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September 27

11:30:31, 27 September 2016 review of submission by John courtneidge

John courtneidge (talk) 11:30, 27 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Wikipedia Help friends

My Occupy London friends are keen that I reask permission to start a page on Co-operative Socialism. A thread in that regard can be found at:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:John_courtneidge

The term 'Co-operative Socialism' has both a history (eg in its usage by Robert Owen, by the Guana Co-operative Republic and now as a plan to develop the concept of both the Co-operative Commonwealth and the Co-operative Commonweal.

Please reinstste the page so that I, we and others can devolop an account of both the history and present use of this term.

Thanks, inand for co-operatio - and thus equality,m equity and peace

John courtneidge (talk) 11:30, 27 September 2016 (UTC)John courtneidge[reply]

It appears that you have repeatedly created a draft on Draft:Cooperative Socialism, and that you then don't work on it, and it is repeatedly deleted after 6 months. At this point the administrators whom you are asking to restore your draft may be skeptical of you saying that you really plan to finish it this time. Why not just start it over from your own notes in 2016? Robert McClenon (talk) 17:42, 27 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

17:03:06, 27 September 2016 review of draft by 103.216.213.175


103.216.213.175 (talk) 17:03, 27 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft is very incomplete, consisting only of a title and a date of birth, and has not been submitted. Do you have a question about how to work on it? Robert McClenon (talk) 17:43, 27 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

21:10:17, 27 September 2016 review of submission by JeanJacksonNZ

I need to know exactly what I need to do in order for this article to be accepted. How do I get 'reliable sources' for an autobiography? Jean Jackson has written the article and I'm the one publishing it. All her books have been published by the National Library of New Zealand and we have cited it as a reference. What else should I do?

Thanks,

-Yani

JeanJacksonNZ (talk) 21:10, 27 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@JeanJacksonNZ: Please see our conflict of interest (and specifically WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY) and verifiability policies. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia. We don't publish autobiographies. You should also change your username, as impersonating somebody else is not permitted. Joe Roe (talk) 00:52, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

21:14:11, 27 September 2016 review of submission by LENK2121


Hello Wikipedia Help Desk, I may have a conflict of interest with the article 'Michael B. Bracken.' However, I believe it is a general conflict of interest. I work at the Yale School of Public Health, a non-profit organization of higher learning. How and where can I declare the COI? Best, LENK2121 LENK2121 (talk) 21:14, 27 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]


LENK2121 (talk) 21:14, 27 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for respecting our COI policy, LENK2121. I have added a note to Talk:Michael B. Bracken stating that you are a connected contributor, which should be sufficient. Please take care if you intend to edit this article: unless you are making a clearly uncontroversial edit (like reverting vandalism), it is best that you ask other editors to make changes on your behalf using the article's talk page. Joe Roe (talk) 00:57, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

September 28

10:47:06, 28 September 2016 review of submission by Jonas96313

I need to find out why my article about a basketball player is getting declined. The reviewer said that i need some reliable sources, even though i had added them

Jonas96313 (talk) 10:47, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Jonas96313 I'm afraid an interview of the subject and a Youtube video are nowhere near compliance with the standards for independent and reliable sources. Please read the guidelines at those two linked pages and also the Referencing for beginners guide. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 11:07, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

So you are telling me if that player played for more than 10 clubs during his career, I need to go and find all the articles from those teams, to prove that he played for them? It is not a big problem, but i have never seen a wiki article about a basketball player where in the reference section there would be more than 5 references — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonas96313 (talk • contribs) 12:37, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Did he play for any of the leagues listed in the basketball notability guidelines as fully professional? If so, please indicate which league and provide a reliable source. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:24, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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12:12:25, 28 September 2016 review of submission by Shadowexcel

