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March 25

Request on 07:29:28, 25 March 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Jefferyseow


Re: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Satwant_Singh_Dhaliwal

Rejection cites This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. I cannot see where the article has been written in the informal style and am still waiting for someone to point out the problem passage(s). Rejection cites Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. I have cited published works, to wit, The Star (a national daily English-language newspaper), Asia Samachar (an independent news portal for Sikhs in Southeast Asia and the surrounding countries like Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand), The Straits Times (a national daily English-language newspaper), published UNESCO meeting proceedings, publications of the Pacific Science Association and the Malaysian Historical Society and an awards list from the office of the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Blanks were filled in from his unpublished resume and bio in order to make the writing more cogent. I'd like to know which of these is deemed unreliable or non-independent.

Rejection cited Please make sure to avoid peacock terms, that are designed to promote or show-off the subject. I did not use any peacock terms. But I did cite things that notable people said about him in an article. Is citing what someone said in an article not allowed? If citing is allowed, then please someone point out where I have used peacock terms.

Thank you. jefferyseow (talk) 07:29, 25 March 2015 (UTC) jefferyseow (talk) 07:29, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have left you a comment in the draft itself, and notified you that it is there. I hope you find it of assistance. Fiddle Faddle 21:50, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

21:18:36, 25 March 2015 review of submission by Gmcvoy


Would like to change the title to "Sustainability Rating for Transportation andItalic text Other Infrastructure"

Can't seem to find the source of the "reference not included" diagnostic.

Would ultimatly like this article linked to the other wickpedia articles cited.

Meanwhile, a bit confounded by the bibliography -- footnotes seem in order, so perhaps that's sufficient.

Thank you.


Gmcvoy (talk) 21:18, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

One thing you should change is that, instead of inserting hyperlinks to other Wikipedia articles as references, you should instead wikilink the relevant terms directly in the text of your article. Wikipedia:CHEATSHEET can help you with how to create wikilinks and other basic aspects of formatting.
Avoid language like "has been generally accepted as" and "It is thought by some that", as these can give the impression of being vague. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 11:52, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

02:36:37, 26 March 2015 review of submission by Diazmr.90


There was a wikipedia page for "Rafael Yañez". Was the page removed by Wikipedia for a specific reason, or was it vandalized? The page had previously been vandalized and cleared before being the action was undone and the page returned the normal. Now the page redirects, and the content is gone. Is it somewhere?

Diazmr.90 (talk) 02:36, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I took a look; User:Tiller54 deleted it and created a redirect as "puffery nonsense" [2]. I'm somewhat surprised - it's clear the article had multiple issues, but he didn't propose the merge, redirection, or deletion before doing it (not that I would know if such is policy or not - I'm quite new, myself). --DawnDusk (talk) 02:55, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
See here. Tiller54 (talk) 09:16, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

10:24:29, 26 March 2015 review of submission by SisRob


Hello. My draft was declined on the notion of notability. As underground independent artist, the press coverage of Scaramanga is understandably very limited. However, I'd argue that he meets at least one criteria from the guidelines. He released (#5) multiple records on one of the more important indie labels (Rawkus) and (partly #6) he had numerous collaborations (on several albums) with very notable artists Kool Keith and Godfather Don. His collaborations with Wu-Tang, Brand Nubian & El-P are considered by many to be Hip hop classics. Wikipedia already hosts similarly notable artists e.g. Kurious. Also, there are already lots of pages that mention him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:1028:83DA:1DE6:AE81:12FF:FECA:E147 (talk) 16:45, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

SisRob (talk) 10:24, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

March 26

11:08:46, 26 March 2015 review of submission by Elisabeth Ahlefeldt


Elisabeth Ahlefeldt (talk) 11:08, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If these new references are not sufficient - what does it take to contribute acceptable references?

