedia already has an article about you shortcut wp ifexist wp ifexist it is difficult to write neutrally and objectively about oneself you should generally let others do the writing contributing material or making suggestions on the article s talk page is considered proper let independent editors write it into the article itself or approve it you can use this process or the edit coi template to make the request you can also identify yourself on the article s talk page with the connected contributor template problems in an article about you shortcut wp autoprob wp autoprob main page wikipedia contact us article subjects if wikipedia has an article about you we want it to be accurate fair balanced and neutral to accurately reflect the sourced cited opinions of reliable sources if you believe reliable sources exist which will make the article more balanced you can help by pointing other editors to such sources while it may be frustrating to not have your changes implemented immediately or at all ensure you remain civil while interacting with other editors if others do not agree with the changes you propose you may pursue dispute resolution for instance the biographies of living persons noticeboard may offer a forum for impartial contributors to help resolve differences if you are concerned that editors are acting against the policy for content about living people you can go to this noticeboard in clear cut cases it is permissible to edit pages connected to yourself so you can revert vandalism but of course it has to be simple obvious vandalism and not a content dispute similarly you should feel free to remove obviously mistaken facts about yourself such as marital status current employer place of birth and so on note it on the talk page if the information could have different interpretations it is better to be cautious and submit an edit request instead if you have legal problems with material in an article about you please email info en q wikimedia org promptly with full details but do not post legal threats on wikipedia itself articles talk pages noticeboards doing so is a serious violation of wikipedia rules and will lead to you being immediately blocked from further editing until you withdraw the threat if the article about you has no photo or you can supply a better one feel free to contribute one under a suitable free content license if you did not create the photo yourself e g photos from promotional materials make sure you have the legal authority to release the photo under such a license see also adding an audio recording of your voice to wikipedia why you should do it and how wikipedia an article about yourself isn t necessarily a good thing wikipedia criteria for speedy deletion a7 articles about real people that do not assert the importance or significance of their subject can be speedily deleted wikipedia notable person survival kit template autobiography template coi references rogers cadenhead 2005 12 19 wikipedia founder looks out for number 1 cadenhead org archived from the original on 2005 12 23 retrieved 2005 12 21 v t e wikipedia key policies and guidelines five pillars ignore all rules content p verifiability no original research neutral point of view what wikipedia is not biographies of living persons copyright copyright violations image use article titles g notability autobiographies citing sources reliable sources 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