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April 2[edit]

Request on 06:05:04, 2 April 2016 for assistance on AfC submission by Worldgirl77[edit]


Hello,

I recently submitted an article and a reviewer called onel5969 have rejected it stating the reference are not notable. Ishtar TV is a well known TV network and on satellite in the Middle East and every where on Nilesat. in fact you have a page on wiki for them yourself https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishtar_TV. And here is their website http://www.ishtartv.com/en/ All the other news websites are also notable. I see your argument was unreasonable I need further explanation...

Thanks


Worldgirl77 (talk) 06:05, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

11:46:56, 2 April 2016 review of submission by Archangels High School[edit]


Archangels High School (talk) 11:46, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

13:57:42, 2 April 2016 review of submission by Aweb17[edit]

I created a page for my good friend and it was declined and i am unsure why. He is a very notable College athlete who has gained national media attention as an individual, not just as a player for a notable team. Aweb17 (talk) 13:57, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

15:37:27, 2 April 2016 review of submission by TeemPlayer[edit]


My proposed "WJSV broadcast day" article was rejected by Joseph2302, and I posted (politely) on his talkpage the reasons why I believed it would be a good addition for Wikipedia. So far I have not gotten a reply, so I guess I am coming here. Here was my reasoning why the article was notable and useful. Thank you.

Re: Rejection of the WJSV broadcast day article (submitted March 24, 2016.)

I was surprised by your rejection of my article on the 1939 "WJSV broadcast day," especially where you stated that there was, "No evidence that this day of broadcasting was notable enough."

As stated in the "Legacy" section of my article, the "WJSV broadcast day" recordings were considered notable enough to be one of the first selections added to the United States National Recording Registry for preservation by the Library of Congress. As the opening sentence of the Wikipedia article about this Registry notes, the National Recording Registry was set up to include sound recordings that 'are culturally, historically, or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States.' " The WJSV recordings were added to the Registry's 2003 list, and if you look at the list for 2003 found in the Wikipedia article you will see that the WJSV broadcast day is one of the very few entries for 2003 that does not already have an article written about it. In addition, there are already several other articles on Wikipedia that mention in passing the significance of these recordings. It seemed certain that an article on the subject was due, if not overdue.

You also stated, "Wikipedia is not a radio guide."

This article is far more than just a "radio guide." The reason that the recording of this day has proven significant enough to be selected for preservation by the Library of Congress is that the process and the result brought about by the recording produced a rare and valuable documentation of a unique time and place in radio history. Many Internet websites break out this broadcast day program by program (and I have corrected their errors in my article) because this also provides an important insight on the operations, the personalities and the shows of that day (many of which have Wikipedia articles about them.) I feel these facts show that the WJSV broadcast day article would be a very useful and significant addition, and that it easily meets Wikipedia standards.

TeemPlayer (talk) 17:30, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

TeemPlayer (talk) 15:37, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Accepted Thanks for the article. --Worldbruce (talk) 15:04, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

17:29:37, 2 April 2016 review of submission by 86.174.120.95[edit]


Hi

This page was rejected - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Ben_Clappison

Please can someone tell me why? I am massively confused as the person is a professional footballer with Hull City, an English Championship club who play in the second highest league in English football!

Symbol declined.svg Declined for the reasons explained on the draft. --Worldbruce (talk) 13:54, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

April 3[edit]

Request on 17:29:57, 3 April 2016 for assistance on AfC submission by Uchu RRFisher[edit]


Dear Editors:

I wanted to add information concerning myself to the main Wikipedia, unfortunately in my ignorance of how to operate the website and lacking a clear understanding of the issue of autobirgraphy, my submission has been declined. I accept responsibility for my shortcomings. It is my hope to take any steps recommended by the editors to try to resolve outstanding issues that may stand in the way of the article's acceptance.

I have attempted to fix the wikipedia references initially identified by the editor Robert McClenon, and as far as I can tell the draft no longer contains direction to any Wikipedia articles. Please let me know if this is still unsatisactory.

