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August 16

11:18:44, 16 August 2014 review of submission by Dcgreene88


If a duplicate page is submitted. and one of users agrees to request deletion on one of the pages so that the other page and it's content is eligible for publication, is that feasible?

Dcgreene88 (talk) 11:18, 16 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. If the page to be deleted has only had significant content added by its creator, then that creator can implicitly request deletion by blanking the page. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 07:14, 18 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

17:08:08, 16 August 2014 review of submission by ZhenyaEva


Dear Help Desk,

I have submitted a new article but it was declined. I would like to ask for the reasons why it was declined, and how I can improve it so it will be accepted?

Thanks in advance for your answer!

Best, ZenyaEva

ZhenyaEva (talk) 17:08, 16 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@ZhenyaEva: The reviewer left comments on the draft. Long story, short: none of your sources are independent. Wikipedia needs to see what others (like newspapers, periodicals, etc.) say about the subject, not what the subject says about itself. Chris Troutman (talk) 17:58, 16 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

21:58:06, 16 August 2014 review of submission by Anthrohoward

At the top of the article it says "Not yet submitted for review"; at the bottom it says "Waiting for review."  This seems contradictory.

Anthrohoward (talk) 21:58, 16 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Due to bad web design on Wikipedia's part the submission process does not remove the outdated "not currently submitted" message box, but as long as there's a "waiting for review" message box anywhere on the page, it is correctly submitted, no matter what other message boxes may say. Huon (talk) 14:00, 17 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

August 17

10:31:15, 17 August 2014 review of submission by Sarahestone


Hi there I need help with inline citations I am unclear how to do this? I tried to do it using <ref> but it inserted all of my references and not just the one I wanted to use? Also how can I add photos? I have my own fan photos which I would like to use if possible? Thanks for all of your help thus far! Sarah Stone ~~~~

See WP:Referencing for beginners; the video at that page gives a nice explanation of how to easily add nicely-formatted footnotes. In short, the code for a footnote is something like this: <ref>Text of the footnote</ref> The video, however, will explain how to also use citation templates such as {{Cite web}} without ever bothering with the code itself. I've fixed two of the references to provide an example of what it'll look like: [1] On an unrelated note, you may want to check the preview to make sure your edits look the way you intend them before you save them.
Regarding the images, if you own the copyright and are willing to release them under a free license that allows everybody to re-use and modify them for any purpose, including commercial purposes, you can upload them to the Wikimedia Commons via their UploadWizard. Once they're uploaded, the picture tutorial explains how to add them to an article. Huon (talk) 14:00, 17 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

August 18

08:59:36, 18 August 2014 review of draft by Olefia


Sir, I would like to create a page on Wikipedia for our Comapny - olefia Biopharma Limited, so that people can find it out over ther.


Olefia (talk) 08:59, 18 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

no Declined as a copyright violation of https://www.linkedin.com/company/olefia-biopharma-limited. I have also removed your personal details from this page. We do not require them.
Wikipedia may not be used to promote your organisation, however good you think it may be. Your own web site is for that. Never brong promotional items here. They will always be detected and removed. This one has been removed (or will be very soon) as infringing someone else's copyright. Fiddle Faddle 10:20, 18 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

15:07:20, 18 August 2014 review of submission by DaveWeston

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}} My article has been extensively edited and additional citations have been added (the lack thereof being the reason for its rejection in April) and it was still rejected last week. Only this time I was not given a reason why. I am not sure how to improve the article without some specifics about why it was rejected. DaveWeston (talk) 15:07, 18 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please explain: Was "Please see WP:TUTORIAL and reformat this draft before resubmitting. Thank you." left for you by the reviewer insufficient for your needs? Fiddle Faddle 15:22, 18 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

18:33:47, 18 August 2014 review of submission by Dildarnagar rajat


Dildarnagar rajat (talk) 18:33, 18 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

no Declined What were you thinking? Apart from creating something looking awful and like no article you have ever seen, you submitted it as a draft for acceptance and then came here and asked us to look at it! This is absolutely not what Wikipedia is about. Do not ever resubmit this. See WP:NOT Fiddle Faddle 18:50, 18 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

20:02:21, 18 August 2014 review of submission by DaveWeston


DaveWeston (talk) 20:02, 18 August 2014 (UTC) I am having difficulty figuring out how to include a caret and the corresponding link to the articles referenced at the bottom of my submission. I've read the tutorials, but am in need of additional assistance. Thank you![reply]

The references you have put at the top of the "References" section are correctly formatted, but you are putting them in the wrong place. Keep them formatted as they are, but move each one so that it is directly after ... immediately following... the fact in the article that it supports. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 06:10, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

August 19

Reelkandi

Reelkandi is an online Television Channel found at www.reelkandi.tv

It focuses on Entertainment & Lifestyle Video Features, produced & created by Reelkandi.

