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edit01:16:14, 3 June 2015 review of submission by Thewizardsgirl
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I have a question about reviewing and posting articles. Recently I wrote and submitted to AfC the following: https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Lance_J._Sussman
I received a comment when it was moved from draft to article that contained the following statement "You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. Note that because you are a logged-in user, you can create articles yourself, and don't have to post a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for Creation if you prefer."
Is there a way that I can use the reviewing tools and move my own articles from draft to article?
I have just started using my research and writing for wikipedia topics of interest - and I LOVE IT! I need a mentor on how to be more useful to Wikipedia as a reviewer - but I still want to expedite the writing I will continue to do.
Thanks for the feedback -
Thewizardsgirl (talk) 01:16, 3 June 2015 (UTC)ThewizardsgirlThewizardsgirl (talk) 01:16, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
Thewizardsgirl (talk) 01:16, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
- @Thewizardsgirl: I've posted a reply to your question on your talk page. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 14:23, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
02:13:24, 3 June 2015 review of submission by BeenAroundAWhile
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Two articles titled Fletchers Solutions were previously deleted. Under contract, I wrote an entirely new version and posted it live. To my surprise, it was Speedily deleted as "unambiguous advertising." I appealed and requested that it instead be sent to Articles for deletion so that it could be discussed by the WP:Community. That was not done. Because of some of the discussion at Speedy, I wrote a briefer version of the article, which I am submitting here, also as a paid edit. To my knowledge, there still has been no discussion anywhere as to whether this business organization is Notable or not. Of course I believe it is, or I would not have accepted the contract. I am submitting the new article here because I know that previously uninvolved members of the Community can assist in creating a standard Wikipedia article about this entity, one that will be a creditable addition to the encyclopaedia.
BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 02:13, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
- @BeenAroundAWhile: You haven't actually submitted the draft for review yet. To do so, place
{{subst:submit}}at the top of your draft. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 14:12, 3 June 2015 (UTC)- Thank you very much. I will wait a while. I still have some work to do on it. BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 15:33, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
Hello - my page https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Draft:Now_Health_International
Got declined a few months ago - and i edited it now and it looks much better. I cant find the resubmit button anywhere now. How can i re-publish?
Marckq88 (talk) 08:48, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
- @Marckq88:
Done In the future, you can resubmit an article yourself by editing it to add {{subst:submit}}. /wia /talk 10:35, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
13:51:22, 3 June 2015 review of submission by Walking High Point
editI understand that you need to verify my references so I would like to know if you would like for me to make photocopies of them and either e-mail them to you or I could print them out and snail mail them to you. All of the articles are legit I just don't know how to get them to you so you can see them. I don't have a web page to upload them to. Please let me know what I can do. Thank you. Walking High Point (talk) 13:51, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
Walking High Point (talk) 13:51, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
- @Walking High Point: We don't need to see photocopies of your references, we just need enough information so that we could find them ourselves. This means that for a magazine or newspaper article that isn't online we would need the name of the magazine, the date published, the title, the author's name if available, the volume or issue number if available, and the page number if available. Of course, if the article is online at the newspaper or magazine's website, a link is the easiest way, but there's nothing wrong with offline sources. The most recent rejection of your article had nothing to do with sources, it had to do with the tone it was written in. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 14:08, 3 June 2015 (UTC)- @Walking High Point: Your offer is appreciated. I've added to the draft a comment saying that you're willing to supply copies by email; a reviewer may take you up on that when they get to your draft.
- If you're confident you've now achieved the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia article, there are a couple other improvements that, although in no way required to get the draft accepted, you could make while you wait for the next review. 1) The draft has only recently been broken into sections. Review Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section and Wikipedia:Writing better articles, and ensure the lead and body fulfill their proper roles. 2) See how a quote has been added to the last Los Angeles Times citation? This technique can be especially useful when sources are only available offline. It helps readers understand precisely what portion of the preceding statement the source supports, and may help reviewers decide which sources to examine in detail. Consider adding quotes in this manner for the most remarkable claims. Worldbruce (talk) 19:02, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
As far as I can tell, my article is in encyclopedia format. If you need to verify any of the references from the High Point Enterprise, and you don't want me to e-mail them to you, you can contact "The Carolina Room" at the High Point Library and they will be glad to photocopy any article for you. They have all copies of The High Point Enterprise on film and they will be glad to make you a copy. Thank you, Walking High Point (talk) 20:57, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
Done
19:01:25, 3 June 2015 review of submission by Russannrocks
edit- Russannrocks (talk · contribs)
Hi! I am the webmaster at www.petermyer.com - I have created the words on the site. I am trying to establish this fine artist in Wikipedia pages. The website www.petermyer.com states at the bottom of the page: All art exclusively owned and copyright of ©Peter Myer ... 2013 Website construction by RussTProductions RussTProductions is my official unofficial web name, but I also use Russannrocks, and other names. I have tried using cite quotations now and hope they will work and the page will successfully be reviewed.
Do I need to change the copyright on that webpage to some other name?
I am also beginning to link his other verifiable links to university and artists retail history. Please advise...
Russannrocks (talk) 19:01, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
- @Russannrocks: You would need to change the copyright statement to indicate that the text is licensed under a compatible free license (see WP:Donating copyrighted material for more info). However, because you created petermyer.com to promote Peter Myer, the text is written in a promotional tone which isn't appropriate for Wikipedia. Your article is unlikely to be approved without being substantially rewritten to not sound promotional. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 20:26, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
20:20:38, 3 June 2015 review of submission by Nicole Quinn
edit- Nicole Quinn (talk · contribs)
Hi There, I've improved the page substantially, adding numerous references.
Nicole Quinn (talk) 20:20, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
- Yes, it is currently awaiting its next review. Unfortunately there is a large backlog of submissions awaiting review at the moment, so it could possibly take a few weeks. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 06:46, 5 June 2015 (UTC)