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December 18
I wanted to confirm that the newly edited post for Life Architecture has been submitted for review. Can you please verify?Bivkovic (talk) 07:19, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
- Your submission has not been queued for review. It has, however, been declined multiple times and still does not cite any reliable sources. I have had a search for sources myself and cannot find any (most hits are for the "Woods of Ypres" song "Modern Life Architecture"), so I can't see it passing submission any time soon. I think at this stage you should find another article to edit, I'm afraid. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 12:26, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
Just wondering what the status is of the latest submission of the article 'Folk2Folk', submitted December 10?
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.155.201.162 (talk) 12:38, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
- I've just checked and it wasn't submitted on the 10th December, it was edited but the editor removed the two decline templates which made it effectively invisible to the AfC project. I've replaced the templates so you can submit it again, although in the current state it has too much positive language. The tone of a wikipeida article needs to be much flatter and more matter of fact than this. Rankersbo (talk)
Thanks, will review now... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.155.201.162 (talk) 13:02, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
- My main issue was with the phrase "a new concept"- which while possibly true sounds a bit too promotional. The fact it's on the first line may colour a reviewers picture of the rest of the article. "How it works" doesn't seem to fit with an encyclopaedic article, but that may just be my opinion. Rankersbo (talk) 13:07, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
I received an email stating that my page may contain "Copy Righted" material for my page Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/440th Civil Affairs Battalion (United States)
Could i please have the specifics so i can change them.
thank you
SFC Lechuga, Angel — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chuga25 (talk • contribs) 19:09, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
- Usually the page (and/or sections thereof) would be flagged themselves, with a link to the source being copied from. I don't see that here. —Jeremy v^_^v Bori! 19:31, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello to who wants to help in a positive way. For some time now I try to make a page about the Leavitt bulldog. But because our references is basically provided by webpages it is hard to deliver other sources.
But now for some moderators this is third party information .
But to me (yes newbie) this clearly shows I provide information to see that this exist. And isn’t any link in a references a third party link Also our dogs share the same history as the Old English Bulldog this is no secret but sins 2006 we went our way and now everyone can see we have other dogs but with an early same history as the OEB. Can some please help me with the right information so that our Leavitt bulldog can be accepted with his own page Please read my article and let me know how or what to change so my page can be approved Thank you very much in advance Gr Barry Schutte (freedombulls) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Freedombulls (talk • contribs) 20:17, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
- There is a copyright tag on the page. Please see WP:Copyrights. —Jeremy v^_^v Bori! 20:42, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello Sorry i forget that I chaned it thanks any more info would be welcome
gr --Freedombulls (talk) 20:56, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
- Your sources are not the only problem. Wikipedia is a general encyclopedia, and so we don't want information only of interest to enthusiasts. You have too much detail in the article. —Jeremy v^_^v Bori! 21:20, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
I just completed of article Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Traveling salesman humor I'm unclear as to whether or not I needed to do something further to bring it to your attention for review. Ronald D. Solberg (talk) 20:45, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
- Hello Ronald D. Solberg, you submitted it correctly, I reviewed it, and I have declined it for the reasons listed in the pink box, and in my written comments below the pink box. Please carefully read the comments, and if you have a follow-up question please come post it here, and let us know what you'd like clarified. Thanks! MatthewVanitas (talk) 21:02, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
December 19
Hello, I would appreciate some assistance and guidance. I have submitted an entry several times for someone (after making suggested revisions) and am still having it rejected due to a lack of notability. I have tried to demonstrate notability by including the following: - That the person is the CEO of the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, which is a big company (over 900 locations) and is very well known (and loved by me) in the US and Asia. [[1]] - included links to articles from publications (Forbes, Nations Restaurant News) - included awards and nominations, with supporting links - included bio information, with supporting stories in notable media - included achievements under his leadership at the company, with supporting links
I also removed other information and links that were not sufficient, based on past advice.
Wikipedia has multiple entries for people that are IMHO, far less notable (based on title, achievements, company affiliation, etc.)
I want to create other coffee industry profiles and content, but this has been discouraging and I'm ready to give up. Can anyone please provide me advice on how to better demonstrate notability, create an entry or deal with this process.
Thank you very much for your help! JeffAllenNYC (talk) 01:39, 19 December 2013 (UTC) Jeff A.
