What else do you need to formally make a page for Steve Schlanger at this point? We have provided many references and if you were to simply google his name, you would find more than enough resources to support the validity of his page. Thanks.
Sessoccer [[User:Sessoccer|Sessoccer]] ([[User talk:Sessoccer|talk]]) 16:00, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
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I wrote an article on the novel The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale and copied and pasted it to articles for creation. It now warns there is an article with the same name. I think it's the original I already wrote. I'm learning as I go. PKDASD 00:37, 5 September 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by PKDASD (talk • contribs)
No I have no problem with that at all. Thanks for your help. PKDASD 01:42, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
Pleased to be of help. By the way, indent paragraphs on the wiki with leading colons, not spaces. Leading spaces are used for non-wrapped text such as computer code. A bit confusing, i know. DES(talk)01:53, 5 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I managed to get a source for the photograph on the Marthovounos Cyprus page "Marathovounos from a British helicopter in 1950's" that I have added to. Can someone look at it please and make sure that it conforms to what needs to be done. Also I am having problems getting the references to show. I have tried almost everything. Any help will be appreciated. With many thanks. Christos Evangeli — Preceding unsigned comment added by Christos Evangeli (talk • contribs) 05:57, 5 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Strictly speaking, you should post questions like this on the article's talk page or at the main help desk. This page is for help with the articles for creation process, a method to assist users with creating new articles for wikipedia.
Wikipedia is not a place to advertise your product or company. If you own the patent, your editing or creating an article promoting the product is a huge potential conflict of interest. That said, the images you propose are likely not suitable as files for upload as Wikipedia only accepts uploads which are free of any copyright or under certain specific, very unrestrictive free licenses (such as CC-BY or CC-BY-SA). The use of these materials is also not a substitute for relying on neutral and reliable sources as they are self-published by someone with a product to sell. K7L (talk) 15:45, 5 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I am not trying to promote as I have a site and marketing etc, I wanted this entry as a new tool something never done before hence the patent isn't this a real encyclopedia that is a reference for knowledge you have person of public interest, other patents which all fall into promoting. I gave you the web address for your use not to be included in listing the directions in entry are from the patent papers, not marketing material. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dragon25121972 (talk • contribs) 17:53, 5 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Editor's comment in Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Zhaga Consortium says he wants 'non-specialist' news coverage to establish notability. I'm unclear how general the sources must be, I've included links to magazines for lighting professionals by an independent business publisher. Would an electronics trade publication (e.g EE Times) still be considered too specialized?
--Burt Harris 16:06, 5 September 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Burt Harris (talk • contribs)
It looks like there are some sources so the topic is likely a valid one. When attempting to establish notability, over-reliance on press releases is problematic as they are self-published by marketers and manufacturers with no real subsequent editorial controls. Anything that isn't just a reprint of factory advertising should be OK? K7L (talk) 17:25, 5 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I wrote an article on September 4 that was denied because it had no references. I have since added 5 references but can't figure out how to tell if it is back in the list to be reviewed and accepted as a page. It is for the Santa Fe Disco Brawlers. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frankidw3 (talk • contribs) 02:25, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The article Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Santa Fe Disco Brawlers was resubmitted. I just reviewed and declined it. When you want to re-submit it for review, click the link that says "When you are ready to resubmit, click here." or add {{subst:submit}} at the top of the article.
You added some references, but you need independent references to reliable sources. Facebook pages are almost never reliable sources, and team pages are not independent. It is best if you cite the references inline, so that readers know which source citation supports which fact or facts.
I have been trying for a while to list a biography on Professor Sir Tim Wilson. Each time I list it, I am told I need to make changes so that it complies with Wikipedia's rules and regulations, which is fine. However, I listed (what I hoped was) the final version in mid-August and have received comments as to what further edits I need to make but I do not understand the comments!!!! Can you please help me?
The article was declined because it was unreferenced. Wikipedia works by taking information found in reliable sources, and creating articles out of that information. Therefore, a new article must have references to several reliable sources (such as newspapers, books or magazines) before it can pass.
The page was blanked because the reviewer felt there were sensitive problems with it being a biography of a living person. Having looked through the blanked content, however, I can't find anything obviously disparaging or contentious with it, and the article seems to just factually mention what he's done without stating any opinion about it. I have unblanked the content so you can carry on working with it. However, I still can't pass the article as it's unsourced, as described above.
