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Your submission at Articles for creation: Chris Obi (February 5)[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 SwisterTwister was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage about the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject—see the guidelines on the notability of people and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Not satisfying our basic 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 when they have been resolved.

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SwisterTwister talk 19:10, 5 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome![edit]

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Proposed deletion of Chris Obi[edit]

The article Chris Obi has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp/dated}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. JTtheOG (talk) 05:25, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Listening?[edit]

I don't think you are listening. Edit existing content around the subject you are interested in BEFORE creating a new page. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 01:46, 19 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Chris Obi (February 25)[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 Zppix was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage about the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject—see the guidelines on the notability of people and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time.

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.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Chris Obi and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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You can also use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ _Talk 05:32, 25 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Melisewilliams, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that 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! Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ _Talk 05:32, 25 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, Melisewilliams. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about in the article Chris Obi, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:

avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your family, friends, school, company, club, or organization, as well as any competing companies' projects or products;
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exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Note: at Wikipedia talk:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Chris Obi this editor states, "Hi! I'm the PA for Chris obi, he's an actor and going to be staring in the next Startrek to series, he wants me to publish a wiki page for him..." TJRC (talk) 22:00, 25 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thank you for getting back to me and for all your help. Just want to get a page up about chris obi, read the guidelines. Just need a little more guidance, as to how I can get it published? As to the sources what other sources should I be including, thank you again for all your help!! I do really appreciate it!!!

It does not appear that Obi is notable within the meaning of that term in Wikipedia. Looking at the draft in the state in which you submitted it, it really not in shape for publication. You have URLs splashed all through it, and it looks nothing like a Wikipedia article.

But most importantly, nowhere do you establish that Obi is notable. Please, please, have a look at the notability guidelines people have been pointing out to you. For actors, a good distillation is at WP:ENTERTAINER. You need to show the "Has had significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions"; "Has a large fan base or a significant "cult" following"; or "Has made unique, prolific or innovative contributions to a field of entertainment". Nothing you've written seems to indicate that. (If you disagree, point the pertinent sources out. If I agree with you, I'll try to whip the draft article into shape. I'm all for expanding coverage in Wikipedia, where warranted; but only where warranted.)

You also need to stop citing sources that do not qualify as WP:RELIABLE SOURCES. You reference IMDb, blogs, wikis, and things like that, none of which qualify. You do have a couple sources that are good, like the Hollywood Reporter and Variety. But they really don't say enough about Obi to establish his notability. Based on my sampling, they're just routine reporting on casting for the TV series; they're not really about Obi at all.

Don't try to fluff it up, either. A short stub that consists only of statements from reliable sources that establish notability is far better than a longer article full of crap.

Finally, you need to stop continually republishing it, evading the draft article submission process. The draft process is not the only way to start an article, but for an inexperienced editor, it's the best way. When you find your draft submissions turned down, you need to address the inadequacies in the article, rather than try to bypass the process. If you keep doing that, you're likely to find yourself blocked from editing. TJRC (talk) 00:23, 2 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

To repeat my advice: "Chris Obi" is currently mentioned at least in six articles. See here. Can you expand the coverage of Chris at any of these articles? If the answer is "no", if you can't, you are not going to be able to wirte an article on him. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 01:00, 2 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Chris Obi[edit]

The article Chris Obi has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp/dated}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. KGirlTrucker81^{huh? what I've been doing} 06:54, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Chris Obi[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Chris Obi requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Your draft article, Draft:Chris Obi[edit]

Hello, Melisewilliams. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Chris Obi".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. TKK! bark with me! 15:17, 4 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]