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October 19

Request on 02:39:14, 19 October 2018 for assistance on AfC submission by Lisasasa1998


Content that violates any copyrights will be deleted.

Lisasasa1998 (talk) 02:39, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The only edit by this acct so no idea what they are talking about. Legacypac (talk) 03:05, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
After posting this the editor created copyvios at User:Lisasasa1998/sandbox and Draft:CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology. These have been declined by Dan arndt and tagged as G12. — Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 08:45, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

06:10:16, 19 October 2018 review of submission by 122.179.36.62


Can you please clarify why this isn't notable since:

1. NetSim has been in existence for more than 14 years and has attracted attention over a significant period of time
2. There are sufficient existence of independent sources on NetSim
3. There is significant coverage
4. There are several other Wikipedia articles on software products which have far less coverage than NetSim

122.179.36.62 (talk) 06:10, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

13:56:10, 19 October 2018 review of draft by Ithorpe508


I'm trying to publish a wiki page for an up and coming Hip Hop/Pop star. He's won a Timbaland song competition, done interviews, shows, and gained a following on social media with the help of his music which is found on all music streaming services. He is also a software engineer that worked for apple and just recently signed with Google. He lives a double life of an engineer and musician, and The Wall Street Journal wrote about him (Brandon Tory) the other day. I thought this is what he needed to meet the expectations of significant coverage from a secondary source to meet standards for musical notability. But I keep getting my submissions rejected. Please help me get this up. Ithorpe508 (talk) 13:56, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ithorpe508 (talk) 13:56, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • At best it's too soon. Wikipedia generally covers established musicians that have been written about in multiple national newspapers and have had songs on major music charts. Up and coming does not mean notable. — Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 15:37, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

19:48:22, 19 October 2018 review of submission by HamishMc


Hello!

The article I created for my father's 150+ year-old business was denied, and regrettably, deleted. In the interest of being able to correct the issues that led to its deletion so that I may make another attempt, or just to preserve the info I researched for its creation so that I may add it to the business' website, I was wondering whether there were any chance of recovery of the content of the article? I'm not sure I made a backup copy and I'd very much love to be able to try again if the issues were fixable.

Thank you very much!

HamishMc (talk) 19:48, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Contact the Admin that deleted it, via their talkpage where you can often email them. Only an Admin can get the info for you and email it. Legacypac (talk) 20:05, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

19:57:17, 19 October 2018 review of draft by Liz at Sprout


Hi, I am looking for a little guidance to improve the sources so this article is acceptable for submission, especially considering that Sprout is a platform with a specific niche (social media marketing) usage that may not be covered frequently in large publications. We currently have sources that include independent, notable publications (Chicago Tribune, Chicago Business, GlassDoor, WSJ, TechCrunch) as well as important sources to our niche (Next Web, Marketing Land, MarTech Advisor) as well as some of our own pages referencing our specific feature list. This seems in keeping with some relatively similar services & platforms (LogMeIn,Wix.com,Marketo,Wistia,Bitly,Appian_Corporation are among the ones I've been reviewing). I have gathered a number of additional URLs & ideas about new sources to cite, but can you help me understand what aspect of the sources is most lacking right now (need more notable publications, need more independent reviews, etc) so I have more direction? Thanks in advance for any assistance. Liz at Sprout (talk) 19:57, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Liz at Sprout (talk) 19:57, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I have done the COI before to the best of my knowledge and I have added the Paid disclosure - I previously (it appears incorrectly) thought this might be for a freelance writer or similar situation. I am trying to resubmit the article because it was was previously deleted for the appearance of advertising. We're attempting to ensure the article maintains a factual & neutral tone & follow all of the guidelines such as WP:RS. Any guidance on what type of sources we are most lacking is appreciated.Liz at Sprout (talk) 21:20, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • To put it bluntly the article is awful. To stand any chance at getting this approved you need to get the article completely rewritten with some new sources to show notability and less primary sources and press releases. — Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 22:05, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback, I have updated the article with sources (with the one exception being a Sproutsocial.com link stating the languages the platform supports) that are third-party and not press releases, including sites relevant to the tech/marketing niche such as TechCrunch, Crain's Chicago Business, WSJ, etc. Thanks for any further comments that would help make this article acceptable for submission. Liz at Sprout (talk) 19:09, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

October 21

00:26:51, 21 October 2018 review of draft by Drbogatyr


Every time I attempt to publish my draft, I get a message saying, "Cite error: A [1] (see the help page)." It does not say where exactly the issue is. I went through carefully, and it does seem like each of my [2]. What exactly is going on? Thanks! Drbogatyr (talk) 00:26, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Good news is I fixed your cite errors and deleted the Braitbart referance as that site is blacklisted at Wikipedia. The bad news is there is very little chance this page can be approved as the subject fails WP:NPOL Legacypac (talk) 03:00, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ tag is missing the closing
  2. ^ tags has a closing

