User talk:Zikmanofficial

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Hello, Zikmanofficial, 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 Mallam razphil, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Mallam razphil

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A tag has been placed on Mallam razphil requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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 removed 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. Omni Flames ^{let's talk about it} 10:32, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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I have written my articles but I don't know how to submit even after following all the steps, the last stage is confusing

Please help me with... How to submit my article Zikmanofficial (talk) 15:14, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. If you're talking about the article you wrote under the title Mallam razphil, it was deleted because it did not credibly assert the importance of the subject. Every topic written about on Wikipedia has to comply with our notability guidelines. My recommendation to you would be to use the Article Wizard to create a draft about the subject, rather than a live article. The disadvantage to creating a live article is that it is subject to immediate deletion if it doesn't comply with some of our more critical policies. The advantage to creating a draft is that, in most cases, instead of deleting the draft if it doesn't comply, it will simply be declined and you will be given feedback about how to improve it, with the content remaining in place. I hope this helps. Cheers, Nick⁠—⁠^Contact/_Contribs 15:33, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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 thank you for your timely reply,  I've learned that as a beginner I can start with draft, what I can to know is with draft can someone search the article and find it on Wikipedia?

Please help me with... how can I upload my draft. Thank you

Zikmanofficial (talk) 18:03, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Draft articles are visible on Wikipedia to other users if they know how to search for them. Most search engines, like Google, do not show drafts in their search results until the draft is approved by a reviewer and moved into the article space where it then becomes a live article. Your article would only be a draft for as long as it takes for you to work on it and get it to the point where it complies with our policies and can be approved as a mainspace article. --Nick⁠—⁠^Contact/_Contribs 18:26, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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OK thank you,  then how do I upload the draft.  Please guide me through.  Thank you

Please help me with...

Zikmanofficial (talk) 19:02, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nick gave you a link to the Article Wizard above; you can use the Wizard to create a draft. It will, however, need better references than the page that was deleted. The only source that may meet Wikipedia's standards of reliability was the article by Punch (though I wonder whether that really is Punch's official website, and if not, why you cited a mirror). As far as I can tell, much of the content wass not based on any references and in fact some claims contradicted the sources. Blogs or the subject's own comments - including interviews - are not the kinds of reliable third-party sources Wikipedia content should be based on. Huon (talk) 19:10, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]