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Your submission at Articles for creation: Debbie Matthews (May 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 Theroadislong was:

This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms that promote 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 after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Debbie Matthews and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Theroadislong (talk) 07:22, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Saraalutz! 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! Theroadislong (talk) 07:22, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, Saraalutz. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Draft:Debbie Matthews, 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 article subjects for more information. We ask that you:

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{edit COI}} template)—don't forget to give details of reliable sources supporting your suggestions;
disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § How to disclose a COI);
avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam § External link spamming);
do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

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. The large number of images you have uploaded to Commons suggests you have personal access to photographs collated by Debbie Matthews. I would point out that even if she holds those photos, she will not own the copyright of many of them - especially those taken whilst she was racing on her bike and not holding the camera! Equally, you may cite news stories from newspapers in which she is mentioned, but you may not upload photos of them to Commons, as they remain copyright of the newspaper publisher. Nick Moyes (talk) 08:17, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Debbie Matthews (May 25)[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 Grabup was:

This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms that promote 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 after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Debbie Matthews and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

GrabUp - Talk 04:44, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Debbie Matthews has a new comment[edit]

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Debbie Matthews. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 07:42, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Debbie Matthews has a new comment[edit]

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Debbie Matthews. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 07:46, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

paid editing[edit]

Paid editing is only barely tolerated here, when it becomes a time sink through lack of understanding Wikipedia guidelines, it is NOT tolerated. Paid editors are expected to know how to edit, we usually recommend editing for a few months in order to gain experience before creating articles which is the most difficult task here. Theroadislong (talk) 06:43, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I must agree with @Theroadislong here. I would not expect to pay for a taxi driver to take me across town, only to discover that they have yet to learn how to drive a car, or have not invested the effort to learn the rules of the road. The same goes for Wikipedia. Please invest some effort in learning the basics of editing existing articles and in adding citations to them before a) taking money from other people, and b) expecting our volunteers to help teach you the basics when you get stuck on your first journey. Nick Moyes (talk) 16:10, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]