Shadowexcel (talk) 12:12, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Shadowexcel: If you are here because of your sandbox submission that was recently declined, please read the reasons why it was declined. Your submission was directly copied and pasted, resulting in a WP:Copyright violation. Please read through WP:CV and the comments left on your sandbox. JTP (talk • contribs) 01:18, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

13:49:13, 28 September 2016 review of submission by Vincent L Gilbert

Looking for clarification on why the page Vincent_L_Gilbert (Username Vincent L Gilbert) was declined. The reviewer suggested reviewing the "What Wikipedia is not" section which I have. I did notice that an advisement given to another user stated "Wait for someone else to create the article", I am assuming this is the reason. If this is the case, I am confused, the article here Wikipedia:An_article_about_yourself_isn't_necessarily_a_good_thing begins "Are you planning to write an article about yourself? Before you proceed" which is a strong indicator that the practice is allowed, of course lower down it does state "No auto biographies"...thus the confusion. I followed the COI policy very carefully, my page is factual and not biased. Certainly I am not the most notable musician to have been involved in the 80's metal explosion, but I am one of the few keyboardists, I am mentioned in multiple books recently published as well as films, and several of the people I am playing with at this time have Wikipedia pages. At one time I toured with what was at that time one of the biggest bands on the world. There is no self promotion, it is really simply a history. My page was annotated, far more than existing pages of individuals I know personally. So is it a matter of content editing, or am I not allowed to start a page?

Thanks in advance!

Vincent Gilbert

Vincent L Gilbert (talk) 13:49, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

15:59:47, 28 September 2016 review of submission by KER1M

KER1M (talk) 15:59, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]


may i know why my article is rejected

1 Malaysia People's Welfare Association, known as KER1M, was established on 18 November 2013 with the approval of the ROS registration PPM-005-18112013. KER1M Society Publications also obtained approval from the Ministry of KDN PP18539 / 07/2014 (033,954). In 2015, Unity KER1M been registered with the Department of National Unity (JPNIN) under the Prime Minister Department. YAB Dato Sri Najib fully supported KER1M towards the ground services which has been providing to various communities especially for those stay at rural area. The numberous programme conducted was " 1 Malaysia Wheel Chair Aid Programme ( BKR1M)', HIV/AIDS Awareness Programme, Publication of YAB Dato Sri Najib 40 Years Celebration in Politic, Crime Awareness with PDRM dan RELA and more to come.

Here are the goals of the Association KER1M: -

  1. 1 Run the program and activities towards the development of character and self-esteem.
  2. 2 Implement programs and activities related to social welfare.
  3. 3 Cultivate good values ​​to children and adults to create a generation of virtuous.
  4. 4 Encourage programs and health activities with the purpose of giving birth to a healthy society.
  5. 5 Provide programs and activities to create a generation of educational quality and can contribute towards the country's progress.
  6. 6 Running charity work for the welfare of disabled people are too poor, neglected, abused (Abuse) and who do not have academic subjects (Illiteracy) Through the mission and vision of the Association KER1M, we hope that people will always support and provide commitment to further develop our state of life in a more comfortable and secure.

We hope that many more volunteers will join us for the success of the noble goal over time. Please visit www.1malaysia.info

User:KER1M/sandbox/KER1M- 1 MALAYSIA WELL BEING ASSOCIATION doesn't have any references. Also, please do not use Wikipedia to try to promote your organization, even if it is noble and charitable. Your draft has tone issues and reads promotionally. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:17, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

19:48:11, 28 September 2016 review of submission by Words1011

Words1011 (talk) 19:48, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply] 

  Why was mine not approved theres not much info on him so...
@Words1011: If there is not much info on your subject, it is not notable enough for a Wikipedia article. See WP:N for more information. Happy editing! JTP (talk • contribs) 01:14, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

21:01:15, 28 September 2016 review of submission by 2600:8803:7A00:19:4089:9E6B:E460:AFF8