The Vertical Entertainment & Lifestyle Markets Reelkandi covers includes Fashion Beauty Movies Music Theatre Lifestyle — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jgscanlon2099 (talk • contribs) 15:37, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Jgscanlon2099: no Declined You have too few independent reliable sources to make a claim of notability. You have a citation from Daily Mail but it only talks about Zoe Hardman, not Reelkandi. Your other sources don't appear to be reliable. This article has been deleted thrice before, so I think you should read WP:TOOSOON. Chris Troutman (talk) 19:33, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

15:46:51, 19 August 2014 review of submission by Jgscanlon2099


Jgscanlon2099 (talk) 15:46, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]


I need help in writing this article correctly. i couldnt find the comments, critique or even original article that i wrote for "reelkandi" to even edit it, so have just re-written the article again, albeit, i need to get approval from you guys first before i can write more.

It seems to be at User:Jgscanlon2099/sandbox. Enjoy improving it. Fiddle Faddle 16:07, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

17:29:56, 19 August 2014 review of submission by Davidhof

I'm an autoconfirmed user, and have written a few articles over the years. When I started this article, I used the AfC wizard, vaguely thinking that it was now mandatory or, at least, a better alternative to the sandbox (where I have a lot of old rubbish, anyway.) Now that I've looked more carefully, I see that "Autoconfirmed users are welcome to create articles directly in mainspace." My questions: (A) If I want to skip the review process, how do I do that, if it is possible? Is it just a matter of deleting the first line in edit mode (the one that says "do not delete this line") or is it more complicated? (B) If I decide I want to do ths, and if it is possible, then what are the costs/risks? Thanks very much Davidhof (talk) 17:29, 19 August 2014 (UTC) Davidhof (talk) 17:29, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Davidhof. To create an article directly in mainspace, type the name of an article that does not exist; in the search, there should be an option to create it. (Another option is to simply click a redlink in another article.) Then put in your content.
Because it didn't go through the review process, the article might not meet Wikipedia's standards. So it may be tagged with cleanup templates or even deleted.
I hope this made things clearer. If you have any more questions, please ask them below. Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 02:29, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

19:14:42, 19 August 2014 review of submission by Swathyraj1990


Swathyraj1990 (talk) 19:14, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Swathyraj1990. Do you have a question about why your submission was declined? Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 02:18, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

August 20

07:04:18, 20 August 2014 review of draft by BrandonWalker2014


Hello, Can a Wiki expert/administrator please assist me with formatting. For some reason, (i do not know) the "Filmography" section table is below the "Reference" section. How can I correct this formatting to put the "Filmography table" underneath "Filmography. Also, can you please review the entire article and give feedback/corrections on any errors that you may see in this article, to ensure it is correct and ready to go live? THanks so muchBrandonWalker2014 (talk) 07:04, 20 August 2014 (UTC) BrandonWalker2014 (talk) 07:04, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

 Done the first. You were missing the table closing syntax. I added |} at the foot. I do not feel competent to review this draft, I am afraid, so I will leave that to others. To ensure it is in the review 'queue' please click the green "Submit" box in the top greay box. We prefer editors to do this for themselves. Fiddle Faddle 10:35, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

TimTrent! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I really appreciate you helping me out. :) BrandonWalker2014 (talk) 21:05, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

10:27:11, 20 August 2014 review of submission by Satish 2554


Satish 2554 (talk) 10:27, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

no Declined Please do not submit your test edits for review, and very definitely do not bring them here to ask for help. Wikipedia is for you to read and enjoy, or for you to make meaningful contributions to. Fiddle Faddle 10:39, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

12:34:29, 20 August 2014 review of submission by BEDownes


First, I am not asking for a re-review of the Virginia Myers article as yet. I just need a bit of help in what I should do. I do plan to do a much longer article about this extraordinary dancer whose achievements have been largely lost to history over the last 80 or 90 years. But that is certainly about to change. The large amount of documentation I discovered in a sealed box in an art storage room titled "VIRGINIA DANCES" amazed and startled me in what it revealed about a truly unique and unmatched creative talent who was the talk of New York for her entire dance career between the ages of 4 and 17.

By the way all the information and documentation about her career has now been chosen to be part of the Jerome Robbins Dance Collection at the Lincoln Center Library of the Performing Arts.

I had intended the short article I put together only to be a stepping stone to the full article to come. I had included a number of references and direct quotes from newspaper reviews and articles about her over the years, including the name of the paper and the date. I assume what is needed as proper reference are the actual newspaper pieces including a specific date or whatever.

