User talk:CopyBeard

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As a personal note, I saw your question on the new contributor's help page and want to encourage you to continue to be involved here on Wikipedia. It can be very overwhelming, especially as it has been nearly a decade since Wikipedia first started so there has (unfortunately) developed a bureaucracy to deal with the stuff here. Still, you will find that most of the contributors to Wikipedia simply want to make the best encyclopedia they can.

I like the article you have been creating about the Creative Circle. Don't be afraid to publish (or submit) the article, even if it needs some additional editing. In fact, you've done a fantastic job. Yes, it needs a little work, but if you have ever noticed the Wikipedia logo, there are several pieces missing from the globe. The symbolism there is that we acknowledge that nothing is ever complete here, and it is always in a state of flux, constantly changing. You can always improve what you've written earlier, so don't be afraid to be bold and make changes.... either on this article or elsewhere here on Wikipedia.

I hope to see more of your contributions in the future! --Robert Horning (talk) 20:16, 8 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation[edit]

You recently made a submission to Articles for Creation. Your article has been reviewed and because some issues were found, it could not be accepted in its current form; it is now located at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Creative Circle. Please view your submission to see the comments left by the reviewer. Feel free to edit the submission to address the issues raised, and resubmit once you feel they have been resolved. (You can do this by adding the text {{subst:AFC submission/submit}} to the top of the article.) Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Hallows AG (talk) 23:21, 13 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

For myself, I think this reviewer was a little bit too harsh, but as a general suggestion I would recommend trying to find a few additional outside sources. In other words, anything written by 3rd party publications and considering the nature of this article perhaps something from the popular press that would have this topic as the focus of the article. Having found several red links to what should be this article, I think it is important for this article to exist on Wikipedia. Please take this into stride and don't let it discourage you at all from trying to get this article added to Wikipedia.

An article like this one here is of the type that would be simply excellent to add to this article: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/onlinelists/GB0380%20ACC.pdf

This article hints at other kinds of documentation that seems to exist about this organization. Seriously, don't be too discouraged here. Take this in stride and know that you really are doing something that is going to be read by others and be used. I'll see what other things I can dig up as well. --Robert Horning (talk) 00:40, 14 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again Robert, and again thank you for the kind words. The article you found in the National Archives is where I've been sourcing most of my information from. The History of Advertising Trust have been a huge help in finding 3rd party articles - particularly those from the 1940s-50s. But if the reviewer above thinks it needs more sources, than I shall endeavour to find more. Thanks again. :)

Your submission at Articles for creation[edit]

Creative Circle, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

The article has been assessed as B-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see what needs to be done to bring it to the next level.
Please 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.
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Thank you for helping Wikipedia!

Hallows AG (talk) 10:57, 14 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello![edit]

Hello CopyBeard, regarding your message: I wasn't saying your article needed more sources. Some claims in the article just needed inline citations (it's the small numbers between brackets that links the claim to the source). A few of the claims that I found that may need inline citations is as follows:

"The annual Creative Circle awards are highly regarded, and judged by the British advertising creative community themselves."
"Their main offices are in Fitzrovia, London."

As you can maybe guess, I was a bit too harsh in reviewing your article, I'm sorry. I will publish it and I hope you will add the inline citations. :)--Hallows AG (talk) 10:58, 14 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Amazing. Thank you. That's very helpful too. I'll see what I can do about those inline citations. :)