User talk:Alxthewriter

Proposed deletion of The Cultural Influence of the Colonization of America from Spain

The article The Cultural Influence of the Colonization of America from Spain has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Personal essay, not written in a neutral manner.

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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. ... discospinster _talk 03:07, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: The cultural influence of the colonisation of America from Spain (October 30)

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

This submission reads more like an essay than an encyclopedia article. Submissions should summarise information in secondary, reliable sources and not contain opinions or original research. Please write about the topic from a neutral point of view in an encyclopedic manner.

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.

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Robert McClenon (talk) 04:50, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Alxthewriter! 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! Robert McClenon (talk) 04:50, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

Hi Alxthewriter, I'm sure this has been very frustrating for you so far. I encourage you to read similar articles like Spanish colonization of the Americas to see how to present a topic like an encyclopedia.

Encyclopedias differ from essays in that they should be written in a neutral tone. This means that they are often quite dry to read. There are no efforts made to "hook" or "excite" the reader. Word choice is often quite bland.
Everything added to Wikipedia must be cited for verifiability. There should not be any paragraphs or sections that end without a citation
Wikipedia articles do not have a conclusion or closing section. Remember, this is an encyclopedia article, not an essay. You are not trying to "reach a conclusion" for the reader. You are not trying to persuade them towards your point of view. Nor do Wikipedia articles have a "thesis statement". At no point should you say "In this article, the reader will learn..." or anything in that vein. Your article clearly has a thesis statement right now: "This article pretends to expose the influence of the Spanish empire occupying American territories through the understanding of 4 main traits of colonization: Land, Property & Trade, Gender Roles and cultural brew and Religion."

My advice would be for you to draft a "Cultural influence" section for the Spanish colonization of the Americas article in your sandbox. Then you can request feedback from a classmate, your instructor, or me before adding it to the article. I think you have a much better chance of success by editing an existing article rather than trying to create a new one. As always, you can reply to me below or email me at elysia@wikiedu.org with any questions. Elysia (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:27, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Spanish Emigration to America concern

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Spanish Emigration to America, a page you created, has not been edited in 5 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it.

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Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 01:23, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Spanish Emigration to America

Hello, Alxthewriter. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Spanish Emigration to America".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! UnitedStatesian (talk) 05:41, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]