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March 2

00:44:48, 2 March 2021 review of submission by CoolGab19


CoolGab19 (talk) 00:44, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

00:45:26, 2 March 2021 review of submission by CoolGab19


CoolGab19 (talk) 00:45, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

06:56:40, 2 March 2021 review of submission by কিশোর পাশা ইমন


I tried to create a Wiki page for Emelie Hollow. She was the singer who worked with Alan Walker on the song "Lily" and was mentioned in the Wiki Article of K-391 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-391). I assume this topic has met the criteria to create a Wiki page on her. Still, it was considered as a SpeedDeleting-worthy material.

I did not understand this. If someone could be clearer about this issue, it will help me immensely. কিশোর পাশা ইমন (talk) 06:56, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Courtesy link: Draft:Emelie Hollow, template is borked)
The draft was speedy-deleted because it timed out. You can request it be undeleted at WP:Requests for undeletion; G13s generally are restored on request there unless the page has a history of being undeleted and then getting deleted six months to the day after undeletion. —A little blue Bori v^_^v Takes a strong man to deny... 07:11, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

07:55:19, 2 March 2021 review of draft by Arnold right


Arnold right (talk) 07:55, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi I need to change the title of my draft as I have been requested to yet I can't find how to do this

08:12:04, 2 March 2021 review of draft by EditorofWorldAffairs


I am requesting help because I submitted an article to be published on Wikipedia but it got declined due to my submission being improperly sourced. I'm not completely sure as to how much more information is needed but if you could shed some light as to what a properly sourced submission would look like it'd be greatly appreciated. EditorofWorldAffairs (talk) 08:12, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Just blatant advertising, will need completely re-writing in a neutral tone, referring to what reliable sources have reported. Any conflict of interest will need to be addressed too. Theroadislong (talk) 08:46, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

10:18:53, 2 March 2021 review of submission by 146.199.189.161


146.199.189.161 (talk) 10:18, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You don't ask a question, but the draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. 331dot (talk) 10:22, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

11:15:39, 2 March 2021 review of submission by Akarnikos

I have updated this article and would like it reviewed. Akarnikos (talk) 11:15, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Akarnikos, your draft had been rejected 3 months ago and will not be considered further. CommanderWaterford (talk) 11:27, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

12:19:36, 2 March 2021 review of submission by Ask4akki


Ask4akki (talk) 12:19, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ask4akki You don't ask a question, but your draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. 331dot (talk) 12:21, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

15:38:14, 2 March 2021 review of submission by ThomasB 403

I wanted to ask the reason for it being declined. ThomasB 403 (talk) 15:38, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ThomasB 403 The reason for the decline was given by the reviewer, at the top of your draft(both in the decline notice and in a comment underneath). Do you have questions about it specifically? 331dot (talk) 15:40, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

17:50:56, 2 March 2021 review of submission by E.tsymbalenko


I corrected all problems in the page. Please, check and make not "Draft"

E.tsymbalenko (talk) 17:50, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

21:44:38, 2 March 2021 review of draft by JudeJnr


I have fixed the "Comment" on the ongoing review, while I wait. JudeJnr (talk) 21:44, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

JudeJnr, no Declined with a firm suggestion for further work Fiddle Faddle 10:12, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

March 3

01:37:11, 3 March 2021 review of draft by 1.136.107.137


1.136.107.137 (talk) 01:37, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How to completely, thoroughly, totally, and permanently delete a Wikipedia account?

I think you want the main Help Desk- but to answer you, accounts cannot be deleted, for technical and legal reasons. If the account is in good standing(i.e. not blocked) a courtesy vanishing may be possible, which randomizes the account name(among other things) but it is not possible to completely remove an account from existence. Most people who no longer wish to participate here simply stop using and abandon their account. 331dot (talk) 01:41, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

07:35:45, 3 March 2021 review of submission by Warwick789

This page was published before being moved back to drafts because it wasn't using "reliable sources". The text is supported by references to academic papers. I thought that these were adequate sources? What sources should I be citing in order to get this page published? Or does it need more citations? Please can you clarify as I thought I was following the guidelines. Thanks. Warwick789 (talk) 07:35, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

09:06:28, 3 March 2021 review of draft by Nirmalayadav369


Nirmalayadav369 (talk) 09:06, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nirmalayadav369, You have had no obvious history with this drafted you ask no question. What is your question, please? Fiddle Faddle 10:06, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

09:14:06, 3 March 2021 review of submission by Nirmalayadav369


Nirmalayadav369 (talk) 09:14, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nirmalayadav369, Wikipedia is not social media. Please use another site to post your profile. Thsi draft will not be considered further Fiddle Faddle 10:07, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

09:22:32, 3 March 2021 review of draft by 2409:4042:EA2:6FC2:E19C:81B6:6399:7FB7


2409:4042:EA2:6FC2:E19C:81B6:6399:7FB7 (talk) 09:22, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ishwar Kumar is well known music composer and director in Music industry In india. He was composed Songs for well known Movie Rangeela Raja starring by Superstar of Bollywood Govinda As main lead.

