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July 7

03:38:49, 7 July 2022 review of submission by Yawer Nazir99

Yawer Nazir99 (talk) 03:38, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Yawer Nazir99: We don't accept promotional junk. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 04:00, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

12:36:28, 7 July 2022 review of draft by GSL54

Hi - I have put together my first entry for consideration on Wikipedia and taken a great deal of care to adhere to the citation process. The entry about two music composers (Jeff Meegan and David Tobin) can be seen at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Meegan_and_Tobin_Composers#BBC

The entry has been rejected because it is not apparently supported by reliable sources. As a retired journalist, I thought this was something I understood but I hope you can help me. The entry runs to about 850 words and contains 47 citations. Four of the citations are from Meegan & Tobin's own site. The other citations are from two music publishers: Heavy Hitters Music and Audio Network, Jazz Times, the BBC, Channel 5, IMDB, BMI and a registered charity. So, 43 citations are from independent reliable third-party sources.

I'd be very grateful if you could give me some concrete practical advice on how to make the draft compliant with the guidelines. There is, I think, nothing in the copy that isn't substantiated by reference to the footnotes and I am at a loss to know how to proceed.

Thanks you in advance for your help.

Gil Linton

GSL54 (talk) 12:36, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The huge number of references to Audio Network need to be removed they are not independent, confer zero notability and merely link to audio recordings, they are not required. IMDb is not a reliable source neither is YouTube. Theroadislong (talk) 12:44, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

14:30:23, 7 July 2022 review of draft by LeaBlanchet


Hello,

My submission was declined and the reviewer's comment mentions the draft appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. I thought I've written it from a neutral point of view, but it seems the reviewer didn't think it was. How can the draft be more neutral?

Also, the reviewer's comment mentions that the draft should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. The draft has more the 30 sources which aren't materials produced by me. Should some references be added or changed?

Finally, the original article - (which I've translated from french and adapted in english) was approved and published Wikipédia. How can the french version be approved and the english not?

Thanks!

LeaBlanchet (talk) 14:30, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@LeaBlanchet: firstly, the different language versions of Wikipedia are entirely separate projects, with their own rules and guidelines incl. for notability. The fact that frwiki has accepted this article has no bearing on enwiki, and v.v.
Secondly, it is better to have a small number of strong sources, rather than a large number of weak ones — this draft is a textbook example of REFBOMBING. And by 'weak', I mean anything put out by the subject themselves, including their marketing materials, press releases, as well as most routine business reporting which is usually mostly written by their marketing department anyway. We want to see what genuinely independent sources have, of their own volition, chosen to say about the subject, not what the subject's marketing team wanted them to regurgitate. Please refer to WP:ORGCRIT.
As for the promotional tone, expressions like "growing community", "democratise access", "adapt to the needs of each user", and "full services to help organizations implement powerful solutions to simplify and optimize decision making" are pure marketing blurb, which has no place in an encyclopaedia. I realise you have been paid to create this article, but to stand any chance of doing so, you will have to step outside of your marketing role and write in a much more factual style and a neutral and unbiased tone. HTH -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 17:12, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I've tagged the article for deletion as blatant advertizing. This reads like an investor-fishing press release that's drowning in buzzwords. What is your connexion to K2 Geospatial? —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 19:24, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Ghastly totally promotional paid for marketing crap, from "The company is committed to making spatial information and analysis tools available to everyone." to "partners expose their expertise and technology to complement those of K2 in order to offer integrated solutions that meet the specific needs of organizations that request them" requires WP:TNT. Theroadislong (talk) 19:59, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I am not very experienced neither, but if the version at frwiki is similar to this, I recommend somebody go here and request AFD or SD for that article. QiuLiming1 (talk) 23:33, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@DoubleGrazing@Theroadislong@QiuLiming1
Thanks for your answers. I'll rewrite the draft in a more factual style and a neutral and unbiased tone.
I still have a question regarding sources. How can an article like Esri was accepted with 5 non independent sources on a total of 18? LeaBlanchet (talk) 13:52, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
See other poor quality articles exist. Theroadislong (talk) 13:55, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@LeaBlanchet: It wasn't. The page predates Articles for Creation more-or-less entirely. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 18:32, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

