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01:28:01, 28 November 2014 review of submission by Galorian[edit]

I like to know why you say my uploaded content is copyrighted? please notice Galorian is Sharon Gal Or

Galorian (talk) 01:28, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Galorian. The issue is that the copyright of the text on the Linked In page belongs to the author of that text, even if that author is you. Wikipedia cannot use copyrighted text unless the copyright holder explicitly agrees to freely license their text. How to do this is explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. However, often copyrighted text may not be suitable as part of an encyclopedia article even once it has been freely licensed. This is because the sort of material people post to Linked In is not normally the same sort of material ... or written the same way... as would be required for an encyclopedia. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 08:27, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

02:09:09, 28 November 2014 review of submission by Samtakeo[edit]


Samtakeo (talk) 02:09, 28 November 2014 (UTC) I would like to know how to upload a picture into my draft for submission. Thank you.[reply]

Hello Sam. If the picture is a photograph, the easiest way is for the photographer (the person who took the photograph) to upload it to Wikimedia Commons at https://commons.wikimedia.org/ This is only appropriate if the photographer wishes to freely license their photo. Once it is uploaded at Commons, it can be used in any Wikipedia page. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 08:33, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 02:26:24, 28 November 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by Tripleshine[edit]

I want to add Downtown Annandale with article included

Tripleshine (talk) 02:26, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Adding anything I am interesting about it in article Tripleshine (talk) 02:27, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tripleshine, your question is very unclear. What are you asking us? Are you wanting to write about Annandale, Virginia, or Annandale in England? We already have an article about those places, and we don't need a separate article about just the downtown. Can you clarify your question? MatthewVanitas (talk) 00:21, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 11:25:20, 28 November 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by Bobo22home[edit]


I own a copy of the lp record from the 1950's and took the time to create info in Wikipedia from all of the info on the album cover. Now this was rejected. What's the point? How can I change?

Bobo22home (talk) 11:25, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Bobo22home: Your article was declined because it did not have any references. However, because the article described a hit LP by a very notable singer, it was not hard for me to do a Google Books search with the term "Patti Page" "On Camera" and find several references to archive copies of Billboard that easily proved the article should exist on Wikipedia (though the LP serial number and year of release in one of the Billboard reports is different so I have changed that). I have now passed your article and it can be found at On Camera (album). Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 11:49, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 11:51:45, 28 November 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by Cascade1988[edit]


I have been told my article reads like a conspiracy by Hasteur. However, I have asked for an explanation twice and my request has been ignored and erased twice. Would somebody else take a look and provide an explanation why it sounds like a conspiracy? Cascade1988 (talk) 11:51, 28 November 2014 (UTC)Cascade1988[reply]

Cascade1988 (talk) 11:51, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't read like a bland collection of facts, it reads like a subjective analysis of the situation. Rankersbo (talk) 22:23, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

17:48:40, 28 November 2014 review of submission by Mefisteufel[edit]


We would like to provide a number of our information letters with links to Wikipedia article ROSTANY. However, there are certain deadlines for their dispatching, therefore we would like to know how much "over a month" can approval of our Wiki article take?

Thank you for your explanations.

Mefisteufel (talk) 17:48, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not at all interested in helping bands/people/groups promote themselves. Wikipedia is for things that are famous, not to make them famous. So we have no interest in hurrying up to meet a subject's deadline. Also, I strongly suggest that you do not use a Wikipedia article as part of your "marketing campaign". You have no control over a Wikipedia article, so if someone adds something negative about the band that is documentably true in news media, the band itself has no power to remove that. Why not just provide a link to the band's own homepage on your letters? No reason you have to link a Wikipedia article. MatthewVanitas (talk) 00:16, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

21:22:11, 28 November 2014 review of submission by Steve Lovelace[edit]


Reviewer has one request before acceptance:

Under the heading 'Collections' I have included a list of institutions holding works by the subject (photographer). The list and its heading I have taken from her bio posted at the gallery which mainly represents her. The reviewer would like this list documented, so my question is: should I attach a single reference (the gallery) to the heading, or does each entry in the list need a reference?

Steve Lovelace (talk) 21:22, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Steve. The way you've done it is OK, but we avoid having references in section headings. I've altered the layout by adding an introductory clause to that section, with the reference after it. Over to User:DGG (or anyone else happy to review this draft) to confirm if this reference covers what's needed. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 09:18, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I do not want to accept it until it at least specifies what work(s) is in each collection. The source is a CV that does not indicate this, and the article states some connections that the source does not document. But actually I do think it better to document each item, or at least one or two key ones that can be easily documented. I've seen CVs that use ambiguous terminology about whether something is actually in a collection, and this is much easier to properly document for many collections than it used to be. DGG ( talk ) 20:39, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have added references to those Collections list entries which have searchable catalogs. Steve Lovelace (talk) 23:01, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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