Done
There is already on wikipedia a different Rachael Robertson who has a very short wiki entry and has not been a public figure for over a decade. [1]
Is there a way to change her entry to Rachael_Robertson_TV_Presenter and change the above entry to Rachael_Robertson?
Alternatively, calling this Rachael Robertson a writer is not helpful. This is only a small portion of her work. Most of her work is public speaking, and her reason for being in wikipedia stems from her time in Antarctica. Thank you Ric.lamont (talk) 01:43, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
- Done: I've moved the earlier article, and made a WP:Disambiguation page Rachael Robertson that directs to both. MatthewVanitas (talk) 06:44, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
Coach Cain was born Rasheen Jones on May 8, 1980 in Anchorage, Alaska. He was born into a military family and they moved to Atlanta, Georgia when he was a youngster. Due to family hardships, Corey Cain and his family have resided all over the Metro Atlanta area; he is known from the Eastside to the Westside of Atlanta. In 2005, he and a group of friends started an independent label called Y.P.N. Entertainment. In early 2008, Corey Cain and his younger brother were shot in an apparent home invasion and left for dead. Both he and his brother survived and he is currently attending rehab to regain his ability to walk. He has made tremendous progress and he feels that he was left here to add this experience to a long list of overcome obstacles. After his life altering experience Corey Cain felt the need for change in his personal and professional life. He started another record label, N.C.A.A. (Never Changing Always Adapting). It is his goal to jump start this label with his recently finished mix tape. Corey Cain has always had the ability to create pictures with words while adding his easy finesse to any track. He is the epitome and essence of a street lyricist, poet and entrepreneur. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kimberlyjones.kj (talk • contribs) 02:14, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
This page is for questions about the Articles for creation process. If you would like to start writing a new article, please use the Article wizard. If you have an idea for a new article, but would like to request that someone else write it, please see: Wikipedia:Requested articles. I hope this helps. Hasteur (talk) 13:43, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
I recently made a submission of my article and was rejected saying that it contain materials having copyright.Im sure it doesnot contain any materials with copyright . — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fotit (talk • contribs) 04:25, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
- Hello, Fotit. The text for that article was almost all copied from http://www.fotitfotos.blogspot.ca/ . Wikipedia editors must edit as individuals, and not as representatives of an organization or product. Any text which has been previously published or which was written for an organization or company can't be added to Wikipedia for copyright reasons. If you are the copyright holder, it is possible to donate the text (here's the process: Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials), but in this case it would be pointless, because it isn't written in the formal, neutral tone which Wikipedia requires. Also, Wikipedia would immediately license the text for anyone in the world to use, change, or sell. It would be quicker to just write a concise, factual article written especially for Wikipedia, including references to independent, reliable sources such as news reports, magazine articles, web site reviews, etc., to show that this topic has been written about extensively by journalists and other authors. —Anne Delong (talk) 05:11, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
Hallo! Please can somebody look at the article. I believe the issues are fixed.--Gelli63 (talk) 08:44, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
I recently made a submission of my article and was rejected without any explanation whatsoever. The biography of the person in question was put some effort into and it concerned a VERY prominent intellectual on the left. Is this the idea of right wing wikipedia "admins", to delete anything that concerns left wing history? I find it appalling how little intellectual capacity is available at wikipedia if this somehow is an example of the norm around here. This is not serious, it borders on complete dishonesty and complete disregard for academic honesty or any kind of honesty for that matter. Utterly disgusting behavior and it only adds to furthering the already large feeling in Europe that Wikipedia is and has become completely saturated with a uncritical and unthinking conservative bias so large that Wikipedia itself has been rendered completely useless when it comes to history and historical information as well as even the most _basic_ information on _anything_ of political nature. Heck, when you cant even get a _biography_ on a deceased left wing academic into wikipedia, the limit has been reached _and_ BREACHED. I think this will e my last attempt at contributing anything here and I dont think I will care whether or not you take heed or what your replies are. I hope this is down to just one person who took the initiative to delete the biography and the several hours of work put into investigating it, in order for other people to get information on this person who is quoted throughout and was even interviewed on one of the longest running intellectual TV shows in the US, as well as considered important enough to be invited to the UK by the BBC for _their_ expert panel on the Yugoslavian break up and conflict. I'm not sure what criteria you set for becoming an admin/someone who evaluates articles for creation projects, but, suffice to say, this is beyond asinine. The work of an incompetent nincompoop. And sure: "we can't have an article on George Orwell (fill in) because the guy who proposed it called me an incompetent nincompoop". There you go. Make further asses of yourselves and dump wikipedia credibility some more together with it. We give up on you. 46.15.91.237 (talk) 09:41, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
