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A page you started (Anna Brown (designer)) has been reviewed!

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Thanks for creating Anna Brown (designer).

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Thanks for your contribution! We generally discourage having external links in the body text of an article. If you could go through and replace those with wikilinks (moving the external links to the "External Links" section if appropriate), that would be super! For more, see our guideline on external links Wikipedia:External links. Happy editing!

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Ajpolino (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2018 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Fay McAlpine for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Fay McAlpine is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fay McAlpine until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 08:44, 18 December 2018 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of Anna Brown (designer)

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The article Anna Brown (designer) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

The coverage (references, external links, etc.) does not seem sufficient to justify this article passing Wikipedia:General notability guideline and the more detailed Wikipedia:Notability (biographies) requirement. If you disagree and deprod this, please explain how it meets them on the talk page here in the form of "This article meets criteria A and B because..." and ping me back through WP:ECHO or by leaving a note at User talk:Piotrus. Thank you.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 09:01, 19 December 2018 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of Holly McQuillan

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The article Holly McQuillan has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

The coverage (references, external links, etc.) does not seem sufficient to justify this article passing Wikipedia:General notability guideline and the more detailed Wikipedia:Notability (biographies) requirement. If you disagree and deprod this, please explain how it meets them on the talk page here in the form of "This article meets criteria A and B because..." and ping me back through WP:ECHO or by leaving a note at User talk:Piotrus. Thank you.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 09:03, 19 December 2018 (UTC)Reply

Stub tags

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Hallo Jo, it looks as if when you created Holly McQuillan you "substituted" the {{stub}}. Please don't do so, it should be left as it is. And please remember that all stub tags go at the end of the article, not the top - see WP:ORDER. Thanks. (You also forget to add a "References" section heading and the {{reflist}}). There's a lot to learn about editing Wikipedia, but it's an interesting journey! Happy Editing. PamD 11:06, 19 December 2018 (UTC)Reply

Hallo Jo, did you read this? I've just stub-sorted Catherine Slessor, and you'd done the same thing. Please don't substitute stub tags, and please put them in the right place, at the bottom of the article. Thanks. PamD 11:01, 3 February 2019 (UTC)Reply

A cup of tea for you!

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  Welcome. It can take time to find you sea legs among amid arcane rules and standards. Hang in there. And don't hesitate to ask questions of more experienced editors. E.M.Gregory (talk) 14:49, 20 December 2018 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Kerry Ann Lee has been accepted

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Kerry Ann Lee, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. If your account is more than four days old and you have made at least 10 edits you can create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for Creation if you prefer.

Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia!

Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 10:03, 21 December 2018 (UTC)Reply
Good job with this one. As someone who has raised concerns about some of your prior articles (please read WP:CREATIVE and related guidelines), I am happy to say that Lee's article passes those requirements. You may want to nominate it for main page exposure following the guidelines at WP:DYK/T:DYK. Good luck! --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 11:09, 25 December 2018 (UTC)Reply

Draft:Fay McAlpine

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Hi, the above article has been moved to draftspace as result of the AFD discussion and close. It was felt that the article needs improvement in particular the addition of extra references to significant coverage in WP:Reliable sources, thanks Atlantic306 (talk) 17:32, 25 December 2018 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Catherine Slessor for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Catherine Slessor is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Catherine Slessor until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Praxidicae (talk) 18:52, 1 February 2019 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Alexandra Lange (February 1)

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Praxidicae were: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.
Praxidicae (talk) 18:53, 1 February 2019 (UTC)Reply
 
Hello, Jobaileydesigner! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Praxidicae (talk) 18:53, 1 February 2019 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Faith Kane for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Faith Kane is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Faith Kane until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:54, 20 February 2019 (UTC)Reply

Can you improve this article further?

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See comments at Talk:Anna Brown (designer). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 05:19, 4 March 2019 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of Julieanna Preston

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The article Julieanna Preston has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

The coverage (references, external links, etc.) does not seem sufficient to justify this article passing Wikipedia:General notability guideline and the more detailed Wikipedia:Notability (biographies) requirement. If you disagree and deprod this, please explain how it meets them on the talk page here in the form of "This article meets criteria A and B because..." and ping me back through WP:ECHO or by leaving a note at User talk:Piotrus. Thank you.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 05:26, 4 March 2019 (UTC)Reply

Explanation and encouragement

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Since it may seem like I 'have it in' for you, having after all nominated several of your articles for possible deletion, let me explain myself a bit in the spirit of WP:AGF. Wikipedia has a big problem with spam, much of it comes from undisclosed WP:PAID-for editors, and their common creation is WP:VANITY-type of entries that otherwise fail WP:NBIO. I DO NOT believe you are one of them; based on your pattern of contributions I am reasonably sure you are just trying to improve WP:SYSTEMICBIAS in an area of your interest (modern-day female New Zealanders). However, Wikipedia does not have a 'preference policy' for biographies from under-represented groups. Which means that while applaud you for taking an effort to improve our coverage in such a field, your articles are subject to the same scrutiny as others. And if I (or anyone else - we are all volunteers here) feel that they fail to meet our requirements, they will be subject to such deletions.

I do realize it can be stressful or even infuriating to have your volunteer work criticized and deleted. I've been there, I've seen this from the other end (as in, I have had several of my articles deleted too). Please do not take it personally. Your articles are interesting and valuable, and your desire to contribute to Wikipedia in your spare time is commendable. But do recall a proverb about good intentions.

You can always ask for your articles to be undeleted and drafitied so you can improve them in the months or years to come. But as I believe I have asked you before, please carefully review WP:NBIO and related policies. It is not like I enjoy nominating good faithed efforts for creation. If I may suggest, take a look at WP:Women in Red or such. They have lists of 100%-notable women who still are not on Wikipedia, lists often based on other encyclopedias and similar reference works. If you chose to write about them, your work will be almost certain to remain here. But writing about people who are still alive and in fact who are just starting their career is difficult, and bottom line is, most of such individuals are not important (notable) to be in encyclopedia - yet.

I hope this helps. Sincerely, --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 05:35, 4 March 2019 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Julieanna Preston for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Julieanna Preston is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Julieanna Preston until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 09:51, 11 March 2019 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Anna Brown (designer) for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Anna Brown (designer) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anna Brown (designer) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 04:29, 28 March 2019 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Fay McAlpine has been accepted

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Fay McAlpine, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Stub-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. It is commonplace for new articles to start out as stubs and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider leaving us some feedback.

Thanks again, and happy editing!

MurielMary (talk) 10:47, 19 July 2020 (UTC)Reply