2017 in baseball

Well I Hope by Monday There will be more team articles so that the 2017 in baseball can start but I still don't know how to create them. 2600:8803:7A00:19:4089:9E6B:E460:AFF8 (talk) 21:03, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2600:8803:7A00:19:4089:9E6B:E460:AFF8 (talk) 21:01, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Create an account and play The Wikipedia Adventure to learn how to edit. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:18, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I Don't Know How To Create An Account. 2600:8803:7A00:19:4089:9E6B:E460:AFF8 (talk) 14:40, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Click on the tab in the upper right of the screen that says Create Account. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:50, 30 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

September 29

00:56:24, 29 September 2016 review of submission by Solodev


Why is this being rejected? We are a legitimate US based software company that is selling unique software and have mentions across many various websites. We have had a page for a while and it was deleted last month due to not updating. We have added new references so why this happening? We are the first US based company to be listed on the Federal GSA contract and we are one of a few US companies Sold by Amazon. This page is very important to us. Please tell me what is wrong with it?

@Solodev: It appears the article was rejected for the following:
"This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage about the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject—see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time."
In addition, you are writing an article about yourself, something that is frowned upon on Wikipedia. Please see WP:NPOV for information. If you have any other questions, please use {{ping|NotTheFakeJTP}} to contact me here or add a message to my talk page. JTP (talk • contribs) 01:04, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Not sure I am replying properly, but the issue is we have had this page for well over a year and someone decided to delete it. Most of our references are from independent 3rd party sources. They are not from our website and they are written by other people other than ourselves. We are getting involved now to get our page back up. We are looking for help and not just quotes from WP. This is not pay to play and we deserve to have a page. Being the only US company to be on the GSA contract for selling CMS software is very notable. We are listed by the authority on CMS systems here: https://www.cmscritic.com/wordpress-joomla-and-drupal-are-not-the-best-cms/ At the bottom of the page as an enterprise CMS. There are so many other CMS systems listed on WP with less relevant links. Please help.

Also, please note this page which references our company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Central_Florida_Board_of_Trustees. Seems like if other important pages reference our page we should have a page. Does this help? Solodev (talk) 02:34, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Who is "we"? Wikipedia has a rule of one account, one person. Robert McClenon (talk) 22:06, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

02:56:11, 29 September 2016 review of submission by Hotfeat2016

My article draft has been declined because "The references are not in the form of footnotes" But I am confused because I think that the references are in the form of footnotes. I'm not sure where I'm going wrong here. Hotfeat2016 (talk) 02:56, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

My mistake. They are. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:15, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
However, I think that your draft needs expansion in order to establish a case for notability. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:19, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 04:58:31, 29 September 2016 for assistance on AfC submission by Ifelsetech

I am new to Wikipedia, while creating the page I have include all the information I had. but article got rejected, so i am looking for the assistance. Please tell me how to get this back.

Ifelsetech (talk) 04:58, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Ifelsetech. You have simply submitted a CV for the subject and a list of his publications. There are no references to independent published sources which support both the truth of the assertions and the fact that this person meets the criteria for inclusion. Without them, the draft will never be accepted, especially if the subject is a living person. As per my comment on your other draft, before continuing with the draft please read carefully and thoroughly:
and
Voceditenore (talk) 18:18, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 05:01:16, 29 September 2016 for assistance on AfC submission by Ifelsetech

I am new to Wikipedia, while creating the page I have include all the information I had. but article got rejected, so i am looking for the assistance. Please tell me how to get this back.