- Dear 46.15.91.237: I'm sorry that you are upset, but I'm afraid that your indignation is unjustified. First of all, your article has not been deleted, and none of the work has been wasted. The reviewer did indeed leave an explanation, which was a request to cite specific reliable sources in the body of the article, next to the facts, which is Wikipedia's policy for all biographies. The more prominent the subject, the more important this is for the protection of the person in the biography. Remember, we don't know who you are, and you'd be surprised how often people try to add false or misleading information to Wikipedia. The specific citations (not just database search engine results or other vague references) allow editors to check up on the facts. As to your accusation that Wikipedia has a right-wing bias, this is totally untrue, and you should read the complaints from right-wing types saying the opposite! The criteria is only that the person have been written about in news reports, magazine articles, books, etc. In spite of your decision to give up on Wikipedia, it's likely that another interested editor, perhaps someone with more patience who doesn't resort to namecalling, will take the time to properly cite this article in the future, and your subject will end up in the encyclopedia. Or, you could just decide to get on with it yourself. —Anne Delong (talk) 13:01, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
I am confused as to why "That's Live" was not accepted, as no reason was given. The CD album involved is referred to elsewhere on wikipedia, e.g. Eric_Burdon_discography#Live_albums and Access_All_Areas_(Eric_Burdon_&_Brian_Auger_Band_album). Pages exist for successive live albums by this major artist. Grimhype (talk) 13:06, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
- The reason is given, very clearly, in the grey box at the top of your draft, and that feedback includes a number of useful links which you should read. You should also read WP:INHERITED. - David Biddulph (talk) 13:16, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I am working on this article to be published. I would love some of your feedbacks and etc Thank you for your time.
best
Guang
I am a new editor to Wikipedia. Can you help me understand why my submission has been declined multiple times now and what I need to do to gain approval?
Thank you
Ronal Beckslico (talk) 18:34, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
- First, the article goes into far too much detail for a general encyclopedia. Second, you have zero usable sources that show the subject is notable (References 1 and 2 are the same content, and are a name drop; Reference 3 is a press release. We can't use any of them). —Jeremy v^_^v Bori! 19:22, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
I really need my page looked at before December 24th because it is due in as a task in my project of The Minors of the Sporting World — Preceding unsigned comment added by CrazyScotsman2 (talk • contribs) 19:48, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
I'm not really sure why the article I created was rejected. There are two reasons given: 1) It is a neologism, and 2) There may be a conflict of interest.
For the first objection, it says that in order for a neologism to be permitted, it must be supported by "strong evidence in independent, reliable, published sources." In my article, I cited texts that include an encyclopedia published by a well respected press, articles from four different peer reviewed journals, and a book published by a reputable university press. I'm not exactly sure what about these sources make them not qualify as independent, reliable, or published.
For the second reason, I decided to create an article on Teaching for Transfer because it is a topic that I am interested in, and I was surprised to find that Wikipedia didn't already have an article on the topic. The only reason I can think why I might be considered to have a conflict of interest is because I know Kathleen Blake Yancey, one of the authors of the forthcoming book I listed in my references. It is through my knowledge of her that I was able to read a chapter from the book that is being published early next year. I can remove this reference if it seems like I am trying to promote her book. However, I hardly think that she needs any promotion from me - she is already a major figure in her field. I simply thought that anyone interested in the topic would like to know about some of the latest research coming out. I am new to this topic, so I created the article hoping that other people who are more knowledgeable about it would make contributions to build it into a better resource.
If I could have a little more information about exactly why my article was rejected and what I specifically could do to make it more appropriate for Wikipedia, I would appreciate it so much.
