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February 12

04:29:01, 12 February 2016 review of submission by Attrib75

Our submission for the page "Kadooge" has been declined based on guidelines of notability. I believe we have satisfied these guidelines. We have exemplified notability by charting on college radio, and receiving major press. Attrib75 (talk) 04:29, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

February 13

15:41:37, 13 February 2016 review of submission by Alone Rajput

Alone Rajput 15:41, 13 February 2016 (UTC) Sir at this time I have not more time to write or to complete this page . I want to write this according to my time . I have given correct information in that article. So please accept and publish this . Thank — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alone Rajput (talk • contribs) 15:41, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Alone Rajput:, you're the one who wants Wikipedia to have an article about Sazzar, so you must write a proper article. I know nothing about Sazzar and don't care about it at all, so why would I, or any of us, write it for you? We're happy to help you figure out how to write it, but you can't simply do two minutes of work and expect everyone else to finish your labour for you.
We don't care in the slightest if you claim the information is correct, you must provide clear citations to books or newspapers to prove the information is correct. If you would like to do so, please read WP:Referencing for beginners and that will tell you how to fix the draft so it can be published. But no, we will not do your work for you, that's your task. MatthewVanitas (talk) 12:04, 14 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]


February 14

00:05:47, 14 February 2016 review of submission by Nathan Osman


In an effort to improve the article, I was wondering if someone could explain how I might go about making the article seem like less of an advertisement. It was (and continues to be) my goal to present the article from a neutral point-of-view and I had thought the article accomplished that. I fail to see the difference between the way my draft was organized and the way other similar articles (such as Gedit and Kate) are organized.

Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you in advance.

Request on 11:59:07, 14 February 2016 for assistance on AfC submission by KDT73


This Draft: Maia Chung page has been revised and submitted by a few persons prior to my attempts and now the next step to achieve an approved page seems uncertain. I am hoping a one to one conversation where I may be able to ask questions and get feedback may help to get the page to the point of approval. KDT73 (talk) 11:59, 14 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

February 15

Request on 06:33:57, 15 February 2016 for assistance on AfC submission by Chinmaygupta28

Hi Team, I have submitted an article Draft: Flexing It which has neither been reviewed nor published as an article. Would like to know if there is some step pending at my end or reviewer's didn't have time to go through it?

I am keen to cover the active start-ups in India and this was first in the series as this start-up ha recently raised funds and getting increasing coverage in Indian & SEA media. Let me know when would it be published?

vrinda 06:33, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

Hello @Chinmaygupta28:, your article is not currently submitted for review, please click the Resubmit button in the pink box at the top, and it will put your draft in the queue for next review. MatthewVanitas (talk) 09:52, 15 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

11:47:42, 15 February 2016 review of submission by Stevemcquillin

I have images of the Vermillion Institute and would like to know how to load them; they appear under the heading Vermillion Institute on Facebook. thank you

Stevemcquillin (talk) 11:47, 15 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Stevemcquillin:, please focus on getting the article published first, then afterwards let's add images. If the images are definitely, verifiable pre-1923, they are out of copyright and can be uploaded directly to Wikimedia Commons. If their provenance is unclear, or they are post-1923, you can only upload them if you yourself, personally, are the copyright holder, as in you yourself personally took the photograph. If you are the photographer, you can also upload them to Wikimedia Commons provided you check the box agreeing that you are releasing the photos under Creative Commons. You may not use any post-1923 photos taken by another person, government website, newspaper, etc. unless the copyright holder fills out a specific WP:OTRS form for Wikipedia (no, not just a "they sent me an email and said it's okay", they have to fill out the form).
Hope this helps, but the key takeaway is: finish the article first, then worry about photos. No point solving the photo puzzle if the article doesn't publish. I've left you comments on your draft to guide you to getting it finished, and I see no reason that it won't eventually publish once you get it properly cleaned-up. Cool article, looking forward to seeing it done! MatthewVanitas (talk) 16:29, 15 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 21:17:25, 15 February 2016 for assistance on AfC submission by 173.169.139.115

Looking for guidance on article submission. 173.169.139.115 (talk) 21:18, 15 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 22:17:39, 15 February 2016 for assistance on AfC submission by Talomar


Hello there,

I request assistance on the revision of the draft "Extended mathematical programming".

