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November 27
I have updated and saved the draft of Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Nick_Saglimbeni
Please review when possible.
Thank you, VlBPR VlBPR (talk) 03:50, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
- There is currently a severe backlog of over 1,200 articles to review as I write this. In your case, someone will need to check all of the references to determine if they are significant enough to establish notability. Please be patient. --Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 11:23, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
time duration of notice period
Hi,
I just want to know as per the Indian service law what is the notice period time when someone leave his current job................I am working an organization in UP as per the my organization you should be serve the three months notice period for leaving the job or either you have to pay the three months compensation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.188.243.113 (talk) 09:03, 27 November 2012 (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. --Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 10:54, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Review of User:Bonrapture
I have been working on this for some time. It is a Harmony James page. At the moment I see User: Bonrapture. Will this change to Harmony James if submission is accepted. Bonrapture is my user name , its not the name of the article. thanks Bonrapture (talk) 09:08, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
- I have moved the article to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Harmony James. I cannot currently pass the article because, although the list of achievements suggests James is indeed a notable musician, and the Sydney Morning Herald and Brisbane Courier articles are good references, those in themselves aren't quite enough for notability. If you can provide direct evidence of chart success (Chart Stats used to be good for this, but in the past few weeks the whole site has been taken down as a result of a copyright infringement claim :-/), then I can pass the article - see WP:CITEHOW for instructions on adding inline citations. --Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 10:49, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
What else do I need to do to get the article Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas approved? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MrsChrissie (talk • contribs) 09:56, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
- You need much better sources. The draft currently cites only two, one of which is the BBBS Central Texas website. I have some doubts about the other's reliability; there's no indication of editorial oversight. The testimonial, in particular, is by a member of the organization and thus not a good source. Wikipedia content should be based on reliable sources that are independent of the subject, such as newspaper articles. The current draft seems to be based on the organization's own website. Huon (talk) 11:50, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
I am trying to submit an article to Wikipedia for the first time. At every stage of submission the text has disappeared, and I have had to re-copy the text four times - so far - in order to proceed.
First, I attempted to submit the article via a subpage (User page: Jamesvin44), but could not locate the MOVE button to place it in the Wiki main text area.
Then, I tried to use the Article Wizard, and my new article "Louisa Nottidge" has been declined, but awaits a second review. Okay.
This week I deleted my user page (Jamesvin44) pending the acceptance of the article in the Article Wizard process.
Has the deletion of the text on my user page also deleted the article text, awaiting review, on Article Wizard?
Do I now have to re-copy the article on Article Wizard for the fifth time?
I expected editorial challenges in submitting an article - but had no idea that the mechanics of submitting it would prove a much great barrier.
- Jamesvin44## — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamesvin44 (talk • contribs) 10:22, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
- Your draft is intact and awaiting review here. You can work on it there - do not recreate it in your userspace or anywhere else. Roger (talk) 11:21, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Tour Egypt
Tour Egypt is a tourism company that operates and arranges tours for clients who want to visit Egypt. Its website, formerly owned by the Egyptian government, contains a great amount of information on Ancient Egypt as well as modern Egypt.
Here is the website's about us page: http://www.touregypt.net/aboutus.htm
Here are two links from the NY Times that talk about Tour Egypt's website:
1. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/04/travel/travel-advisory-several-red-sea-reefs-open-again-to-divers.html 2. http://travel.nytimes.com/frommers/travel/guides/africa/egypt/frm_egypt_0398026644.html
It is also listed on: http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Story.aspx?sid=1121
Tour Egypt's website is used as a reference in many articles about Egypt and its tourist attractions on News websites such as:
USA Today:
1. http://traveltips.usatoday.com/aswan-city-egypt-27464.html 2. http://traveltips.usatoday.com/egyptian-pyramids-near-nile-river-63659.html 3. http://traveltips.usatoday.com/egyptian-pyramids-13614.html 4. http://traveltips.usatoday.com/cairo-climate-weather-21021.html 5. http://traveltips.usatoday.com/nile-river-cruise-ships-60021.html ... this list does not end there.
