User talk:Steim
Welcome!
Hello, Steim, and welcome to the ISFDB Wiki! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
- Help pages
- What the ISFDB Wiki is for
- ISFDB FAQ
- Help:Screen:EditPub#General contents - Warning and a note on how to update a publication's contents
- Wiki editing help - Tips on how to use the wiki-specific features when editing wiki pages.
I hope you enjoy editing here! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will insert your name and the date. If you need help, check out the community portal, or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! -DES Talk 20:31, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Bio:James Steimle
I see you have posted a biographical sketch of James Steimle, who i suppose is yourself. Please do take a look at our bio page guidelines. There you will find it said that:
"When an author Bio page is posted on the ISFDB Wiki, it should be professional in tone, not facetious, "cutsey", 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. "
It seems to me that "...gave up a promising career in the legal profession to dig deep into library dusts and shush others from the dim stacks of endless volumes of forgotten lore. From time to time, he has surfaced to take on the role of a school teacher." does not quite fit the "professional tone" mentioned above. Perhaps you would consider rephrasing it?
Thank you for your contributions to the ISFDB. -DES Talk 20:51, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Your additional works
Your Bio page mentions at least 9 different works of speculative fiction. But we seem to have only two such works for you in the database (see James Steimle). If you are able to enter the publication records for the other works, that would help make the ISFDB more complete. The links in the welcome section above, and Help:Getting Started should assist you in doing this. Or feel free to post questions at the Help desk. Thank you in advance for any data you are able to add. -DES Talk 20:55, 10 July 2008 (UTC)