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April 24
02:36:24, 24 April 2017 review of draft by Jkim713
This is my first submission to Wikipedia and I am trying to fix my reference list. How do I use a reference multiple times in my content. The last line in the my submission references 4 earlier cited remarks but when I cited it, the reference list created whole new lines, that is my list of 10 references became a list of 20 references..how do I fix it?
Jkim713 (talk) 02:36, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
- Hello, J. Thank you for your interest in Wikipedia. I think you're looking to use the "named reference" technique. You can learn about it at WP:REFNAME. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. NewYorkActuary (talk) 02:48, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
02:45:00, 24 April 2017 review of submission by Pergameno
I have writing an entry on Margaret Manion. I have received this message "This article's lead section may not adequately summarize key points of its contents. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page. (April 2017)" I have tried to write a lead section. Would you please let me know how to make it better conform with the requirements.
Pergameno (talk) 02:45, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
- Reply to Pergameno - While this is not generally the place for questions about accepted pages, and is instead a venue for questions regarding pages not yet accepted, there is some easy advice I can provide. A proper lead generally covers all the major aspects of the page in general. Your current lead does not appear to cover all her positions or major publications, if appropriate. A few more sentences should do it. Then ask on the talk page if other editors (especially the person who posted the tag) is/are comfortable with removing the improvement banner. If you do not hear back, you can take that as a yes, and if you do, then re-engage. Hope this helps! Isingness (talk) 03:46, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
Request on 05:07:21, 24 April 2017 for assistance on AfC submission by Kenj005
Parthesh Patel (Gujarati:પાર્થેશ પટેલ)
Kenj005 (talk) 05:07, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
- Hello, Kenj. Did you have a specific question? NewYorkActuary (talk) 14:22, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
13:43:36, 24 April 2017 review of submission by Skyking30
Hello K6Ka, I respectfully requested that the present photograph of myself be removed and I will provide a more accurate Official Air Force Photograph. The present photo appears to have been "edited" or photo shopped....I will be pleased to provide an Official Photograph upon removal of the present One. Thank You, Christopher S. Adams, Jr, Major General, USAF (Ret)
Skyking30 (talk) 13:43, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
- Please submit this as an WP:Edit request or on the talk page of K6ka. JTP (talk • contribs) 14:09, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
Request on 14:22:12, 24 April 2017 for assistance on AfC submission by Marc Daum
14:22:12, 24 April 2017 review of submission by Marc Daum
I noticed the article « Bijoux Burma » was declined. I understand i have to rewrite the article to appear to read more than an entry in an encyclopedia. So i will. But also: do you think my article has enough references and sources to establish its notability ? Only two of them i mentioned, are written in english and independent. The other one are in french (for example a thesis from La sorbonne University) or coming from Bijoux Burma official Website. Should i add more? May I add 10 others including articles in Vogue and Paris-Match.They’re not written in english but in french. If so, how long could be the article ? Thanks a lot for your precious help. Marc Daum (talk) 14:22, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
Marc Daum (talk) 14:22, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
- Reply - While the quality of the references you have used will be reviewed by the person who decides whether or not to accept the page, and I do not want to step on their toes, I would definitely state that you do not have enough references for the content you have written--because not everything has been cited. If you cite everything, you will stand a better chance for acceptance, if the subject matter is notable enough for inclusion on Wikipedia. Isingness (talk) 02:33, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
14:36:01, 24 April 2017 review of submission by CRDAVIS14
Hi,
May the following articles, while not suitable for coverage in the page itself as not specifically about CollectPlus, not provide requisite evidence of notability for CollectPlus, as per the guidelines? [1] This article references CollectPlus as a key rival to Royal Mail amid its plans to develop its click-and-collect offering. [2] Similarly this article references CollectPlus as a rival that Tesco is seeking to match with development of its click-and-collect offering. [3] this article discusses the best and worst parcel firms in research conducted by MoneySavingExpert, again referencing CollectPlus with significance.
The following are published articles discussing research conducted by CollectPlus: [4] [5] [6] Again, hopefully they show notability but were not included in the original submission as they are not directly about the company.
I hope this demonstrate notability of CollectPlus, but if there anything further I can do, please let me know. CollectPlus is the returns service for a number of known brands such as Amazon, John Lewis and Asos, and announcements in national press can be provided as citations as well if necessary.