What I can offer to the last point raised by editor Roger (Dodger67), is the review of scientific progress (2003-2012) written in the National Research Council of the National Accademies "SOLAR AND SPACE PHYSICS, A Science for a Technological Society, Committee on a Decadal Strategy for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics)". http://www.nap.edu/catalog/13060/solar-and-space-physics-a-science-for-a-technological-society, p37, following "A Decade of Transformative Science". This is a discussion of national value and intellectual significance. I did not perform the work myself, but I managed and directed the NASA portion of this program as the NASA representative appointed to insure the implementation of the agency's plans and policies. The flight missions, the Heliospheric Systems Observatory, the national data systems, and the scientific analysis programs are all in place and operational at this time.

I am writing you to for guidance on how to implement your recommendation to submit this article to the entity designated AFC. This now appears to me to be the appropriate first step, which I did not initially understand. I am totally unfamiliar with the processes of Wikipedia and I am sincerely asking for your assistance.

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter, Uchu RRFisher

Uchu RRFisher (talk) 17:29, 3 April 2016 (UTC)


Uchu RRFisher (talk) 17:29, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

April 4[edit]

14:55:16, 4 April 2016 review of submission by 50.179.128.38[edit]


50.179.128.38 (talk) 14:55, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

15:47:17, 4 April 2016 review of submission by Pierpre[edit]


I would like to rename this article to "Menotti" (without the first name) as it is the pen name of screenwriter and comic book artist "Roberto Marchionni" - as stated in the article itself. "Roberto Menotti" is an Italian journalist who has nothing to do with the person this article is about.

Please search Google News (keywords "Menotti", "Roberto Marchionni") for evidence. Here are some of the first results as of today: http://www.lospaziobianco.it/176947-continuavano-chiamarlo-menotti-intervista-2-parte/ http://www.quinewsvaldera.it/pontedera-lo-sceneggiatore-menotti-allagora.htm http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2016/02/06/lo-chiamavano-jeeg-robot%E2%80%8F-bentornato-claudio-santamaria-e-ben-arrivato-gabriele-mainetti/2438644/

I tried to move the article myself, but I get this message: "You do not have permission to move this page, for the following reason: The page could not be moved: a page of that name already exists, or the name you have chosen is not valid. Please choose another name, or use Requested moves to ask an administrator to help you with the move. Do not manually move the article by copying and pasting it; the page history must be moved along with the article text"

I tried to add a "move request" on the article's talk page, but I get this message: "Template:Requested move is not for moves from user space;if the only obstacle to an uncontroversial move is another page in the way, you can ask for the deletion of the other page. This may apply, for example, if the other page is currently a redirect to the article to be moved, a redirect with no incoming links, or an unnecessary disambiguation page with a minor edit history"

Please help me to rename the article to the correct name.

Pierpre (talk) 15:47, 4 April 2016 (UTC)pierpre

Hi Pierpre - The page titled "Roberto Menotti" is what is known as a redirect page. It exists simply to redirect folks to an existing article, in this case the article titled, Menotti (artist and screenwriter), which is what you were attempting to do. So you are attempting to do something which is already accomplished. Onel5969 TT me 11:49, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi Onel5969. Yesterday Menotti (artist and screenwriter) (the page I was attempting to create) didn't exist yet. Today the issue is fixed. To whoever did that, thank you!

Pierpre (talk) 13:45, 5 April 2016 (UTC)Pierpre

18:04:37, 4 April 2016 review of submission by 18JessD[edit]

