User talk:Igoe-Matthew

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March 2023[edit]

Thanks for declaring that you are in a conflict of interest with regard to subjects related to Grady-White Boats and also that you are being WP:PAID to create a page about the company. If you check those two policies you will read COI editing is strongly discouraged on Wikipedia. It undermines public confidence and risks causing public embarrassment to the individuals and companies being promoted. Editors with a COI are sometimes unaware of whether or how much it has influenced their editing. If COI editing causes disruption, an administrator may opt to place blocks on the involved accounts. I would strongly recommend that you not try to create an article about this company as the process will probably not end as intended. See also WP:NOTPROMO. - Ahunt (talk) 19:06, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the advice! Would it be possible for me to create an article for Grady-White Boats if I put it through the Articles for Creation process as described here? That linked section says those with a COI "should put new articles through the articles for creation process, so they can be reviewed prior to being published." Igoe-Matthew (talk) 20:55, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes that would probably be one way to do it and would reduce the chances of it being speedily deleted. - Ahunt (talk) 22:20, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Grady-White Boats logo.png[edit]

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Thanks for uploading File:Grady-White Boats logo.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Johnj1995 (talk) 21:13, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for bringing this to my attention! I do plan to use this image in an upcoming draft I'll be submitting within a few days, so based on the reasonable exception info at Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#F5, I removed the orphaned image notice (see File talk:Grady-White Boats logo.png#Uploaded for upcoming article). However, if that was the wrong thing for me to do, I apologize and will be happy to revert that change or delete the file! Igoe-Matthew (talk) 13:39, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Grady-White Boats logo.png[edit]

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Thanks for uploading File:Grady-White Boats logo.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:12, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Grady-White Boats (July 8)[edit]

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

This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.

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 after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Grady-White Boats and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Greenman (talk) 07:49, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Igoe-Matthew! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Greenman (talk) 07:49, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Grady-White Boats logo.png[edit]

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Thanks for uploading File:Grady-White Boats logo.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 02:21, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Grady-White Boats (November 4)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Timtrent were:

I am whole unsure that a section on Patents adds any value. Anyone at all can apply for and receive a patent.

The section on current models makes it appear to be a brochure.

"Foo of the year" awards are only useful as references if the awarding body is a major body. Far better are references which pass the following criteria:

We require references from significant coverage about the topic of the article, and independent of it, in multiple secondary sources which are WP:RS please. See WP:42. Please also see WP:PRIMARY which details the limited permitted usage of primary sources and WP:SELFPUB which has clear limitations on self published sources. Providing sufficient references, ideally one per fact referred to, that meet these tough criteria is likely to allow this article to remain. Lack of them or an inability to find them is likely to mean that the topic is not suitable for inclusion, certainly today.

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

in-depth (not just brief mentions about the subject or routine announcements)
reliable
secondary
strictly independent of the subject

Make sure you add references that meet all four of these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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 after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Grady-White Boats and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 23:11, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your employer is paying you to learn how to edit Wikipedia. Your client is paying your employer to seek to credit an article, though why they want one is a weird ambition. They will neither own - WP:OWN nor be abke to control the content or the article, if they have sufficient notability to have one accepted here.

As a paid editor you are expected to know how to write neutral articles without being taught. Volunteer reviewers are most unlikely to teach you how to earn money from writing articles.

You also are required to be 100% au fait with WP:PAID 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 23:19, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Grady-White Boats[edit]

Hello, Igoe-Matthew. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Grady-White Boats, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 00:05, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]