Thank-you for your consideration. If none of these are considered sufficient for notability and the article submission remains rejected, I will wait for more notable coverage to be obtained before considering again.
Thank-you.
- Hello, CR. Thank your for your submission to Wikipedia. Our apologies for the great delay in response. Later today, I'll leave some comments on the Talk page of your draft, and will notify you when I do that. NewYorkActuary (talk) 17:22, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
April 25
04:07:41, 25 April 2017 review of submission by Hankthetank78
- Hankthetank78 (talk · contribs) (TB)
HankTheTank (talk) 04:07, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
How is this not enough notable sources?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Justin_(JMHHACKER)_Matthew
- The draft doesn't start by stating what its subject is, is written in unacceptably promotional language, and seems to be largely a rant about how its (unspecified) subject is notable. For example, the shortest sentence in the draft reads "He has made a widely recognized contribution that is in his specific field." Who has? What field? What contribution? Who says that it's widely recognized? Maproom (talk) 10:22, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
07:00:39, 25 April 2017 review of submission by Stingslp02141989
- Stingslp02141989 (talk · contribs) (TB)
I would like to know which sources we used in the reference are not verifiable? Is the source below a reliable source according to Wikipedia requirements? http://www.finsmes.com/2016/05/solar-asset-management-firm-radian-generation-receives-investment-from-solar-plus-international.html http://strattonreport.com/news/radiangen-closes-new-round-investment-solar-plus-international/ Stingslp02141989 (talk) 07:00, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
- I've no view on whether it's reliable. But I doubt that it's independent. It looks to me to be based on a press release. As it says in the rejection note for the draft, "Wikipedia requires significant coverage about the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Maproom (talk) 10:13, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
17:36:15, 25 April 2017 review of submission by Arsenl2017
Arsenl2017 (talk) 17:36, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
Good afternoon. I recently participated in the creation of an article on Gryphon Investors. The article was accepted for publication several weeks ago. Its TALK page indexes in search engines, but the article itself does not. Two things I note: 1. On the Page Information page, it says that the article page is indexable. 2. In the lines of code within the article page, I see 'noindex/nofollow'. Is there a setting that needs to be changed?
Thank you.
Arsenl2017 (talk) 17:36, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
- Hello, Arsen. Thank you for your contribution to Wikipedia. Our apologies for the delay in response. I see that your question has already been answered at the Teahouse. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. NewYorkActuary (talk) 17:26, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
April 26
04:31:19, 26 April 2017 review of submission by Oleg Sergeykin
- Oleg Sergeykin (talk · contribs) (TB)
This draft was already submitted three times. Last time, it was rejected by a very odd way (see details below). The draft's text and references were significantly expanded and wikified during these updates:
The last time the discussion on the draft was moved from here to Draft Talk:ShrinkTheWeb where I was asked by NewYorkActuary to provide "three references that you feel best demonstrate that the subject has been the recipient of substantial coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". I pointed out these three very reliable sources (Technorati, AboutUs.com, MakeUseOf) explaining successful usage of ShrinkTheWeb on their sites. After that, further discussion was ignored, there were no any replies from moderators - neither positive nor negative.
So I guess the aspect of notability has already been covered in sufficient details in those discussions according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(organizations_and_companies): "A company ... is notable if it has been the subject of significant coverage in secondary sources. Such sources must be reliable, and independent of the subject". That's why I submitted the draft again on Feb 25 (for the third time) after adding some additional references and some additional information about Amazon's not so successful thumbnail service (it shows notability and importance of entire website screenshot niche).
The reviewing of the draft took very long time (more than a month) and had resulted very oddly. On Apr 2, there was an attempt to erase the draft with violation of the Wikipedia procedure thru AfD category https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Draft:ShrinkTheWeb by CatSleepingOnTheKeyboard (the account was already deleted!) thus avoiding making a decision on the draft in the correct Wikipedia section (AfC). Immediately after the failure of this attempt, on Apr 4, the article draft was rejected by NotTheFakeJTP using the standard "read more like an advertisement" template without any additional explanation from the reviewer.
Why these accounts tried to reject my draft in such an odd way? Is there any connection between these two accounts? Does such "approach" to AfC reviewing allowed by Wikipedia rules?
