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I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Enrique Acosta (actor). Thanks! Dan arndt (talk) 09:30, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dan, Thanks for helping me out with the wikipedia page I'm writing for my great grandfather, Enrique Acosta. I made new links today and added a filmography. When I get my photos out of storage, I'll scan a family photo of him and upload it to Creative Commons as everything I see on the web is a screen shot.

Learning a lot during this process (about his life as well). Thanks so much.

Cristina *sun2day (talk) 01:22, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Enrique Acosta (actor) (February 26)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by InterstellarGamer12321 was:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

The comment the reviewer left was:

The external links should be removed from the body of the article or converted to inline citations. There is currently too much unsourced information in the article, which will need to be removed or backed up with reliable, independent sources.

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 after they have been resolved.

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InterstellarGamer12321 (talk | contribs) 14:40, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, *sun2day! Having an article draft 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! InterstellarGamer12321 (talk | contribs) 14:40, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Rejected

Your draft was Declined. Rejected is a more severe evaluation, meaning that the reviewer saw no potential for a successful article. David notMD (talk) 13:37, 5 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I waded through tutorials and eventually figured out the connection to Google Books were I found much more on him. So, the critique has been a big positive. I'm going through some family pics and seeing what I can upload to Creative Commons so we have some real photos of him on the web instead of only screenshots.

Best,

Cristina *sun2day (talk) 17:06, 5 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

On sources, try archive.org [1] if you haven't, and sites like ProQuest, NewspaperARCHIVE.com and newspapers.com if you have access. WP:PAYWALL sources are fine, WP:OFFLINE too. Good luck! Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 15:50, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

thanks! great ideas. I wasn't having much success with my usual search methods. I'll try these sites.

It's been so profound getting to know this ancestor. As a child, when I repeatedly asked my grandmother about him (his picture was on the family photo wall), she'd say he was an actor who liked to dress up like a judge. My paternal grandfather and great grandfather died within months of each other about 10 years before I was born, so she was the only info.

The info I find putting together his wiki page is the fulfillment of that curiosity of the child who never felt like she got a straight answer to something that deeply mystified her. A strange motivator - but it was the catalyst.

Half of my paternal hispanic heritage was from the people living in the southern states of what is now the USA - conquered in the Mexican War (1850). The other half of my paternal ancestors stem from Enrique Acosta - a 50ish year old man who moved his entire family out of their country, from a life they loved, over the border to escape a war. Then he used his talent as an artist to make a life for them all. My admiration and feeling of gratitude is immense. Discovering this information is a huge gift. I'm so grateful for all of the researchers who contributed information.

Creating my wiki page is contributing a drop of knowledge into the ocean of humanity. I'm so happy to be doing this.

Thanks for helping me with this.

Best,

Cristina *sun2day (talk) 19:13, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]