Ifelsetech (talk) 05:01, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Ifelsetech. Unfortunately, I have had to remove all of the text from this draft because you had copied it verbatim from the official website of the organization. This is a copyright violation and is strictly forbidden here. Please read my comments at Draft talk:ESRO for further guidance. If you attempt to rewrite the draft in your own words, you must demonstrate that it meets our criteria for inclusion for organizations. Basically, it must have multiple references to published sources which are entirely independent of the subject. Before attempting to work on this draft again please read carefully and thoroughly:
Voceditenore (talk) 17:56, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

08:08:08, 29 September 2016 review of submission by 46.253.186.62

I was told my article is missing reliable sources. I mention three external game databases which are very reliable and have a high reputation, so I don't know what other sources I should use? I doubt I'll find recent reviews about a computer game from 1985. 46.253.186.62 (talk) 08:08, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Then you should try looking for old reviews, large libraries have magazine collections going back decades. Video game or computing magazines from 1985 should be available somewhere. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:02, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

16:49:00, 29 September 2016 review of submission by 65.96.163.254

The rejection read:

"This fails to explain why this company is notable. And the only reference provided is the organization's website. Please review WP:ORG for further guidance. As this organization was just created today, please do not resubmit it"

Addressing these concerns:

  • Notability: This is an organization formed by five of the largest companies in the world, almost always fierce competitors, to jointly advise their cutting-edge R&D in their core business. If you do a google search on this day-old organization (I don't think it's a company, as per the notability rejection) there are hundreds if not thousands of results already ([[1]]). I doubt one can find any major news outlet which has not covered this organization already.
  • "As this organization was just created today": I had the impression that Wikipedia covered current events and strove to be timely. Is that not the case?
  • "please do not resubmit it": does this suggest that there is no change which would make the article worthy? Just go away?

I came to Wikipedia to look up that article to learn whatever I could about this stunning new consortium and was quite surprised to find there was no article. It was clear that there will eventually be one, and instead of just waiting for someone else to do it, or putting a note somewhere asking for someone else to write an article, I thought I would help get that started and put down what little I knew, creating a place for others to add what they knew. If that's not the way Wikipedia works, I can certainly obey "please do not resubmit it" and leave it for someone else to do; I have confidence that at some point an article will be written on this, so it's the same eventual outcome either way.

65.96.163.254 (talk) 16:49, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to be correct. If you want to resubmit, I will approve per WP:NEXIST. 18,000+ news stories published in <24 hours should more than suffice. TimothyJosephWood 16:59, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Correct yes, but not for the reasons you think. Wikipedia is not actually interested in "current events and strove to be timely", that's what WikiNews does - see WP:NOTNEWS. When submitting a draft for review at AFC it really helps to actually cite at least few of the many instances of news coverage. Citing only the subject's own website is what spammers do. Thanks for the new article. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 19:43, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

19:35:28, 29 September 2016 review of submission by Spward028

I am wanting to revise this page to get it published. It was noted the sources were not reliable; however, I do not know what is required in order to make this more reliable than it already is. Data on these competitions are recorded through ROTC pages across various university news sites. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Spward028, the problem is actually more about the lack of Independent sources rather than the reliability of the sources you have used. The Notability standard is that people who have no interest or connection to the subject have written about it in significant detail so that a reasonable article could be wrotten using only such sources. The universities are the hosts of the ROTC system, thus the university news publications are not independent. Similarly, publications by any part of the Department of Defense are also not independent. You need to find mainstream news media or magazine/e-zine articles about the Ranger Challenge competition. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 20:02, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

20:30:03, 29 September 2016 review of submission by Cduggan4


I am trying to upload photos that I took, and am clicking the box that says they are my photos, but they are not be accepted. Is there another way to do this? Thank you!!!


Cduggan4 (talk) 20:30, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

22:08:02, 29 September 2016 review of submission by T man moses


Moses and kopano

This looks like a test edit, or, in any case, it does not read like an encyclopedic article draft. Robert McClenon (talk) 22:12, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