I have attempted to submit my article several times but have been denied each time. I have attempted to fix the problems mentioned but the same problems seem to be reappearing. I am working with very limited resources on this article and would like to no exactly what is wrong so that it doesn't feel like I am changing the same thing over and over again. 18JessD (talk) 18:04, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Hello18JessD. I had a look at your draft and added some references so that they can be properly checked. I have also removed information which is unsuitable for an encyclopedia article such as the contact number and name for the person in charge, and what the public supposed to do if it floods. The article is also quite confusing. The draft said it was privately owned by the Ambler Water Department, which is actually a public body, not a private one. The relationship of the reservoir to the dam is also confusing, and was the reservoir really created in in 1986? What is the source for that? The dam was certainly built before that. There's also a lot of padding about the insects and fish at the reservoir, which are very common, and you've listed no source for their existence there. Having said all that, I don't think this tiny reservoir in a town of 6,000 people is suitable as a stand-alone article. It is one of thousands of such reservoirs in The US alone. There are separate articles for reservoirs in Pennsylvania, e.g. Kettle Creek Reservoir, but that reservoir covers 160 acres. The Loch Alsh reservoir covers only 8. It also has extremely limited coverage and what there is is entirely local and mostly about the dam. I suggest you write a brief, concise paragraph about it, minus all the padding, and add it to Ambler, Pennsylvania. Voceditenore (talk) 15:09, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

April 5[edit]

10:10:47, 5 April 2016 review of submission by WataniyaProject[edit]


Please I'm a new to writing pages on Wikipedia hence , I do not know clearly why my page declined the page is about a notable cleric in Kumasi , Ghana. This is the very first time something of this sort is put up online. Please kindly allow me it to appear. Thanks. Counting on your consideration.

Hello WataniyaProject. This draft needs a lot of work before it can be accepted. One problem here is that you have transliterated this person's name in so many different ways and the referencing is so poor, that the reader has no way knowing who you are referring to or to verify the basic facts about his life. Is the person you call Sheikh Ahmed Babal-Waiz the same person as Shaykh Baba Al Waiz, "founder of Wataniya Islamic School, Aboabo, Kumasi" as described in this source? Is he the same person as Baba al- Wahiz, "a leading Tijani scholar", talked about in Political Islam from Muhammad to Ahmadinejad? You need to have published sources as inline citations in the draft which entirely back up his biography and demonstrate his notability. You've put a picture of the cover of Arabic Literature of Africa, Volume 4: The Writings of Western Sudanic Africa by John Hunwick with the caption "Biography of Sheikh Ahmed Babal-Waiz written by others". Instead you need to add this as a reference, with bibliographic details fully written out and the exact page numbers where he discusses this person. You need to remove all the Arabic text from your draft, all quotations from his writing, and all the unreferenced interpretations and evaluations of his work. Ditto, your personal reactions to his life and work. Do not write in the first person. Make the article brief, concise, neutrally worded, entirely in English, and referenced to only what published sources say about him For example, this is one of the many examples of inappropriate tone and unencyclopedic writing style in the draft:
Amazingly, the historic narrative of Sheikh BabalWaiz is so huge that we could only state what we could. We hope Allah makes it easy for us to achieve this laudable and lofty objective. It is my wish to analyze the meaning of his names and alqaab [alias/code-names]. And I observe that the full name of our Sheikh signifies his noble position, exceptional dedication and commitment in the course of service to Islam and Muslims, as well as his propagation of this religion, since his infancy in Kumasi.
I hope this helps. Voceditenore (talk) 16:08, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Request on 14:16:03, 5 April 2016 for assistance on AfC submission by Lynedia Sirieda Mathews[edit]


Lynedia Sirieda Mathews 14:16, 5 April 2016 (UTC) I'm an doctor

Answered below Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:17, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

16:36:43, 5 April 2016 review of submission by Edelmoral[edit]


I have attempted to submit this article for second time because it have been declined the first time, apparently the article was submitted before by another user(s) and has been declined too. I did a lot of fixes to make a neutral article, adding reliable secondary sources, paying attention to the golden rule and stick it to the Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies).

The last reviewer tells me: "Still needs any further available amount of in-depth third-party news sources overall". I tried to reach the reviewer in order to discover the specific fails ofthe article...with no answer. Therefore I reviewed all the sources, removed some of them and added some others of better quality.

