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Your submission at Articles for creation: Stephen Watts (poet and translator) (February 20)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by 78.26 was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

I think the only source that could be considered independent of the topic is Spitalfields, and that's iffy given most of this is based on interview with the topic.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 04:42, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Stephen Moran! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 04:42, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Stephen Watts (poet and translator)

Hello, Stephen Moran. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Stephen Watts (poet and translator), a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 05:03, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Stephen Watts (poet and translator)

Hello, Stephen Moran. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Stephen Watts".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:54, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Stephen Watts (poet and translator) (November 1)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by 97198 was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Stephen Watts (poet and translator) and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

97198 (talk) 07:53, 1 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Stephen Watts (poet and translator)

Hello, Stephen Moran. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Stephen Watts".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:51, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The policy of constant deletion of detailed drafts makes no sense as storage of text is almost no burden given the capacity of modern servers. I put a lot of work into researching and composing that entry about someone with whom I have no connection whatsoever and who has written an iconic poem, highly regarded etc etc. But c'est la vie. I wrote an article about a US country songwriter who wrote a hit song and that is preserved for eternity (which is a good thing by the way). But a guy who has published lots of books and written popular poetry, translations, had an interesting life etc but is not a one-hit US country songwriter, forget it. Only one opinion. Stephen Moran (talk) 09:27, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]