But is said to be not a public figure so his profile is not acceptable....

Do the work suggested and you may discover that he passes WP:NMUSIC. Your job is to prove that he does. Fiddle Faddle 10:00, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

10:00:53, 3 March 2021 review of submission by R Ian Bowers


My draft article (Draft:William D. Timberlake) was rejected for a second time (with months delay between each) on the basis that the "submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject"

Timberlake (i.e. the subject’s proper name) has become a keyword (e.g. [1]), an occasional section heading (e.g. [2]), and has appeared even in multiple titles (e.g. [3], [4], [5]). Bayes, Darwin, Tinbergen and a short list of others have this kind of recognition. The mere fact that his obituary appears in American Psychologist (APA’s centrepiece journal) says that he is considered notable by the leaders of psychology (not everyone gets an obituary in AP). There is a Timberlake entry in Springer’s Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior ([6]), which is not designed as a biographical encyclopedia, and just the especially noteworthy people are included.

The importance of establishing the animal behaviour programme at Indiana University might not be obvious from the short treatment in the article; it changed the landscape of science in a profound and positive way, and sparked similar changes in many other universities. This point has been made elsewhere [7]. This is the sort of influence that doesn’t reflect in citation counts.

Let me also note that the Wikipedia guidelines state that a Festschrift is usually sufficient for establishing notability. Timberlake’s Festschrift [8] revealed a particularly extensive influence, not just among his former students, but even among field leaders. This included 20 (diverse) papers, each focused on how Timberlake influenced psychology.

I suspect many people are looking for Timberlake on Wikipedia and are surprised to not find him represented. I wrote the entry in order to fill that gap.

But a wikipedia article is not meant to be an argument about a person's notability. So how am I to convince the wikipedia editors of Timberlake's notability without turning the article into a sales pitch? I had thought I had been overindulging this pressure by mentioning award highlights and such.

1. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003497 2. Burghardt, G.M. & Bowers, R.I. (2017). From instinct to behavior systems: an integrated approach to ethological psychology. In J. Call et al. (eds.): APA handbook of comparative psychology: Vol 1. Basic concepts, methods, neural substrate, and behavior. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, p. 333-364. 3. Killeen, P.R. (2019). Timberlake’s theories dissolve anomalies. Behavioural Processes 166, 103894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2019.103894. 4. Cabrera, F., Jiménez, Á.A., & Covarrubias, P. (2019). Timberlake’s behavior systems: A paradigm shift toward an ecological approach. Behavioural Processes. 167, 103892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2019.103892. 5. Arnet, E. (2019). William Timberlake: an ethologist’s psychologist. Behavioural Processes 166, 103895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2019.103895. 6. Arnet, E. (2020). William D. Timberlake. In J. Vonk, T. K. Shackelford (eds.), Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior, Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_2092-1 7. Arnet, E. (2019). William Timberlake: an ethologist’s psychologist. Behavioural Processes 166, 103895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2019.103895. 8. Special Issue of Behavioural Processes: “Legacy of William Timberlake” (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/behavioural-processes/special-issue/10GTX28DGHR) R Ian Bowers (talk) 10:00, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

R Ian Bowers, maybe you can try dumping all the sources you have into the talk page of the draft and have someone look at it. ~ Ase1estecharge-paritytime 12:17, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

R Ian Bowers (talk) 14:19, 6 March 2021 (UTC)Thanks for the suggestion. The above content is on the talk page now, but how can I get an editor to see/consider it?[reply]

@R Ian Bowers: I have left you some thoughts on the draft's talk page which I hope are helpful. Timberlake certainly has notability (0.95 probability). The discussion is about the verification. The draft talk page is definitely an excellent place to handle this discussion
Also, please do not forget to log in when posting in Wikipedia. Revealing your IP address may affect your personal privacy. Fiddle Faddle 23:14, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

R Ian Bowers (talk) 14:19, 6 March 2021 (UTC)I appreciate the explanations, but there appears to be some confusion regarding the purpose of the various kinds of citations. I am surprised that my citing Timberlake's own work seems at all odd in an article about him. These do not have the purpose of establishing his notability; none of the citations for this purpose (i.e. those on the talk page) are of his own work, but of others, including veritable field leaders (Domjan, Killeen, Shettleworth). Links to his departments are there when mentioned. I see no unsupported claim in the article.[reply]

During this long process, I now see that someone else has created a wikipedia article for Timberlake. What do you recommend given this?