Wikipedia:VRS is the simplest explanation of what is required. Incidentally, that Draft is not currently submitted for review. You may wish to resubmit it for another review by clicking the blue and white Resubmit button. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 08:36, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

13:51:00, 26 March 2015 review of submission by 212.100.68.214


1) The Wikipedia Chinese version of Brian FOK is available since a year ago. Please see [1]. 2) The information in this English version is very similar to the Chinese version which are always quoted by media or people discussing in different forums. 3) This English version is necessary for people who cannot read the Chinese version of Wikipedia. 4) Brian FOK is a young football star in Hong Kong, he was born in Nigeria. Therefore, there are a lot of people in Hong Kong and Nigeria who want to see his information in English version. Please see the following article in Nigeria media: [2] 5) Brian FOK is the only player playing football outside Hong Kong (on loan from CSL team - Shanghai Shenhua to CF Cracks in Spain)in the Hong Kong Olympic U23 youth football team. Although Hong Kong football is very low in the FIFA ranking, football is still the most popular sports in Hong Kong. People in Hong Kong always hope there will be famous football players to bring HK football as well as HK national team to a higher standard. 6) Brian Fok, a 21 years old young player, is one of their hope. 7) If the draft is written in poor English or not organised, please kindly assist to improve, so that more people can understand this article.

212.100.68.214 (talk) 13:51, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Brian Fok Wikipedia (Chinese Version)
  2. ^ [1]

14:09:54, 26 March 2015 review of submission by Reddirtmusic

I'd like if possible to change the page from THE Red Dirt Skinners to just Red Dirt Skinners so that it shows up in searches. Is that possible? Reddirtmusic (talk) 14:09, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Reddirtmusic:  Done: Your article is now at Red Dirt Skinners. Please also see the note I left on your talk page about your user name. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 19:40, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

15:02:14, 26 March 2015 review of draft by 205.200.229.136


Hi Wikipedians,

I am creating my first-ever Wikipedia article and I have two questions. The first is about formatting. The preview of my article looks good so far, but I want to add an infobox to appear in the top right hand side, with a picture and a few headings: abbreviation, formation, headquarters, president, parent organization, etc. I have found the Wikipedia page on adding infoboxes and found a template -- infobox organization -- that seems right for this purpose. However, I can't seem to get the picture to link. The Help:Infobox picture page makes it seem incredibly straightforward -- just type the file name in after "image =", basically -- but it just shows up as a red link at the top of my infobox. I'm probably missing something extremely obvious, but can you help?

The infobox part of my page currently looks something like this:

WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk
AbbreviationKAP
Formation1984
Typenon-profit
HeadquartersWinnipeg, Manitoba
Parent organization
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Websitewww.kap.mb.ca

My second question is about conflict of interest. I am creating the page as part of my job duties for my employer, Keystone Agricultural Producers, which seems to me to be a COI based on what I've read on the Wikipedia site about creating articles. However, I have also read that articles written by someone who is not objective may still be allowed to stay up if the writer is careful to use objective, neutral language and if the article is submitted to the Wikipedia community for review first with the conflict of interest declared. My question is, how do I do this? When I go to submit my article for review, is there a place where I can provide additional context for who I am, why I'm submitting it, and why it might be a conflict of interest?

I don't have a real personal vested interest in the organization I created the article about -- I'm just working here for a few weeks on a temporary placement -- but I am creating the article as part of my paid work for the organization, so that seems worth declaring.

Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer,

Jacquie

205.200.229.136 (talk) 15:02, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You need to tell your employer that they are asking you to do something that is deprecated on Wikipedia. Of course, that will then get yo fired for admitting here that you are connected! Wiser not to.
On the talk page of the draft, reply {{Connected contributor}} with all parameters filled out. Ideally, though, this works only if you have an account!
Using the WP:AFC process is your wisest move. We help you to rip out any COI style fluff and clutter, and we are the arbiters of when the draft is ready. Use us wisely and do your best to do as we ask. However, walk away from the article once it is accepted.
Abide by the following guidance: "We require references from significant coverage about the topic of the article, and independent of it, and in WP:RS please. See WP:42" but do not go overboard. A maximum of three, ideally one, reference per substantive fact you assert is considered wise. Not reference? Lose the fact!
Images on Wikipedia must first be uploaded to Wikipedia or to Commons, and licenced correctly for onward use. They must be suitably licenced by their source for use here. Once uploaded they will show up.
Thank you for working with us, not against us. Fiddle Faddle 23:50, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

15:04:33, 26 March 2015 review of submission by 176.12.107.139


176.12.107.139 (talk) 15:04, 26 March 2015 (UTC) This refers to a copyright issue with my article Alfred Edwin Jones. I have rewritten the sections which were at issue. How do I submit the corrected article for acceptance. At the moment the offending sections were removed.? Do I go back into my Sandbox? But the sections have also been removed from it? How to proceed? 176.12.107.139 (talk)[reply]