What I also don't know is how much of this documentary material should be included. I did do quite a good article for Wikipedia on Ethel Myers, Virginia's mother and an excellent New York artist. This was with the invaluable advice and guidance of Sarasays of the Wikipedia family.) The little Virginia Myers is a very different challenge. Ethel was one of many fine artists at that time and she did some excellent work. Virginia was a creative dancer like no other in the field of arts or dance had ever seen before and as far as my research goes, there's never been a dancer since that could perform as she could. She is probably the greatest intuitive creative dancer the world has ever witnessed. Anywhere. That's a hell of a statement to make about anybody in the arts at anytime, but it seems to fit in this case. Though I've been a successful professional in both television and film, I still can't understand how it was possible she did the sort of solo dancing she did. This was totally without her ever having a single dance lesson and never even rehearsing for a dance concert before she performed.

Anyway if you have the time you might want to take a look at a site I've been working on about her. Here is a link to it. http://ques.com/virginia%20dances/

The first four pages are virtually complete, you need not look at the remaining pages which are largely no more than a starting point. Still the first four will tell you most of what you might want to know, and the detailed page 4 gives you a good assortment of the supporting documentation that is available (still only part of the full total).

Also I'll paste in here just the copy from page two of the site. It offers one of a great many reviews that were published about "little Virginia" over the years. I think you might find it interesting.

Thank you for your help and also for rejecting a largely unfinished article. I had thought the newspaper quotations were at least some indication that she certainly was a notable candidate for inclusion in Wikipedia.

My regards, BEDownes (talk) 12:34, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]


BEDownes (talk) 12:34, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There is a strong likelihood that she is notable, and also that the newspaper items you refer to may show it. I think the issue has been the review did not spot those because they are in "A chronology of newspaper and other clippings" rather than in references. So I looked at them hard to determine whether the article could be accepted almost 'as is' today.
My view is "Almost". This is the same as "No", by the way.
The thing that would turn this into a definite acceptance for me is the dates of the reviews, the day and month and year. We need, you see, for references to be capable of verification themselves. Do that and there is a string probability that a reviewer will accept it like a shot, but put them in the "References" section.
Your idea to start with a small article and to build is the right one. Our cornerstone is that we require references from significant coverage about the person, and independent of her, and in WP:RS please. See WP:42. This is as true with 1912 references as 2014 ones. Fiddle Faddle 19:10, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

21:34:58, 20 August 2014 request for review by Libertyofcourse


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Hector Bejar

21:34:58, 20 August 2014 review of submission by Libertyofcourse


Can you please let me know why my submission has been rejected? I have included all suggestions from reviewers previously and this decline does not have a reason.

thanks Libertyofcourse (talk) 21:34, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Libertyofcourse (talk) 21:34, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It has been accepted (or directly created), at Hector Bejar. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 16:35, 21 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

August 21

00:23:27, 21 August 2014 review of submission by Joe verola


Joe verola (talk) 00:23, 21 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I respect all the work you people do. But there should be a database that when submissions are entered they able to be easily viewed and edits can be made and reviewed. My original article which was deleted, I entered another which wasn't available on wikipedia and I haven't received any response and have no idea what the status is.

Hello Joe. Sorry that the system isn't as easy to use as it should be. Your earlier draft article is still awaiting its second review at Draft:Brian "Glaze" Gibbs. It is almost certain to be declined, however; June 13, 1990 is still not "yesterday"! Arthur goes shopping (talk) 16:34, 21 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

16:19:01, 21 August 2014 review of submission by DrMinktheStink

The Bloody Foreigners (band) Hi can you please provide more details as to why my piece on 'The Bloody Foreigners' was declined?

DrMinktheStink (talk) 16:19, 21 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]


Hi can you please provide more details as to why my piece on 'The Bloody Foreigners' was declined?— Preceding unsigned comment added by DrMinktheStink (talk • contribs)

Hello Dr. Mink. Do the links provided on the draft page itself, Draft:The Bloody Foreigners, give you the information you need? Arthur goes shopping (talk) 16:30, 21 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

August 22

02:28:02, 22 August 2014 review of submission by Amin El Ardi


Amin El Ardi (talk) 02:28, 22 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

06:54:17, 22 August 2014 review of submission by Dtrident

It looks very unclear and difficult to get approval for any newly written article. Is it because we need to pay anyway to those editors, that said they have privilege to edit as an "encyclopedia way"? (I'm honestly not very happy with that experience!) Please provide me a reasonable explanation. Thanks so much! Dtrident (talk) 06:54, 22 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

08:15:22, 22 August 2014 review of submission by Garywfchan

It has been a month and more already. What's the review status now? Garywfchan (talk) 08:15, 22 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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