Washington Post: 1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/14/AR2005101400885.html 2. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/26/AR2007102600742.html
Reuters: 1. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/02/03/us-egypt-protests-tahrir-idUKTRE71270P20110203
Note: There are other links similar to these.
Tour Egypt is also a company that is certified by the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA): 1. http://www.asta.org/Publications/DatelineDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=6781 2. http://www.touregypt.net/JimmyDunn_ASTAcert.pdf
Please tell me how to create an article using these sources.
Thank You Very Much ,--Jusstin (talk) 12:28, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
- None of the sources you have provided look particularly independent - they all appear to have an air of advertising and promotion about them. Also, they appear to be largely promoting tourism in Egypt, rather than Tour Egypt as a company itself. ASTA certification (which I assume is the equivalent of ABTA in the UK) is required for every travel company, so does not help us with determining that the company is notable. Based on that, I find it would be unlikely that the article would pass with any of those sources. --Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 12:33, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
- USA Today, the Washington Post and Reuters are independent enough, but those sources provide next to no information on Tour Egypt. We can't write an article based on those sources. Huon (talk) 12:53, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
I submitted a demo stub article titled gfdjcytrkcur that I would like to delete before it is reviewed. This was done as part of a demonstration for how to submit a new article.
I don't want to waste the reviewers' time. Is there a way to delete this submission?
Thank you.
MTC
N9LXI — Preceding unsigned comment added by N9LXI (talk • contribs) 19:18, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
- You can add {{db-self}} to the top of the article, and an admin will delete it for you. I've done this to the article, so it should be cleaned up soon. --Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 19:22, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Hi! I was wondering if I submitted this in the right place, because it's been almost three days now, and it's not been reviewed. If it is in the right place, I don't want to seem impatient. Thanks, Jakob 21:31, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, it's correctly submitted; as long as there's a "review waiting" message and it's categorized among the pending AfC submissions (the very last line), everything is ok. But there's a massive backlog of almost 1,300 unreviewed submissions, and it will take closer to three weeks than three days for a reviewer to look at your draft. At a glance I have doubts about the draft's sources. Thriving Family is a subsidiary of Focus on the Family, definitely not a reliable source. And Goodreads doesn't even give the correct year - the book isn't set in 1900. The Young Reader's Choice Award website is a primary source on their own award. Scholastic is by far the best source and it even gives some information on the supposed real-world background of the story that didn't yet find its way into the draft, but on its own it may not be enough. Huon (talk) 22:58, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
- Alright, thank you! I was just asking, because before, whenever I submitted an article for review, it was reviewed the next day. Thanks again, Jakob 23:04, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
November 28
Hey, I've created the english version of the article Benecke-Kaliko from german wikipedia. You can find it here: Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Benecke-Kaliko. Can anyone help me and let me know how to submit the page again for review? Thank you so much!
Ok, sorry I've already found it.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Frieda-Marie (talk • contribs) 10:07, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
[Copy of draft removed]
- That was a copy of your draft. It does not cite any reliable sources that are independent of the subject, such as newspaper articles or reviews in music magazines. We require significant coverage in such sources both to establish the topic's notability and to allow our readers to verify the article's content. Without such sources we cannot accept the submission. Do you have any specific questions? Huon (talk) 19:37, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
Dear Sir or Madam, I would like to check the status of my resubmission. I believe I edited and addressed all the concerns of the reviewer. Do let me know if there are any questions or concerns. Hope to hear from you soon, Best Surprisal — Preceding unsigned comment added by Surprisal (talk • contribs) 20:43, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
- I just tidied up the references, but I don't think they're sufficient. Firstly they all have Levine, the inventor of surprisal analysis, as sole author or as co-author. It would be nice to see that there are some independent publications on the topic and it's not just a one-man show. If no one but the inventor and his immediate collaborators has ever published on the technique, it may not be notable enough for an article.