Now, I'm afraid of get a similar results of the current review without knowing exactly where the problems are, If I'm didn't fixed all of them. Edelmoral (talk) 16:36, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Hello, Edelmoral. I haven't gone through all the references, but the vast majority of them appear to be press releases or essentially reprints of them. Several more are simply company profiles. These do not attest to notability. It's actually better to have fewer but high quality references, i.e. in-depth articles about the company in major newspapers or something like the The Economist or The Financial Times, not trade publications or business websites that essentially reprint press-releases. For example, you don't need four company profile "references" simply to verify when it was founded and by whom, and none of them attest to its notability, only its existence. There is virtually no company history in the draft. Why? It was founded in 2010. When did it start trading? They aren't the same thing. Also, leave out the "Clients" section. It is purely promotional. Leave out the dubious "Honors" section, ditto. These "Best place to work" awards are essentially meaningless. Ditto Glassdoor reviews. Honors sections are for truly prestigious awards like the Queen's Awards for Enterprise. A six-year-old private company has an uphill battle to get acceptance now. Wikipedia has been and continues to be literally flooded with paid advertorials and the standards for companies are rightly being tightened up. A brief, concise article on the company's history and what it does, referenced to several high quality sources has a much higher chance of acceptance than a promotionally padded article referenced to dozens of press releases. Voceditenore (talk) 17:57, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for your deep explanation Voceditenore!, there's substance in it and I will take your recommendations. Edelmoral (talk) 22:32, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

17:39:22, 5 April 2016 review of submission by TarynAdams[edit]


My question is about this page that I created: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Airbiquity

It was rejected for this reason: "This needs to focus with the best available amount of in-depth third-party news sources and not press releases and trivial passing mentions."

But I'm confused as there is only one press release and we are in the title of the majority of the articles so I don't understand how they can say "trivial passing mentions"

18:05:05, 5 April 2016 review of submission by Lynedia Sirieda Mathews[edit]


Lynedia Sirieda Mathews 18:05, 5 April 2016 (UTC) Plessis I'm wondering why my article is not made

Hi User:Lynedia Sirieda Mathews, your draft autobiography currently consists of only your name, you need to finish writing the article before we can review it. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:10, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

21:04:48, 5 April 2016 review of draft by Wdjones8585[edit]


I want to create a new page for the company iPass. There is a dead link about this company, but the link goes to IPass. How do I create the page for iPass?

Wdjones8585 (talk) 21:04, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

April 6[edit]

03:06:29, 6 April 2016 review of draft by Organist00[edit]


How do i organize and reference my many "references" in the text. I want to link them to above article in numeric fashion as in other wiki. articles? i.s.  ;lkj;lkj 1) for 1st reference hi my name is 2) etc. Organist00 (talk) 03:06, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

Hello @Organist00:, great question; the answer is at WP:Referencing for beginners. Give it a try and ping us if you have any problems. Also, do not leave a blank space at the start of any line,
it causes a coding error, like this
So make sure you aren't leaving empty spaces at the start of lines or you'll get those weird gray boxes.
Hope this helps! MatthewVanitas (talk) 10:12, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

04:12:04, 6 April 2016 review of submission by 786wiki[edit]


786wiki (talk) 04:12, 6 April 2016 (UTC) Quick Question: The article I had submitted for review, my first, was titled: Sheikh Muhammad Ikram. It is now shown as: Muhammad Ikram. Would you please educate me, why? (If possible, I would prefer the full name in the title.) Thanks.

