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I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Timbertop. Thanks! The Drover's Wife (talk) 00:46, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Timbertop (January 12)

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

The comment the reviewer left was:

The subject is clearly notable with independent coverage in countless reliable sources incl. books, journal articles, newspapers etc. I'm going to decline it for now as I have some concern that the article fails WP:NOTPROMO in its current state. It reads a lot like an ad and this isn't helped by its reliance on non-independent sources. It may also be more appropriate to merge the encyclopaedic content from this draft into Geelong Grammar School if there remains only a stub following a cleanup.

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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Kb.au (talk) 01:20, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Bill Bowden, 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! Kb.au (talk) 01:20, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Timbertop (Geelong Grammar School) has been accepted

Timbertop (Geelong Grammar School), 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.

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Kerry (talk) 17:07, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome

Hello, Bill Bowden, and welcome to Wikipedia!

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