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05:57:18, 22 June 2015 review of submission by M0615Sip[edit]
I have tried to create an article on company based in India. I have been in touch with fellow wikipedia reviewers who have helped me along the line to edit the content how ever it has been well over 3 weeks and article is still in draft mode. there ave been no comment or suggestion on further editing the article and I am just waiting for new update from wikipedia side.
I would be highly obliged if someone can help me with how to move forward please
M0615Sip (talk) 05:57, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
Resolved- Article accepted by Joseph. Best, FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 03:16, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
06:27:17, 22 June 2015 review of submission by Blackcountrysteam[edit]
I am requesting assistance because I am not sure what is needed for the article to be accepted !!! Blackcountrysteam (talk) 06:27, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
- @Blackcountrysteam: You need to show that the organization is notable by providing citations to significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article. Those terms in blue have specific meanings on Wikipedia, so you can click each of those links for more information. If such sources don't exist, than Black Country Live Steamers may not meet the requirements of WP:ORG to be included in Wikipedia.
- Also, please see the note I left on your talk page about your username. --Ahecht (TALK
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I submitted an entry for Doug Decatur and was denied due to: Articles require significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. I am just curious if I could get a little more direction on what I was missing in the post as far as citing and referencing, or if the issue was more about the significance of Doug Decatur? Doug Decatur has written a few plays, is working on his third book, and has worked in major league baseball as a scout and analyst. I really just wanted to know if he is going to be declined because of his significance or if by improving the citations and references in the article he could be added to Wikipedia? Keslerski (talk) 15:07, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
Keslerski (talk) 15:07, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
- Hi Keslerski, what you need to look for are independent reliable sources such as newspaper, magazine or other mainstream media articles about Decatur himself that were written and published by people who have no connection to him, that excludes press releases, paid-for reviews, social media posts and blogs by random people. Professional journalists, recognized mainstream critics or academics are the sources you need. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 17:04, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
17:00:36, 22 June 2015 review of submission by 19angie89[edit]
My reviewer said I need more third party references. Is there a minimum number I need for my article?
19angie89 (talk) 17:00, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
- @19angie89: Multiple independent, reliable, secondary sources are required, so the absolute minimum number is two. More than two are usually necessary to demonstrate significant coverage, support the bulk of the content, and cover all significant viewpoints. The number need not be large, however. Quality is more important than quantity. An article in the Boston Globe, for example, would be much better than a blog post "not written or edited by the Boston Globe." Worldbruce (talk) 18:14, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
I am trying to place Les Garlands bio into a wikipedia page, and it's saying it's written as an advertisement or something... which is bizarre, as it states facts about who he is and what he has done. Please advise on how I can get this handled.
Thank you..
Afterplayoffice (talk) 20:00, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
- Hi @Afterplayoffice: The issue is with the article's promotional tone. Being factual and being promotional aren't mutually exclusive; you can have a factual piece that's also completely promotional. For example, take the first sentence or two: "Throughout his celebrated career, the path Les Garland blazed has been fueled by his love of music and entertainment. As co-founder of groundbreaking networks..." Celebrated career, a blazed path, fueled by love, groundbreaking networks...These are all unfounded promotional bits that aren't appropriate for an encyclopedia. Beyond that, the draft also appears to have been copied from Garland's ZoomInfo profile, which would be a copyright violation. We cannot accept copyrighted content (and doing so often results in promotional material anyway). Hope this helps clear things up. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 20:46, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
20:58:57, 22 June 2015 review of submission by Dwclement[edit]
Dwclement (talk) 20:58, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
- Hi @Dwclement: Are there any specific things you need help with regarding the draft? I see it has been declined for not being written in a proper encyclopedic style, particular due to the use of buzzwords and a lack of reliable, independent sources being used to write the content. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 21:07, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I am a new user and have had a submission declined.
It appears that my submission has been changed to the category "user page."
(I am still getting to learn your directory/category system.)
I was unsure if this page is marked for deletion. Therefore, I copy and pasted my work to my own "sandbox" page, and have continued to edit it there.
I do not mean to spam your site with multiple entries. Should I delete the "user page" to prevent duplicate articles?
Ees2112 (talk) 22:01, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
- Your original article is at Draft:Etienne Boulanger. I reccomend copying your improvements into this draft article and continueing to work on it there. Rankersbo (talk) 11:10, 23 June 2015 (UTC)