July 8

09:17:14, 8 July 2022 review of submission by Usama950

Usama950 (talk) 09:17, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Usama950: This is overdetailed and reads more like investor-fishing. What is your connexion to Yongu? —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 09:19, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I am an employee of the company and want to list company details on Wikipidia. I want to completely put it in a neutral point of view nor as an advertisement. Can you let me know which parts do you think that i can remove to get it approved. I have seen listing of products in wikipidia pages that's why i have done it. Can you give me specfics what needs to be changed. Usama950 (talk) 09:49, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Usama950: in that case, you must make a formal COI / paid editing disclosure, before you do anything else. (In fact, you should have made that before you even submitted this draft, but no use crying over spilled milk.)
As for the draft, it has been rejected, so there is little point in editing it further. If you were to write an entirely different draft on this company, you cannot use anything you've written, because it is all promotional and unencyclopaedic, not to mention unreferenced. This sort of material may be fine for the company's own website, but it certainly isn't fine for Wikipedia.
What should you then write, I hear you ask? You should summarise (in your own words) what reliable and independent secondary sources (newspapers, books, TV and radio programmes, etc.) have said about the company — of their own volition, not because the company has asked them to, or paid or otherwise incentivised them to, or issued them with copy-ready press materials.
If you cannot find such sources, then you can not have an article. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 10:18, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

16:24:44, 8 July 2022 review of submission by Yames1776

Hello! This draft page submission was declined because the topic does not meet Wikipedia notability requirements. I have read those requirements and guidelines for page submissions. Can you please explain why the specific references used in this submission do not meet Wikipedia's notability requirements? This will help me when making future submissions and edits on Wikipedia. Thank you. Yames1776 (talk) 16:24, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Yames1776 In looking at your sources, I see that
  1. is an interview with the founder of the company, which is not an independent source.
  2. describes a product produced by the company, with little coverage of the company itself
  3. discusses a product produced by the company, and is largely based on an interview with its founder
  4. is a product review of a product produced by the company, with little coverage of the company itself
  5. is another interview with the founder of the company
None of these are independent reliable sources with significant coverage of the company itself, and/or they are based on materials from the company(interviews with the founder). Wikipedia summarizes what independent sources that have chosen on their own to write about the topic say about it. If you work for or are otherwise associated with the company, please read about conflict of interest and paid editing for information on required formal disclosures. 331dot (talk) 16:33, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

18:32:04, 8 July 2022 review of submission by Cholmes58

It has been since last year since I posted and article, which was actually the first time. While that was successful, now a year later, I can't remember the process for downloading photos to be posted with article. I am writing a new article and I need that capability 18:32, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Cholmes58 (talk) 18:32, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cholmes58 This page is to seek help with drafts, you should use the general Help Desk for questions about other topics. That said, the process for uploading images is described at WP:UPIMAGE. 331dot (talk) 18:35, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

July 9

12:26:46, 9 July 2022 review of submission by Brah Lyrix

I was never told the reason why my article was declined. Brah Lyrix (talk) 12:26, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft was rejected not declined, the reason is in the big pink box "This topic is not sufficiently notable for inclusion in Wikipedia." You have zero independent, reliable sources. Theroadislong (talk) 12:30, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

19:18:51, 9 July 2022 review of submission by 146.196.37.155

146.196.37.155 (talk) 19:18, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi IP, you do not ask a question but the draft is rejected, meaning it will no longer be considered. Social media are not reliable sources so should not be used and the article was recently deleted because Kumar does not meet the notability standards. S0091 (talk) 19:28, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]


July 10

00:43:34, 10 July 2022 review of submission by Webdesignsbynat

What needs to be changed in order to have this page published? I've removed the Amazon links as requested. Thanks. Webdesignsbynat (talk) 00:43, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Webdesignsbynat Your draft was deleted as a clear copyright infringement. A Wikipedia article should not just be copied from elsewhere, it should summarize what independent reliable sources with sigificant coverage say about the topic. 331dot (talk) 06:52, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

06:44:37, 10 July 2022 review of draft by Angelstrick123!


Angelstrick123! (talk) 06:44, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Angelstrick123! You don't ask a question. 331dot (talk) 06:51, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I have written an article on a living person, who is a famous Afghan Child Right’s activist, I am personally following her work, since 2017. She is 2021 BBC 100 Most Influential Women in the World as well as 2022 World Economic Forum Young Global leader, she heads an non-profit organisation that provide access to education to over 50,000 children ever month in war torn regions. Even if we don’t look at other awards she has won, and international acclaim, many of which i have tried to add to the article, she should still be considered as a noted individual. All references added nearly 20, are from independent sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Angelstrick123! (talk • contribs)

I've fixed your comment for proper display. For additional comment, please edit this existing section, instead of creating additional sections. This may be easier to do in full destop mode, even on a device- the mobile and app versions of Wikipedia do not have full functionality. 331dot (talk) 07:02, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Angelstrick123! The draft says very little about her work with the organization which you say is the claim to notability. There needs to be reliable sources that discuss her work with the organization and why it is important. The awards and recognition she has received might indicate notability, but the article must describe what that is. 331dot (talk) 07:05, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

