User talk:Jlotman

Welcome!

Hello, Jlotman, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as User:Jlotman, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the Teahouse, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{help me}} on this page, followed by your question, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Jlotman

A tag has been placed on your user page, User:Jlotman, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be advertising which only promotes or publicises someone or something. Promotional editing of any kind is not permitted, whether it be promotion of a person, company, product, group, service, belief, or anything else. This is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages — user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources or advertising space. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. Dreamy Jazz 🎷 ^{talk to me | my contributions} 16:40, 14 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Jeff Lotman BIO (April 14)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Dreamy Jazz 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 when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Jeff Lotman BIO and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Jeff Lotman BIO, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{db-self}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
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Dreamy Jazz 🎷 ^{talk to me | my contributions} 16:41, 14 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Jlotman! Having an article 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! Dreamy Jazz 🎷 ^{talk to me | my contributions} 16:41, 14 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

In reply to your email

I declined your draft as it is written in a non-neutral way. Sections like "Media coverage" need to be removed before the draft can be accepted. Also with your sources, you need include the URLs which come with those sources and put them in reference tags. If you need help with this, you may find https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:VisualEditor/User_guide#Editing_references useful. The way your fathers article is written is in the way that a Wikipedia article should be written and differs from your draft because Herb Lotman is written in a neutral, encyclopedic way. A page which may be of use is this page about keeping articles neutral. You asked if I can help. I presumed this was answering questions, but if it isn't could you please clarify by what you mean? I would prefer to have conversations here (on your talk page) instead of email, as my email address can be slow. Dreamy Jazz 🎷 ^{talk to me | my contributions} 17:08, 14 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Jeff Lotman BIO concern

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Jeff Lotman BIO, a page you created, has not been edited in 5 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it.

You may request Userfication of the content if it meets requirements.

If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available at WP:REFUND/G13.

Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 01:41, 20 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]