- Secondly, the very first reference should support this statement: "Surprisal analysis was formulated at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as a joint effort between Raphael David Levine, Richard Barry Bernstein and Avinoam Ben-Shaul in 1972. Levine and colleagues had recognized ..." It doesn't. The book referred to mentions Ben-Shaul exactly twice, and it doesn't credit him with co-formulation of surprisal analysis. It mentions the Hebrew University twice, and not in the context of some 1972 invention. Some page numbers would be helpful to give the readers a chance to check the rest of the claim - I couldn't find anything relevant, but since I obviously didn't read the entire book, I might have missed it.
- I couldn't find the fourth reference, "Energy disposal and energy consumption in elementary chemical relations: The information theoretic approach". Google Scholar shows another paper by Bernstein and Levine titled "Energy disposal and energy requirements for elementary chemical reactions", but that was published a year earlier in a different journal.
- I haven't read the other papers, but the abstracts of several don't mention surprisal analysis. Given the defects of the one source I could read, I'd like to make sure that the others actually do say what they're cited for.
- Furthermore, the draft doesn't clearly explain what surprisal is in the first place. At a quick glance, Levine's book has a nice introduction to surprisal as the measure of surprise at an event, and the mathematical conclusions (inversely related to the probability of the event, and so on).
- Finally, while that wouldn't be a reason not to accept the draft, it could really use some additional wikilinks to related articles. Huon (talk) 23:35, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
I've followed the instructions for submitting my article and it still does not appear to have been submitted. I require assistance submitting the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ethicalv (talk • contribs) 23:53, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
- The article has already been reviewed; the reviewer suggested that it would have to be shortened significantly. Right now it reads more like an essay than like an encyclopedia article. You can re-submit it by following the instructions in the decline message ("When you are ready to resubmit, click here.") or by adding {{subst:submit}} to the very top, but you shouldn't do so until the reviewer's concerns have been addressed. Huon (talk) 00:34, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
Please help correct Romualdas Kasuba to remove "NOINDEX" to allow Google and similar search
Can you please help remove the Romualdas Kasuba article from "NOINDEX" administrative category and alow the page to be searched using Google and similar outside sources? Many thanks in advance, Ttk371 (talk) 23:56, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
- That problem seems to have been resolved; the article no longer cotains the "NOINDEX" magic word, and I could find it with a Google search. Huon (talk) 00:41, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
Thank you! Ttk371 (talk)Ttk371 (talk) 10:29, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
November 29
(article removed) Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.79.48.19 (talk) 08:37, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
- This page is for questions about submissions to Articles for Creation. Do you have a specific question? As it stands, your article is a set of text-based graphics and an insignificant list, so I do not think it is at all suitable for Wikipedia, I'm afraid. --Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 10:37, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
Hello,
I am wondering whether you could give me further guidance on my article creation: Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Playdale Playgrounds and specifically why it has been rejected a couple of times?
The articles that I have used for references are legitimate and the information in the article is fact about the history of our company. I don't see any form of advertising in this and I would appreciate any further feedback that you could give me?
Kind regards,
Andrew Fullard Marketing Co-ordinator Playdale Playgrounds
(Rbeachplaydale (talk) 10:53, 29 November 2012 (UTC))
- Firstly, you should avoid writing articles about yourself, and in particular about your company. It is hard to impossible to write about such subjects with a genuine neutral point of view, and frequently Wikipedia accounts that are known to be associated with companies and used to edit articles about them get blocked. I would strongly advise you to stop editing this article and get your username changed (Click here and follow the instructions if you wish to do this), otherwise you will probably not be allowed to edit Wikipedia for much longer. Sorry.
- Regarding the references used, the North West Evening Mail reference is a reliable source and does directly mention the company. The BBC News reference, however, is about businesses with Cumbria, and does not talk about your company in any significant depth. Since we require significant coverage in multiple independent, reliable sources, I'm afraid I can't pass your article. --Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 11:07, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
The page I am trying to create has not been reviewed yet. It has been 11 days. Is this normal?