10:53:52, 10 July 2022 review of submission by Wertgh 5678

Wertgh 5678 (talk) 10:53, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Wertgh 5678: What is your connexion to User:Helloo 68? —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 10:57, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Sock has been blocked. JavaHurricane 12:51, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 13:38:14, 10 July 2022 for assistance on AfC submission by 203.109.79.213


203.109.79.213 (talk) 13:38, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi IP, you do not ask a question but the sandbox was deleted because the content was inappropriate for Wikipedia. S0091 (talk) 15:15, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

14:51:32, 10 July 2022 review of draft by NasrinAbdelghani


I tried to publish this "article with its reference" many times, but it declined! Could you please help me make it publishable? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Hamdi_Zurqani

NasrinAbdelghani (talk) 14:51, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@NasrinAbdelghani: Your cited sources all are either written by him or have some sort of connexion to him, and you haven't shown how he meets either the general or specific notability guidelines. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 18:31, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

14:55:13, 10 July 2022 review of submission by Baruah ranuj

Baruahranuj 14:55, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

16:09:50, 10 July 2022 review of submission by Series7whisperer

I dont understand the reasoning behind the rejection. I click on the Series 7 Exam Wikipage and there is a hyperlink to the SIE exam but no page so I thought I would add some basic information on the test ( that has a link but no page) The SIE exam is a vital part of the Series 7 registration process and is most likely searched as much as the Series 7 exam. If you dont like the style thats one thing but thats not the reason stated Series7whisperer (talk) 16:09, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The draft does not summarize what independent reliable sources say about the exam. 331dot (talk) 17:23, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

July 11

00:09:03, 11 July 2022 review of submission by MilesAxlerod862

MilesAxlerod862 (talk) 00:09, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@MilesAxlerod862: No sources, no article, no debate. We don't accept articles clearly intended to be obituaries. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 00:26, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

05:26:03, 11 July 2022 review of submission by Jenzibringzi056

Jenzibringzi056 (talk) 05:26, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Jenzibringzi056 You do not ask a question, but your draft was rejected, and will not be considered further. 331dot (talk) 08:26, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

06:08:33, 11 July 2022 review of submission by Johnjeffy098


Below this line, tell us why you are requesting a re-review. Take as many lines as you need.-->}}

Please Do not Reject my article i will add some more source URLs

Johnjeffy098 (talk) 06:08, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Johnjeffy098 Drafts should not be copied to this page, it is linked to above. Your draft was rejected and will not be considered further. It is clear advertising and does not summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about the company, showing how it meets the special Wikipedia definition of a notable company. Please read Your First Article. If you work for this company, please read WP:COI and WP:PAID for information on required formal disclosures. 331dot (talk) 08:25, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

08:32:09, 11 July 2022 review of submission by Iamjadhao

why my article removedIamjadhao (talk) 08:32, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Iamjadhao If you are referring to Draft:Vitthal Jadhao and your attempt to put it in the main encyclopedia, it appears to just be advertising for yourself. Wikipedia is not a place for people to tell the world about themselves; it is a place to summarize 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. This is usually very difficult for people to do about themselves, which is why autobiographical articles are highly discouraged, please see the autobiography policy. If you just want to tell the world about yourself, you should use social media. 331dot (talk) 08:35, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

09:48:05, 11 July 2022 review of submission by Bhupesh alvin


I want people to Know My Self In The Article & Page's Bhupesh alvin (talk) 09:48, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bhupesh alvin As I have told you, that's not what Wikipedia is for. You won't get a different answer by asking different people. 331dot (talk) 09:50, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Bhupesh alvin: Continuing to push for this is likely going to end with you blocked. Please stop trying to use Wikipedia as an ersatz Facebook. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 00:08, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

12:59:47, 11 July 2022 review of submission by Fortytwoandmore

Fortytwoandmore (talk) 12:59, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

16:50:11, 11 July 2022 review of submission by Izo Pro

Izo Pro (talk) 16:50, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

16:51:24, 11 July 2022 review of submission by Izo Pro

Izo Pro (talk) 16:51, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

17:37:23, 11 July 2022 review of submission by Computerstoreug

Computerstoreug (talk) 17:37, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

22:13:57, 11 July 2022 review of draft by Gwils


Copyright flagged up on my submitted draft. Need to understand the regulations before re-submitting. Gwils (talk) 22:13, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Gwils: Don't take content wholesale from elsewhere. This isn't hard to understand at all. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 00:06, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

July 11 2022 review of submission by TexasTeam

Hi, I'm a new editor here. I created a new article : Ciclope Festival which is a festival of crafts (sound, music videos, productions etc) in Berlin, Germany and got declined as per Wiki Policy. How can this draft article be improved and accepted? Most sources and citations are coming directly from its main website? Kindly advice and thank you. TexasTeam (talk) 16:52, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

July 12

Becoming a participant of the “WikiProject Articles for creation”

