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Cokodeal references challenge

Thank you sir for the review on the Cokodeal draft.


Please sir, the organization is a start-up organization and does not yet have enough review in independent reliable sources. With time, i hope that there would be reviews in independent journals and articles. Is there a way to get around this for now, and still make the article accepted?

Citing help

Hello,

I'm a 14 year old boy that makes movies with my cousins. We call ourselves the Kuzkids. We've made 4ish movies and we want to start to get out there more to advertise. I have tried to get everything, IMDb page, Wiki page, and I managed to get a verified business. I can't get anyone to do an article on us, so I can use it as a source. I made one website, but you people won't acknowledge it because it may not have truthful info. I tried using Themoviedb.com, but they said it was on the blacklist. What should I do? I just want to get it on Wikipedia. What source could I use?, we've never had anything written about us by another person other than me.

Thanks, Kuzkid

Kuzkids (talk) 21:27, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Kuzkids, if you've never had anything written about us by another person other than me, then there's your answer. Your group does not meet our corps requirement WP:Notability, which by definition means that a lot of other people write about, analyze, critique your group in professional information sources like newspapers, entertainment journals, academic papers, etc. Maybe your group will get famous and get lots of coverage next year, but until that happens, if other people don't write about them, they can't have an article.
Next, see WP:Autobiography; it is a very bad idea to write about yourself, since our articles must be neutral and one really can't be neutral while writing about oneself. Wikipedia is not a place where we allow advertising, promoting, etc. so my suggestion is that you stick to making movies, and leave it to other people in the future to write about your work. If you do want to contribute to Wikipedia and learn about how it works, and more about film, why not help write articles about other films, directors, etc? That way you can still help inform the world, and learn more about your craft. If you're interested in that, I suggest you go to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Film, introduce yourself to other film article writers there, and ask where would be a good place to get started expanding Wikipedia's coverage of films. MatthewVanitas (talk) 21:37, 4 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 21:37:52, 3 January 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Razavianshirin


Dear Matthew, Thank you for your message.My name is Shirin Razavian (www.shirinrazavian.com). I have a message from Wikipedia that my article was reviewed and rejected by you. I have been writing poetry for over 30 years. I am well known as an exiled Iranian poet. I have 5 books of poetry published in London as you can see form the below link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Shirin-Razavian/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3AShirin%20Razavian I have worked with several human rights organisations including Amnesty International:eg. http://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/amnesty-evening-writing-and-rhyming-keats-house-hampstead-thursday-22nd-november-7pm I am a member of Exiled Writers Ink! (http://www.exiledwriters.co.uk/writers.shtml#Razavian). My work has been translated by Robert Chandler (http://www.shirinrazavian.com/english/english_events.html) I have also been in the Iranian PEN in Exile in the management committee for 4 years as International Secretary and in the Iranian Writers in Exile for 2 years. (http://www.englishpen.org/event/at-liberty-to-say/)

I would be grateful if you can reconsider your decision.

Happy New Year! Best regards Shirin Razavian Razavianshirin (talk) 21:37, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Razavianshirin (talk) 21:37, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Salom [[Shirin, articles are not at all related to literary merit, nor to number of publications. Articles are accepted or declined based on the presentation of WP:Third party sources that discuss the subject. Your number of published works, linkages with other groups, etc. are not what decide a topic being encyclopedic. We don't care what an author writes, we care about what people write about that author. I strongly urge you to read WP:Notability (writers) to see what components are mandatory for author articles.
Separately, you should not be writing your own article. Please see WP:Autobiography which explains why this is a very bad idea. If you're significant enough to merit an article, somewhere in the world some fan of yours will write one about you. If there is nobody on the planet more interested in writing about you, other than your own self, then why would we need an article? MatthewVanitas (talk) 04:08, 4 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Salam Matthew,