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/TJ Otzelberger
Otzelberger (talk) 14:54, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
- There is currently a severe backlog of nearly 1400 articles to review, so unfortunately reviews will currently take weeks rather than days. Sorry. As far your article is concerned, the Times-Republican source helps establish notability, but the other sources don't contain enough significant coverage of Otzelberger, so I would not pass the article in its current state. More importantly, you should avoid writing articles about yourself as it is nearly impossible to write with a neutral point of view - a core policy in Wikipedia. --Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:00, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
If I were to change the title of my article to The History of Thalidomide from the 1950's to the 1980's, and change my introduction a bit, would my article be okay for publication, I have reviewed the other article on thalidomide and it does give a brief history but it focuses more on treatments today, and I also discusses Canada. If I also hyper link their article when I give my history on the drug would that work to solve the problem?Ceciliaanne311 (talk) 16:57, 29 November 2012 (UTC) Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/The History and Uses of Thalidomide
- I still think you would be better off adding your sourced content (where it does not already exist) to the existing article on Thalidomide. Although I haven't done a complete side-by-side review of both articles, there doesn't seem to be much that isn't covered by the existing article, though as that is tagged as requiring attention, your sources may help improve it. For instance, the main article currently has a single sentence "Canada was the last country to stop the sales of the drug, in early 1962.", which you could expand. Of particular concern in your article is the "Conclusion" section, which looks like original research - on Wikipedia you can only paraphrase what the sources say and nothing more. I don't understand what you mean by "hyper link their article" - can you clarify what you mean? --Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 17:13, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
November 30
Hi there, my proposed article just got rejected for reading like an advertisement so I need some help to see how I can fix it. I know that there are quite a number of "first" this and "first" that within the writeup, but those were usually describing other companies rather than the subject of the article itself, plus the "firsts" were what makes the subject more notable and were referenced by various trade journals. I'm hoping I can fix this article as I'm using this as a template in a number of articles I have in mind; This is the first article I've created from scratch in a long while (when there were fewer restrictions on article creation), so I look forward to clearing this up! Thanks in advance! Zhanzhao (talk) 01:07, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
- How are any of those "firsts" relevant to Tiny Island? I don't see what it tells us about Tiny Island that the Cartoon Network didn't have another CG animated movie before Ben 10 - Destroy All Aliens. Furthermore, not all of those sources are as reliable as we would like - for example, the Animation World Network piece is a Tiny Island press release, a primary source. The CartoonBrew link seems to point to a blank page, and the link for Qiuyi Tan's article points to Ramin Zahed's article again.
- The draft is also rather short on hard facts about the company itself: How many employees do they have, what are their revenues and profits, who are the key people, for example the CEO? Huon (talk) 02:03, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for the feedback, Huon. I'll address them point by point
- I'll remove the part about it being Cartoon Network's 1st CG movie (I'm quite a spontaneous editor and I might replicate the same writeup across different writeups that called the same reference; I added that line to both the Ben 10 article and this one).
- The Animation World Network's link actually states that it was a press release by Cartoon Network, not Tiny Island. I'm not sure about the policy regarding this as that makes it technically a secondary source.
- I've just checked the Cartoonbrew link again, it loading properly from my end. Though it 1st loads up a full-page interstatial ad, do you have some ad-blocker running?
- My bad about the Qiuyi Tan article, I'll fix it so its the right link. Too much cut-and-paste.
- I'll add more content about the company to the article. Zhanzhao (talk) 03:26, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for the feedback, Huon. I'll address them point by point
Hi there, I was just wondering what the status of this article is - it seems to be taking a long time to work through the review process? G2003 (talk) 16:05, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
- It's correctly submitted for review, but there's a massive backlog of more than 1,300 unreviewed articles, and it may take some time until a reviewer looks at your submission. Please be patient. Huon (talk) 16:25, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks, no problem - just seemed longer than usual and was worried I'd messed it up somehow.G2003 (talk) 07:37, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello,
My submission on Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Advertising Women of New York was declined due to its lack of secondary sources. I've since found an article and a published book that could be used as additional sources, but I'm wondering how many secondary sources Wikipedia recommends. Do I need more than 2 secondary sources for this topic? What's the general volume/limit for outside sources on entries? Thank you!
