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May 1

00:06:35, 1 May 2015 review of submission by Changingfilm22

Please review and help me tweak the article for Johan Matton according to the guidelines, Johan's recently won 2 big International awards for his film Till We Meet Again.

Changingfilm22 (talk) 00:06, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Changingfilm22: I've done a little cleanup and formatting of the article. I suggest you take a look at WP:REFB, which explains how to properly insert references into an article so you don't have to manually write [22] after sentences. Also, make sure you have references that are reliable, independent of the subject and that discuss him in significant detail. Edit: Also, it's worth noting that IMDb is generally not considered a reliable source of information, and you should attempt to minimize reliance on primary sources like the subject's Twitter account where possible. It is occasionally okay to use primary sources, but independent coverage of the subject is preferable. Thanks, wia (talk) 00:10, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 09:24:03, 1 May 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by CosmicEmperor

I created this article Duck face, but it has some edit history. can somebody delete the previous redirect, so that my article can exist.


C E (talk) 09:24, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@CosmicEmperor: I'm not sure what your request is. Duck face was turned into a redirect to Gurn back in 2008 here, but you've expanded it into a full article that cites the New York Times, amongst other things. I don't think we need to do anything on the article now, the edit history is useful and should be left alone. However, if another editor reverts it back to redirect, claiming previous consensus at the AfD, you shouldn't be surprised. Still, if we can have articles on pink cats.... Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 09:57, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

10:53:03, 1 May 2015 review of submission by Atcny

HI, Can you tell me how to edit references in my article? When I go to the edit page for the article I don't see a way to edit the references.

Thank you Atcny (talk) 10:53, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Atcny. The references are generated automatically in the reference section, so you can't edit them there. You have to look in the body of the article, where you will see the text in between <ref> .... </ref> tags. Make the changes there, and they will appear in the reference section after you save. You can use the "Show preview" option to see if you are getting the expected result. Yes, you should make some changes there; you've made it look as though Mr. LeBon is the author of the articles. The draft is more likely to be accepted if you make it clear that the references are about Mr. LeBon, rather than by him.—Anne Delong (talk) 11:43, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Of the two Miami Herald references, one does not even mention LeDon at all and the other only briefly interviews him, thus neither help to establish his Notability. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 22:58, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

12:24:05, 1 May 2015 review of submission by Crimsontidealabama

Crimsontidealabama (talk) 12:24, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

After three rejections, I need some guidance. I have provided 15 references to support the article. They are independent of the subject as required. The person, the subject, has appeared on national TV, Fox News, has had weekly TV and radio programs, has authored/published four books, published in two magazines, pastored one church for 25 years, baptized over 1000 people, etc. There are far less notable personalities on Wikipedia. I wonder if I am dealing with some kind of discrimination here against a black man. Is that possible?

Ethnicity is not a criterion in any Wikipedia notability guideline. There is nothing to suggest that any of the declining reviewers were even aware of the ethnicity of the subject, still less that it should affect their decision one way or the other. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 12:53, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 16:10:48, 1 May 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Jsbatbirchbark


Message says material is copyrighted but it is not. The website listed from SEARHC talks about the program but is not the same information. The listing on that website is no longer viable.

Jsbatbirchbark (talk) 16:10, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Jsbatbirchbark: The draft in question is User:Jsbatbirchbark/LEO Network. The sentence "Monitoring the environment is important for understanding the risks and benefits and for adaptation" has been copied from SEARHC, as has "LEOs are the eyes, ears, and voice of environmental change". wia (talk) 16:17, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Jsbatbirchbark - Another serious problem with the draft is the "question and answer" format of the sections. It's simply not how encyclopedia articles are written, an encyclopedia article is not an interview transcript. A heading such as "Who developed LEO?" should be rewritten as "Development". The subject name/title/acronym is also not stated in section headings unless it is really necessary; the entire article is about "LEO", it's not neccessary to tell the reader that with every section heading. BTW section headings are formatted with two = symbols befors and after the heading text, ==Like this== and subheadings use three = symbols either side of the heading text. Headings must also be alone on a line, the section text begins on the next line below the heading. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 14:53, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

17:50:35, 1 May 2015 review of submission by Arthurlmd

Arthur Zilberman (talk) 17:50, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I was trying to submit an Article for LaptopMD, a New York IT service. I attempted to closely follow the guidelines of neutrality and didn't add any adjectives or adverbs that weren't verified by citations. I looked at the page of a competing service in the same field and I'm not quite sure what I did different from that page. Any guidance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

I'm not quite sure how this works, but the submission was for LaptopMD.