Hey, R Ian Bowers, you saw my comment and deleted it. I would rather merge instead with the other article if your article gets rejected completely. Did you see my comment before and write this?81.141.191.206 (talk) 15:03, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

14:04:26, 3 March 2021 review of submission by AV Humour


AV Humour (talk) 14:04, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've added references with proper citation and i believe that I've added enough references for review and publish of an article AV Humour (talk) 14:11, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

AV Humour The draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further, and no amount of editing can change that. 331dot (talk) 14:56, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

16:33:55, 3 March 2021 review of submission by United World President


United World President (talk) 16:33, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@United World President: You didn’t ask a question but your draft has been Rejected. This means it will not be considered further. SK2242 (talk) 21:35, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]


Meenakshi Joshi is a well known Indian journalist. She deserves an article on Wikipedia. I've added all the information with proper citation and I believe that I've added enough references for review and publish of this article. United World President (talk) 16:37, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

United World President, welcome to the Helpdesk - what exactly is your question? Your draft has been declined 5 timed and now is rejected, it will not be considered any further. CommanderWaterford (talk) 16:41, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not an editor, but this looks like a stub. You should've mentioned that.81.141.191.206 (talk) 09:26, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

17:13:17, 3 March 2021 review of submission by Ali R Perth


Ali R Perth (talk) 17:13, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Ive created this Kate Cherry page for a friend of mine (as a profile of her professional achievements and contribution to the arts industry in Australia). The info ie the dates have been supplied by her. The articles included (in the further reading section) refer to a number of the organisations etc she has worked for and back up the info she has supplied . Im unsure when you are profiling a person how else you can refer to the information.

thank you. Alison

@Ali R Perth: - Please read the comment the Reviewer gave you in his decline, your article is missing mandatory inline citations. Also please have a closer look at WP:COI. CommanderWaterford (talk) 18:40, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

18:21:45, 3 March 2021 review of submission by Ttvk1nlive

Hey there, I wanted to create a wikipedia page because it is required to have to have a google knowledge board. I was hoping I could be told on how to get this further approved so my viewers, listeners, and followers can contribute to this page. I noticed since I wrote the beginning about myself I had to add that I did that. What do I have to put so I can say I wrote it and get this approved?

Thank you so much for your time, Ryan Ttvk1nlive (talk) 18:21, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ttvk1nlive Wikipedia has articles, not mere "pages". I must be frank with you- and I apologize- but Wikipedia has no interest in helping you enhance search results for you(such as through Google Knowledge Graphs), helping you connect with your followers, or in otherwise aiding your internet presence. We aren't concerned with any requirements imposed upon you by Google or others. The only thing Wikipedia is interested in is summarizing what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about you, showing how you meet the special Wikipedia definition of a notable person. You have not offered any such sources. We are interested in what others have chosen to say about you, not what you want to say about yourself. I might suggest that other social media outlets or alternative forums are more appropriate for your goals.
Be advised that a Wikipedia article about you is not necessarily a good thing. 331dot (talk) 18:26, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

19:04:58, 3 March 2021 review of submission by BeaufordSleeper

Hey there Wikipedia people!

I just edited this page and wrote about one my favorite people. I can't tell if my edits were rejected or if the page was rejected.

Thank you! BeaufordSleeper (talk) 19:04, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

BeaufordSleeper The draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further, and no amount of editing can change that. Please see my post to the person who I assume solicited your involvement above. 331dot (talk) 19:07, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

He just posted the link in discord saying he can't create the page. I follow him, so I wanted to share what I knew! — Preceding unsigned comment added by BeaufordSleeper (talk • contribs) 19:14, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

BeaufordSleeper, The person and the draft fail to show notability. The draft is a blatant advert. If you can create a good draft asserting and verifying their notability in reliable sources please do so. Please do not seek to share what you know. Wikipedia records only that which others have written. Fiddle Faddle 19:18, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good! Thank you for clarifying. This draft will not delete right? It'll take some time gathering all the resources. Once gathered do I create a new draft? or do I add on to this one.

Thanks again — Preceding unsigned comment added by BeaufordSleeper (talk • contribs) 19:23, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

BeaufordSleeper, This draft has already been deleted as a blatant advert. Please take the following approach:
  1. Seek references which meet the criteria summarised in WP:42
  2. From those references extract the fact that you wish to highlight
  3. Sort the facts into a storyboard order
  4. Create a new draft and write it, but write it tightly, and without any form of bias for or against. Stick only to the facts.
This technique will show you before you even consider submitting it for review whether the subject is likely to pass muster. No useful references means non acceptance.
Do not confuse quantity of references with quality. A short, well referenced, tightly written draft making a small number of salient points is highly likely to succeed Fiddle Faddle 19:29, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

March 4

Request on 09:16:47, 4 March 2021 for assistance on AfC submission by Hitch2413


Hello, this is Hitch. I need assistance because in spite of editing out things from my article. It seems to get declined for some or other reason. The editors are cool. They did help me understand all the things I should be correcting but I seem to not do it in the right way. So, I need assistance in order to rectify my mistakes. I would be glad if you could help me.


