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January 6[edit]

Request on 04:45:48, 6 January 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Steveswell[edit]


It appears that the title of my article draft "Ultimate Restorations" has been misspelled in the message of non-acceptance I received from Matthew Vanitas. I see no way to correct this in the "edit" section of the draft page. Is there a way for me to correct the spelling of the title of my article? Is this even necessary? I don't see any place on the edit page to change the title, but it shows up as "Editing Draft:Ultimated Restorations" instead of the title I chose "Ultimate Restorations" Please advise.

Thank you, Steveswell

Steveswell (talk) 04:45, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Steveswell. I have fixed the page title for you. Pages have to be moved to new titles rather than just edited, since the title is part of the file name. I have rearranged your page to be more consistent with the usual Wikipedia style- independent reference next to the facts they cite, and closely connected links (not too many) in the External links section. You'll need to find some television reviews or magazine articles about the show next and add them. —Anne Delong (talk) 08:20, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 09:47:39, 6 January 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Shaizee[edit]


I am trying to submit article about the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) as it is largest independent network for election monitoring and oversight. This has contributed significantly during 2008 and 2013 elections though out Pakistan. I have tried to submit this twice but it got rejected both time. Please help to submit this article to wikipedia as this will be helpful for millions of visitors.

I got the information and need your assistance to get this published.

Shaizee (talk) 09:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Shaizee, your article had not been submitted for review. I have submitted it now for you, note the yellow box on the page saying "review waiting". Please bear in mind that reviews are an iterative process, meaning that it is common that a draft will be declined with comments telling you what must be fixed, and this will happen several times as you gradually improve it, so do not be dismayed if it is initially declined. MatthewVanitas (talk) 13:25, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

13:29:36, 6 January 2015 review of submission by LightPhantom[edit]


I submitted a draft I wrote in Sandbox for review to be published as an article. My reviewer replied that my submission was blank, and I do not understand why. Here is what the reviewer wrote: "We're sorry, but we cannot accept blank submissions. Please consider submitting to Wikipedia:Requested articles instead. If in fact you did include text within the article, but it isn't showing, please make sure that any extra text above your entry is removed, as it may be causing it to hide and not be shown to the reviewer." I checked my entry and didn't see any text above it, either when I am reading or editing. I was wondering if you had any further advice as to how to solve why the reviewer cannot see the article I wrote and submitted. Thank you!

LightPhantom (talk) 13:29, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is that you submitted the wrong page. Your draft is actually at User:LightPhantom/sandbox/Live Design so I have correctly submitted it for you. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 14:00, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

17:23:08, 6 January 2015 review of submission by Tracemyip[edit]

The edits to correct unverifiable references have been made, including addition of verifiable sources. New information has been added to explain the terminology used.

Tracemyip (talk) 17:23, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Tracemyip: Your draft still reads promotionally. You generally lack independent and reliable sources. Yahoo.com isn't considered reliable on Wikipedia. Press releases aren't reliable. You need to make a case for general notability. If anything, I'd chop this down to four sentences of solid content rather than paragraphs of non-encyclopedic content. Then again, you are a promotional single-purpose account so it's not like you're here to write an encyclopedia. Chris Troutman (talk) 18:22, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict - sorry Chris, but since I have written it I may as well post it)

Hello, Tracemyip. I will try to help with two issues that I see:
  1. Wikipedia doesn't have an article about every piece of software or web service. The product must not only be shown to exist, but also to be "notable" - meaning that it has been written about extensively by journalists, software reviewers, magazine columnists, and/or book authors. As Chris troutman has pointed out above, please find news reports, reviews by independent writers (not just random people who have tried the product) and other write-ups (not press releases) and add these to the article, along with information found in these sources (rather than information provided by the company, which won't provide a neutral point of view).
  1. Your username unfortunately contravenes Wikipedia's policy, because editors are supposed to be independent individuals, not companies. Please read Wikipedia:Changing username and Wikipedia:Username policy. If you plan to continue editing Wikipedia, you will need to change your username to a more personal one. While it does appear (again as pointed out in the previous reply) that you have a conflict of interest with this topic, "Articles for Creation" (here) is the one area where editors closely connected to the subject are allowed to propose articles, since the editors here will make sure any promotional aspects are removed before the article appears in the encyclopedia—Anne Delong (talk) 18:34, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

18:24:37, 6 January 2015 review of submission by Chdant[edit]


Chdant (talk) 18:24, 6 January 2015 (UTC) i have a photo that was submitted to you and approved but i dont know how to upload it to my page i wrote 'Charles "Bud" Dant'[reply]

@Chdant: This page is for questions about the Articles for creation process. Please consider asking this question at the Wikipedia:Help desk. - This is where editors will try to answer any question regarding how to use Wikipedia. Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for any help related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps! Chris Troutman (talk) 18:29, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

19:50:19, 6 January 2015 review of submission by 173.227.41.179[edit]


173.227.41.179 (talk) 19:50, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Why was the Nikki Preston wiki not approved?

Re: Nikki Preston/sandbox

Well, Wikipedia has never had a page called Nikki Preston or a draft called Draft:Nikki Preston, so you will have to give the specific name of the page which was not approved before we can help you. —Anne Delong (talk) 20:10, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Anne Delong, the IP is referring to User:Nikki Preston/sandbox. IP is likely/presumably User:Nikki Preston, and I have notified xe of this reply. MatthewVanitas (talk) 04:06, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Nikki, the article was not approved because it provides zero sourcing whatsoever. We cannot publish simply a bunch of claimed facts with no evidence. If you want to submit an article about a person, I strongly advise you read WP:Notability (people) which explains the level of evidence of significance we need. Next, it is unlikely that a local radio personality qualifies for an article, though if this person has gained national coverage for her work, or been researched and analyzed by experts (not just mentioned in the local news and on the station website), it may be possible. Lastly, if you personally are Nikki, I strongly advise you read WP:Autobiography which explains why it is a very bad idea to write your own article. MatthewVanitas (talk) 04:10, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

21:09:17, 6 January 2015 review of submission by Publico2020[edit]


Publico2020 (talk) 21:09, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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