If you have re-written the material completely in your own words, you should re-add the re-written material directly in the article at Alfred Edwin Jones. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 08:52, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

March 27

00:44:06, 27 March 2015 review of submission by Inkwell765


Inkwell765 (talk) 00:44, 27 March 2015 (UTC){{Lafc|username=Inkwell765|ts=00:44:06, 27 March 2015|link= I am having trouble adding references to my article.[reply]

Have you tried out some of the methods at Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners, as suggested? Arthur goes shopping (talk) 08:54, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 01:22:58, 27 March 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Monelle



Monelle (talk) 01:22, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This was quite a while ago, but I believe that I copied the text from the website I own and created. I was wondering if you would check to see if the website was registered to me, but I guess you did not.

You can't expect us to know you are the copyright owner of the website. Copying text into wikipedia from elsewhere isn't good practice, even if you wrote that text. Any article in wikipedia belongs to the community to be edited and reused as anyone sees fit, and in order for that to happen the text needs to be appropriately licecnced. For that to happen you need to formally donate your copyright to wikipedia, you can't just expect this permission to be implicit by the very fact you submitted an article. Rankersbo (talk) 00:19, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

11:08:53, 27 March 2015 review of submission by O'Segun Soulrich Emiola


Just want to know while the submission is still pending/rejected

Soulrich 11:08, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

The current state of that article submission is rejected. It is not currently submitted for another review. To see why it was rejected, read the reasons provided on the submission page itself. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 08:55, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

18:45:48, 27 March 2015 review of submission by PrincessGame

My user name is PrincessGame, and i attempted to write a article about myself Sherelle Pgame Tolivert with little to no experience in the sandbox that was provided, Of course it was not edible for release. I have read the information concerning why it was denied but i am a bit confuse as to what it is i need to do in order to get my article published in Wikipedia. Please if there is any assistance that may be offered o would greatly appreciate it. Regards PrincessGamePrincessGame (talk) 18:36, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

PrincessGame (talk) 18:45, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

PrincessGame, Wikipedia is not for advertising, promotion, or "getting your name out there": Information must be unbiased, not self-serving. To ensure that it is unbiased, we require citations (references) to outside sources of information (newspapers, magazines, books, etc.). Only after people are well-known do they have articles on Wikipedia. Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 00:56, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

March 28

06:18:59, 28 March 2015 review of submission by Pauwelsruben


I am having some trouble revising my page. To be specific, I am not sure how to deal with the comments by the reviewer. I just don't see how it was found to be more of an advertisement rather than a neutral article. Shouldn't a page about a scientist list all of his scientific contributions (publications, awards, other output)? How else could one judge whether or not this person is important enough to warrant a personal Wikipedia page? Doesn't a Wikipedia article about a novel writer list his books, an article about a singer lists his songs, etc.? The reviewer mentions the needs to include "independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed", which seems like a general (and valid) statement. However, the sources I am citing are not like newspaper articles written by him, about him; they are peer-reviewed scientific articles as well as publications by esteemed international organizations (e.g. IAEA). While these references are indeed produced by the person himself (with several exceptions, such as award pages), none of them are meant to 'advertise' the researcher in question, they are inherently neutral and merely serve to inform the reader what this person has established. Before preparing this page, I had looked at articles about other scientists in the same field, such as: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjiv_Sam_Gambhir (which was initially used as a template for both formatting and content) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_G._Farman (which contains bio, list of accomplishment and a list of key publications... just like my page) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Kalender (a very brief bio) I don't see too many differences between these articles and mine in terms of content and tone...

Any suggestions on how to revise the page would be greatly appreciated. Also, would it be advisable to contact the reviewer who declined the page for discussions (or is this considered improper)?