Also, your username gives me the impression that you are Tim Wilson. You should avoid writing articles about yourself, and get somebody else to do them. For example, if (heaven forbid) multiple tabloid and broadsheet papers decide you've had an affair with someone and it goes on their front page, and you subsequently deny it, it can still go in your article even if it's not true. I apologise if this sounds a bit strong, but it can happen. --Ritchie333(talk)(cont)10:06, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Biography for Review
I have submitted the draft biography for Sir Tim Wilson for review once more. I submitted the biography for review, but somehow an older version of the draft was reviewed. The one I have submitted for review is the copy which has a list of references at the bottom. I think there is an issue with the layout of the references, but I cannot work out what the problem is. Can you help?
I should also stress that although my login is Professor1949, that is just my username. My full name is Anne-Marie Bell and I am writing about Professor Wilson because I used to work with him and think that he is a person of note and interest worth listing on Wikipedia.
I've had a look at the new version of the draft, and while there are now references, I still can't pass the article, as they're mostly either unreliable sources (Wikipedia articles should never be used to cite other Wikipedia articles) or primary sources (they belong to organisations the article's subject is directly involved in, which are fine for asserting facts, but not suitable to establish notability). The best reference seems to the first one, which is the article in The Guardian here; unfortunately that only briefly mentions Wilson in the first paragraph and nowhere else - indeed the actual subject of the article is a new campus on Hertfordshire University. You need significant coverage in multiple, independent, reliable sources in order for an article to be considered notable and pass a review. --Ritchie333(talk)(cont)11:15, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I found that a Thai version on Mathayom Wat Benjamabopit School already exists after creating a draft of the subject in an English version. Please let me know what I should do. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.154.22.34 (talk) 11:05, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
What to do? If you know the language, go to [[th:โรงเรียนมัธยมวัดเบญจมบพิตร]] (Mathayom Wat Benjamabopit School) and steal all of their reliable sources for re-use in your own article when no one is looking? :heh:
If you translate any text from that article into the English-language Wikipedia, then you will need to acknowledge in your article's edit history that you've "imported translated text from [[th:โรงเรียนมัธยมวัดเบญจมบพิตร]] under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) licence". There are a number of non-free images (including the school's logo) in the original page - because they're copyrighted they're not on commons: so to use them you'll need to request they be copied on files for upload and provide a translation of whatever fair use rationale appears on the original image description page.
Certainly, an article can exist on a topic in more than one language; there is a means to have links to all of the other-language versions appear as "in other languages" at the bottom of the left sidebar once your page is created (it doesn't work on talk pages). To do this, just list them prefixed by the language code - for instance Switzerland contains:
and at least a couple of others. When editing a page, these interwiki links are usually at or near the bottom of the text. K7L (talk) 13:15, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note that although you may translate text or find references from the Thai-language version, you don't have to. If you find this a problem, and you can find sufficient independentreliable sources on your own, in whatever language, you may write an article from scratch if you so choose. The language links K7L describes above should still be used. DES(talk)20:42, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I am trying to incorporate and adjust a draft I have created that was recently declined. I would like your assessment and guidance on this matter. As I understand the reason for declining the submission it is based on the "golden rule" and my sense is that the lacking elements are the quantity of independent sources to validate the entry. I believe some of those exist in my submission and would like to see if a) you agree and b) if you do agree to offer some advise on how many more are needed to make this a true submission.
Obviously if there are other specific issues that need to be addressed I would like some clear and quantifiable commentary about what those things are which are lacking and how to improve it.
I am also not the strongest writer and would value any grammatical or prose advise. Thanks much.
Basically, you need significant coverage in multiple, independent, reliable sources. Click here to see a fuller description, but basically you need to have several well known newspapers and magazines that are known for having a professional editorial control policy write about your article's subject as often as possible, going into some depth.
Looking at the sources provided, of the ones that have links, The Houston Events and Artshound references look like unreliable sources because the "Login" button on each suggests that anyone can register and add events in here - therefore there is no editorial control. The Mass. College of Art link is a primary source as it's relating to something related very closely to the article's subject. While you can use primary sources for basic facts, you can't use them to establish notability. So, in summary, you'll need to find some more sources - try a "News" or "Books" Google search and see if that helps.
Regarding spelling and formatting - a good article (or even a good article ;-D) needs these fixed, but that's not a reason to decline an AfC submission. It's really all about the notability and the verifiability here. --Ritchie333(talk)(cont)14:12, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Place {{subst:submit}} at the top of the article when you are ready, if the automated link isn't displaying. Please be sure that you have dealt with the comments from the previous decline, as best as you are able to. There may be a delay as there are many drafts in the backlog. DES(talk)20:33, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I am a new user on Wikipedia and was wondering how long it takes before I am allowed to 'move' articles over to be reviewed before publication? And, is there anything that I need to be doing in the meantime to expedite this promotion.