And, most importantly, give me a meaningful answer on the same two my questions which I asked in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk/Archives/2017_January_23 :
1) please recommend how to improve the draft or
2) provide me some examples of similar articles which are OK with this "advertisement vs. encyclopedia" requirement
I was not given any answer to these question in the discussion on Draft Talk page Draft Talk:ShrinkTheWeb:
"reads as if its objective is to promote the product" is just a synonym of "read more like an advertisement", so it is not an answer to the questions. Which phrase reads so? Where is the bias in the draft?
I have thoroughly read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Spam#Advertisements_masquerading_as_articles and I really would like to know what is the "differentiation" "between spam articles and legitimate articles about commercial entities" regarding this draft.
Please read all previous discussions about the draft (Jan 4, Jan 23, Draft Talk) before commenting to avoid duplicate questions already discussed regarding the draft. Oleg Sergeykin (talk) 04:31, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
- I don't mean to be rude, but are you suggesting that I am a WP:SOCK? If so, please WP:Assume good faith. It was pure coincidence that I reviewed your draft after the AfD. We reviewers have a "random submission" button, and, if I recall correctly, that it what I clicked and your draft appeared. JTP (talk • contribs) 16:41, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
- Reply - Unfortunately it is no one's responsibility but your own to address the issues within the draft you have written. Right now it looks like you are relying heavily on sources that Wikipedia does not see as reliable. The general document for understanding a good reference, is Wikipedia:Reliable sources, and if you are looking for help with not writing in an advertorial manner, you may want to review the following Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Words_that_may_introduce_bias. To be honest, you may want to start over and write from the reliable sources (if they exist) rather than appending web references (reliable or not) to fit your narrative. In my personal opinion, there is very little chance you could transform what you have now into an acceptable article, because it appears to be written as a brochure or advertisement at its core rather than an encyclopedia entry. Isingness (talk) 14:19, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
Request on 07:31:40, 26 April 2017 for assistance on AfC submission by 81.183.54.72
- 81.183.54.72 (talk · contribs) (TB)
Hello! The article I posted was declined and I dont really understadn why and what could I change about it so that it will be approved. this is the message I got: quote 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. unquote
I wanted to write an article about them because I really like their glasses, I think is a creative idea to make glasses out of vinyl records, and I realized they have a Hungarian wiki page, but not one in English and I thought I write one.
Please, could you tell me what should I do to get it approved?
Thanks a lot in advance! Best, Julia 81.183.54.72 (talk) 07:31, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
- The draft is excessively promotional, reading more like an advertisement than an encyclopedia article. It cites no references at all, and therefore doesn't even begin to establish that its subject is notable. Both of these are very clear reasons for rejection. Its first sentence does not explain what "Tipton Eyeworks" is, indeed it does not even mention it. You state above that they "make glasses out of vinyl records", maybe this should be mentioned in the draft?
- If you want to improve the draft so that it can be approved as an article, I suggest that you start by finding and citing sources to establish the subject's notability. Without this, any other work you do on the draft will be wasted. Maproom (talk) 09:08, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
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14:19:04, 26 April 2017 review of draft by Jaxson1
Hello, I have 2 questions please How do I change the name of my Wikipedia page from Blue Dogs to Blue Dogs (band) My page redirects to The Blue Dog Coalition Wikipedia page how do I correct this? Thank you
Jaxson1 (talk) 14:19, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
14:59:06, 26 April 2017 review of submission by THE PEOPLE OF MBIABONG ETIM, INI - AKWA IBOM STATE
- THE PEOPLE OF MBIABONG ETIM, INI - AKWA IBOM STATE (talk · contribs) (TB)
- No draft specified!
THE PEOPLE OF MBIABONG ETIM, INI - AKWA IBOM STATE (talk) 14:59, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
THE PEOPLE AND REALMS OF MBIABONG ETIM.
Mbiabong Etim is a statutorily recognized community/area in Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, and listed in the official Gazette under the Traditional Rulers Law, Cap 134, Laws of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, and with zip code NO. 531108. The Community has a State Government official recognized traditional Ruler/Head which is officially certified by the hand of the State Governor. The History of the Community which had been passed from one generation to another, had been loosely documented and is gradually being forgotten by the newer generation of indigenes and people due to its non-formal and non-official documentation. To enable the preservation of the official history of the people and the community, a committee of scholars and elders were constituted to officially narrate, document and preserve this history. The product of this committee is what is being hereto published in an on-going basis. Please help us to public and permanently preserve our history. I know we do not possess all the skills and knowledge necessary to meet the Wikipedia conditions, but we do not also have know or have access to any specialist within our area on how to get our get our page published. Please help our people and community. Thank you.