You are obviously choosing to overlook hundreds of organisations and media who have interviewed and published me. If having poetry published in highly regarded literary magazines like Poetry London, The London Magazine, Index on Censorship, Article 19, Exiled Writers Magazine and many others is not considered merit, then I fail to see what is. If there was nobody on the planet who respected my work, then all of these publications and media would not reflect any of it. I have been interviewed and read poetry in many different media including the BBC, Voice of America, House of parliament fund raising events among many others. I can go on and I don't frankly see the need to do so. There is no need for you to be so rude to some unsuspecting Wikipedia user who only wanted to contribute to a great source of information. I am highly disappointed in your attitude in the way you have replied to me. I asked for guidance as a user and in your position instead of offering help, you have chosen to launch a personal attack on me which is totally unnecessary and unprofessional. I am asking you again to explain how we can prove merit if not through all of the above. If you feel you are unable or unwilling to offer any help then please refer me to someone who can. Also, if you are as fluent in Farsi as you seem to claim then please read the tens of literary critiques on my work on the following link: http://www.shirinrazavian.com/farsi/farsi_events.html

Thank you. Razavianshirin (talk) 14:12, 4 January 2015 (UTC) Razavianshirin (talk) 14:42, 4 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Shirin, nobody is launching a personal attack at you. It is inappropriate to write one's own encyclopedia article, and I am pointing out the inherent paradox of someone both claiming to merit an article, but also having nobody more inclined to write the article than themself. Would you not concur that a mark of fame should be that someone else is inclined to write about you? If you are famous, have faith in your fame, and wait for the world to produce an article.
Next, I am not "choosing to overlook" anything. As a reviewer, I review what is in the article itself. If you have been extensively covered in media, who have discussed your life, career, etc and you have not opted to supply any of that information, it is not incumbent on me to go searching out that information for you. Again, as noted from the very beginning, marked on the Decline notice at the top of your draft, I suggested you read the guideline WP:Notability (poets) which makes very clear what the sourcing requirements are.
I'm sorry you feel personally slighted, but the fact remains a) it is a very, very bad idea to write your own article and Wikipedia strongly advises you do not do so b) your draft did not provide any of the needed components listed as requirements at WP:Notability (poets), so the draft was declined for that reason.
If you feel that my stance as a reviewer is somehow incorrect, you are welcome to post at Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk, but I can guarantee you that even a body of other involved reviewers will tell you exactly what I have told you here. I suggest that if you want to write articles, that you write them about topics not directly related to yourself, in order to maintain the objectivity required of an encyclopedia. MatthewVanitas (talk) 21:30, 4 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Instrumentalism

Hello, Matthew. I understand and accept your rejection of my recent sandbox submission. But let me explain my situation and ask your advice.

When I first found problems with “Instrumentalism,” I hoped I could make a series of small amendments and elicit feedback. But I came to conclude that major revision was required and, after 3 months of trying to arouse interest in my suggestions on talk pages of half a dozen related articles, I got essentially no response. So I started composing a major revision.

Then I realized that sandbox had a place to submit proposals, which I did, thinking I would get corrections of markup or maybe even comments on substance. That’s when I got your rejection.

So what is your advice? I still want to offer a complete replacement of the existing article. I thought I might do it in three or four stages, deleting sections of the present article and replacing them with my new sections—always fearing I would make some mark-up error that would explode the whole effort.

I will appreciate any and all suggestions. Thanks.TBR-qed (talk) 14:25, 4 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello TBR-qed, I see the issue now. Broadly speaking, the "Articles for Creation" process is requesting that a whole article be approved and published, and by definition we don't publish an article to replace another article. If you have posted on the Talk page for that article, indicating your intentions, and have gotten no response, I suggest you WP:Be bold and just start swapping in portions of your Sandbox version into the main existing article.
I suggest you do this in small bite-size pieces rather than en-masse, and that you use the WP:Edit summary little box below your editing window to briefly explain what/why you are changing. That way other people can clearly see the course you're taking and why. I would also urge you to make sure that material you add is properly WP:Sourced, ideally with footnotes, and that you attempt not to remove footnoted content from the current article unless you can state that it is blatantly incorrect/misleading, or that you are adding material that covers the same point but is better written/sourced. If someone objects to your changes and reverts them, then you can start a conversation with that person as to what they do and don't agree with, and collaborate to improve the article. And if nobody reverts your changes, I suppose it's win-win then. Hope this helps. MatthewVanitas (talk) 21:43, 4 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much, Matthew. I'll follow your suggestions, be bold, and see what happens.63.228.87.237 (talk) 01:42, 5 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, User:MastaLukeDJHero/sandbox