05:21:23, 21 October 2018 review of draft by Micha Jo


Hello. I worked hard to create and improve the page Draft:Pierre Jovanovic. I addressed all comments. Could you please check if it is now allright or if anything else is missing ? Regards. Micha Jo (talk) 05:21, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]


Micha Jo (talk) 05:21, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 10:39:32, 21 October 2018 for assistance on AfC submission by Mani774455

10:39:32, 21 October 2018 review of submission by Mani774455




Mani774455 (talk) 10:39, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

We do not accept essays. WP:NPOV ―Abelmoschus Esculentus 10:42, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

20:22:46, 21 October 2018 review of draft by Joeywaje


Please I would like to change the name of my article topic from "Chief (Dr) Mike Okibe Onoja to just "Mike Onoja". Kindly assist as i am not certain how to go about it.

Joeywaje (talk) 20:22, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Will do Legacypac (talk) 20:34, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

22:18:14, 21 October 2018 review of draft by Meganariel12


Meganariel12 (talk) 22:18, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This is the first time I have submitted, and I guess am unsure of what specific references to use. If it is not a direct link/reference to Troya/Involing Troya should it be left out?

For employer history like with Al Sharpton's office how could I provide a factual reference? Some guidance on these expectations would be great. Thank you so much.

@Meganariel12 , Also see WP:YFA which can give you some key pointers to help you. Good luck. JC7V-talk 22:42, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]


October 22

11:04:02, 22 October 2018 review of submission by A.E.Booth95


A.E.Booth95 (talk) 11:04, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I received an email last night saying that my new Wikipedia article on The Early Music Shop has been reviewed, and I was wondering if I could ask a quick question about approximately when I should expect the Wikipedia page to be indexed and appear on search engines e.g. Google? Thanks.

14:22:48, 22 October 2018 review of submission by Navysaylorgirl


A few months ago, I submitted an article, which was initially rejected for a few reasons. I've subsequently worked on it, using the advice from the editors I've spoken with. I thought I resubmitted the draft for review, but I don't think that it's actually in the queue to be re-reviewed. Could someone please tell me if it's in the right spot or not? And if it's not, how to move it? TY

Navysaylorgirl (talk) 14:22, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

15:38:44, 22 October 2018 review of draft by Robpaulmeyer


Robpaulmeyer (talk) 15:38, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How do I change the name of my article title that is pending review? I did not know that what I called it would be user facing, so I titled it "Rob Meyer Wiki" when it should just be "Rob Meyer".

16:29:39, 22 October 2018 review of draft by TS-220657


I am trying to find out if I submitted my draft article correctly on August 1, 2018, as I cannot find it in the list of submissions on that date (though I find it in the list of very old submissions). The title is : Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance

TS-220657 (talk) 16:29, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi TS, your draft is currently submitted, when it is accepted, commented on or declined you should get a notification. Cheers. JC7V-talk 16:32, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Here is the link to it from the AFC submissions category page: Category:AfC_pending_submissions_by_age/Very_old&pagefrom=201807311914%0ANice+Horse#mw-pages JC7V-talk 16:34, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

17:30:45, 22 October 2018 review of submission by Aleeereza


Thanks for reviewing the submission. Per wikipedia guideline(s):

"significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondarysources that are independent of the subject:"

Here are some citations, I've included them in the submission article too. As you'll notice there are multiple citations spanning about 2 years

May 2016 https://www.ca.com/us/modern-software-factory/content/the-company-checkbook-goes-paperless.html Wired.com (both online and in paper form, alexa rank ~450 in the US ) is a published, reliable and secondary source, and offered significant coverage of the company independent of the subject i.e. independent of Checkbook.io, unrelated to any press releases or communication efforts of Checkbook.io

July 2016 http://www.digitaltransactions.net/with-checkbook-a-payments-veteran-creates-a-souped-up-engine-for-check-21-clearing/ Digital Transactions is a published, reliable and secondary source, and offered significant coverage of the company independent of the subject i.e. independent of Checkbook.io, unrelated to any press releases or communication efforts of Checkbook.io

Aug 2017 https://theamericangenius.com/tech-news/checkbook-device/ American Genius is a published, reliable and secondary source, and offered significant coverage of the company independent of the subject i.e. independent of Checkbook.io, unrelated to any press releases or communication efforts of Checkbook.io

Oct 2017 https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/checkbookio-offers-digital-checks-and-invoicing-services Accounting Today is a published, reliable and secondary source, and offered significant coverage of the company independent of the subject i.e. independent of Checkbook.io, unrelated to any press releases or communication efforts of Checkbook.io


Aleeereza (talk) 17:30, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

19:42:31, 22 October 2018 review of draft by Dbrubin


I am contributing a page for an academic colleague. The page was rejected because of lack of references. The editor also asked about notability.