Schlesinger Library (talk) 21:13, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
- It depends what the sources are, how much they talk about the subject, and how much the information in the source contributes to notability. When I put Bullets and Daffodils though AfC, it had six references, but the most significant one there was the BBC News article. Put in as many sources as you can possibly find that are reliable, and mention the article's subject in depth. --Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 21:27, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
- Wikipedia content should be based on reliable secondary sources. If the sources you have don't support major parts of the draft, you don't have enough. Notability requires "significant coverage", which is usually interpreted as "more than one source that covers the topic in some detail", but beyond that it becomes a matter of interpretation and depends on the factors Ritchie333 listed. Huon (talk) 21:37, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
I am waiting for review of the following article - Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Antonio Muñiz It has been about a week since I submitted. Can you confirm that this is still in queue to be reviewed, and not lost in the system somewhere. I understand there is a backlog and happy to wait, I am just concerned that it may have fallen through the cracks somewhere.
Thanking you in advance.
Regards, Lincoln Abe21lincoln (talk) 23:38, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
- The article is properly submitted; as long as there's a "review waiting" message and it's categorized among the (the very last line), everything is OK. The backlog is at roughly three weeks right now, unfortunately. However, I don't think the draft's sources are sufficient. The entire "early life" section is unsourced, the gallery and museum websites don't mention Muñiz at all and don't confirm he was introduced to Blaisten, and it would be much better to summarize what the reviews have to say about Muñiz than just to mention that they exist. For example, art ltd. describes the details of Muñiz' technique; that might be worth mentioning. Huon (talk) 01:42, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
December 1
Review of Haq Foundation
Article draft
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HAQ FOUNDATION -LUCKNOW - INDIA Haq Foundation was founded in 1995 in memory of Late Syed Ekramul Haque who established an Arms -ammunition business in Banaras in 1935 as S.ERamul Haque & Co.and later a branch office in Lucknow in 1937. S.Ekramul Haque & Co was a leading Arms Ammunition Shop in North India till late sixties and early seventies.Most of the Taluqedars of erstwhile Avadh and Bihar ,Bengal and Orrisa province upto Assam Tripura and Nagaland were the regular customers of the company.The company was the direct importers of Arms and Ammunition from Glreat Britain,Germany,Chekslavakia Yogoslavia and other European countries. S.Ekramul Haque was not only a leading business man but also social and philanthropic figure of Lucknow .he was the life member of Anjuman Islahul Muslameen Lucknow an organization responsible for the management. Of educational institutions and Orphanage in Lucknow, president of All India Arms Ammunition Dealers Organization,Treasurer of Anjumane Firdause Adab literary society of Lucknow.He financially assisted many authors of Farangi Mahal Lucknow in the publication of their books,Fatawa e Farangi Mahal and Poetry of Majzoob are some of the books published from Farangi Mahal with his efforts. Light of the World an English translation of Raz e Fana a biography of Hazrat Fakhrul Arefeen of Chitagong Bangladesh written and edited by Hazrat Sikandar Shah who was also a spiritual teacher of Syed Ekramul Haque and few books on Homeopathic Medicines by Dr.Abdu Qayyum were also published by him. Late Syed Ekramul Haq had received his early education from Queens College Banaras ( Varanasi ) later from AMU Aligarh.he was a self made personality ,started his business with a meagre amount of Five hundred Rupees which later turned into a leading firm of North India.