786wiki (talk) 04:12, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi 786wiki, the word "Sheikh" is an honorific title, similar to Professor, Doctor, Highness, Excellency, Duke, Chief, and so on. In the English Wikipedia we do not use such honorifics in articles - we use only the person's actual name - with very few exceptions, mostly for royalty who are almost always referred to by their titles. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 13:13, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

786wiki (talk) 19:14, 7 April 2016 (UTC) Hi Rodger. I couldn't find a "Reply" button so I hope this works! You are quite right: in Arab countries, "Sheikh" is an honorific (for an old person--the word for "old age" in Arabic is shaykhūkha!); in India and Pakistan, however, it is used as a proper name. So, unlike in an Arab country, when Ikram would have been admitted to primary school, his name would have been registered as: "Sheikh Muhammad Ikram" (which would be unthought of for a child in the Arab world), and that is how he is known! May I request therefore that in this case his actual name, as it would appear on his birth certificate had there been one at the time, be given as Sheikh Muhammad Ikram. Thanks. PS Please, for future reference, can you educate me on the proper way to reply in this situation. Thank you! 786wiki (talk) 19:13, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi 786wiki. "Sheikh" is a common name (rather than title) in Bangladesh too. Sheikh Muhammad Ikram is how the first line of the page should start, but it may not be the best title for the page. For the article title, Wikipedia uses the name most frequently used by reliable English-language sources, which is not necessarily the subject's complete official name. The draft says he was better known as S. M. Ikram. If that's how most sources refer to him, that should be the title of the article, much as we have SM Sultan, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Sheikh Hasina. You probably have the ability to move the draft to the new name on your own.
Help:Using talk pages gives some tips on communication, such as when and how to indent. If you want to be sure a specific editor otices a discussion that isn't on their talk page, it's a good idea to use their name in some sort of notification template, such as {{ping}}. --Worldbruce (talk) 22:06, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
@Worldbruce:
Hi Worldbruce, Thanks! Yes, "S. M. Ikram" would work too — "Muhammad Ikram" (as presently titled) doesn't ring right. So, How do I go about changing the title page? Or, would it be too much to ask one of the more experienced members, or the editor, to do it for me? Many thanks, again. 786wiki (talk) 10:49, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
I've moved it for you. For future reference you'll find the "move" option to the right on the tabs across the top, sometimes hidden in the "more" drop down menu. --Worldbruce (talk) 17:31, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Request on 09:01:16, 6 April 2016 for assistance on AfC submission by Christos Evangeli[edit]



Christos Evangeli (talk) 09:01, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi, I wrote a page on New Zealand writer Joan Rosier Jones. As I was in a hurry i somehow failed to delete the Andreas Koukoumas a previous page that i had written for Wikipedia. Can you please re name it an post it and I will go through and sort out anyhting else that is required. Sorry about that. It's been a while since I have donne this. many thanks. Christos

Hi Christos Evangeli, an easy way to fix this is to copy all the content that is about Jones to a new draft page Draft:Joan Rosier Jones and add {{subst:submit}} to the page to submit it for review. You have to do this yourself while you are logged in so that you are correctly "registered" as the creator of the page. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 13:26, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

12:06:34, 6 April 2016 review of submission by OriChayun[edit]


Hi. I need someone to check the grammar in a draft I created Draft:Spice_(singer). English is not my native language, so I think there might be minor mistakes. Thank you.

OriChayun (talk) 12:06, 6 April 2016 (UTC)


April 7[edit]

Request on 00:41:14, 7 April 2016 for assistance on AfC submission by Natalie White Artist[edit]


Please tell me what I need to do to edit this wikipedia page for acceptance. I felt as if I wrote it in accordance to the guidelines, and provided any and all necessary links.


Natalie White Artist (talk) 00:41, 7 April 2016 (UTC) @Natalie White Artist:, the relevant policy in your case is WP:NARTIST. To start with, you need to demonstrate that you are notable (I assume the article is about you) according to Wikipedia policies. In your case, you need to either add reliable sources demonstrating that your work is indeed held in several notable collections, or to demonstrate your work has been sufficiently covered by notable media. The article does not have a good structure (see WP:MOS for some ideas, or just look at articles about other photographers like Imogen Cunningham to see how it should look like), but this is a secondary problem. Also please note that editing of articles about yourself is, whereas not prohibited, is strongly discouraged due to conflict of interest. It would be much better if someone else would edit this article and not you. Best luck.--Ymblanter (talk) 07:43, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

04:54:08, 7 April 2016 review of submission by 2406:3003:201C:201:CDF2:EEF7:2483:893C[edit]

Hi. I've submitted this draft (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:MerryMakr_TJ) for a review but I wish to change the page name from "MerryMakr TJ" to just "MerryMakr". Would that be possible? Thanks!

