User talk:Mahmike7

Conflict of interest

Hello, Mahmike7. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article User talk:Orangemike, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:37, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Education at work

Hi there. I saw your note on the talk page of Orangemike. If there is a company that you are doing research about and want to start a page on them, that's fine. The key thing is that the concept of "notability" has to be met for the page to be preserved in the long run. Essentially Wikipedia articles need to be topics about which there are at least 2 and better 3 or more separate pieces of substantial coverage about that subject published by independent sources of presumed reliability. In other words, if aspects of the history of Company X is covered in (for example) Trade Journal A, Newspaper B, Newspaper C, and part of a book chapter in Book D, it is said to meet the "General Notability Guideline" for inclusion. Blogs and company websites do not count for notability purposes, although such information may be used with due caution in a Wikipedia article.

There are also some more specific "special" notability rules for companies, but in general if you stick to the principles of the GNG, outlined above, that will protect your work against deletion.

I would advise you against submitting a new piece to Articles for Creation, which is a broken process; just start the piece in "mainspace" when you have a chance to do steady work on it. It helps to put up a "Construction" banner at the top of the page while you are working, which is {{construction}} (that is, two opening curly brackets, the word construction, and two closing curly brackets). If you have any other questions or run into problems either with the site software or with the culture behind the scenes here, do not hesitate to get in touch, either by leaving a message on my "user talk" page or by email at ShoeHutch@gmail.com. Best regards, —Tim Davenport, Corvallis, OR /// Carrite (talk) 17:32, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. If a topic does not meet the General Notability Guideline, it is best not to start a piece on it at all. The deletion monsters will get it... Carrite (talk) 17:38, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Education at Work (April 10)

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

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Arthur goes shopping (talk) 16:23, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Teahouse, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about 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! Arthur goes shopping (talk) 16:23, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Education at Work (April 25)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Onel5969 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:Education at Work and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk or on the reviewer's talk page.
You can also get real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Onel5969 (talk) 17:35, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Teahouse, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about 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! Onel5969 (talk) 17:35, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Reply to your Articles for Creation Help Desk question

Hello, Mahmike7! I'm Wikiisawesome. I have replied to your question about a submission at the WikiProject Articles for Creation Help Desk wia (talk) 20:28, 27 April 2015 (UTC) wia (talk) 20:28, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Education at Work (June 11)

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

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability—see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing, so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia.
What you can do: Add citations (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners) to secondary reliable sources that are entirely independent of the subject.

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:Education at Work and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Bazj (talk) 11:44, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Education at Work (June 16)

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

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability—see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing, so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia.
What you can do: Add citations (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners) to secondary reliable sources that are entirely independent of the subject.

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:Education at Work and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk or on the reviewer's talk page.
You can also get Wikipedia's Live Help real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Bazj (talk) 10:21, 16 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Mahmike7, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about 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! Bazj (talk) 10:21, 16 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Education at Work concern

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Education at Work, a page you created, has not been edited in 6 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) 01:31, 17 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Education at Work

Hello, Mahmike7. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "Education at Work".

In accordance with our policy that Articles for Creation 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}} or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. The StormCatcher (talk) (contribs) 02:36, 17 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]