Hitch2413 (talk) 09:16, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hitch2413, A great place to start is to have a conversation with the reviewers who pushed it back to you for further work Fiddle Faddle 22:39, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not a editor, but it's ok. Maybe try making it more detailed and less spacious in listing?81.141.191.206 (talk) 09:24, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

10:29:38, 4 March 2021 review of submission by Pearly9031


Pearly9031 (talk) 10:29, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pearly9301 You don't ask a question, but your draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. 331dot (talk) 10:31, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

11:58:35, 4 March 2021 review of submission by GCKharian

Changes made as per Wikipedia guidelines. This new development should be put on Encyclopedia as it is a very good, visible housing project like Bahria town which so many independent sources are covering on their websites, some of which are put in references.

GCKharian (talk) 11:58, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GCKharian, You don't ask a question, but your draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. CommanderWaterford (talk) 12:10, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

12:07:02, 4 March 2021 review of submission by Videos4world

Hi, I have improved my writeup and added reference. Please help me know if is worthy yet. I am worried it might be rejected forever :( Thank you. Link to my article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Grant_Proposal_Video#Grant_proposal_videos_are_videos_versions_of_written_proposals_used_by_nonprofits_to_raise_funds_for_their_projects. Videos4world (talk) 12:07, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Videos4world, your draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. CommanderWaterford (talk) 16:01, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

15:56:27, 4 March 2021 review of submission by Jaideep singh098


Jaideep singh098 (talk) 15:56, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Jaideep singh098, You don't ask a question, but your draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. CommanderWaterford (talk) 16:00, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

21:29:24, 4 March 2021 review of submission by Buchererpianos.


THEN TELL US WHY YOU ARE REQUESTING ASSISTANCE BELOW THIS LINE. Take as many lines as you need.


Hello

I made this site for Jacksonville Theological Seminary. I wrote much more about it and then some people crossed things out. The website of www.jts.edu expalins you why it is important to have a Wikipeida website.

There are many aricles of students or professors who have taught there, like https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/myjournalcourier/obituary.aspx?n=kurt-william-huth&pid=158798789&fbclid=IwAR2oL9I_e7enezcEF_vhaz1IEzv4QtbODytWpioNid6iqELBSs-u6CUgvR4

These are the courses you can study there: http://www.jts.edu/web/catalogs/rmbc/pdf/rmbccatalog.pdf

I myself study there and have completed the 6th out of 10 courses.

Thank you.

Christof Bucherer, M.Div. (accredited by TRACS) 

-->}}

Buchererpianos. (talk) 21:29, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Buchererpianos., I wish you well in your course. The things "someone crossed out" were copyright violations, something that must not be present. So they are no longer present.
Wikipedia does not care why the seminary may consider it important for an article to be here. It cares about simple notability and verifiability. Your job as the creating editor is to assert and verify that. The big pink decline box tells you what is required. Please confirm that you have read it. If you wish to resubmit the draft you must do the work. Please do not re-add the copyrighted material
Please be clear. JTS will never control the content of a Wikipedia article. It is not, absolutely not, a web site for jts. They have a web site. Please see WP:OWN Fiddle Faddle 22:19, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

22:22:46, 4 March 2021 review of submission by 2A00:23C7:5A9C:3F01:3089:880:82C7:A38C

OK, BUT IT’S STILL RELATIVELY POPULAR. 2A00:23C7:5A9C:3F01:3089:880:82C7:A38C (talk) 22:22, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This draft has been rejected and will not proceed further.
Relatively popular compared to what?
Even so, popularity is not notability Fiddle Faddle 22:34, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]


March 5

Request on 00:12:48, 5 March 2021 for assistance on AfC submission by Necctaylor

Hello, I like music producing, and recently, I saw that there was not an article for the Serum VST plugin, So I decided to make one. I made a draft and published it, but it got declined, so I just want to know why the article got declined.


Necctaylor (talk) 00:12, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Necctaylor, the reasons are in the declining comment. CommanderWaterford (talk) 09:23, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

06:21:50, 5 March 2021 review of submission by Barrydfloyd


Hi, I wish to add more 'notable performers' to the Festival Mosaic wiki page. There are some with their own wiki pages, but I have some who do not; they have their own webpage. Can you advise how I would do this and not violate any rules. The wiki I am trying to edit is:

Festival Mozaic

I have added: Erik Arvinder

I would like to add: Grace Park www.graceparkviolin.com

Thanks in advance... Barry Floyd

PS I don't see a "Save page" button. I will click on the Publish changes button ..