@Arthurlmd: There are two reasons that articles need citations: notability and verifiability. You claim that your citations verify the information in the article, which seems to be the case, but I don't see your citations showing that the company meets the notability standards of WP:CORP. Per WP:CORP, your article needs citations to significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article. In my opinion, the brief mentions in the mainstream press that your article cites don't really qualify as significant coverage. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 18:42, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

22:41:18, 1 May 2015 review of submission by Jsbatbirchbark

The line in question that you say is copied "We are the eyes, ears and voice of a changing environment" is the motto of the LEO Network, not any one person's words. The other sentence is part of the organizations description not the original words of the referenced article. These are part of the organizations description.

Jsbatbirchbark (talk) 22:41, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

May 2

Request on 05:28:28, 2 May 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by SLBloom


Thank you for reformatting the list w/links and adding the 2 new External links in response to the request I made on April 30th. Can you also pass along to the reviewer the paragraph I wrote explaining why the list should be included? Also, in the resubmission I changed these links: Susan Dayton http://www.indeed.com/r/Susan-Dayton/04e349d12c10b620

Denise Kamradt http://www.classicalarchives.com/artist/42898.html

Oded (Udi) Pintus http://www.amazon.com/Avni-Psalms-Strings-Gilboa-Mediterranean/dp/B007T6C6PA

Phyllis Secrist http://www.music.utk.edu/faculty/secrist.html

Could you correct those in the Draft?

Also please address the error showing Bloom's birth and death dates as inaccurate. They are accurate as written and the years are not invalid. He was not 106 in the year he was born nor was he 895 in the year he died.

Thank you. SLBloom (talk) 05:28, 2 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@SLBloom: You're welcome. Now that you've been shown a formatted example, I'm confident you're capable of changing the draft yourself. If you read the documentation for Template:Infobox musical artist you'll see that your error with respect to the dates is choosing the date template for living people instead of the one for dead people. The draft needs to stand on its own, it can't depend for survival on anything passed along separately. It's up to you to figure out how to work into the text a clear statement of why the subject is notable and why the information in the article is important. Worldbruce (talk) 06:59, 2 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

16:22:17, 2 May 2015 review of submission by Julia Boyd

Regarding the article David Wallace (executive), I believe the title should read David Wallace (market research). That is what he did and describes his achievements. He was a purist and stood by his research.

Julia Boyd (talk) 16:22, 2 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Julia Boyd: The David Wallace (executive) article is no longer an Article for Creation, having been accepted into the mainspace, so the place to discuss that name change would be either on the article's talk page or through a requested move. However, it seems to me that the title is fine as is. Per WP:QUALIFIER, words added to a title for disambiguation purposes are usually a noun indicating what the person is noted for being in his or her own right. In most cases these nouns are standard, commonly used tags such as "(musician)" and "(politician)". WP:QUALIFIER also suggests limit[ing] the tag to a single, recognizable and highly applicable term. Since the vast majority of disambiguaters in titles are nouns describing the subject's profession, I think David Wallace's profession—"executive"—disambiguates the article better than "market research". wia (talk) 17:20, 2 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

May 4

09:06:33, 4 May 2015 review of submission by Wxmred2


I am still awaiting a re-review of this article and am wondering what the delay is? Also, I am not sure why such a fact based article was rejected initially.

Wxmred2 (talk) 09:06, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

About to be no Declined for reasons I will state on the draft. Fiddle Faddle 14:49, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

20:05:27, 4 May 2015 review of submission by Samal10124

How Do you make an article Im A First Time user Samal10124 (talk) 20:05, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Samal10124: Use the Article wizard. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 21:03, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

20:06:35, 4 May 2015 review of submission by DaniFernn

Hello,

I just wanted to follow up on my submissions and see the status of two profiles that I submitted and wanted to know why one was declined.

