User talk:BruceShawcross

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BruceShawcross, good luck, and have fun. PamD 17:37, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

PamD 17:37, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Katherine Kelly (actress)[edit]

Hi Bruce. This change of yours is not good. You added the names of Leo Bill and Anna Hope to an existing sentence ("She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with fellow students…") but neither Hope nor Bill is mentioned in the two sources supporting the sentence. Wikipedia content needs to be verifiable. Kind regards, Robby.is.on (talk) 17:32, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Robby, thanks for pointing out.

Just curious, but how do you pick up on these changes & then go on to check out the edits? I noticed you aren't a soap/TV/British actress follower, so was wondering how it works. new to wiki, as you can see so learning about these things (:

Hi Bruce, you're welcome. Well done adding the new reference to the article, it indeed verifies the fellow students. :-) I've moved the references around a little to more clearly indicate which of the sources supports which name.

You're right, I don't usually edit in this area. One of the areas I have been working on is removing deprecated sources such as the Daily Mail and the Epoch Times and so I came across the Katherine Kelly article when you added the Daily Mail reference. I then added the article to my watchlist to make sure the Daily Mail reference doesn't get added again. Robby.is.on (talk) 19:53, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Claudia Harrison (November 10)[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 KylieTastic was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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KylieTastic (talk) 21:18, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, BruceShawcross! 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! KylieTastic (talk) 21:18, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]