You need to be a autoconfirmed user ie: have an account older than 4 days and with more than 10 edits before you can move pages. Normally, a bot will move the page over to the correct location so it can be reviewed. Unfortunately, I can't pass the article, however, as it is not cited to any reliable sources, which are essential for an article to pass, and the tone of it reads very much like an advertisement, while we require articles to have a neutral point of view, describing the pros and the cons of the product. --Ritchie333(talk)(cont)08:55, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
TKEnergizer (TKE)
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Enquires and commentaries may be addressed directly to stakeholders listed on the website.
This review was written by R. Brokman 1, C.J. Morsner2 and Prof. E. Cohen3.
1. R. Brokman, Msc in Chemical Engineering , Haifa Technion.
2. Carl J. Morsner, Developer, Gastrim International Limited.
I think the deleter was mistaken and used a heavy-handed approach. I cannot even find the article to revise it. I cannot contact the deleter. How should I proceed? Can the article be retrieved? Can someone tell me where is a copyright problem? I have put countless hours into this article and think it is an important contribution to Wikipedia. I also think it is ready, but I am willing to make any adjustments to get it right.
Hi. According to the log, your article was deleted because it was an unambiguous copyright infringement of another site. Due to Wikipedia's licencing, we cannot accept material copyrighted elsewhere, and it needs to be removed quickly for legal reasons. That said, you should have at least been informed that this was going to happen, using a template similar to {{Db-copyvio-notice}}, and not doing so was poor form and a good way to bite the newbies like yourself. I have asked the admin who deleted it for an explanation, though please note they may have deleted it for perfectly legitimate reasons. Hope that's of use. --Ritchie333(talk)(cont)15:43, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The deleting admin can be reached at User talk:Yunshui. Any admin could, technically, restore the page or email you a copy. However, it is IMO (as an admin myself) unlikely that any would if there is a copyright problem, and would not accept the absence of such a problem without consulting or at least trying to consult with the deleting admin.
AfC Reviewer User:Duncan listed this as a copyright problem. Unfortunately, neither he nor the deleting admin logged what site or source the draft was infringing the copyright of. DES(talk)17:54, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
This is odd; I genuinely have no memory of deleting this article. Looking over it, there are indeed some copyright problems (mostly close paraphrases of the PDF DES has helpfully linked to) but not enough to warrant deleting the entire article, so I don't know what I was thinking at the time - my brain must have gone for a tea break or something... I will restore the page and remove the copied sentences manually. Sorry about that. Yunshui雲水18:54, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I have received invaluable guidance and assistance from various Wikipedia editors concerning my article which has helped immensely. The most recent suggestion I received was to avoid all primary references to John's books and audio recordings in highlighting his philosophy. Another Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eckhart_Tolle is full of primary references, namely Tolle's book The Power of Now. In fact, this article has a whole section on Teachings referencing the book in question. Can someone explain why this is allowed on Tolle's site and I have been asked not to include such passages? Thank youPlanktonium (talk) 00:50, 8 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Of course, just because poor articles exist on Wikipedia, it doesn't mean we should allow other poor articles. But it looks like someone has accepted your article and moved it to main space, congratulations! Sionk (talk) 17:16, 8 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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.
Hi Wiki,
I am new to this process (which I have really enjoyed!) and could use reassurance that my submitted article about James B. McClintock (author, biologist, polar scientist) is actually under review. I did get a window pop-up stating that there is currently a backlog of 700 some articles and that it could be several days for the review to be complete. Please do verify and ease my angst!
cheers,
Hi Maggie, yes, the review template had been added to your draft article so it was waiting in the queue. I've moved it from your 'sandbox' to Articles for Creation, which will help the reviewer. Good luck! Sionk (talk) 16:48, 8 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Shyima Hall
I wanted information on Shyima Hall, who was a child slave. I also wanted information on her captors, the Ibrahims. COuld you please put something together? 206.51.141.5 (talk) 17:36, 8 September 2012 (UTC)anonymous[reply]
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.