Barrydfloyd (talk) 06:21, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Barrydfloyd You may wish to ask at the more general Help Desk; this desk is oriented towards helping users working on draft articles. Just so you are aware, "publish changes" should be understood to simply mean "save changes". It used to say save changes, but was changed for legal reasons, to emphasize that edits are visible to the public and no longer private. 331dot (talk) 13:44, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

13:37:38, 5 March 2021 review of submission by Vishisht Mahajan


Vishisht Mahajan (talk) 13:37, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Vishisht Mahajan You don't ask a question, but your draft was rejected, meaning it will not be considered further. As noted by reviewers, Wikipedia is not for posting essays of original research. 331dot (talk) 13:42, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

14:09:14, 5 March 2021 review of submission by MrWanderer321


MrWanderer321 (talk) 14:09, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

MrWanderer321 You don't ask a question, but your draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. Please read the comments left by reviewers on your draft. 331dot (talk) 14:11, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

14:34:49, 5 March 2021 review of submission by GNJusa

I have added many references /links to the sources. Almost all images were my personal property as stated when I submitted them. My motivation was that these images would not be lost to time. Please be specific on what part of the article is lacking. Please note the New York Times article which testifies to most of the information. This format is very difficult for me, if I could get some assistance with completing this article it would be greatly appreciated. GNJusa (talk) 14:34, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GNJusa, I see exactly one source you added to your draft. Please note also that the purpose of Wikipedia is not hosting or archiving Images. Please have a close look at WP:YFA and Help:Referencing for beginners - you article needs to be sourced by at least 2-3 WP:RS WP:THREE. CommanderWaterford (talk) 17:06, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 16:57:27, 5 March 2021 for assistance on AfC submission by Jeramypappas


Hello! I created the above article last year and it was declined, directing me to propose a split at University of Oklahoma. I did this (or I attempted to, I very well may have done something wrong) and in that time there's been no response. I still believe the article is valid and needed and would like to proceed in whatever way forward possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Jeramypappas (talk) 16:57, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Jeramypappas: - I suggest following exactly the procedure listed at WP:PROSPLIT.CommanderWaterford (talk) 19:31, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @CommanderWaterford: - Thank you for getting back to me so soon. As far as I know, I did follow the procedure listed at WP:PROSPLIT. It is located at the bottom of the University of Oklahoma Talk page here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:University_of_Oklahoma
@Jeramypappas:, looks like you forgot Step 2 of the procedure ;-) CommanderWaterford (talk) 21:48, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@CommanderWaterford: - I absolutely did. I believe I've added the correct split notice now. Thank you for your help!

Request on 17:37:46, 5 March 2021 for assistance on AfC submission by Solsticeshines


This submission allegedly reads like an advertisement, only there is no such product as Ensemble Active Management. EAM cannot be bought or sold. There are additional sources, and academic research articles on the topic. I expected Institutional Investor and the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute, as well as other wikipedia pages to be considered reliable sources. Ensemble Active Management is the application of Ensemble Methods to an identified stable of registered mutual funds, in order to extract high conviction overweight stock positions, in order to subsequently apply a consensus score across those HCO positions and deliver a ranked and weighted set of stock signals to a registered investment professional for use in the construction of investment products or portfolios.

Solsticeshines (talk) 17:37, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Solsticeshines It's not that the topic can be bought and sold, but that it just tells about the existence of it and what it does. Wikipedia articles must do more, they must summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen to say about this topic, showing how it meets the special Wikipedia definition of notability. The draft was only declined, not rejected, so the reviewer felt that there is at least a chance that you can demonstrate notability. 331dot (talk) 18:09, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

18:00:53, 5 March 2021 review of submission by Hallieedit


This article was rejected in September 2020 on the basis that it was a temporary video store. This is inaccurate, as the article represents. e-flux is an exhibition space that housed a video store temporarily as part of their exhibition program. The article lists countless other projects that e-flux has hosted as well. Please revise the decision to reject the draft, as the article clearly shows that e-flux continues to be active in hosting events, programs, and exhibitions and in publishing journals and books. Let me know if I can help clarify anything else. Thank you.

Hallieedit (talk) 18:00, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hallieedit You should first try to approach the reviewer directly(their username is on the draft along with a link) and explain this to them. 331dot (talk) 18:07, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
331dot Hi there, thanks for the tip. I did reach out to them back when the page was rejected in September 2020 but didn't hear back. I wrote to them on their talk page again today, but in the meantime I see someone else has also moved to submit Draft:e-flux for review. Do you have any tips going forward? Thanks! Hallieedit (talk) 18:21, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
331dot, indeed interesting, a completely new account first step is to submit this very old draft for AfC Review. CommanderWaterford (talk) 21:46, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

18:33:16, 5 March 2021 review of submission by 2600:1012:B011:EEBB:64E9:FD4A:606E:74A4

I believe I used reliable sources such as newspaper, Deadline Hollywood, KTVU Fox 2. Can you tell me what sources are considered not reliable in the article? I would really appreciate the help. Thank you! 2600:1012:B011:EEBB:64E9:FD4A:606E:74A4 (talk) 18:33, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You don't say what the draft is and are you editing whilst logged out by any chance? Theroadislong (talk) 18:36, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]


March 6

00:21:10, 6 March 2021 review of submission by Joshua Gooden

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Joshua Gooden (talk • contribs)