Thank you very much for your assistance, Ruben


Pauwelsruben (talk) 06:18, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's often appropriate to contact the reviewer who declined the page, although a declining reviewer will often merely repeat the reasons already provided.
Anyway, I have moved this Draft into mainspace (accepted it) and it is now at Madan M. Rehani where it can be further improved. I have left a couple of maintenance templates on it to indicate outstanding issues. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 09:06, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

14:58:27, 28 March 2015 review of submission by Abdullah Al Wasif


I need more references to my article. if someone can assist me in translations of the words please do so. A.A.Wasif | Talk 14:58, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

16:46:10, 28 March 2015 review of submission by Sandpitturtle


My article was not meant to be hummus, its factual

Sandpitturtle (talk) 16:46, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It is actually a blatant attack page, I have tagged it for speedy deletion. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 23:22, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

20:31:17, 28 March 2015 review of submission by Dcw2003


Dcw2003 (talk) 20:31, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have updated my draft, Abraham Jacob Hollandersky to shorten the intro section. The only problem is that some of my inline references portions of the reference is sucession, and no "ibids" are used, but I do not believe this is a staunch requirement of scholarly articles.

Other than that, this should be seen as an article well researched, well worded, and of some scholastic value. I spent nearly two years researching Abraham Hollandersky, and his boxing record.

Please let me know if I must make other changes, as I have made many, and would be willing to make additional ones if it would expedite the process of having the article accepted.

Thank each of you for your help!! I genuinely believe at least the text of this article should be acceptable, and I can assure you the sources are quite reliable, including the Landsmen article, as Marlene Silverman is a genealogist of over 25 years.

The article has been accepted, it is now at Abraham Jacob Hollandersky, congratulations! There is a maintenance tag at the top of the page pointing out a problem. It would be great if you can deal with it, otherwise I would suggest you ask WP:WikiProject Boxing for assistance, as that's where you'll find editors with specific interest in the topic. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 14:51, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 22:38:37, 28 March 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Dcw2003


My article Abraham Jacob Hollandersky is now in draft form. I have spent nearly a week including 25 inline references which have the proper format and are from reliable sources. There are also two external links which includes Hollandersky's boxrec record (He was a boxer). Technically most of the information on his fights in the article come from BoxRec (Although I sight other sources if the fights do not appear in boxrec). I would appreciate an honest evaluation as to the liklihood of my article being accepted as is. I have studied many of the current wikipedia articles on boxers, and mine is I believe, more carefully referenced by comparison. The article, at this point, is also quite encyclopedic in its presentation, as far as I can tell. (I haved worked a bit as a professional technical writer) The one photograph is from Hollandersky's 1930 autobiography, and I believe copyright should not be an issue. It is the only photograph. I worked a bit with BoxRec editing many of the fights in Hollandersky's online record, and feel quite confident all the cited fights are indeed accurate and from reliable sources, most of which I personally checked myself. BoxRec is a reliable source that verifies their sources.

THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE, and I appreciate it greatly.


Dcw2003 (talk) 22:38, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Seems to have been accepted yesterday... well done! Arthur goes shopping (talk) 09:08, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

March 29

05:07:55, 29 March 2015 review of submission by Artsandculture


Artsandculture (talk) 05:07, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

How do I update the publication details for Artlink Magazine without verifiable external sources? This must happen a lot, as not everything is an academic discussion. I have tried to edit the Artlink Australia Magazine site, which has not been updated for some years and now has a new editor. Artsandculture (talk) 05:07, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Artsandculture, updates and changes to already existing articles are actually outside the scope of this project - we deal only with new article drafts. The WP:TEAHOUSE is probably the best venue for your needs. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 15:24, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

09:14:06, 29 March 2015 review of submission by Sa8790


I am having a little trouble understanding the nature of a primary source. Is the reference www.Mayofoundation,weebly.com a primary source? If not, could you please specify what all primary sources have i quoted? This would help me grasp the exact nature of the primary source.

Sa8790 (talk) 09:14, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sa8790 (talk) 09:14, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sa8790, a primary source is a direct account that does not contain any outside analysis. For example, an organization's website is a primary source for information about that organization, so mayofoundation.weebly.com is a primary source. Similarly, announcements from event hosts are primary sources.
Secondary sources include analysis and interpretation. A newspaper article reporting on an event is a secondary source. Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 01:12, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

14:23:23, 29 March 2015 review of submission by Kashvijaiswal


Hello, Thank you for your feedback over my article. As the article is about effort estimation and FTE Analysis, the content will be short and up to a definition level with some examples. I seek your guidance on how to shape the article to make it presentable on Wikipedia. The information will be helpful to people who require FTE analysis as I have seen case wherein critical components of analysis are missed and incorrect result is produced. Kindly help.

