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It looks like you've done a decent job on your current submission. I'd accept it, especially because no one is going to perfect their first article the first time around. But, I don't do Articles for Creation review, so sorry! Also, the two links that Soft shared about, I don't think you need to worry about those here (you aren't writing about yourself or a relative, from what I can tell). Anyway, the figure seems notable to me, and I'm not Malayalee. IMHO, if the article is on Malayalam, and after looking at the article history, it has had no problems, then I think it should be included on English Wikipedia. The context is obvious - he's a [[popular science]] writer and has won notable awards from India. I don't get a lot of hits since I only speak English. Any problems let me know MC, you can ping me on my talk page. Good luck, I hope it gets accepted this round!<small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User: SarahStierch | SarahStierch ]] ([[User talk: SarahStierch |talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/ SarahStierch |contribs]]) 14:41, 12 April 2012 (UTC) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->
::I agree with Sarah here. [[User:Chicocvenancio|Chico Venancio]] ([[User talk:Chicocvenancio|talk]]) 17:21, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
:::Accepted. Congratulations :) [[User:Nolelover|'''<span style="color:FireBrick;">Nolelover
::::Huzzah! [[User:SarahStierch|Sarah]] ([[User talk:SarahStierch|talk]]) 19:04, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
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I am working on the existing article on the high school I graduated from oh, so long ago. I just installed an infobox on it and one of the fields is for an image of the mascot. Would it be "fair use" to use an image downloaded from the school city's website? If not, what do I have to do to get permission and transmit that forward to Wikipedia? I also need an image of the school, but live way to far away to go take one. The page in question is [[Hobart High School (Indiana)]].[[User:Gtwfan52|Gtwfan52]] ([[User talk:Gtwfan52|talk]]) 19:18, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
:First of all, that specific parameter is ''probably'' not used for actual images - that just expects you to input the name. Obviously, you could include an image of the mascot anywhere else, but no, the image from the school's site would not be useable under the fair use criteria. One of those criteria is that the image be "non-replaceable", and since it would be very easy to take a picture of the mascot (and therefore have a free image), it is ''not'' non-replaceable. Does that sorta make sense? I'm sure someone more knowledgeable with image might have more info. [[User:Nolelover|'''<span style="color:FireBrick;">Nolelover
::Well, I guess I should have been clearer. The "mascot" IS an image. There isn't some dude dressed up in a suit. I am not sure, but I do believe the school city did copyright the image a few years back, but I don't see how using it in an encyclopedia article about the school would be any different than using say [[Simplot]]'s logo in an encyclopedia article about them.[[User:Gtwfan52|Gtwfan52]] ([[User talk:Gtwfan52|talk]]) 20:11, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
:::Ahh, apologies then. In that case, since it is a copyright image and there's no way to get a free replacement, I imaging that it would be eligible under the fair use guidelines. Do you know how uploading works? [[User:Nolelover|'''<span style="color:FireBrick;">Nolelover
::::I have uploaded my own images, but I am pretty sure I can muddle my way thru it. Thank you for your help![[User:Gtwfan52|Gtwfan52]] ([[User talk:Gtwfan52|talk]]) 20:19, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
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::Now...how does Jmolf go about doing it in the future without needing help? :) [[User:SarahStierch|Sarah]] ([[User talk:SarahStierch|talk]]) 17:25, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
:::{{ec}}Hey, Jmolf, welcome back. You can move the article into mainspace by using the [[WP:MOVE|article move function]]. If you go to your sandbox, you'll see a little down-pointing triangle tab in the top-right corner of your screen, right next to the search bar. If you hover your mouse over this, a link that says "Move" will appear. Click on this, and it'll take you to the pagemove screen. Be sure to type in exactly the title you want in the "to new title" textbox, and (this is important) be sure to select (Article) from the pulldown menu next to it. Then, you can just click on move page, and you'll be good to go! [[User:Writ Keeper|Writ Keeper]] [[User Talk: Writ Keeper|⚇]][[Special:Contributions/Writ_Keeper|♔]] 17:27, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
:{{ec}} What Writ said. :) [[User:Nolelover|'''<span style="color:FireBrick;">Nolelover
::Hmm...Rcsprinter didn't actually move the page, if an admin wants to clean that up... [[User:Nolelover|'''<span style="color:FireBrick;">Nolelover
:::So that they'd still have a sandbox; if it was a regular userspace draft I would have moved. '''[[User:Rcsprinter123|<span style="font-family:cambria; font-size:10pt; color:gray">Rcsprinter</span>]]''' [[User talk:Rcsprinter123|<span style="font-family:calibri; font-size:8pt; color:black">(yak)</span>]] 17:34, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
::::Ahh, ok. Just wondered since the OP specifically referenced moving in his question. [[User:Nolelover|'''<span style="color:FireBrick;">Nolelover
== How can I have my article published, it is rejected due to inline citation issues, how do I fix this? ==
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== Article as Advertisement? ==
<small>[[Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Folkstreams]] - [[User:Nolelover|'''<span style="color:FireBrick;">Nolelover
My article keeps being rejected for reading too much like an advertisement, but I'm at a loss as to how I can solve this? I've submitted it for review several times and no one gives me much advice on how to move forward with my article. I could really use some help.[[User:Holl!12|Holl!12]] ([[User talk:Holl!12|talk]]) 19:21, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
:Actually, that's not the only thing the final review says. It says you also need [[WP:RELIABLESOURCES]]. Every paragraph should have at least one citation that '''''proves''''' the information claimed/contained in the paragraph or sentence -- a reliable, hopefully independent, third-party sourse. You also need to weed out all the [[WP:PEACOCK]] terms and phrases: "far-flung", "recognized standing", etc. And all the seemingly blatant advertising like "YouTube offers a space for users comments" -- all of the stuff that appears meant to attract business rather than to be encyclopedic information in an encyclopedia. You also need to trim all that repetitive and overlong information in the Awards section, and all the puffery that accompanies it. Delete the title of the first section -- that is sheer advertising. Also, only the first word in a heading should be capitalized; don't use ampersands; don't use the word "Folkstreams" in a heading. Remove capital letters from the body text in the "Features" section. Delete all the members of the board of directors who do not have Wikipedia articles on them. Just state the facts; stop saying how great it is. Anyway, that would be a start. Hope that helps. [[User:Softlavender|Softlavender]] ([[User talk:Softlavender|talk]]) 23:37, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
::One more thing: right now only the [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10426054 NPR source] would be considered both reliable ''and'' independent. I have had to decline your submission because you just don't have enough good sources (like I said, only that one). All of the others sources are organizations that help, publish or have something to do with Folkstreams, and so are considered "primary" sources. These are fine for basic facts, but they don't help you to establish notability. Again, you need independent sources for that. Hope this helps :) [[User:Nolelover|'''<span style="color:FireBrick;">Nolelover
== Any advice on accidentally having published an article? ==
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