@Joshua Gooden: none of the sources used in the current draft are particulary reliable. It would help the respondees over here if you were to ask a question, rather than having us trying to guess what your question is when you came here. If you want to do so now, there is an "edit" link next to the section header Victor Schmidt (talk) 06:55, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

06:25:14, 6 March 2021 review of submission by Sayem Shirin Vlog


Sayem Shirin Vlog (talk) 06:25, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sayem Shirin Vlog, you don't ask a question, but your draft was rejected, meaning it will not be considered further. CommanderWaterford (talk) 08:56, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

06:52:34, 6 March 2021 review of submission by Xzanthier


Xzanthier (talk) 06:52, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Xzanthier, there is no draft associated with your account. Please be more specific! CommanderWaterford (talk) 08:55, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
why my page submisison declined ?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Xzanthier (talk • contribs)
@CommanderWaterford: This is probbably about Draft:Xzanthier, crated by this account according to Special:Log/create. @Xzanthier: please be aware that autobiographys are strongely discouraged, that Wikipedia is not social media, and that A Wikipedia article might not nessesarely be desireable. Victor Schmidt (talk) 10:30, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

07:46:52, 6 March 2021 review of draft by 27.57.240.61

I recently created a Draft: Jalgaon District Court ,but it got declined for copy-editing.I want help to improve this article.so reviewer will accept it.Before I was done minor edits in some articles.But first time I tried to write a article.Beacuse important articles around my place was not present on WP.Help me to improve It.I wrote five articles.I want help to make them correct,so reviewer will accept them.These are Draft: Ghodasgaon (District - Jalgaon) , Draft: Jalgaon housing scam ,Draft: Kothadi ,Draft : Jalgaon District Court,Draft: North Maharashtra ,Draft: Maroti Temple of Shirsada.You can improve them , suggest me changes.27.57.240.61 (talk) 07:46, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

27.57.240.61 (talk) 07:46, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question by Gbiswal

please help — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gbiswal (talk • contribs) 09:45, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Gbiswal You don't ask a question, but your draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. 331dot (talk) 11:40, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

11:30:27, 6 March 2021 review of submission by Swakshar Mukherjee


Swakshar Mukherjee (talk) 11:30, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Swakshar Mukherjee You don't ask a question, but your draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. Wikipedia is not a place for people to tell the world about themselves, please see the autobiography policy. 331dot (talk) 11:40, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

15:43:07, 6 March 2021 review of draft by 142.105.209.171


ok im lazy, it’s a stub, DONT REMOVE IT, so can you finish it, guys but let me submit it. help me and I will also help you 142.105.209.171 (talk)

142.105.209.171 (talk) 15:43, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

From what I have read, it's currently way to early for an article for that film. As far as I can tell, it is still in the planning phase, so there is no evidence how this meets WP:NFILM or complys with WP:NOTNEWS. Victor Schmidt (talk) 16:13, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

18:50:23, 6 March 2021 review of submission by Pouryaferedi


Pouryaferedi (talk) 18:50, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pouryaferedi, You don't ask a question, but your draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. Wikipedia is not a place for people to promote or tell the world about themselves. CommanderWaterford (talk) 18:56, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

March 7

Draft article by Jejsiguoa

Hello! I created a draft article at Draft:List of Indian under 20 Records in Athletics on 20 February 2021, with reliable government sources and good standards. But the article has been declined. May I know the reason for declination??? --- Jejsiguoa(talk), 2:49, 7 March 2021

Your draft was declined by User @Devonian Wombat: - easiest way would be ton ask the editor on their talk page but I also pinged them here. CommanderWaterford (talk) 10:44, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

02:56:58, 7 March 2021 review of submission by Pyeargin


Pyeargin (talk) 02:56, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]


I was confused as to why the article got declined after I made the requested changes, removed all marketing speak, and then connected the verbiage I did use to other already approved Wikipedia articles for "Marketplace" and "knowledge market".

Please let me know what the issue is?

Thanks! Peter

Hi Pyeargin. You may find WP:BFAQ#COMPANY informative. The draft was rejected because the topic is not notable (not suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia). You may be underestimating how difficult it is to justify a stand alone encyclopedia article about a company. It's unrealistic to expect a small, privately held startup less than a year old to have attracted sufficient notice from the world at large to warrant inclusion. No amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability, so volunteers do not plan to review the draft again. --Worldbruce (talk) 15:14, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

03:26:41, 7 March 2021 review of submission by Guptadebol


Guptadebol (talk) 03:26, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Guptadebol, You don't ask a question, but your draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. CommanderWaterford (talk) 10:41, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

07:48:56, 7 March 2021 review of draft by 103.155.118.230


103.155.118.230 (talk) 07:48, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

you do not ask a question, you submission was declined, it barely consists of five words. CommanderWaterford (talk) 17:15, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