[ Haq Foundation was founded with an aim to promote general education among down trodden and under privileged class of the society particularly Muslim community .Health awareness and medical relief camps for the poor irrespective of cast creed. and religion . From1995 till 2010 Haq Foundation organized successfully immunization camps against Hepatitis B and health awareness camp against HIV/AIDS . Haq Foundation organize Medical and Health Education Program for the students both male and female through extension lectures—Quiz and other activities in different Schools and Colleges of Lucknow Haq Foundation organize Seminars and Symposium on different topics from time to time some of the seminars organized under the auspices of Haq Foundation are [Islam and Modern Science ] [Criminal Laws in Islam ] Why Alcohol is forbidden in Islam] .Haq Foundation conducts Adult Education Program in slumps and among domestic servants. Haq Foundation also provides Scholarships to male and female students studying in different schools and colleges willing to continue their studies for degree or professional courses. [Postal address and email address removed] |
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.22.72.115 (talk) 08:12, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
- This should probably be posted to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Haq Foundation, but it doesn't cite any reliable sources. We need significantcoverage in such sources that are independent of the subject, both to establish the subject's notability and to allow our readers to verify the draft's content. Huon (talk) 13:21, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
Article for Creation
Hi,
would you re-write this article?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Justin_P._Wayoro — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrbigjustin (talk • contribs) 10:11, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
- If you want others to write an article, please use WP:Requested articles and its sub-pages, in this case probably Wikipedia:Requested articles/Biography/By profession#Producers. Please add the available sources to the request, and preferably a link to the draft as well. But I don't think the current sources are sufficient to write an article about Wayoro. They provide very little detail and don't even mention he was born in Ivory Coast. Many mention him in passing only or use him to demonstrate the visitors' reaction to a certain film festival. That's not enough to establish his notability. 13:21, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
About Reviewing articles
I got message from Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation for reviewing. I can review. But my problem is that I can't get the reviewing tab. What can I do to get that tab?--pratyya (talk) 15:11, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
- I don't use it myself, but that tab is a function of the AfC Helper script which you can install. The "review" tab should appear next to the "read", "edit" and "view history" tabs, or possibly in the dropdown menu next to "move". Huon (talk) 15:34, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
How do I remove an article from the Articles for Creation queue?
I mistakenly moved a draft from my Sandbox to Articles for Creation. I now wish to delete it from the queue. Can anyone advise me how I go about doing that? Kim Traynor (talk) 21:19, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
- If you refer to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/The Singing Street, I just declined that because it already exists; thus it's no longer in the queue. If you want it gone entirely, you can nominate it for speedy deletion as the sole author by adding {{db-author}} to the very top. In general, you can remove a draft from the queue by adding a parameter to the review template: {{tl|AFC submission|t||ts=... will produce the "currently not submitted for review" message and will remove the draft from the queue as well. Huon (talk) 21:34, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
December 2
Hello! I'm relatively new to Wikipedia and this is my first attempt at drafting an article. I noticed my AfC still has the "Article Not Submitted for Review" box at the top of the page while the "Review Waiting" box is at the bottom. Did I mess this up? Thanks for your help. Ramos37 (talk) 02:59, 2 December 2012 (UTC)Ramos37
- I believe I fixed it. Small template issue, I moved them around to the correct locations. I've seen it a few times, so it's probably not your fault. Welcome to Wikipedia, and thanks for the submission! CharmlessCoin (talk) 03:43, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the help!05:36, 2 December 2012 (UTC)Ramos37 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ramos37 (talk • contribs)
title /name change
Article for creation/Dr. Horst Thilo.