Smarshall86 (talk) 20:04, 19 December 2013 (UTC)smarshall86
December 20
Hi there, I thought I had submitted the article for review successfully, however it still says "Draft article not currently submitted for review." at the top of the page. Could you please confirm whether it has actually been submitted for review? Many thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Text100 (talk • contribs) 00:10, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
- If a review pending template ({{subst:submit}})isn't already on the page, try bypassing your cache (shift+refresh). If one is, that box is the one reviewers look for, not the "not currently submitted" box. —Jeremy v^_^v Bori! 19:18, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
Dear Sirs/Madams, Today is the birthday of Maharshi Santsevi Paramhans. So it is my humble request to you to approve the page today - it would be my gift of love to him and millions of his faithful devotees. I honestly didn't know that the space has, of late, become so backlogged that about 2000 requests are already queued for clearance, otherwise i would have certainly undertaken this endeavour sufficiently earlier...i wanted actually to throw this as a surprise & pleasant gift today.
So, I request you that, if possible, the page be kindly allowed to come up today. There is nothing objectionable or controversial in this article. It is a purely spiritual article about a purely spiritual person. I, however, assure you that if anything objectionable is found by the editorial board or review committee, i would surely adhere to all the compliance suggested by the board without any objection - very very shortly i will also insert proper references. I very fervently hope that given the situation my prayer would be considered urgently and granted approval. Thanking you and with best regards! Faithfully yours, Pravesh K. Singh — Preceding unsigned comment added by Praveshksingh (talk • contribs) 08:54, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Kevin Miller
I am asked to confirm that Kevin Miller does not already exist, How do I do this?
There are a number of Kevin Millers, but none are Kevin Miller the Opera Singer, how do I deal with that?
Kevin is mentioned in a number of other entries, how do I link them to this Article?
58.160.155.54 (talk) 09:43, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
My Article
Hi
thanks for the information.
Can you please let me know which part of the information was copyrighted. I will make appropriate changes.
appreciate help on this.
Regards, Vidula — Preceding unsigned comment added by VeeWrites (talk • contribs) 10:11, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
- We can't help you if we don't know the AfC submission's name. If it's already been deleted because of copyright, then an admin will have to answer this. —Jeremy v^_^v Bori! 20:50, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
Review of DJKAM
Hi Can someone please help me to accomplish this article, so the note below will dissapear? ("This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. You can assist by editing it. (November 2013)")
Many thanks & Merry X-Mas P Pati Rojas (talk) 14:58, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
- The main problem I see is that the second paragraph is all just one very long sentence. Try to break it up into separate statements. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 09:47, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
The last time i tried this i was told the article was fine but just needed to change my username. So here I am with the same content, new username and still having problems. What is is this time?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mhallett44 (talk • contribs) 15:37, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
- No, you were more likely than not blocked for username, not for article content. The article has no sources that prove its notability. —Jeremy v^_^v Bori! 20:48, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
Hundreds of people are waiting to add to this biography (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Jim_Nyamu). Thank you for any extra attention you can spare.
Kcroes (talk) 18:38, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
I submitted and article about the biography of Judith Cury a young entrepreneur who's pioneering woman's marketing in the Dominican Republic. I submitted her biographical information as well as press about Judith. The article was rejected, I wonder why and what can be done to fix it. Thanks so much in advance. Javier JavierJRDG (talk) 20:53, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
- Your references are malformed. Please read Help:Referencing for beginners. —Jeremy v^_^v Bori! 21:04, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
I've added a few secondary references, and continue to try and improve the bio. The cause of elephant protection and sanctuary is expanding every day, and Jim Nyamu is an integral figure. If there are any other improvements I should make, please specify. Many others are waiting to contribute to this listing. Thank you. Kcroes (talk) 21:51, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
I have submitted https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Jerusalem_(documentary_film). It's about a new film, it's been written about by the Washington Post and other internationally known news outlets, it is narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, its executive producer was Jake Eberts. Yet I am told it's not notable. Could someone please explain? Also, it was rejected partly on the grounds that references were clustered. How is this to be avoided when Wiki instructs that statements should be backed up by references? Toysolidier (talk) 23:10, 20 December 2013 (UTC)Toysolidier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/tribazik
Hello I am trying to submit this page but can't really figure out why it's not being accepted, I have provided references and so on that I think are worthy. Could you please give some pointers?