My colleague holds a named chair at an R1 university. I had provided references to publications by reputable sources: Institute of Mathematical Statistics (their official bulletin, also available in print), and official faculty listing at Temple University.

I am not sure what more is needed. Please advise.

Dbrubin (talk) 19:42, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]


October 23

00:52:33, 23 October 2018 review of draft by Jiaxin He


Jiaxin He (talk) 00:52, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply] 

Hi , I have a question is that my article found in requested article at beginning , now it said already exited. This is my university assignment , I have to submit it , what should I do?
Your article is better and has sources. Just paste your content over the existing content. I would do it but then you would not get the credit. You or anyone can then redirect the draft at the article or let it get deleted in 6 months. Legacypac (talk) 01:00, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

07:15:46, 23 October 2018 review of draft by Ameliemacp

Ameliemacp (talk) 07:20, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]


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I have requested this page to be reviewed and was advised to post it here as it is create protected due to numerous deletions by other users last submitted in 2017 however i believe my article to be worthy of being published please review and adviseAmeliemacp (talk) 07:15, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

10:53:01, 23 October 2018 review of submission by Thameem.syed1


Thameem.syed1 (talk) 10:53, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 13:38:40, 23 October 2018 for assistance on AfC submission by Sand1205


Hello,

Thank you for your feedback on my article.

Can you explain more why it has been refused?

I have included recent, reliable and secondary sources that are independent to the subject. Moreover this association works and is recognized by the FEI (International Equestrian Federation) which is the governing body of equestrian sports.

What should I add ?

Thank you for your help and advices,

Sand1205 Sand1205 (talk) 13:38, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • Generally a reviewer will be looking for significantly more reliable sources, news reports, magazines and other publications. This is to show that the subject is relevant enough for a Wikipedia article. The more attention an organisation gets in reliable sources the more notable it is, and a minimum level of notability is needed. — Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 13:48, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

14:06:10, 23 October 2018 review of draft by Jbor14


I think the article titled needs to be changed from Professor_Joseph_Borg to Joseph_Borg_(scientist) I don’t want to stall or halt the review process and that’s why I’m asking the question here. Many thanks for your kind help. Professor Joseph Borg 14:06, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks so much for this ! Truly appreciated Kindest regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jbor14 (talk • contribs) 14:23, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

15:27:25, 23 October 2018 review of submission by Kristendhunt

Could anyone review Draft: David Reingold for any errors that might keep it from being published? Thank you

Kristendhunt (talk) 15:27, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

16:08:28, 23 October 2018 review of draft by Mlajum


I want to find out if its possible to start writing another draft while my first draft article is pending review. And if so, how do I go about it? Thanks

Mlajum (talk) 16:08, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Of course you can write on different topics. I suggest new users work to improve existing topics to get a better feel for what is acceptable and how Wikipedia works before trying to create new topics. Legacypac (talk) 16:15, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

19:01:19, 23 October 2018 review of submission by MatusPavkeje


My article was missing a reference links so I added it

MatusPavkeje (talk) 19:01, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

19:04:33, 23 October 2018 review of draft by SSH06


When looking at a similar business' wikipedia page, Rauland Borg, I don't see that their article had any more independent references than I included in the Amplion Clinical Communications article, which was reviewed and rejected. Can someone explain the difference? Thanks!19:04, 23 October 2018 (UTC)SSH06 (talk) SSH06 (talk) 19:04, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS and we are all volunteers who can't catch everything, but I'll look at the other page. Legacypac (talk) 19:10, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Basically that company has a very long history. Legacypac (talk) 19:14, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]


October 24

00:02:10, 24 October 2018 review of draft by Mfleming458


Hi, I am requesting assistance with creating an infobox on the entry I am working on (titled International Space Station United States National Laboratory). I tried to use the Infobox Laboratory template to create it, and I entered the fields I wanted to use in the box, but the box didn't show up on the page (it just shows the title of the info box and nothing else). Can you please help me with this? I spent a long time trying to figure this out. I just want a simple info box with a few basic fields that I filled out using Visual Editor. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Mfleming458 (talk) 00:02, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mfleming458 I've added an infobox, if you don't like it you can let us know. Good luck with your draft. JC7V-talk 00:20, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thank you for getting back to me so fast! And thank you for your help. I like the infobox, but I was hoping I could add a line at the top that says "Established 2005". And could the order somehow be Established, Research Type, Budget, Director, Location (International Space Station), Operating Agency, Website? I just tried to make these changes myself but wasn't able to. Again, thanks for all of your help. I appreciate it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mfleming458 (talk • contribs) 00:57, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Mfleming458 The location paramater doesn't seem to work for a laboratory infobox (unless you use city ,state ,country ,paramaters), see Template:Infobox_laboratory for usable paramaters. Address is the easiest one to use that I saw on that list. I added the established portion at the top as you requested. Good luck. JC7V-talk 01:24, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Good news I also added location in the infobox as you requested. Read above template on the infobox for more help on that or simply ask here some more if you need additional help. Cheers. JC7V-talk 01:29, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