Kashvijaiswal (talk) 14:23, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

16:18:54, 29 March 2015 review of submission by 99.43.14.64


99.43.14.64 (talk) 16:18, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

File:Sdgcfjjjjkj
How are you doing Apollo 11?

21:51:09, 29 March 2015 review of submission by Musicmusiques

Hi,

My article was declined because of Copyright infringement apparently, however I wrote the entire article myself with my own words from beginning to end, I didn't copy and paste ANY other material, so I am not sure what I can do to correct this.

I spent a lot of time trying to write the best possible and most informative article with as many references as possible. Please let me know what I can do to get it published. To write it again trying to find different words from my original words to say the same thing seems absurd.

Many thanks!! Musicmusiques (talk) 21:51, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 23:13:04, 29 March 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by MKHarden03


I was wondering why my article for Jeff Cavins was declined again? I added citations from sources independent of Jeff that illustrated his notability. Am I doing it incorrectly? Do I need to quote from the referenced article before I use the citation (as opposed to paraphrasing before citing the article)? Is there a certain number of sources I need to meet before it's considered acceptable? He's the founding host of EWTN's "Life on the Rock" program. He was the host of Relevant Radio's Morning Air. The Bible study program he's developed is used by millions across the country. Is there a particular way you want that information presented/cited that I'm not providing?

Thank you for your help with this.

MKHarden03 (talk) 23:13, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  • Hi, I last reviewed your submission. When I look at the bottom of the page, all I see is My Life On The Rock and other books written by the author. However checking again I see that there are inline links to web pages. I will check more. But so far I see not much being said about Jeff Cavins, although he might get a one sentence mention. Some others like his employer or Ascension Press web site which belongs to his publisher, and so is not independent. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 10:48, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

March 30

04:36:32, 30 March 2015 review of submission by 2605:E000:1126:8056:B050:D265:BFA3:B941


I am trying to get a page approved. Ir was rejected because of citing. I am not certain what I am doing wrong. Any help would be appreciated. 2605:E000:1126:8056:B050:D265:BFA3:B941 (talk) 04:36, 30 March 2015 (UTC) 2605:E000:1126:8056:B050:D265:BFA3:B941 (talk) 04:36, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There really is not enough references in your draft. I only see one but at least 2 independent substantial sources are needed. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 10:02, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

09:34:22, 30 March 2015 review of submission by Tmglen

My enlightened spiritual writings are in the public domain and do not brook any cpyright material. All work mentioned is of my own writings brought about by my experience of the metaphysical breakthrough relating to the spiritual intervention of Universal Law. Tmglen (talk) 09:34, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]


NEW MILLENNIUM PHENOMENA OF SPIRITUAL INTERVENTION

Enlightenment for All -Educated and Uneducated


........................................................................................................................................

  • I have removed a large text posting here, as this is about questions. Are you talking about User:Tmglen/sandbox? If you want to donate material to Wikipedia, you can use the procedure at WP:Permit to prove who you are. However your writing does not appear suitable as an encyclopedia entry. Wikipedia does not contain "enlightened spiritual writings", but it may contain writings about enlightened spiritual writings. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 10:07, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

09:35:04, 30 March 2015 review of submission by 109.231.237.94

My recent article submission has been declined. Yet the same submission, in German, has been accepted. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winterhalter_Gastronom I have merely used an English translation with the same links, yet it is deemed unsuitable. How can this be? 109.231.237.94 (talk) 09:35, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  • You will need at least two independent references. You seem to have one in a book, so please find another one, perhaps a newspaper article will do. The company's own web site is not independent. But you can use it for information. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 10:10, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 14:37:45, 30 March 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Tmglen


My writings have been wrongly classed as copyright - this is not so, as I have placed them in the public domain for some years and with good reason. The writings have also been cllassed as question when in fact they are a statement. Have I also understood correctly that any submissions become the property of Wikipaedia?


