User talk:Padma-Utpala

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Oertel

There's a problem with your article submission: we can not use published material s a reference, such as material from family archives. The only way to use it is to publish something conventionally and then refer to it.

There's another: the article is written in an excellent formal style, and I need to ask you as an administrator here whether it has previously been published elsewhere, or whether you wrote it only for WP. If it has been published elsewhere, you need to give formal copyright permission--which is not difficult: seeWP:DCM for the procedures. If you need any assistance, please ask me directly on my user talk page. We need contributors with your skill, and I want to help you avoid difficulty with our somewhat baroque rules. DGG ( talk ) 02:14, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at AfC F.O. Oertel was accepted

F.O. Oertel, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. Note that because you are a logged-in user, you can create articles yourself, and don't have to post a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for Creation if you prefer.

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Hasteur (talk) 19:36, 26 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Problems with your files on Commons

Hi Padma-Utpala, I can't believe that File:Oscar and Margaret Lechmere-Oertel, 25 July 1903.jpg is your own work, i.e. that you took the photo in 1903. So I tagged this and File:Oscar and Margaret Lechmere-Oertel, 25 July 1903.jpg as lacking source information, see your Commons talk page. -- Olaf Studt (talk) 10:32, 15 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for F.O. Oertel

On 25 September 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article F.O. Oertel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Lion Capital of Asoka, a leading emblem of India, was rediscovered by an amateur archaeologist? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/F.O. Oertel. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

— Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:19, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at AfC Frederic Oscar Oertel was accepted

Frederic Oscar Oertel, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. Note that because you are a logged-in user, you can create articles yourself, and don't have to post a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for Creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk.
If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider leaving us some feedback.

Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia!

DGG ( talk ) 22:01, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]