08:14:43, 7 March 2021 review of draft by Chillabit


Hi. You can delete my draft. I made a regular page for it. I didn't realize this was only for unconfirmed users. Apologies. Chillabit (talk) 08:14, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Chillabit This is not only for unconfirmed users; it's for anyone who would like someone else to look at a draft before it is placed in the encyclopedia, which is the best thing to do unless one has a great deal of experience in article creation. 331dot (talk) 09:57, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
331dot Thanks for letting me know, I suppose I was mislead. I'll put my next through draft review whenever I get around to it. --Chillabit (talk) 21:16, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

09:15:43, 7 March 2021 review of submission by Official TusharSahu


Official TusharSahu (talk) 09:15, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Official TusharSahu, you do not ask a question. What is your matter? CommanderWaterford (talk) 10:40, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

12:56:01, 7 March 2021 review of submission by King Februarius

I made a draft for an article about a university but it got rejected but i thought universities made good articles and were significant King Februarius (talk) 12:56, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

King Februarius Universities are subject to the same notability definition as every organization. You must summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about the university, showing how it meets that notability definition. At one point, the mere existence of a university merited it an article, but that was depreciated years ago. As such, an article about a university must do more than tell of its existence and offerings. 331dot (talk) 12:58, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

14:02:31, 7 March 2021 review of submission by Femtasticx

Hello. I need some help. I understand the reasons this draft was rejected. I was proud I added a lot of references, but I understand more doens't always mean better and that references need to be reliable. Do you think there might be some way this page will work? I understand it's a tricky subject, but they exsist and I wanted the page to be some kind of overview of all the info there is about them. I can delete references to social media etc, but is it enough? Do you have suggestions of what I can add? Were the articles okay? Please help me out. Thanks in advance. Femtasticx (talk) 14:02, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

March 8

02:38:00, 8 March 2021 review of submission by 45Boomer

I've gotten all credible sources and shortened bio and still my wiki page isn't getting added.

45Boomer (talk) 02:38, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi 45Boomer. Not everyone is a suitable subject for an encyclopedia article. In the Heavy.com piece, Boomer describes how he has never gotten "the call". Once he gets the call, and appears in at least one NFL regular season or post-season game, then a Wikipedia article will be justified, not before. See WP:NGRIDIRON for the nitty gritty details. --Worldbruce (talk) 04:37, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

03:59:05, 8 March 2021 review of submission by AmberLovesEverything

Hello There, I'm making an article for Internet animation, I want some editors to improve my article, Is there an way with editors improving and add details on my article, is it okay with that? AmberLovesEverything (talk) 03:59, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

AmberLovesEverything, to create an article on Wikipedia it should be notable meaning it should pass WP:GNG and WP:SNG. Further more, it should have references (called reliable sources) present to verify the information provided in the article. If no reliable sources exist about the article, then it should not have an article on Wikipedia. I saw your draft was declined. It needs inline citations to verify the information. Please read WP:YFA and WP:REFB, if you haven't yet. –Kammill ⟨talk⟩ 04:55, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

08:29:21, 8 March 2021 review of draft by JudeJnr


After getting everything right, draft still got declined. Reasons;-

  1. Firstly because it falls under WP:TOOSOON. So I checked the article and I was able to defend it wasn’t a case of WP:TOOSOON. Then I resubmitted after making edits.
  2. Secondly because of COI, all this because I was able to prove the editor wrong and I still made a declaration under Goodfaith.

Is this how Wikipedia operates 🤦🏽‍♂️, before I started editing. I read about wp:BITE, now I feel like I’m been bitten for writing a beautiful article and it unjust. JudeJnr (talk) 08:29, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

JudeJnr, Sorry for your feelings but as the reviewers now told you three times your subject of the article is not notable (yet). CommanderWaterford (talk) 09:16, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
CommanderWaterford, looking at articles like Tems (Nigerian singer) and Nonso Amadi, it sourced in the same manner and it was approved.--JudeJnr (talk) 09:22, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In addition, in the live chat I had. I was told, interviews in reliable sources are seen as primary sources and can’t establish notability. How did subject like Tems (Nigerian singer), gain notability with interviews and Draft:Oxlade (singer) fails?.--JudeJnr (talk) 09:25, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

JudeJnr Please see other stuff exists. That other articles that exist that may be inappropriate does not mean yours can exist too. This is a volunteer project where people do what they can when they can, as such it is possible for inappropriate content to go unaddressed. We can only address what we know about. 331dot (talk) 09:29, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
331dot, it unjust even my draft have more reliable source than Tems (Nigerian singer), this is reliable enough [1] to all source used in her article.--JudeJnr (talk) 09:33, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
JudeJnr If you would like to pitch in and help weed out other inappropriate articles, you may do so, we could use the help. As I said, you can't use the existence of other potentially inappropriate articles to justify the existence of yours. Each draft or article is judged on its own merits. Your draft has not yet been completely rejected, only declined, so there is at least a chance that this person will meet the notability guideline and have appropriate sources. 331dot (talk) 09:40, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
331dot, yes it does. Following this guidelines, WP:Band, and WP:Anybio. He has been nominated, charted, and also performed in ART X Lagos.--JudeJnr (talk) 09:51, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
If that's true, then the reviewers will see it. 331dot (talk) 09:58, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

09:03:54, 8 March 2021 review of submission by MuttFriday


She is one the foremost in the world of dog training and a President-awardee. Why is this post not qualified for publishing?