Hello MatthewVanitas. It has been over six months since you last edited your WP:AFC draft article submission, entitled "sandbox".

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. JMHamo (talk) 23:47, 4 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hill article

Matthew,

There is no reason to keep the Keith Richard Hill version of this entry. There were too many errors and private information and no references. I took the best parts and corrected the information, removed the private information and tried to put in references. Obviously I did it wrong so I need to correct that, which I presently will do. I have been a musical instrument maker for more than 43 years. Classing my work as a Luthier is inaccurate. Most of my instrument making has been harpsichords, fortepianos, and clavichords. Keyboard instrument makers are not usually called luthiers, they are called by the instrument they make. My work is unusual in that I make all three types of keyboard instruments as well as building violins, violas da gamba, etc. That I why I call myself, as I have done since 1972, an Instrument Maker. So the correct title for the entry should be: Keith Hill - Instrument Maker, not Keith Hill (Luthier).

Thanks,

K HillKeith R Hill (talk) 05:01, 5 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Matthew,

The References ended up at the bottom of the page under the heading external linksKeith R Hill (talk) 09:01, 5 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 01:36:24, 6 January 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by VEER™


Hello, I would just like to let you know, that the people at the AKJ article have been taking down my article, and not giving me any reason why, they don't tell what is wrong with my article, at least they can tell me so I can fix it. This why I submit the article here because I wanted to get approval from the staff.VEER™ (talk) 01:36, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

VEER™ (talk) 01:36, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello VEER™, regardless of conflicts at an existing article, AFC does not approve replacement articles for an article which already exists. You must address disputes over existing articles through Wikipedia:Dispute resolution.
First off, you say they give no explanation. Have you read the Talk page to see if they have raised the issues, and read the summaries (with explanations given) in the History tab of the article?
Just from my outsider view, your version seems very non-neutral, so I very much see why others may object. Yours reads very much like it as written by an adamant supporter of the group, whereas the current version, though very flawed, reads somewhat more neutrally.
I would strongly advise you to post on the Talk page of the article, though it appears you have already alienated a lot of editors by steadfastly pasting back in text after it is removed, rather than discussing the issue, and possibly may be accused of having dodged account blocks to persist in such behavior. MatthewVanitas (talk) 01:41, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 04:49:24, 6 January 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Steveswell


It appears that the title of my article draft "Ultimate Restorations" has been misspelled in the message of non-acceptance I received from Matthew Vanitas. I see no way to correct this in the "edit" section of the draft page. Is there a way for me to correct the spelling of the title of my article? Is this even necessary? I don't see any place on the edit page to change the title, but it shows up as "Editing Draft:Ultimated Restorations" instead of the title I chose "Ultimate Restorations" Please advise.

Thank you, Steveswell


Steveswell (talk) 04:49, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 11:13:23, 6 January 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Orly Art


Regarding my draft article 'Orly Aviv', I have questions. I'll check the language but regarding the notability I need some leads. If an artist has won prizes from international competitions, has exhibited worldwide she can't be considered as notable ? If another wikipedia page mentioned her is it not a hint that she is notable ? If that particular page is not in English but my draft article is, should I change the page into English ?


