User talk:JohnHawthornePShepherd

Welcome![edit]

Hello, JohnHawthornePShepherd, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you created or edited was Draft:John H. Shepherd, which appears to be an article about yourself. Writing about yourself is a common mistake made by new Wikipedians.

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Actually, it is not. My name is not john Shepherd I came on Wikipedia to write about John Shepherd. And I did not know what to put my username. JohnHawthornePShepherd (talk) 22:40, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@JohnHawthornePShepherd: In that case, you should request a username change as using the real name of someone who is not you violates our username policy.

However, if your only purpose of coming onto this site is to write about the Kenteller party and John Sheperd, don't waste more of your time; I can tell you right now that neither are notable. Snowmanonahoe (talk · contribs · typos) 22:55, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: John H. Shepherd (January 21)[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 KylieTastic were:

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.

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

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:John H. Shepherd and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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KylieTastic (talk) 22:50, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK but for future articles or at least draft that I'll be making does it have to be real or can it be fictional for the article that you make? JohnHawthornePShepherd (talk) 22:58, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia not a place for people to write fictional content. All new articles on Wikipedia have to show the subject is notable (See WP:N) which in most cases requires significant coverage (WP:SIGCOV) in multiple independent (WP:INDY) reliable sources (WP:RS) KylieTastic (talk) 23:11, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, JohnHawthornePShepherd! 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) 22:50, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Kenteller Party (January 21)[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 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:Kenteller Party and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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KylieTastic (talk) 22:55, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Kenteller Party[edit]

Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, introducing hoaxes, such as Draft:Kenteller Party, is considered to be vandalism and is prohibited. If you are interested in how accurate Wikipedia is, a more constructive test method would be to try to find inaccurate statements that are already in Wikipedia—and then to correct them if possible. If you would like to make test edits, please use the sandbox. Under section G3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, the page has been nominated for deletion. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges.

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. KylieTastic (talk) 23:11, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, JohnHawthornePShepherd. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
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avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam § External link spamming);
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In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:26, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse![edit]

Hello! JohnHawthornePShepherd, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:26, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Andrew Jackson James (January 22)[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 TheBritinator was:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

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:Andrew Jackson James and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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TheBritinator (talk) 14:45, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I used information from the official Kentucky secretary of state website made by the state. If that’s not reliable than I don’t know what is. JohnHawthornePShepherd (talk) 20:51, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Andrew J. James has been accepted[edit]

Andrew J. James, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider leaving us some feedback.

Thanks again, and happy editing!

KylieTastic (talk) 13:23, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: George Washington Craddock (January 23)[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 TheBritinator was:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

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:George Washington Craddock and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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TheBritinator (talk) 17:13, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can you explain how this is not reliable sources? JohnHawthornePShepherd (talk) 17:31, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@JohnHawthornePShepherd unless people who leave messages also watchlist your page or subscribe to the section they are unlikely to see such questions. If you "mention" (aka link to the users name) an editor in a signed post they will get a notification (unless they turned notifications off) - See Help:Notifications. Courtesy ping @TheBritinator. Regards KylieTastic (talk) 21:42, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The entire article only has two sources linked, and there is no inline citation. TheBritinator (talk) 21:50, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@TheBritinator it is because there isn’t to much information on this topic. JohnHawthornePShepherd (talk) 21:56, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Then the topic is not notable. You have provided a bunch of statements about the person, but with no inline citation. If it can't be provided to show notability, then it should not been made. TheBritinator (talk) 21:58, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@TheBritinator then why was my other article accepted? JohnHawthornePShepherd (talk) 22:00, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you are referring to Andrew J. James, then it has what this one lacks - proof of notability and online citations. TheBritinator (talk) 22:01, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This one has three sources the other has five it’s not big of a difference. When I submitted it too it only had 2. Then the other moderator accepted it and then it had five @TheBritinator JohnHawthornePShepherd (talk) 22:05, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: George Washington Craddock (January 23)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted because it included copyrighted content, which is not permitted on Wikipedia.

This submission appears to be taken from https://web.sos.ky.gov/ofx/secsofstate?id=43. Wikipedia cannot accept material copied from elsewhere, unless it explicitly and verifiably has been released to the world under a suitably free and compatible copyright license or into the public domain and is written in an acceptable tone—this includes material that you own the copyright to. You should attribute the content of a draft to outside sources, using citations, but copying and pasting or closely paraphrasing sources is not acceptable. The entire draft should be written using your own words and structure.

You are welcome to write an article on the subject, but please do not use copyrighted work.

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WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 22:12, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:George Washington Craddock[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Draft:George Washington Craddock requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://web.sos.ky.gov/ofx/secsofstate?id=43. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Andrew J. James[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Andrew J. James requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://web.sos.ky.gov/ofx/secsofstate?id=42. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Promotional editing[edit]

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. JBW (talk) 23:11, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Andrea Rutkowski moved to draftspace[edit]

Thanks for your contributions to Andrea Rutkowski. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources, it needs more sources to establish notability and There is only 1 RS source and it is not WP:SIGCOV, not an WP:NPOL pass either. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. GPL93 (talk) 03:22, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@GPL93 there is not 1 source, there is more then thT 2601:40F:4100:B850:3094:943B:4599:3933 (talk) 03:42, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Only 1 meets the criteria of being a Reliable source, and it isn't even notability lending because it is about a group of candidates and therefore isn't WP:SIGCOV. Best, GPL93 (talk) 03:45, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also: Her motives were to keep the Democratic Party majority in the House and deliver the solutions residents of the 25th District deserve. If you want to post campaign lit this is not the place. GPL93 (talk) 03:49, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Andrea Rutkowski[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Andrea Rutkowski, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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January 2024[edit]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because it appears that you are not here to build an encyclopedia.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 04:35, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

At this point, your edits have consisted of introducing hoax/joke material, copyright violations, and blatant promotion. Absent some assurance that you understand these problems and can meaningfully correct them, I think you have wasted enough community time cleaning up after you. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 04:37, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]