MuttFriday (talk) 09:03, 8 March 2021 (UTC) MuttFriday[reply]


MuttFriday (talk) 09:03, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The draft is entirely promotional in tone and content, with zero reliable independent sources. Theroadislong (talk) 09:10, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

09:05:41, 8 March 2021 review of draft by Bartram83


Bartram83 (talk) 09:05, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please let me know which articles/references to remove for this page for it to be verified.

Many thanks.

Hi Bartram83. As far as sources to remove, the ones that jump out are: the-royals.fandom.com, There Ought To Be Clowns, and monstagigz.com. They contain user-generated or self-published content, so are not reliable sources. You may also need to add sources. Most of the entries in the lists of theater, film, and TV performances cite no sources. Sources for them may already appear in the lead, in which case you should be able to make reviewers happy by adding inline citations within the lists. See Wikipedia:Citing sources#Repeated citations for a clean way to cite the same source multiple times. If, after you've done that, there are still performances that cite no sources, you'll need to add sources or remove the unsourced content. Everything included in Wikipedia must be verifiable in a published reliable source. --Worldbruce (talk) 16:34, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

04:15:20, 8 March 2021 review of submission by Joshua Gooden

I am taking a re-review request for the article that I'm working on, "Tanner Rozankovic" because I believe this biography about Tanner is worth an article due to public interest, for this person and that according to wiki guides this person is suitable for an article. In summary here is why I believe Tanner Rozankovic fits the requirements for an article/biography. From years 2016-2021 the name Tanner Rozankovic has been searched on google over 15 thousand times per 3 months, according to Google ranking sites. Tanner Rozankovic has had a wide range of media coverage calculating to videos all together over 6 million views, with Tanner's games and Tanner being the sole interest and focus of these videos. With big YouTubers making playlists with multiple videos just about Tanner, and the biggest twitch steamer to exist "Shroud" even mentioning and playing Tanner's games on videos and live streams, with hundreds of thousands of viewers watching live.

Tanner can be found with sufficient coverage from many notable and respectable sources, from the Valve cooperation all the way to EA Sports and DICE Studios some of the biggest publishing and developing companies to ever exist.

Joshua Gooden (talk) 04:15, 8 March 2021 (UTC) Request moved from the draft itself. --Jack Frost (talk) 09:14, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Joshua Gooden The draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. It doesn't matter if he has five viewers or 5 billion, it seems that he does not have significant coverage in independent reliable sources. 331dot (talk) 09:21, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This was also copied to my talkpage as the last AFC reviewer. I have articulated my review of the sources on the talkpage. I remain of the view that this draft fails to meet the general notability guideline, and I have been entirely unable to find sources to indicate otherwise. Please feel free to ping me with any queries. Thanks, Jack Frost (talk) 09:24, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

09:18:02, 8 March 2021 review of submission by MrWanderer321


I have updated the page with better sources.

MrWanderer321 (talk) 09:18, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

MrWanderer321 The draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. 331dot (talk) 09:20, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

10:11:09, 8 March 2021 review of submission by Akash kumbhar 31


Akash kumbhar 31 (talk) 10:11, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Akash kumbhar 31 You don't ask a question, but your draft has been rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. Wikipedia is not a place for people to tell the world about themselves or post their resume, please see the autobiography policy. 331dot (talk) 10:12, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Akash kumbhar 31 If you wish to ask a question, please edit this existing section, instead of creating additional sections. 331dot (talk) 10:21, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

17:11:34, 8 March 2021 review of submission by 45Boomer

I was just in the Super Bowl yet my bio has not been approved 45Boomer (talk) 17:11, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft Draft:Boomer Mays has not been re-submitted? Theroadislong (talk) 17:14, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

19:17:43, 8 March 2021 review of submission by Jupiter50


Jupiter50 (talk) 19:17, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]


Plz sir accept the article

@Jupiter50:, the draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. CommanderWaterford (talk) 19:55, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

19:24:49, 8 March 2021 review of submission by 2A00:23C7:5A9C:3F01:DA6:AC99:6577:F5EA


Hello, again. I have added more references to check out.

2A00:23C7:5A9C:3F01:DA6:AC99:6577:F5EA (talk) 19:24, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

22:32:15, 8 March 2021 review of submission by 190.195.107.55


190.195.107.55 (talk) 22:32, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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