Orly Art (talk) 11:13, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Center for Professional Innovation and Education

Surprised to see that this article was declined as other organizations/companies which are much smaller in size and market impact are included on Wikipedia. Gfellows555 (talk) 16:26, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Gfellows555, it is not at all an issue of size or market impact. As indicated by the pink box at the top of your draft, you should read Wikipedia:Notability (companies) which will answer 95% of your questions. MatthewVanitas (talk) 03:52, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

queensland university squadron (QUS) draft

Hi Matt, I am having trouble navigating to find your comments on the draft. can u please redirect them back to me. Re notability. The QUS is a sister organisation to the Queensland University Regiment which is listed in Wikipedia. One Airforce the other army. Draft Content is from the last Chief Instructor & I am a past instructor.QUSRAAFCAF (talk) 01:01, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Are you referring to Draft:Queensland University Squadron? It was declined because you submitted it with nothing on the page but sub-page for queensland university squadron for editing main article before transfer. So there's nothing for me to review, so it was Declined. Please do not click Resubmit until you have a draft on the page that you think is generally ready for potential publication.
I'll point out just to be safe, if you write about an organization it is not at all sufficient to just post a link to their website and call it day. We do not publish any article about an organization unless the submitter includes clear sourcing to neutral third party experts. So, if a major regional newspaper, or a book of Queensland history, mention the QUS and discuss its impact, etc. then that you can cite. But one cannot simply paste a mission statement and a link and expect it to publish as an article. Articles require objective sourcing. I strongly advise you read WP:Notability, as the vast majority of articles that don't get published fail because the submitter does not understand our Notability guideline. Hope this helps! MatthewVanitas (talk) 03:58, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Aid on the Edge of Chaos 92)

Hello MatthewVanitas. It has been over six months since you last edited your WP:AFC draft article submission, entitled "Aid on the Edge of Chaos 92)".

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. EoRdE6(Come Talk to Me!) 23:03, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

World Flag

Thank you for letting me know. Understanding why is a great help. At a later time, I will do more research and may then return to the idea. In the meantime, all the best, ~~Joan Silver~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joan Silver (talk • contribs) 04:30, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Princely Aristocratic Republic of Koprivshtitsa article issues

Hello, I have noticed that my article titled "Princely Aristocratic Republic of Koprivshtitsa" has been declined by you. Firstly, I would like to thank you for the review, and secondly, I would like to clear up the issue you mentioned. You said that the republic was not mentioned in the internet. I would like to reply with the fact that the pages I cited stated that "Koprivshtitsa was a Princely Aristocratic Republic" and "It was a city state" (it said that in Bulgarian). Therefore, I concluded that the republic was known as the "Princely Aristocratic Republic of Koprivshtitsa". Sometimes, you do not know the exact name of a historic state. For example, historians don't know the exact name of the former country "Caucasian Albania", but the name "Caucasian Albania" is used because it was a country located in the Caucasus, and called by foreign sources, Albania. Therefore, I think my use of the name "Princely Aristocratic Republic of Koprivshtitsa" is justified.

There are 2 books that mention the republic, they are: "Aspects de l `Organisation economique des Greces dans l `Empire Ottoman", written by A. Hadschimichalis, and published in Paris, France in 1953, and the second book is "Le Livre d*Or de la Noblesse Phanariote", written by E. R. Rhangabe.

My Internet-based sources regarding the existance of the principality/republic include: http://www.imperativ.net/imp4/8.html http://www.graal.org.ua/en/theodoro-principality/the-gavras-dynasty/3-dinastia http://www.protobulgarians.com/Statii%20za%20prabaalgarite/Redki%20familni%20imena.htm

As mentioned, I have 1 Bulgarian language source acknowledging the republic, one Russian, one English, and 2 French.

Regarding whether or not the republic was recognized by the international community, it does not say. It was recognized by the Ottoman Empire, as the Ottomans carved the republic out of their own land, and the citizens of the republic had de-facto control.

I hope that you reconsider allowing my page to be uploaded, I thank you for your time, and I wish you a fine day.