Hi, I have made a mistake in the title. It should read, Dr Heinz Thilo. I don't know how to change the title.!!! 74.239.209.92 (talk) 06:29, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
- I've significantly rewritten the draft and moved it to the mainspace at Heinz Thilo. Articles on doctors commonly don't mention the "Dr" in the title; compare Josef Mengele. The article could still do with some better sources, especially on Thilo's early life and on his imprisonment in 1945. Huon (talk) 12:43, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
hi! i have created this page
when will it publish??
please give reply
regards ReynoldaustinReynoldaustin (talk) 13:39, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
- There's currently a massive backlog of more than 1,300 unreviewed submissions; it may take about three weeks until a reviewer takes a look at your submission. However, at a glance I don't think the references are sufficient to verify the draft's content. For example, Wikipedia does not consider itself a reliable source (that would be circular), and none of the other sources mention Greaves' education or his terms as a representative. You should also use inline citations to clarify which reference supports which of the draft's statements. If the draft were reviewed in its current state it would probably be declined. Huon (talk) 15:19, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
My article was rejected because the reviewer felt it read like an advertisement. I edited it as much as possible. However, still not sure why it is not approved. I provided 6 outside articles that were written about the business being described. A competing business (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babeland) sounds MUCH more like an advertisement and is approved.
Any specific comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srybchin (talk • contribs) 19:39, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
- First of all, other problematic articles exist, but that's no reason to create more. Each submission must stand on its own merits. Secondly, the draft is chock-full of fawning adjectives: "luxury", "first-of-its-kind" (that one could actually be sourced, but still), "world-class" and so on. Thirdly, BetaBeat is a blog, the XBiz source doesn't say they nominated MySecretLuxury for anything, much less "only" two months after founding (and even if it did it would still be a primary source), the The Frisky and Inc. articles seem based on the BetaBeat coverage and provide little additional information, and let's be honest, the TechCrunch piece reads like a badly-written parody. Conversely, these sources don't confirm many of the draft's claims; for example, none discusses MySecretLuxury's relation to Denslow Digital LLC or mentions the "emerging trend of subscription services". The dubious sources and the verifiablity problems would on their own be sufficient to decline the draft; the tone is just the icing on the cake (and admittedly it is better than the version that was reviewed).
- Finally, if you are Stacy Rybchin as your username suggests, you may want to read our guideline on conflicts of interest. Writing about your own company is discouraged. Huon (talk) 20:54, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
Question about Article Review
Hello, I have 2 articles submitted for review but I've noticed that they keep falling farther and farther down the list rather than moving closer to the front to be reviewed. Have I done something wrong?
One article is titled "Paul Fetler" and the other is titled "Studies for Cello - J.L. Duport."
Thanks for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by -AH-Bowmaster (talk • contribs) 23:01, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
- Both drafts are correctly submitted for review; as long as there's a "review waiting" message and they're categorized among the pending AfC submissions (the very last line), everything is OK. Those numbers are the total of unreviewed submissions, not your drafts' places on the list. So they aren't falling down the list, but the list is getting longer. Due to that massive backlog it may take some time until a reviewer takes a detailed look, but the Studies for Cello draft has already received a reviewer's comment, and I agree: The section on the select etudes seems excessively long and doesn't cite any reliable secondary sources; it should probably be shortened. Huon (talk) 23:17, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
December 3
It's been more than a week since my article's submission, and I am constantly meeting the new requirements as reviewers comment, however my article is still pending review. Pending what review? How long is it suppose to take for an article to be published? I've read all the requirements and necessities, and believe I've satisfied every one of them. A time frame would be good, because I am also under a tight deadline to get this thing taken care of. Thank you. Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/BiMBA Tyawang (talk) 01:23, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
- There's currently a massive backlog of more than 1,300 unreviewed submissions, and I believe it takes about three weeks until a submission is reviewed. Please be patient.
- At a glance the draft seems to rely heavily on primary sources such as BiMBA itself or Vlerick Business School on Vlerick's cooperation with BiMBA. Wikipedia content should be based on reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Surely BiMBA has received more detailed newspaper coverage than just the entries in various rankings? I believe Bloomberg has more to say on the subject that we could use, but more sources would be better still. Huon (talk) 02:21, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello, I wanted to know how i can publish this? and what needs to be corrected?
Thank you
75.4.235.179 (talk) 01:36, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
- The draft is awaiting review, but because we currently have a massive backlog of more than 1,300 unreviewed submissions, that may take some time. Please be patient.
