Shad17th

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Speedy deletion nomination of Shad Thompson

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A tag has been placed on Shad Thompson requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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July 2016

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Peridon (talk) 22:18, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

Please note

Wikipedia is not social media like Facebook. You can't just post adverts - see WP:SPAM. It is also not free web space or a directory. Being an author is not enough by itself. You have to pass WP:NAUTHOR (notability for writers) or WP:BIO (if you are notable otherwise), and back it up with reliable independent sources. We actually prefer that people do not write about themselves - please see WP:COI. Peridon (talk) 22:25, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

I've just looked into your output, and feel it only fair to advise you that self-published (CreateSpace, AuthorHouse, PublishAmerica, lulu and so on) authors very rarely get articles here. This isn't through bias - it's because they rarely get enough coverage in reliable independent sources to pass. This is down to the regular publishers having publicity and marketing departments that push the books in a way that independent authors can't do. Your covers look quite good, and I love the stick figures, so if the content is as good my advice is to try your best to get with a regular publisher. The royalties per copy are lower, but by heck, the sales are way better. And, apart from signing things, you don't have to do the publicity and marketing yourself. Good luck - as in the music business, luck is needed along with talent. But, I'm afraid we can only record you here when you are a success, We can't give any more help than I'm doing here. Advice and good wishes, that's all. Peridon (talk) 23:15, 16 July 2016 (UTC)