User talk:RSAMountaineer

Your sandbox page[edit]

Hello, RSAMountaineer, and welcome to Wikipedia. I have added a box at the top of your sandbox. This contains a link for you to submit the page for review as a Wikipedia article when you think it is ready. Please note, however, that articles are only accepted when they cite adequate sources to support the information given, and to show that the subject of the article is what we call "notable".
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Thale Katlego Letheo (February 15)[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 MatthewVanitas was:

Here's the issue: from what I've spot-checked, most of your references either don't mention Letheo, or are written/spoken by her. Neither of which help her meet WP:Notability (athletes).

I understand that there's a lot of politics involved re African women athletes and the South African government, but if there simply isn't information out there about her in WP:Reliable sources, we just don't have much to work with.

If African women mountaineers are under-covered in the media, that's the media's fault, not Wikipedia's fault. If that is the case, I agree it's lamentable, but basing Letheo's article on unreliable or absent sources does nothing to fix that media bias, it would just result in her having a weak article of low-credibility, which wouldn't solve anything.

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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MatthewVanitas (talk) 02:00, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, RSAMountaineer! 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! MatthewVanitas (talk) 02:00, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. 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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RSAMountaineer (talk) 16:28, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Thale Katlego Letheo (April 12)[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 Davisonio was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage (not just mere mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject—see the guidelines on the notability of people, the golden rule and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners and Help:Introduction to referencing/1), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time.

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:Thale Katlego Letheo 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:Thale Katlego Letheo, 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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– Craig Davison (talk) 18:45, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]