- I don't think the current sources suffice to establish Reidiculous' notability. That requires significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, such as newspaper articles about him or reviews in music magazines. Neither of our draft's current sources dedicates an entire sentence to Reidiculous, and I doubt they're reliable or independent. Erica America is a blog, I see no indication for editorial oversight at Ibiza.com, and both seem to be associated with the events they report on. Furthermore, the draft's content is largely unsupported by the sources, and it sounds unduly aggrandizing as well. Huon (talk) 02:21, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
Force, Égalité, Justice" (Strength, Equality, Justice)
Make an article about it please. I don't know how Wiki works so I don't know who to tell
Force, Égalité, Justice" (Strength, Equality, Justice) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.74.167.30 (talk) 03:17, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
- The place to request articles is WP:Requested articles and its subpages, here maybe Wikipedia:Requested articles/Social sciences/History#History of ideas or Wikipedia:Requested articles/Social sciences/Politics and government#Historical. Please add reliable sources on which an article could be based. But I saw the slogan is already mentioned in our liberté, égalité, fraternité article - is there much more to be said about it? Huon (talk) 11:56, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi wiki friends again, can anyone pls tell me about the errors on my article? I have followed advice from different editors, and some of you have contributed as well, but the article is not accepted yet....
Oslocat (talk) 12:17, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
- The problem is that your references don't have significant coverage of Lewis. You need to have several articles that talk specifically about him, and go into some depth. As your references currently stand:
- Kenneth Lewis at UK-charts.com - this just mentions his name and nothing more
- Marion and Marit at Dagbladet.no - this isn't primarily about him and mentions him in one passing sentence
- Kai Robøle and Kenneth Lewis at Dagbladet.no - as above
- Kenneth Lewis at Allmusic.com - this is merely a list of credits. You can use Allmusic reviews by notable reviewers, but this is not a review
- Kenneth Lewis at Imdb.com - There are inherent problems using IMDB as a source
- Kenneth Lewis at Discogs.com - This is merely a list of credits
- Kristin Frogner at Billboard.com - This isn't about Lewis
- Ida Maria at Spin.com - This isn't about Lewis
- Hope that's of use. --Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 12:27, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Women's Voices in Sustainability
Hi,
I submitted this page about a week ago and just wanted to know when I could expect for it to be reviewed. Please let me know.
Thank you, SarahSarahchiara (talk) 17:00, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
- There's a massive backlog of more than 1,300 unreviewed submissions, and it may take about three weeks for a reviewer to look at yours. Please be patient.
- However, at a glance many of your sources seem problematic: Blogs, primary sources, Amazon and even Wikipedia itself (that's circular). None of those are reliable, independent sources. Furthermore, I don't think many of those sources actually deal with the topic of women's voices in sustainability in general, and the draft reads more like an essay than like an encyclopedia article. It might become a list article, but it would probably require some clear-cut inclusion criteria (and some sources indicating that women speaking on sustainability are collectively notable as a group). Several of the articles linked to don't even mention sustainability. Huon (talk) 17:20, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
Review of User:PeterJItalia/sandbox
I am creating a new math article (content) titled Standard-Slope Ingegration and need to enter math formulas that I created using MS Word Equation Editor. How do I copy my formulas into my article (or reproduce them within my article) while working in my Sandbox?PeterJItalia (talk) 17:48, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
- You need to use the "math" tag. See WP:MATH or have a look at Integral for some examples, for instance <math>\int_a^b \! f(x)\,dx \,</math> will give you : . I've also moved your article to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Standard-Slope Integration and I've had to decline it because it doesn't cite any third-party sources. Again, have a look at Integral, which has a number of books and references. If you cannot supply any third party references, it may be considered original research and cannot have an article on Wikipedia. --Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 18:35, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
I have submitted an articles but just noticed it was not the updated version, how can I cancel the submission and resubmit? Clientwiki (talk) 03:34, 4 December 2012 (UTC)