September 30

00:47:17, 30 September 2016 review of submission by Pentuin

I'd like to propose a disambiguation page for the term "Torsa", but I don't know how to make one (or if it is appropriate - if the problem could be solved another way, that's fine too). I recently created the page "TransOral Robotic Surgery," and when this surgery is used to treat sleep apnea, it is commonly referred to as "TORSA." For that reason, I would like a search of "TORSA" or "torsa" or "Torsa" to direct the user to the TransOral Robotic Surgery article. The problem is, there's already an existing article titled "Torsa," about a completely different topic. (Additionally, there is an article titled "Torsa River," and there is not currently a disambiguation page for these two similarly-titled articles). So, it seems to me that the best solution would be a disambiguation page, reached by a search of "torsa" or "Torsa" (I think it makes sense for "TORSA" to go directly to the surgery article, and "Torsa river" or "Torsa River" to go directly to the article about the river), that contains links to all three articles. However, I do not have the knowledge/skills to create the disambiguation page. Thank you for your help!

Sscarf (talk) 04:06, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sscarf (talk) 04:06, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

05:00:48, 2 October 2016 review of submission by Klkraft

In response to a "Dead End" notice, added 8 internal links to Wikipedia. Does this solve the problem? Klkraft (talk) 05:00, 2 October 2016 (UTC) Klkraft (talk) 05:00, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Klkraft: Yes it does. The tag can be removed. JTP (talk • contribs) 15:54, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

05:13:54, 2 October 2016 review of submission by Klkraft

Re: the COI notice. Please point out where the entry has gone astray, so that the problem can be addressed promptly. Klkraft (talk) 05:13, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The COI notice is because you have been editing the article. Robert McClenon (talk) 06:19, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
In other words, if you think that there is something that you can do to address the problem to make the tag go away, there isn't, short of not editing the article. Robert McClenon (talk) 14:45, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 09:02:12, 2 October 2016 for assistance on AfC submission by Pakistanfame


Pakistanfame (talk) 09:02, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Is the draft about the person, or about an organization founded by the person? The draft doesn't seem to have a single focus. Also, the English in the article needs copy-editing. Robert McClenon (talk) 14:47, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

17:28:04, 2 October 2016 review of submission by Klkraft

Re: COI notice. Thank you, Robert McClenon, for your prompt response. I misunderstood a previous editor's encouragement to improve the article: "You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article" (acceptance notice from Anne Delong, 9.13.16).

I now understand that further editing is off-limits, and will honor that. Would you kindly remove the tag on my behalf? Thank you! Klkraft (talk) 17:28, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Klkraft (talk) 17:28, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No. I won't remove the tag only because you requested that I remove it. I will only remove it if another editor agrees that it is neutral. Your request illustrates the problems with COI editing. You want a perfect Wikipedia article about yourself, and you can't get it, because that is COI and causes the article to be tagged as COI, and you can't just request that I remove the tag. Go to the article talk page and discuss. Robert McClenon (talk) 02:47, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

October 3

17:17:42, 3 October 2016 review of submission by Warstic


I'm really confused by Wikipedia and creating our page. The entire process make zero sense. None of what we wrote is included in the article. Can someone please help?

Warstic (talk) 17:17, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia does not exist to provide you with a medium to advertise your company, which is clearly what you are here for. The reviewer has done you a large service by leaving a stub of your article. It would have qualified for speedy deletion as unambiguous advertising, except that they stubbed it for you rather than tagging it for deletion. Do not use the first person plural pronoun "we" to refer to an account. Wikipedia has a policy of "one account, one person". Robert McClenon (talk) 17:36, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Warstic, I left these comments on your user page also:
  • The draft for Warstic was not acceptable for wikipedia because it was not neutrally written.
  • But the company is very likely notable, based on the references found so far, so I started the draft again
  • please read WP:COI, and declare your connection to the company before you edit anymore
  • please request a new username, as your current username is not acceptable
Thanks. -- 1Wiki8........................... (talk) 17:21, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 in baseball

What No 2017 in baseball article This is stupid The 2017 in baseball article needs to be created right now not later. you are being lazy get this article made and get your lazy butts in gear now. 2600:8803:7A00:19:657C:3396:A35F:8786 (talk) 18:47, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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