This is the first time I attempted to write a Wikipedia article and the draft was modeled on the Wikipedia article on SAMPL. I request some guidance on how to revise it, since I do not know where to start. Is it too long? Too much detail? Too many examples? Please advise.

Thank you. Talomar (talk) 22:17, 15 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]


Talomar (talk) 22:17, 15 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

February 16

00:00:11, 16 February 2016 review of submission by Cbbdb

I am asking for assistance because I created this draft apart from canine cancer detection. When it was declined, the reviewer commented that it has the same subject of canine cancer detection, which is true, but the difference is I added so many more qualitative things to Bio-detection dogs that isn't on Canine Cancer Detection. I have spent many hours on this draft and I believe it is worthy of its own page. I don't understand why there can't be two pages about the same subject because if a person searches canine cancer detection and sees the little about of information, then they will research Bio-detection dogs, and because my draft has a lot of qualitative information on it, it will be more helpful. This is also a school project that I have had to do for the past 4 months. I had originally planned on building off of and editing Canine Cancer Detection, but then my advisor told me that it would be better to create my own page which I did. I also think another reason it should be published is Bio-detection dogs is a page that does not currently exist on wikipedia an I would like to be the first to have it published onto wikipedia. I don't know how I can make Bio-detection dogs any more different from Canine Cancer Detection than it already is. Maybe you could help advise me on how to do this? Cbbdb (talk) 00:00, 16 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Cbbdb: I don't know why your advisor thought creating a new article would be better. The entire content of Draft:Bio-detection dogs revolves around using dogs to detect cancer, a topic that already has an article. Having multiple articles on a topic is not the Wikipedia way. Wikipedia instead favors large, comprehensive articles. A reader interested in a subject should find everything worth knowing about it in one place, rather than having to read different spins on it by different editors in different places. The content you have developed should be merged with Canine cancer detection to improve that article. If you think "Bio-detection dogs" is a phrase that readers are likely to search on, you are welcome to also create a redirect from that term to Canine cancer detection (see Wikipedia:How to make a redirect). Worldbruce (talk) 20:26, 17 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

02:47:19, 16 February 2016 review of submission by Unionpearl

I have written an article for review, but the title is wrong. How do I change the namespace before submitting it for review? Otherwise, I think it's ready.

Unionpearl (talk) 02:47, 16 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

 Done @Unionpearl:, fixed the title for you. MatthewVanitas (talk) 13:18, 16 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

February 17

02:52:14, 17 February 2016 review of submission by Gabem274

Hey guys - just wondering why my article was not approved for submission. Will do whatever it takes to get a piece on this company up! Gabem274 (talk) 02:52, 17 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Gabem274: I encourage you to heed the reviewer's lengthy comment on the draft. To it I've added a further detailed comment that may be helpful. Worldbruce (talk) 19:57, 17 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

February 18

07:23:06, 18 February 2016 review of submission by 41.242.136.10

I'm wondering why my article has been declined? what is it i'm not doing right? This is a church document i want to be with wikipedia. kindly assist me to publish the information.

Waiting for prompt response. Kindest regards 41.242.136.10 (talk) 07:23, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 07:42:19, 18 February 2016 for assistance on AfC submission by Caetreli

I submitted an article for review about Bed-Knob and Broomstick the book published by Mary Norton. The reviewer felt I had violated the copyright of another online author. However, since I provide the reference source as an end-note and I do not need to state in the text that I was paraphrasing, I feel the reviewer was overly harsh in reviewing and deleting my work. I respectfully request that someone else please evaluate the situation. If it is still a problem, then at least allow me the opportunity to correct the problem, instead of deleting it straight away. Thank you.

Caetreli (talk) 07:42, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, the now deleted draft was at Draft:Bed-Knob and Broomstick. -- Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 12:44, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

15:37:44, 18 February 2016 review of submission by Operating words

Operating words (talk) 15:37, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to suggest a page about an artis and researcher. I have read the policy of not making posts unless there is a notable significance specially if one suggest an article about once self. So i would lke o suggest a page with some links and request to be reviewed by another editor. could i do that here? Operating words (talk) 15:37, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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