-User:Ivanovevichinsky34

[[User:|Ivanovevichinsky34]](Come Talk to Me!)

Request on 20:00:36, 8 January 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Virgolove22


Happy New Year! I am trying to figure out how I can get additional references or add additional references for my article that you denied. Draft:Rudy "DJ Flava" Davis I cited the one reference that I received the information from.

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how remove rejection?

I explained what I was trying to do with the instrumentalism article. Please tell me how to remove the rejection notice from my sandbox so I can proceed. Thanks.TBR-qed (talk) 15:11, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello TBR-qed, there's no point removing the rejection notice, as that specific draft will not publish because by definition we don't publish drafts for things we already have a published version on the same topic. As replied earlier on this page, just start copying content out of your draft and pasting it into the current Instrumentalism article, being sure as you do so that you leave a clear Edit Summary in the little box right under the editing window.
If you haven't already, make sure you read my reply to you higher up on this page, since I give more suggestions. MatthewVanitas (talk) 18:31, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Askari Sisterhood

Dear Mr. Vanitas,

My article for the Askari Sisterhood was declined. Since this is my first article & I still wish to publish it, can you please give me clear directions on what necessary changes would make it acceptable? Thanks so very much!


Kenny L. Mitchell — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kmitch672004 (talk • contribs) 23:31, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Kenny, did you read the instructions in the pink box at top of your draft? The guideline Wikipedia:Notability (fictional characters) explains what features an article about a fictional character/group. My biggest initial concern was that it appears the book Loves Me Not Volume One: Beautiful Broken Me doesn't even have its own article on Wikipedia. If there's no article on the book itself, it's pretty hard to justify having a whole article about one aspect of the book.
If I'm wrong and we do have an article about the book, let me know. If we don't have an article about the book and you want to start one, you absolutely must read WP:Notability (books) before doing so. There are very specific things that book articles must have, you can't just tell the author and plot and link an Amazon page, you must show that the book has been discussed by professional writers/critics/etc so that we actually have some perspective in the article. It is not at all enough to simply show that a given book exists.
If you want to write an article on the author, I'd strongly advise reading WP:Notability (authors).
That said, it appears that you yourself are the author of the book. It is a very bad idea to write an article about yourself or your work. Please see WP:Autobiography for an explanation of why you probably don't want to do that, most particularly because you will have no control over the article about you, so if anything bad ever happens (lawsuit, etc) somebody else will assuredly add it to the article.
Hope this helps, post back here if you have any follow-up questions. MatthewVanitas (talk) 18:24, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

LC Matzal article

Matthew, thank you for reviewing my first article attempt! I'll work on getting a photo to post up and follow your guidance...

Thanks again! Ralph — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rctillinghast (talk • contribs) 00:07, 11 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Arabeasy

Hi Matthew,

The article was rejected for lack of notability, could you please inform what more is necessary on top of being being published here: http://www.jolace.com/en/sluzby/a2-1-january-2014/ and about 600 users here https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/arabeasy-view-the-arabic/endioigfhooioekhpnbnmejhbdopoocf?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/type-arabeasy-arabic-on-l/makncdgkhgjppmehkcgncbikakkdhndp?hl=en

Also, learners of Arabic (myself) have different needs and intentions than Arabic-speaking linguists when it comes to the transcription of Arabic, both of which merit being embraced by wikipedia.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.102.130.201 (talk) 12:38, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

188.102.130.201, I review hundreds of article per week; which one are you referring to? I can't tell by your account which one, since you're using a different IP address than you used to write the article, so the article isn't associated with this IP. If you have a Wikipedia account please log in prior to posting on Talk pages so it's easier to figure out what I'm dealing with. If you want to stay an IP, that's fine, but you must post a link when asking someone about a page, since we are not mind readers. MatthewVanitas (talk) 15:47, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/ArabEasy_(software) it is primarily a transliteration map from arabic to latin, not software — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.102.130.201 (talk) 09:04, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