Many thanks Kiza77 (talk) 23:35, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
- We do not accept discography sites as sources for the artist themselves, and the other sites you cite are tied to the subject. (Discographies don't discuss the artist, and sources tied to the subject have a strong incentive to lie, whether overtly or by omission.) You need to find third-party sources that discuss the subject and have no connection to it other than they decided to write about them of their own volition. —Jeremy v^_^v Bori! 19:36, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
December 21
why my article is rejected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.14.208.115 (talk) 04:50, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
- You have not shown that third parties with no connection to the subject have written about him in depth, and thus not satisfied our notability criteria. See also WP:Biographies of living persons, which requires us to have much more stringent sourcing on biographies of living people. —Jeremy v^_^v Bori! 19:30, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I wish to make a reference to page 560 of this book but can't figure out how:
http://www.amazon.com/Music-Nordic-Countries-David-White/dp/1576470199
The templates I have found on Wikipedia use one author but not two editors ...
Andersneld (talk) 07:49, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
- Here you go: <ref>{{cite book |editor1=John David White|editor2=Jean Christensen|year=2002|title=New Music of the Nordic Countries|publisher=Pendragon Press| isbn=978-1576470190|page=560}}</ref> I hope this is correct. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 10:10, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
Help — Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.64.1.140 (talk) 11:59, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
- What do you need help with? (Apart from a sticky 'e' key on your keyboard). Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 16:04, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
December 22
I am trying to submit and article - https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Honor_Diaries Each time I submit, it seems to come up blank not saving the content!
Secondly- I have been told that one link is on a blacklist - how do I know which one that is? — Preceding unsigned comment added by HonorDiaries2 (talk • contribs) 08:22, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
- Hi. I've cleaned up the article and everything seems to be in order. I would try and get some higher profile reviews in film magazines if they exist, and put those in the article first, then when you are ready, click on "Resubmit" to put the article back in the submission queue. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 14:20, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
Have added more citations and incorporated the review comments. Have been trying to get this article published for quite a while now. Would appreciate support for a speedy approval and publishing. Please guide.
Smitha Satpute (talk) 14:18, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi Support Team!
The wiki entry I created was reviewed as promotional, but I don't see it that way. Could you please provide a wiki guide or wiki template when your topic is a person and that can't be considered lacking of verifiable proofs as well as promotional? Thank you very much for your help.
Regards, Regiemacalam (talk) 16:37, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi there,
I have added more references and evidences. The subject is highly popular in Mumbai and enough print evidences links have been provided. Times of India and Indian Express are prestigious newpapers and should definitely add weightage. I understand that there are many articles waiting to be reviewed. But please do consider that I have patiently editing the article and incorporating all reviewers' comments. Would highly appreciate quick approval or further inputs for a speedy process.
Smitha Satpute (talk) 20:04, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
I submitted a brief bio of Herman C. Koenig [1893-1959], a friend of H.P. Lovecraft's, who wrote the Introduction to THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND AND OTHER NOVELS, by William Hope Hodgson, published by Arkham House in 1946. It was previously posted on the TALK section of the Wikipedia article on the above book, but never linked to the writer of the Introduction named in the article. Is there a reason for the rejection? Thanks. GeneBi (talk) 22:29, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
December 23
Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Bardia Rahim Osrius (talk) 08:16, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
I believe the page Bardia Rahim I created meets Wikipedia notability golden rule and uses reputable sources from well known newspapers and popular national magazines in the industry from which the subject is known. I noticed the first time it was declined on DEC. 22nd 2013 by User:Balablitz which on his talk page I tried to reach him with no response, I also noticed he has a history of edit mistakes on his talk page. Additionally I asked a more experienced editor User:SarahStierch on her talk page to see what would be the best way to open a discussion? She said to speak to him on his talk page,I did with no luck getting a response. Lastly, while I was editing the page in my sandbox when I hit preview I received a message from User:APerson that it was declined, which it should have been open for discussion and editing as I requested in my notes and with User:SarahStierch. The living person is a well known Mixed Martial Arts fighter and founder of one of the biggest action sports companies in the world. It would be a disservice to all who search him to not include him in an encyclopedia. I believe the page is written a neutral tone and is unbiased and should be up for review and any possible edits to make better, but not declined unless the consensus feels it was poorly written. I included link to page below, please review in hopes to have page accepted. I also feel a little threatened by User:APerson as on his talk page it says, "I dislike vandalism and the attempted submission of articles that are really bad (e.g. one-sentence articles, unsourced conspiracy theories, etc.) Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I shall not put." This makes me feel like he's stating that the pages he edits are vandalism? I assure you mine is not, nor should I or any other contributor feel threatened or bullied and I believe it violates the sites terms of use. I feel I am a very good new contributor and I would like to see myself grow exponentially as a Wikipedia editor. Now I have opened page up for review where I would love for a 3rd party to review the page for possible acceptance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Bardia_Rahim — Preceding unsigned comment added by Osrius (talk • contribs) 08:16, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
Comment::
Looks like a duck to me, regarding the observations made by @Osrius upon editors who declines his/her submissions or who want to improve the quality of articles. I don't keep a tab on specific articles on my watchlist. A lot more, working on varied subjects. FYI, most of my edit mistakes are due to my usage of visual editor, while wikifying, which were resolved ASAP, as and when brought to notice. Not only @APerson or @SarahStierch, every editor or rollbacker or even a sysop has their own way of improving wikipedia, subject to guidelines framed. No editor need to fear, if guidelines are followed judiciously. Necessary explanation and suggestions to improve Barda Rahim, were provided at my talk page and at the article's page. --βα£α(ᶀᶅᶖᵵᵶ) 18:38, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
- Comment:: It is evident that I did not put that on my user page as a result of anything related to this submission and that it was not intended to threaten you—especially since it's been up for almost a year now and I was clearly referring to submissions that are much lower in quality than yours. A submission that is declined is still open for discussion and editing, as I mentioned on my talkpage. @Osrius: You also seem to have accused me of "making threats"; please elaborate on what sort of threats I have made. APerson (talk!) 21:44, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
- Edit: This seems to have been resolved, at least pertaining to my involvement, so Merry Christmas to all. APerson (talk!) 02:09, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I've been attempting to create the page Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Mark Loughman for a while now, and each time it's submission is unfortunately declined due to referencing. So, each time I have attempted to edit the article and each time it is still declined due to insufficient or incorrect referencing. I don't believe there is insufficient referencing, as I have used many external and bona fide references, but I must just be referencing them incorrectly. I was just wondering if you would be able to help, it would be greatly appreciated!
King Regards,
Jamie McDonald
1405jay1405 (talk) 09:00, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
- Hi. I would like to deliver a large wet fish to the editors who declined your submission without satisfactorily explaining why. Basically, a reference needs to be all three of reliable, independent of the subject, and containing significant coverage. For "reliable", we mean "likely to tell the truth in an impartial manner" and that tends to mean books, newspapers or magazines - anything that has an editorial staff whose job is on the line to get things right. For "independent", you need coverage about Loughman, not written by him, which means his personal website, though it might be realiable, isn't independent. Finally, each source must talk substantially about the subject, and do so in some depth. This book mentions Loughman in the credits, and it's definitely reliable and independent, but he is merely mentioned in passing in a list of acknowledgements at the back.
- Now, the good news is, that while you might have difficulty creating an article for Mark Loughman, you should have no problems creating one for his company, BAE. I have found two product reviews for BAE mics in Sound on Sound here and here - those are reliable (SoS is a commercially published magazine), independent (the reviewers aren't affiliated with BAE) and significant (the two lengthy articles are dedicated to a BAE product). So you might have more success creating an article about the company instead. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 14:12, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
Review of User:Dwinner53/sandbox
Angels in the Bible and Qura'an: Agreements
I am a big fan and supporter of Wikipedia and just submitted my first contribution. I was dismayed to received the response that my contribution is "an essay" and not "neutral". This response is mystifying as in fact the article is 100% neutral and completely balanced. Almost every line is referenced to the original source (Bible and Qura'an).
SO please kindly explain exactly what the problem is and I will surely correct it.