Dear Help Desk,

i would like to become a participant if this group but idk how🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️. Please help. Reply on talk page or here(preferably my talk page). Thanks 😀👍 — Preceding unsigned comment added by CLathrop202020 (talk • contribs) 06:14, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Can't submit article

I wanted to submit a article named Draft:Government Boys Primary School, Mothparja but I couldn't. Could someone help me to submit it. FAAHS (talk) 09:45, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

10:57:45, 12 July 2022 review of submission by CLathrop202020

Why did you edit this. It was fine as it was. Germerican (talk) 10:57, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't something that would one day could be an *article*. (Which are what things submitted review are) The content was *somewhat* more appropriate for a talk page. Wikipedia is not Facebook.Naraht (talk) 13:15, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

15:48:28, 12 July 2022 review of draft by Jitsujay


Hello Wiki Pros...

I need some of your fine assistance with determining which sources I used are not a wiki "reliable source". If I know which ones to address I should be able to correct and move forwards. I want to thank everyone so far for their help and assistance and look forward to producing my first artificial.

Thanks and be safe...

Jitsujay (talk) 15:48, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Jitsujay: Refer to User:Jéské Couriano/Decode:
None of your sources are usable, with half of them being about the dojo's sensei and not the dojo. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 16:05, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

16:09:38, 12 July 2022 review of draft by Naani1986

My draft article was declined after submission. I have added additional citations to my draft. There was a note about the neutral tone, which I think I have maintained all over. Please help me with any suggestions for my draft article. Thank you! Naani1986 (talk) 16:09, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I am not very experienced neither but I see the personal life section still don't have any reference. I think you could write some controversies related to him? You can also check WP:WEIGHT. QiuLiming1 (talk) 00:49, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

18:02:20, 12 July 2022 review of draft by QiuLiming1

This draft was created 7 days ago, and it still hasn't been reviewed, so I went here to ask.(Other drafts I created often got refused in less than 3 days)

I cited a scholar journal 'art technology', it in total has over 3 million downloads, according to CNKI, [1]So I think it could easily pass notability guideline and be accepted.

References

  1. ^ "艺术科技". CNKI. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

QiuLiming1 (talk) 18:02, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@QiuLiming1: The review process doesn't work that way. It's naturally going to take longer because most of the sources are in Chinese (which generally returns word salad in automated translation), and thus would require someone who can read the language. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 18:49, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
User:QiuLiming1/Inappropriate illustrations of Chinese textbook got declined in 1 day. QiuLiming1 (talk) 18:56, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
And? —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 18:58, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I am just questioning does it always require a language expert to review a draft. QiuLiming1 (talk) 19:03, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

22:25:53, 12 July 2022 review of draft by Delaneysteve


The reviewer who has rejected my latest draft for this entry indicates that the tone of the article is not formal, and that it uses "peacock" terms. I have looked at the definition of peacock terms, but I can't really find any examples of such language in my draft article. Furthermore, I believe the tone is indeed formal, and "just the facts". If someone (perhaps the reviewer) would like to point out specifically which terms are peacock, or where the tone drifts away from formal, than I would be able to address those issues. Failing that, I am at a loss to see what could/should be changed. Please advise!

Delaneysteve (talk) 22:25, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Delaneysteve: At the very least the list of courses and the results table need to be 86'd. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 22:33, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

23:13:00, 12 July 2022 review of draft by Wriphe

My article was declined on the grounds of failing to "meet Wikipedia's minimum standard for inline citations. Please cite your sources using footnotes." I thought I had sufficient citations, and I didn't think any of my sources were unreliable. I'm not sure what exactly I need to do to correct my mistake. Can someone please point me in the right direction?

Wriphe (talk) 23:13, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Wriphe: The "Works" section needs to have a source for each and every one. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 23:29, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I assume using the artist's website for reference is a violation of Wikipedia's rules against self-citation, yes? (I see other visual artists have have no works listed. Can you advise whether it is better practice to omit individual works altogether?) Wriphe (talk) 00:35, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
sometime but not always, see WP:ABOUTSELF. QiuLiming1 (talk) 00:43, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

July 13

07:02:24, 13 July 2022 review of submission by 2603:6081:7740:435:51A1:27E2:4D0:4A97

2603:6081:7740:435:51A1:27E2:4D0:4A97 (talk) 07:02, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]


What

The draft is obvious vandalism. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 07:47, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

11:37:10, 13 July 2022 review of submission by Abdullahmehta

Hi! I got a notification for speedy deletion after I submitted the article for review, owing to possible promotional material and advertisement. Having gone through the material again, I understand that the phrasing was promotional in certain areas. I have rephrased several parts of the article so as to make it as objective as possible, and would like for it to be reviewed again please. Thank you!

Abdullahmehta (talk) 11:37, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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