Tmglen (talk) 14:37, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you refer to http://home.btconnect.com/third-eye-revelations-for-peace.co.uk/ then this is not released or licensed for onward use. Please see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for the mechanism to do this. But please understand that simply donating the materials does not ensure it will be acceptable here. The topic must be inherently notable and verifiable. Fiddle Faddle 12:21, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 15:46:54, 30 March 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by SDLCwriter


My draft was not accepted for publication because the sources were not reliable. I used trade journals, books, legitimate websites. This is a draft and I have a couple dozen subject matter experts who will enhance and update the article over time. How does something like this get published? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_revision_control I would like to publish the article so my colleagues can begin to improve it. Thank you.

SDLCwriter (talk) 15:46, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

20:22:34, 30 March 2015 review of submission by Amargue


Hello, I am new to posting on wikipedia and I was wondering if there was a way to have two sandbox articles at a time...or multiple at a time I should say? I keep going back to one that is currently pending for me and I don't know how to start a new one. I would love assistance in figuring out how to make this happen without deleting my current sandbox article. Thank you so much! Amargue (talk) 20:22, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You may have as many as you wish. One way to do this is to ask to create User:Amargue/another sandbox but this could say anything at all by typing what you want into the search box and following the dialogue. Fiddle Faddle 12:16, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

March 31

10:28:46, 31 March 2015 review of submission by 82.21.252.67


My article on Allan Victor Hoffbrand was declined on notability criteria. I am puzzled. Thse subject as a world-renowned scientist and clinician who has contributed hugely to progress in his field. As is the norm for academic people, the majority of the citations are of hius own published work. These citations are rigorously peer-reviewed prior to acceptance. In addition citations 1,2,19,21,22 and 23 are to completely independent sites, which list the acheivements of the subject. Any advice will be welcome! 82.21.252.67 (talk) 10:28, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I see Draft:Allan Victor Hoffbrand has many references placed in section headings, that is not allowed as it causes problems for readers who use screen reader software, Please move those references to appropriate places within the text. The notability standard for academics is at WP:NACADEMIC, use it to check if your draft article complies. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 11:15, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

10:56:07, 31 March 2015 review of submission by Paologinari


Hello. I am wondering why this page was rejected. When I decided to work on this page, I looked at comparable organisations in the UK, such as the Foreign Policy Centre and the Bruges Group. Both of these pages have fewer references than my page did, and in the case of the Foreign Policy Centre the only reference is to a page on its own website. I would really appreciate it if you could let me know what it is about these pages that I can emulate for my own. Thanks a lot.

Paologinari (talk) 10:56, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not follow the example of poor quality articles, I will investigate those topics a bit and might even propose that the articles be deleted. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 11:24, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 13:32:06, 31 March 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Dcw2003



I need some help with a simple format for citing webpages used in line references. The examples I've seen in published articles seem a bit complex to follow.

Thanks.


Dcw2003 (talk) 13:32, 31 March 2015 (UTC){{SAFESUBST:Void|}[reply]

15:20:11, 31 March 2015 review of submission by Tmohabir

My article was not approved for publication, and I'd love some help and tips that will help me get my page published.

Tmohabir (talk) 15:20, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

18:09:27, 31 March 2015 review of submission by Lincolnspencer

Could someone please help me with my articles for creation - June Julian I have made several significant changes, adding more references & images. Dr. Julian has had a major exhibit in Italy in September that was sponsored by the U.S. Embassy. I am looking forward to working with you on this article. Thank you, LincolnSpencerLincolnspencer (talk) 18:09, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

21:19:47, 31 March 2015 review of draft by SDscribbler


Hello, I am creating a draft of my first article and have a couple of questions. First, how do I create the text box that appears at the upper right of some articles, the ones that contain the organization's address and website info? Also, My list of references looks a little off, not sure why I have 4 blank spots for references on top of where my references appear. Any and all help would be appreciated, if you have any other feedback as well. Thank you!

SDscribbler (talk) 21:19, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

21:42:17, 31 March 2015 review of submission by Musicmusiques


Hi, Thank you to Roger (Dodger67) who answered why there was a "copyright" problem when I had written the entire article myself. I looked at the link where the websites where there is possible copyright infringement are compared with my article- yes, as Roger says "The "overlaps" consist almost entirely of titles of musical works, names of people and a few standard phrases - thus it's not a copyvio." I am going to resubmit now, but how can I make sure it is not declined again for the same reason? Many thanks!!! Musicmusiques

Musicmusiques (talk) 21:42, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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