Looking forward to your response

@DaniFernn: Both Draft:Tony Gonzalez and Draft:Rock the Moon Productions was rejected for the reasons stated in the pink box on the article. Note that Wikipedia only accepts encyclopedia articles on WP:N notable entities. Wikipedia is not a social network, and therefore doesn't accept "profiles". --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 21:01, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

20:52:27, 4 May 2015 review of submission by Flower244

Hello! I've submitted a page to be reviewed and I see this message in the submission box: Warning: This page should probably be moved, but a page already exists at Draft:Sandbox. I tried to type the article title in the box below this text but they say I am not allowed to do so. So my question is whether my page is submitted the way it should be to the reviewer(s)?

Flower244 (talk) 20:52, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Flower244:  Done. I moved your draft to Draft:Go Live. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 20:54, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

21:16:46, 4 May 2015 review of submission by Verity (the retired Prof)

I did a major revision on the Jan Kmenta Wikipedia page and since it is my first work on Wikipedia I submitted it for review. I now realize that the review is just for new pages, which this is not. I suppose I could just paste my new Jan Kmenta page in to replace the old one (I built the old one into the new one and expanded it) but that seems kind of arrogant for a new contributor. What should I do?

Verity (the retired Prof) (talk) 21:16, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You should understand WP:BOLD, consider whether you need to build a consensus for your potential edits on the article talk page, and move forward from there. Please do not submit your desired changes for review, though. They will be declined with the advice to edit the real article. Fiddle Faddle 21:38, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

May 5

Hello,

I want to upload my Research journal articles in wikipedia but unfortunately couldnt find the exact procedure how to do so. Please help me regarding this problem.

Kind Regards

The Explorer-Islamabad — Preceding unsigned comment added by Explorerpak (talk • contribs) 10:40, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Explorerpak: Wikipedia is not a web hosting service. Wikipedia cannot accept material copied from elsewhere, unless it explicitly exists under a compatible licence and is written in an acceptable tone—this includes material that you own the copyright to. Copying and pasting or closely paraphrasing existing published material is not permitted. You can write a new article on the subject, using original wording, and cite your articles as references. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 13:38, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

13:07:23, 5 May 2015 review of submission by TracyElizabethWikipedia


I would like to invite others, specifically User C4th3xi5 to also edit the Robert L. Selman draft. How do I invite / share this draft with another Wikipedia user?

TracyElizabethWikipedia (talk) 13:07, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@TracyElizabethWikipedia: Any wikipedia editor can edit your draft -- that's the way Wikipedia works. You can post a message on the talk page of a user if you wish to ask for their help. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 13:34, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

13:19:18, 5 May 2015 review of submission by Cdang


Hello,

not really a question, but an information. The existing Character race article is just a redirect towards Character race (Dungeons & Dragons). The article I submit is intended to replace it by a "real" article, for the reasons explained in the introduction, i.e.:

  • this notion is the seed that lead to the creation of RPGs, and
  • it is distinct from Fantasy race because it is centered on RPG, and it also includes "real" races (e.g. in historical games) and non-fantasy races (e.g. robots are playable "races" in some RPGs).

Additionally, I'm not a native English speaker, so I apologise for the errors.

cdang|write me 13:19, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Cdang: I added your comment to the draft for the reviewer to see. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 13:33, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks a lot Ahecht
cdang|write me 13:46, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

17:10:19, 5 May 2015 review of submission by Haley and Michaels


Haley and Michaels (talk) 17:10, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]


I have included all reference links in this article. Can someone explain why it has been declined?

Thanks! Jordon— Preceding unsigned comment added by Haley and Michaels (talk • contribs) This template must be substituted.

Because it's an advertisement for you and your partner; and because you failed completely to make a case that you two are notable as we define notable for musical acts. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:55, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

May 6

03:14:47, 6 May 2015 review of submission by Johns2015


Johns2015 (talk) 03:14, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Johns2015: it is a tradition, nay an essential, to use a help desk to ask a question. Perhaps you would like to ask yours? Please place it below this comment in side this section. Fiddle Faddle 15:08, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

11:37:20, 6 May 2015 review of submission by EvolveMMA

I Want It To Be Verified And Published As Soon As Possible Thanks! EvolveMMA (talk) 11:37, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

As do all who submit drafts. Why should yours have some sort of priority, EvolveMMA? Fiddle Faddle 15:07, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

14:47:30, 6 May 2015 review of submission by Sean p connors


Please see talk with Winner 42, I would like a re-review please.