TJ 2406:3003:201C:201:CDF2:EEF7:2483:893C (talk) 04:54, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Request on 16:00:32, 7 April 2016 for assistance on AfC submission by Kdsimph[edit]



Kdsimph (talk) 16:00, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

18:36:14, 7 April 2016 review of submission by Krmarshall[edit]

This page was deleted after the image I was submitting to Wiki Commons was rejected. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:St._Patrick%27s_Council_Bluffs,_IA_on_Harmony_St..jpg&action=edit&redlink=1

I own the website that I also put it on and was attempting to donate it here too. But if nothing else I would like the to be able to restore the hours of work I put into creating the page, remove the single image that was complained about, and resubmit...

And seriously, could not the image have just been removed and reconsidered for creation automatically. Seems like a horrible process to delete all the work due to a single failure. Makes no sense.

Krmarshall (talk) 18:36, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

22:11:08, 7 April 2016 review of submission by 2600:8807:A400:7C:2D06:F0D1:B089:E1A9[edit]

Why was this page not posted? It is the definition of my word. nanobugged also nanobugged googled also https://www.amazon.com%2Fnanobugged-Keith-S-Taylor-ebook%2Fdp%2FB017XRI4VO&usg=AFQjCNGSDVlcDMUZPaMOL0yp2ztDYMFFHA&sig2=v_hg1f5unTU7bjrBkeoJqA 2600:8807:A400:7C:2D06:F0D1:B089:E1A9 (talk) 22:11, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

@2600:8807:A400:7C:2D06:F0D1:B089:E1A9:, what page is your draft, we can't see it unless you post a link to your draft page. Also, have you read WP:Neologism? It's not enough to just show us that you invented a word, you have to show that other people in serious media/academia are making note of the word, not just that it pops up on Google or is in the title of an Amazon book. MatthewVanitas (talk) 12:15, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

22:59:43, 7 April 2016 review of submission by WikiAlexandra[edit]


Hi there!

I've improved Draft:TopSpeed.com over time, and I feel it's quite close to Wikipedia's standards for being published. The reason it has been declined so far is due to the lack of sufficient in-depth sources talking about the subject, instead of the subject's content. I feel this is a bit hard to find, since the subject is a digital publisher website, and, after checking out other websites in Category:Automotive websites, the sources that talk about them are usually only due to an acquisition/merger or product launch press release.

However, I did manage to find a few sources lately (both about the website and its content), so hopefully it's getting there.

I would appreciate any help in finding any more reliable sources, maybe I'm not that good at searching :) Thanks!

23:00:26, 7 April 2016 review of draft by Pachisu124[edit]


I need help please...


Pachisu124 (talk) 23:00, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Hello @Pachisu124:, what is your question? I looked at your draft, and you've provided no WP:Sourcing at all, which is required. I strongly advise you read this 10-second summary of our Notability guideline which your draft must meet to be published. MatthewVanitas (talk) 12:18, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

April 8[edit]

08:32:50, 8 April 2016 review of submission by 114.121.135.206[edit]


114.121.135.206 (talk) 08:32, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

@114.121.135.206:, what is your question and what draft are you asking about (please post a link to it)? MatthewVanitas (talk) 12:17, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

11:35:46, 8 April 2016 review of submission by Penlite[edit]


I tried entering my brief autobiographical article on my user page, but got this official message, in a pink box: "If you want to draft an article, please create a userspace draft instead of creating it here." So (as near as I can remember) I clicked on the wikilinked words "userspace draft," inserted my text, and when finished, submitted it for review per the instructions on the screen. I was not trying to violate wiki protocol, I was trying to obey it.