I formatted your article. I checked the citation for the scout magazine For Ever Forward, it did not check out. Since I do not know Greek, I have to rely on ISBN numbers, and they appear to be wrong. So at this time we are unable to verify any of your information. I suggest that you attempt to fix the ISBN numbers before you resubmit and also fix the citation on scouting to the correct page if it exists. If not, then we need to find some who knows Greek. Does anyone here read Greek or know someone? Thank you for you efforts. -- :- ) Don15:29, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The image must be on Wikipedia before you can use it. You could try asking at files for upload if there's a free image available online which you want to use. Note that copyrighted images or images with restrictions on use (such as noncommercial-only or no-derivatives) can't be used on Wikipedia. You might also want to check commons: to see if they already have an image which might be of use... if they do, [[Image:(name of your chosen image).jpg|thumb|This is my image caption...]] in the text of your article will drop the image onto the page. If you have a picture you took yourself and are willing to release it under a free license, you could upload it to Wikimedia Commons with the corresponding tags and then it could be used in your article. K7L (talk) 19:23, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
September 10
what does the status of my article mean?
Hello,
I'm a new user, so this is probably a silly question. I checked the review results for my contribution and it said the article I submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. What does that mean? The article I created has been accepted, or it is in for the review of next round? Thank you!
It means your article met the basic criteria to be included on Wikipedia. As K7L says, it has been accepted and moved into Wikipedia's main article space. There are no other 'rounds'. Of course, now it is in article space, expect other editors to join in and edit it, improve it or clean it up. Congratulations anyway on getting your first article accepted! Sionk (talk) 12:35, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there,
Could I please check that the page I have created for "Martin Shervington" is currently under review?
I would like to add a photo and more personal information as well, could you let me know how I can undertake that task?
This is my first wiki page and I thank you in advance for your help.
Warmest regards, Linda Dee
Lindadee10021 (talk) 11:32, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It looks like the page contained many unclosed tags; you need to close a <ref> with </ref> and not another <ref>. That's problematic as an article about a living person with no references at all is not likely to be accepted.
Articles about people tend to require extra caution so as to ensure that they are accurate, that they are not an attack on the subject or conversely an advertisement for the subject. As such, a biography of a living person must cite reliable sources for every claim made and be neutral in tone. Reliable sources are also needed to establish the subject's notability.
I've closed the </ref> tags but haven't looked at the rest. If you want to attempt to make further corrections, just go to the page and click the 'edit' link at the top. Photos normally can be added only if they're not copyrighted (or are under a compatible free licence), see files for upload. K7L (talk) 12:55, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
If the image is on Wikipedia (or Wikimedia Commons) using [[Image:Dr peter allen.png|thumb|Dr. Allen]] will give the image at right: File:Dr peter allen.pngDr. Allen
Note that images need to be public domain or under a free license; you cannot use copyrighted materials and the image description page must identify both the source of the image and the free license used.
To get inline citations, such as <ref>[http://www.bcmj.org/proust-physicians/proust-questionnaire-peter-allen-md Proust questionnaire: Peter Allen, MD, BCMJ, Vol. 53, No. 9, November 2011]</ref> see Help:Footnotes and Wikipedia:Inline citation. It may also be helpful to look at existing articles (click 'edit' to see the wiki code) to see how they format text and citations. K7L (talk) 15:44, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Review Process
When an article is submitted, who reviews the article? Can any established wiki user evaluate a new article or is there a more formal process? Thank you.
A new user cannot review articles as creating the page (if a submission is accepted) requires ability to move pages. There is, however, no requirement that a reviewer be a Wikipedia administrator or hold another specific qualification. K7L (talk) 19:54, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, unfortunately not many people here will have the time to write your article for you. A few paragraph spaces and a little bit of punctuation would help make it more readable. The big problem you need to sort out are the sources, which only briefly mention Jannat Shahid. See Wikipedia's golden rule, if there is no substantial news coverage about her, she's probably not well-known enough for Wikipedia. Sionk (talk) 20:03, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I've submitted the article draft Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/JoJo Ryder multiple times for review, however, the submission-received box does not appear at the bottom of the page. Not sure what I'm doing incorrectly.
Hi. I am trying to put up an entry on a very well known DJ/Producer Leo Zero and it keeps getting knocked back, can you tell me why this is please, and advise me how it needs to be worded in order for it to appear on Wiki?
What else do you need to formally make a page for Steve Schlanger at this point? We have provided many references and if you were to simply google his name, you would find more than enough resources to support the validity of his page. Thanks.
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.
Done The submission template now correctly appears at the bottom. A412 (Talk • C) 00:58, 11 September 2012 (UTC)