This page is for questions about the Articles for creation process. If you would like to start writing a new article, please use the Article wizard. If you have an idea for a new article, but would like to request that someone else write it, please see: Wikipedia:Requested articles. I hope this helps.
ProgrammingGeek talktome 15:49, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
15:36:42, 26 April 2017 review of submission by MickeSSS
There is very little info on internet about this formula. I have asked/emailed several places regarding how to calculate mW/cm2 into the UV level they (WHO and many more)showing. Only 11+ UV and noting more. I think they/many are afraid to get out info. I was having here in Thailand one day 468 mW/cm2 and i must have been calculate wrong. (Divide with 25)Because we would have a UV on 19. So if the good people at Wikipedia could find out the formula so that people can calculate. MickeSSS (talk) 15:36, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
This page is for questions about the Articles for creation process. Please consider asking this question at the Wikipedia:Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what the Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. ProgrammingGeek talktome 15:47, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
April 27
07:58:26, 27 April 2017 review of submission by AravindTreddy
- AravindTreddy (talk · contribs) (TB)
Hello, I started writing about this Dj/Producer from India "Murthovic". First time I haven't given any references for the article, But now I made few changes along with the references and this artist got only these links as references(I could'nt find more).The references used are genuine. Please suggest me how to proceed further. Can I use social media links too ??
- Reply - it appears to me that the sources are not likely to advance your cause much, due to the publishers you have chosen, as well as the Wikipedia:Primary sources that you have used. To better understand notability on Wikipedia, ie, how to select a subject matter that is notable enough for a Wikipedia entry, in this field I would recommend you review the following: Wikipedia:MUSICBIO. Isingness (talk) 14:06, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
15:18:45, 27 April 2017 review of submission by Jyanker
I've gone back in forth with the person who reviewed my article. They are saying that the sources used are not notable.
"Focusing only with the best major independent news in significant publications, and not simply announcements, notices or even trade publications as these won't be as significant in notability. Sources such as announcements, interviews, press releases, notices or similar are unconvincing for notability as they're simply not significant here; what we need is genuine major independent news in significant publications; also, notability cannot be inherited from others."
I have included sources from The New York Times, Huffington Post, Fox News, and Washington Times among others. In addition, the articles linked are not self-promotion, press releases, or announcements. Jyanker (talk) 15:18, 27 April 2017 (UTC)jyanker
- No-one is saying that "the sources used are not notable". I suspect they're saying that the sources used do not establish that the subject is notable. For example, the New York Times article does not help to establish that the subject is notable, as it is not independent, but appears to be based on an interview with Ms. Staker. And the Huff Post article only has a brief mention of Brain Chase, not the significant discussion that would help to establish notability. You need to find reliable independent published sources with significant discussion of the subject. And if you've already done that (I haven't checked), it would help if you removed most of the others, such as the NYT one and the Huff Post one, so as to make it easier for a reviewer to find the good ones. Maproom (talk) 21:26, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
15:54:22, 27 April 2017 review of submission by JammberMusic
- JammberMusic (talk · contribs) (TB)
- No draft specified!
JammberMusic (talk) 15:54, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
How do I improve my submission's referencing , so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable?
JammberMusic (talk)Jammber Team
- NOTE: Question is apparently in reference to User:JammberMusic/sandbox, but the questioner has been blocked indefinitely. NewYorkActuary (talk) 17:29, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
April 28
01:57:11, 28 April 2017 review of submission by AmienDaouiji
- AmienDaouiji (talk · contribs) (TB)
AmienDaouiji (talk) 01:57, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
i dont know how to go on. i am from germany and my english is not too good. I dont get it. I AM HELPLESS. what can i do more??? can anyboby help me pleaaaaase?
- NOTE: Response appears in next posting. NewYorkActuary (talk) 17:31, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
02:01:32, 28 April 2017 review of submission by AmienDaouiji
- AmienDaouiji (talk · contribs) (TB)
AmienDaouiji (talk) 02:01, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
i dont know how to go on. i am from germany and my english is not too good. I dont get it. I AM HELPLESS. what can i do more??? can anyboby help me pleaaaaase?
