User talk:VelvetWind

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The Order of Ethyrea wiki page
You created a page The Order of Ethyrea with information about this sereis and the first book in it. i have transferred some of it as a synopsis to our record for the book title.

As it says on What the ISFDB Wiki is not|What the ISFDB Wiki is not: "'The ISFDB Wiki should not be used for posting book reviews, whether favorable, unfavorable, or neutral in tone. It should not be used to publish advertisements or announcements of events, even if SF-related, such as conventions. It should not be used to publish advertisements for books or merchandise. Lists of an author's work ought to be made as entries in the regular database, not as Wiki-pages, but such lists may be useful temporarily, while database records are being entered or modified.'"

I have therefore deleted the wiki page, as an inappropriate advertisement of the book. -DES Talk 23:07, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Bio:Danica Fontaine
I see that you posted Bio:Danica Fontaine. Please read our Biography Policy which calls for "a short, neutral, factual article, professional in tone, and our Biography Guideline which says, in part:

"'''When an author Bio page is posted on the ISFDB Wiki, it should be professional in tone, not facetious, 'cutesy', or blatantly promotional. Some authors engage in jokes in printed 'About the author' sections of books, or on their own websites, but the ISFDB is not the place for such writing. The purpose of any Bio page on the Wiki is to inform users and other editors briefly about the facts of the author's life. Bio pages should not include blurbs from or summaries of the author's works. Bio pages ought to be factual in content and the facts ought to be verifiable. If a matter is questionable, sources can be cited.'"

"'This means that, in general, personal accounts, 'what inspired the author', what the author's 'visions' or intent is, and the like are not appropriate.'"

I have edited Bio:Danica Fontaine to remove the more promotional or personal aspects. If the author has a home page or web site, that can be linked from the author database page. -DES Talk 23:20, 10 August 2010 (UTC)