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  Result Code This page is for questions about the Articles for creation process. Please consider asking this question at the Wikipedia:Help desk. - This is where editors will try to answer any question regarding how to use Wikipedia. Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for any help related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps! {{subst:AFCHD/hd}} This page is for questions about the Articles for creation process. Please consider asking this question at the Wikipedia:Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what the Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. {{subst:AFCHD/rd}} 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. {{subst:AFCHD/wiz}} Hello. It appears that your submission to Articles for Creation was declined because it lacked reliable sources. Please note that Wikipedia requires third-party, independent sources for an article to be considered notable enough for inclusion in the encyclopedia. If you need further help on what sources could be considered reliable, please visit the help desk. Thank you. ~~~~ {{subst:AFCHD/rs}} I'm checking it out now. I'll be back with an answer shortly! {{subst:AFCHD/c}}  Question: Type your question here. {{subst:question|question}} Result Code Result Code Result Code  Done {{done}} ~~~~  Fixed {{Fixed}} ~~~~ Accepted {{accepted}} ~~~~  Not done {{Not done}} ~~~~  Added {{Added}} ~~~~  Declined {{declined}} ~~~~  Doing... {{Doing}} ~~~~ Idea: {{Idea}} ~~~~  Unnecessary {{Unnecessary}} ~~~~  Checking... {{Checking}} ~~~~  Warning {{Warnsign}} ~~~~ Not sure {{Not sure}} ~~~~ Thank you {{Thank you}} ~~~~ If you review and reply to a question on the help desk, consider notifying the submitter on their talk page. You can use {{subst:AFCHD/u|Name of submission|Name of section in the help desk}} to accomplish this

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