Yet, today, when I logged back in, I was confronted with a notice that my attempt to create the page and submit it for review was rejected, with the chastisement that (in so many words) I should have just uploaded it without submitting it for review! My sandbox was empty, and the User:Penlite page was basically blank. No trace of my extensive work.

Somebody needs to clean up the confusing nomenclature and instructions about "userspace" "main page" etc., and the various flags and warnings and instructions that apparently are appearing in inappropriate times and places. If you do not want people to do something, don't tell them to do it. Please.

~ Penlite (talk) 11:35, 8 April 2016 (UTC)


Penlite (talk) 11:35, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Here's the automatically formatted message I got, in a tan box:

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Dodger67 was:

Inside of the TAN box was GRAY box (presumably the only personal element of the message), that said:

This is obviously not an actual article, this belongs on your main user page. Please do not submit it for review, AFC deals only with articles, not users'"about me" information.

Then the rest of the tan box said:

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.

Talk about conflicting instructions ! Wikipedia needs a better way to communicate about these topics.

~ Penlite (talk) 18:39, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

14:14:26, 8 April 2016 review of submission by Jessicaeise[edit]


I am requesting a re-review in order to get specific feedback for my article. I have received two rejections so far but neither reviewer gave me specifics of what I need to change. I was hoping by reaching out to the help desk that you may be able to give me specific ways in which I can improve my article.

Hi Jessicaeise Short answer - all your referenced sources are published by Purdue University or its affiliated structures, thus the topic is not (yet) proven to be notable. Longer answer - You need to cite multiple independent sources that contain in-depth information about the topic. "Independent" in this context means mainstream newspapers, magazines, books and other reputable publications, that have no connection at all to Purdue University. Wikipedia does not care much for what a subject (or it's friends and associates) have to say about itself - we are only really interested in what outsiders have to say. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 14:43, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi Roger Roger (Dodger67),

I want to thank you so much for you speedy feedback. I was wondering, would it be appropriate to use some sources that are associated with my topic or should they all be independent of my topic, with no direct affiliation whatsoever? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jessicaeise (talk • contribs) 14:53, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

16:23:28, 8 April 2016 review of submission by Vawab[edit]


It was suggested that my Article "Waban Library Center" needs improvement....Can I have some suggestions ? Thanks Vawab (talk) 16:23, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Yes check.svg Done Hello @Vawab:, this helpdesk is for article still in Draft stage, and fortunately your draft has been approved and published, so outside of our jurisdiction. That said, if you drop into WT:WikiProject Architecture you might find someone to offer advice. As a non-building expert, my main suggestion would be to google up a few news articles (ideally not just local-interest ones, though one or two of those would be fine) that point out unique and interesting things about this building/institution, then you can add those facts and cite them to the sources. I see Boston Globe has mentioned the building a few times, so maybe check those, and whatever else jumps out at you that's from any reputable news source, academic paper, etc.
If you yourself live in the area, a photo(s) of the building would be a strong addition, and maybe there are some other sites of interest in the town that lack photos, so you can help Wikipedia and have fun by doing a little expedition to snap those shots and upload them so the world can see more Waban.
Nice work on your now-published article, hope you'll stick around to do more, and/or figure out existing articles about your area that need photos added! MatthewVanitas (talk) 00:59, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Request on 20:29:12, 8 April 2016 for assistance on AfC submission by Aweb17[edit]


I have been denied three times by the editors and I am unsure why. Many people on here has far less notability and have been accepted. I am unsure why my creation has not. I need help editing this article for a approve submission.

Aweb17 (talk) 20:29, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

02:52:08, 9 April 2016 review of submission by 142.68.63.151[edit]


142.68.63.151 (talk) 02:52, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi I'm wondering why my article Draft: Rbc morphology was declined. As far as I know, it doesn't read like an essay. I have no opionions in the article.If there are opionions, they are of the authors I wrote the articles from. Everything was cited. 142.68.63.151 (talk) 02:52, 9 April 2016 (UTC) Sion55 (talk) 02:57, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

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