Put in 7 recitations and thats all i can find plus the pictures of the championships. i mastered it to make it in german WIKI but now maybe I am too uneducated to do the english version. I NEED HELP
- Maybe request help at WP:Articles needin translaton into English.ProgrammingGeek talktome 02:14, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
- AmienDaouiji the guidance you seem to need is at WP:TRANSLATION. ProgrammingGeek when giving advice please ensure that links you post firstly actually exist and secondly that the spelling is exactly correct, misspelled links do not work. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 21:11, 29 April 2017 (UTC)
05:44:31, 28 April 2017 review of submission by Manish Kumawat
- Manish Kumawat (talk · contribs) (TB)
My article on Chandmal Kumawat was rejected due to the lack of enough references. I have placed 5 as of now, citing wiki pages on the rest. Please let me know how to improve it. Also, where else are references needed in this text, if anyone can guide me. This is my first article on wikipedia. Manish Kumawat (talk) 05:44, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
Yadam Institute of Research
The Article titled 'Yadam Institute of Research' has been submitted with all reliable sources. I don't why it is declined. I request for 2nd review... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Contactyir (talk • contribs) 10:55, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
- Your submission contains only primary sources and a blog. Wikipedia requires independent, third-party reliable sources. I would not recommend resubmitting until these requirements are met. JTP (talk • contribs) 15:19, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
Note: Account name matches submission name. JTP (talk • contribs) 15:20, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
Request on 22:37:40, 28 April 2017 for assistance on AfC submission by Johntin0804
- Johntin0804 (talk · contribs) (TB)
Johntin0804 (talk) 22:37, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
- Reply - In order to create a draft for review, you must first put a draft of the content you are looking to add to Wikipedia into the draft space you have created. Otherwise you do not have anything to review. Isingness (talk) 00:09, 29 April 2017 (UTC)
April 29
06:33:09, 29 April 2017 review of submission by Elektrikwerk
- Elektrikwerk (talk · contribs) (TB)
I wish to amend the name of the article to be "Trelawny", Black Hill, Ballarat but cam seem to be able to. I've looked at the various instructing pages and still am having problems.
I would like also to change the size of the images I have included but either get am having difficulties following the instructions on the Help page.
I would like to create a Category of Ballarat Historic Houses for this article and a previous one, Eyres House/
I'd appreciate your help with these problems as I'm not getting anywhere with the Help pages.
Thank you.
Elektrikwerk (talk) 06:33, 29 April 2017 (UTC)
13:09:03, 29 April 2017 review of submission by Bonniedust
- Bonniedust (talk · contribs) (TB)
Hello, I would like to check with an expert if the article I created is suitable for submission. Would be very happy about some feedback! Thank you.
Bonniedust (talk) 13:09, 29 April 2017 (UTC)
April 30
14:12:13, 30 April 2017 review of submission by R.nutrada
According to the Reviewer comment about the references, The references are trust able and reliable because the references are coming from the museum foundation and coming from the book that was also coming from this foundation that is the biography of the Queen Savang Vadhana which is the founder is founded by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn which means that the book that was written by the founder is reliable.
- Reply - Wikipedia defines reliable sources, partly, as those independent of the organization written about. So using the organization's own website and work written by those involved with the organization, would fall outside the bounds of such sources. For a brief overview of why this is the way it is on Wikipedia, you may want to review this Wikipedia:Identifying_and_using_independent_sources#Conflicts_of_interest. The rest of that page, the paragraphs above and below, may also be of use in searching for good, reliable third-party references (helping you understand some more of Wikipedia's restrictions on references and their usability). Furthermore, it appears you only have two sources for your draft, and most of the draft is not supported by inline citations. I would recommend using third-party sources to support all content through inline citations before you resubmit in order to better comply with Wikipedia's sourcing rules. Isingness (talk) 16:56, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
16:45:45, 30 April 2017 review of submission by Gps100177
Gps100177 (talk) 16:45, 30 April 2017 (UTC) i am not able to add any photograph even if it is taken by me with my personal mobile or camera.
- Reply - For properly uploading photos, I would recommend reviewing the following document: Wikipedia:Uploading_images . I hope this helps! Isingness (talk) 16:59, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
Request on 00:03:41, 1 May 2017 for assistance on AfC submission by Sebastienb06
- Sebastienb06 (talk · contribs) (TB)
I would like to get a second oppinion on the article I wrote. The person that declined the article said that I needed a second opinion.Sebastienb06 (talk) 00:03, 1 May 2017 (UTC)