Dwinner53 (talk) 13:39, 23 December 2013 (UTC)Dana
- The fundamental problem is that this isn't really a suitable topic for an encyclopedia, as most of the content already exists in other articles, such as Christian angelic hierarchy and Islamic view of angels. Religious texts are problematic when used as sources, and I'm sure an atheist would argue very strongly against citing the Bible or the Koran as being "100% neutral". There's also the problem that you can pick up quotations from the Bible and use them to say just about anything, such as the infamous example of combining Matthew 27:5 and Luke 10:37, giving you "Judas went away and hanged himself. Go and do likewise." Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 13:48, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
December 24
Please tell me why it is being rejected
Please tell why it is being rejected, can u tell me please what to fix :
Al Saad General Contracting Company, established in 1983, is a well known construction company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and operates as well in Lebanon, and Qatar.
Its has various Project Categories: Commercial Public Buildings Marine & Dredging Works Power Plants Industrial Housing Hotels & Resorts Military Palaces Schools Residential Interiors & Finishes Roads
Specialties: Project Management, Engineering, Power Plants, Construction, Marine & Dredging works, Commercial, Hotel & Resorts, Palaces, Schools, Residential, Roads, Interiors & Finishes, Housing, Military, Industrial, Public Buildings, MEP
Headquarters: Bin Commercial Center P.O. Box 13028 Jeddah, 21493 Saudi Arabia
Website: http://www.alsaad.com.sa
Industry: Construction
Type: Privately Held
Company Size: 5001-10,000 employees — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alsaadgeneralinfo (talk • contribs) 08:05, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
- Read the reviewer comment at the top of the page and follow the links to the relevant guidance pages. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 09:42, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
I have submitted an article on John Courtney. Although I downloaded the software "Microsoft Office Word add-in for MediaWiki" I cannot work it and so I have pasted the article directly from the article in Word 2007. I can send the word document directly. Please advise. Rohanc99 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rohanc99 (talk • contribs) 10:40, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
- If you create a few relevant section headings and tidy up the paragraphing that would go a long way towards improving the readability. Adding wikilinks for people and places mentioned that have existing articles in Wikipedia would also help to integrate the article better. You also have unformatted lists or even tables (I'm not quite sure which) that need to be fixed. You should also try to find a few more sources. The one you have is clearly a good one but having only a single source means the article is marginal as far as notability is concerned. Newspaper archives might have articles you could use. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 11:53, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
Is there anything else i need to do? or it this submitted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jasonmxbr (talk • contribs) 13:58, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
- There's a copyright flag on the draft. We cannot accept material that has been copy-pasted or close-paraphrased from a source unless that material is under a license compatible with Wikipedia's. —Jeremy v^_^v Bori! 18:36, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified.
What do I need to do to address this?
Do I need to reference magazines etc?
Davidpapworth (talk) 18:58, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
- Hello, Davidpapworth. Yes, published magazines are good sources. So are news reports after events (but not announcements, which are usually provided by the band). Reviews are great, if they are done by professional reviewers rather than fans or people connected to the band, venue, etc. The strongest references are those in publications that have editors who check over the information, rather than blogs or facebook pages. I hope this helps. —Anne Delong (talk) 04:03, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello, reviewers. This article, which I rescued from the G13 deletion queue, was declined for lack of context. It seems to me that it has all of the usual information. It needs some reference formatting, but as far as I understand, that's not a valid decline reason. What's missing context-wise? —Anne Delong (talk) 03:53, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
help needed to improve a researcher page
Hello
Since I saw my name cited in several scientific pages of Wikipedia I found it useful to create a personal page on my different scientific contributions in my career. The draft of this page is in Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/François_Fages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Fran%C3%A7ois_Fages
I understand the concern about external references and verifiability but I would like to receive confirmation of what causes the problem and what is ok.
For instance, about my initial design of the Ilog-Rules software, I just refer to two wikipedia pages about but I'm not aware of external references about my role, nor of any endorsement procedure, so I could remove that part if it is the problem.
Any help will be appreciated to make precise what exactly is not sufficiently verifiable and should be removed.
All the best to you all for your wonderful effort to make this universal encyclopedia alive !
François Fages (talk) 11:47, 25 December 2013 (UTC)François Fages
- We heavily discourage people from writing about themselves as they generally have biases in favour of themselves. —Jeremy v^_^v Bori! 18:34, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
This page has been created and deleted various times over the years and I feel that it has enough credit to still be there. It is now barred from being created so I advise it to be reviewed. GTX-R (talk) 19:30, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
- Please find the last edit of the Demigodz page here. GTX-R (talk) 19:50, 25 December 2013 (UTC)