16:39, 5 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+596)‎ . . User talk:Winner 42 ‎ (→‎New article Cybersecurity Strategy 5 layered Capability Maturity Model CS5L CMM) [[1]]

Sean p connors (talk) 14:47, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Sean p connors: And you have submitted it. Good. Now please continue to improve it while awaiting a review. It looks... bizarre at present, and I would decline it simply because of that. Asking for a review does not grant you any form or priority, you know. We work on a whim. Fiddle Faddle 15:10, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

19:10:35, 6 May 2015 review of draft by JLKamp


I am drafting an article, but want to alter the name to reduce ambiguity. The title is currently "Sequencing" and I want to add "(book)" after it. I have not submitted the draft yet.

JLKamp (talk) 19:10, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@JLKamp: Concentrate on the writing. The reviewer who accepts it will look after the title. Fiddle Faddle 19:31, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

19:45:28, 6 May 2015 review of submission by Kimbra Lee

Kimbra Lee (talk) 19:45, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]


Hello. I just created the page Dave Moreno (musician) and posted it today. When I went to other sites that have a reference to him, to link them back to the new page on him, I realized that because I included (musician) after his name, the links will not work unless I put that distinction after his name. To do this in the context of the other artists' pages would break the continuity of their copy and look out of place.

Is there a way to have the title of my page changed from Dave Moreno (musician) to simply Dave Moreno so that I can back link other artists' references to his connection?

Thank you so much for your help!

Kimbra Lee

Kimbra Lee (talk) 19:45, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Kimbra Lee:  Done In general the first person of this name gets the plain article. Fiddle Faddle 22:37, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

May 7

07:03:47, 7 May 2015 review of submission by Antpetsas

Dear all, after making the proper arrangements in my article according to the valuable tips and info by my reviewer's and some fellow wikipedia reviewers, I would appreciate it if anyone could provide me with any suggestions in order to improve my article even more! Thank you very much for your time! Tony (talk) 07:03, 7 May 2015 (UTC+2)

no Declined with rationale in full on the draft. Fiddle Faddle 08:23, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I reworked my article as suggested by Mr Timtrent. I would appreciate if anyone could have a look at it now for providing me with some feedback! Thanks a lot! Cheers! Tony (talk) 13:44, 7 May 2015 (UTC+2)

12:21:24, 7 May 2015 review of submission by Sangeeta29Singh


Sangeeta29Singh (talk) 12:21, 7 May 2015 (UTC) The reason given to reject my paper was that the article already exists in the Wikipedia "Indo-Pak Sign language". First of all, it was the term given by Ulrike Zeshan to the sign language variety used in India and Pakistan. However, the study was limited to two cities i.e. Karachi and New Delhi only. So, it gives the picture of sign language varieties used in both the countries. I want to create a new page "Indian Sign Language" which will discern the history and regional variations of sign language varieties specifically used in India. Please let me know if I can create a new page under the title "Indian Sign Language" I also want to know the areas of modifications in the article and the reasons for the same so that necessary changes could be made as soon as possible. Thanks and Regards, Sangeeta[reply]

15:45:40, 7 May 2015 review of submission by Ravin9976

Can you advise on where to put a COI on the talk page and what the correct wording is? I am unclear on this.

Ravin9976 (talk) 15:45, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

15:59:01, 7 May 2015 review of submission by WinterhalterUK

We don't understand why our English submission has been declined when the German version was accepted. The English version is a direct translation of the German here: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winterhalter_Gastronom

Many thanks


WinterhalterUK (talk) 15:59, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

17:22:51, 7 May 2015 review of submission by Juvetorre


An article i drafted was declined. I think i made the amendments requested. Before resubmitting, can someone take a look and advise? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Omar_E._Garc%C3%ADa-Bol%C3%ADvar


Thanks,

Juvetorre (talk) 17:22, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

18:15:58, 7 May 2015 review of submission by TCVCJ

How do I get the draft submitted? TCVCJ (talk) 18:15, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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