04:13:25, 24 October 2018 review of submission by Shaheba Sultana

I need to publish it soon. Please help me by publish it soon, it will be kind enough. People want to show this page by searching in google. please help me Shaheba Sultana (talk) 04:13, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It was on you userpage where no one would see to review it. I've published it. Legacypac (talk) 06:51, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

07:32:36, 24 October 2018 review of submission by Sean bhean bhocht

As the person I am adding qualifies absolutely for a Wikipedia page : journalist, biographer, editor in chief of several prestigious fashion magazines, I must be doing somethingg wrong. But what ??? Sean bhean bhocht (talk) 07:32, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

08:44:54, 24 October 2018 review of submission by MateoPerez21


Hi! I already removed the press releases for this article. Hope this solves the issue! Thank you so much! MateoPerez21 (talk) 08:44, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 08:51:01, 24 October 2018 for assistance on AfC submission by Лев Усыскин


Could smbd explain me more detailed why this page declined and what shall I do to improve it? What part of article seems like advertising?


Лев Усыскин (talk) 08:51, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

11:46:41, 24 October 2018 review of draft by Shon820828


Shon820828 (talk) 11:46, 24 October 2018 (UTC) can you please help the zulu kingdom[reply]

@Shon820828: Your draft doesn't list the Kings of the Zulu nation (a topic already covered at List of Zulu kings). It lists you, with a link to the article about Shon, a figure of Hindu mythology (which you then vandalized to be, again, about you). I don't know what help you expect to find, but I don't think there's anything to be done with what you've given us. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:06, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

22:21:55, 24 October 2018 review of submission by AAW89TH


Hello - I wish to remove the redirect link to the Sing page and link directly to the article I created that has been accepted. Please can you help / advise as I am unable to edit it as per the instrucations online? Many thanks in advance.

AAW89TH (talk) 22:21, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]


October 25

00:57:21, 25 October 2018 review of draft by MediaEditNZ


Hello! I am trying to get this article to the mainspace. The first series 100 Day Bach is already on the mainspace. This is the new TV season of this series. Thank you! --MediaEditNZ (talk) 00:57, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

MediaEditNZ (talk) 00:57, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have approved it under WP:TVSHOW however I'm not convinced that merging the seasons into a single articles would not be a good idea. Also have you followed WP:COI and WP:PAID? Legacypac (talk) 01:16, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

08:17:07, 25 October 2018 review of submission by 164.215.104.169


I have put together this page about Mark Mosimann, that is entirely fact based with appropriate external references from neutral sources, but have been told that it is too advertorial. As none of the sources are from advertorial feeds, rather they are from editorial, I do not understand how this is a valid reason for the page to be dismissed?

Many thanks for your assistance.

164.215.104.169 (talk) 08:17, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

12:25:13, 25 October 2018 review of submission by Markatmojo


I don't understand why my article has been rejected.

Markatmojo (talk) 12:25, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

13:12:50, 25 October 2018 review of submission by SaviiDigital

This is my first article and I was prepared to wait for 2 months to get my article to be reviewed and in 3 minutes it got declined and the reason was that it is too much like an add. Can anyone please help me figure out what parts are reading like an add text since I have not yet figured out what subjects are off limits and how my article got reviewed so fast. Thank you, Not The Sharpest Tool in the Box :)

SaviiDigital (talk) 13:12, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • It was reviewed fast because it is so obvious that it is not in compliance with Wikipedia policy. There are lots of similar drafts that get created and declined because they are what I can only describe as advertising for cryptocurrency startups. The entire article, even the subject is the problem here. You won't get anywhere by fixing a few bits of the article. — Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 15:07, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

13:38:44, 25 October 2018 review of draft by Suresh D Sarada


Hello, I submitted a draft more that two months ago, and I understand that reviewing takes time. However, I am not able to find my draft in the Category:Pending AfC submissions, it is just not visible. Is there any possibility that my wikitext is lacking some code and how to fix that to make my draft visible for potential editor? Suresh D Sarada (talk) 13:38, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Suresh, your submission is here , in the 'very old' submission category. Cheers. JC7V-talk 15:35, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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thank you everyone for disliking the best be the best dont be mean

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