188.102.130.201, are you the same person as User:Ouiliam? If so, please sign in to your account before editing, as it makes this way easier to follow. If you're not, you have the right to post from an IP, but I'd suggest reading Wikipedia:Why register? for why having an account helps.
The main answer to your question is that you are not understanding the policy WP:Notability. Your only link right now is one article at the Journal of Language and Cultural Education. I have no idea how prominent this publication is, but there's no Wikipedia article for it, which isn't a convincing sign it's famous/reputed. Secondly, the person who wrote the JOLACE article appears to be the someone directly involved with the project; you can't just write about your own work and claim it's famous.
Notability requires you show that a body of independent professional news/info sources discuss the subject, not that it has a website, not that its own employees have written about it. I strongly advise you read WP:Notability which explains what we do need, or read the 10-second version at WP:42. That should answer most of your questions. MatthewVanitas (talk) 18:17, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]


Kapampangan Ku Pagmaragul Ku (KKPK) International Inc.

Good day can you review my article?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Kapampangan_Ku_Pagmaragul_Ku_(KKPK)_International_Inc.

thanks and best regards

Kapampangan Ku Pagmaragul Ku (KKPK) International Inc. (talk) 16:33, 17 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

updates to my page as Ira Blacker

Hi Matthew, thank you for your help with the changes. I have changed all book references to the appropriate Google ones. However websites, PDF's and wiki pages were not able to be changed. Are they OK as per the links I have or is there something else I need do? Thank you [1] Ira1942 (talk) 21:24, 15 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Amna Suraka Museum

Yes I have many pics of this museum! Great idea...I will draft it soon! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Neuroforever (talk • contribs) 19:16, 16 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Some baklava for you!

Here is a tasty desert of appreciation for all your contributions... TheKevlar 19:26, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

Regarding your invite

Hi Mathew,

I would love to get together to discuss editing my article in which i tried to submit. Unfortunately I missed the time suggested due to work. Also I am still new to this and wasn't quite sure how to reply. My source info for it all is directly from the founder of the martial art i was trying to describe. Any help would be beyond appreciated. I am available Jan 20 if that helps at all. Once again I appreciate your offer and help. I hope all is well. Please take care. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TKDMaster069 (talk • contribs) 06:39, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello TKDMaster069, the important thing to bear in mind is that Wikipedia does not accept WP:Original research. That is, we cannot accept things that are in your head or notebook. We can only accept things from published works, from sources that anyone could, in theory, contact the right library and get a copy of, pull up on a news archive, etc. Please see WP:Reliable sources for ideas.
Rather than just rely on me, I suggest you post your questions/concerns at WP:Teahouse, a page where helpful volunteer mentors are happy to give advice. MatthewVanitas (talk) 16:01, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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16:38:41, 19 January 2015 review of submission by JamesLobley7


Hi Matthew,

Appreciate you taking the time to look at the page. I'm just pondering over the comments left, any chance you could elaborate the 'Amateur sports teams generally do not rate their own article' comment, I personally don't understand the point you were trying to put across, also what is meant by the reference point.

If you can reply It'd be greatly appreciated

Thanks, James

JamesLobley7 (talk) 16:38, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]


Matthew, thank you for reviewing my article attempt I'll work on getting it better. Dear sire I am not an ordinary researcher I am an aviation engineer retired from about ten years so I am as a matter of fact an old man fond of ancient Egyptian history and specially ancient Egyptian language. I discovered a lot of things the most important subject is the famous ancient Egyptian language called hieroglyphic is not exactly the speaking lang. of the ancient Egyptians. Also the symbolic images are interpreted wrongly. A lot of mistakes in names ex : "SA YAMON CALLED SI YAMON" although it gives different meaning. I need to record my point of view to clear such mistakes affecting the ancient Egyptian history. thanks again . R.azz.miligi (talk) 17:00, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Ira_Blacker
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