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Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (September 11)

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

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Wikipedia requires independent sources not his own works.

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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Theroadislong (talk) 09:38, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, David Highfield! 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! Theroadislong (talk) 09:38, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

September 2022

Welcome!

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Marinus Anthony van der Sluijs (September 22)

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

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Of the new sources added, one appears to be little more than an academic CV. What is needed is independent and reliable sources that discuss the article subject in some depth. Not a discussion about his publications or his sphere of interest.

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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Velella ^{Velella Talk} 20:51, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of interest

Hello, David Highfield. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Draft:Marinus Anthony van der Sluijs, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Velella ^{Velella Talk} 18:09, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I once spoke briefly with Rens after a philosophy and cosmology oriented conference, and I have read three of his books. I found them fascinating. I was therefore surprised to find he does not have a Wikipedia page, which I have set about correcting. He is a pioneer in the field, and coverage of his work is growing. Regards. David David Highfield (talk) 18:48, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Marinus Anthony van der Sluijs (January 5)

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

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

in-depth (not just passing mentions about the subject)
reliable
secondary
independent of the subject

Make sure you add references that meet these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Marinus Anthony van der Sluijs and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

❯❯❯ Chunky aka Al Kashmiri (✍️) 02:20, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Plasma Mythology

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 13:01, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Plasma Mythology

Hello, David Highfield. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "Plasma Mythology".

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! Hey man im josh (talk) 02:34, 1 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Marinus Anthony van der Sluijs

Hello, David Highfield. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Marinus Anthony van der Sluijs, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 03:02, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 2024

Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit(s) you made to Cosmic microwave background, did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Please do not add content back without building consenus. Johnjbarton (talk) 15:40, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted."

That's hilarious. I was adding factual information, supported by a Peer reviewed paper. Please explain why you are in favour of historical revisionism? David Highfield (talk) 14:40, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have given a detailed explanation on Talk:Cosmic_microwave_background#"Predictions_prior_to_the_Big_Bang_interpretation". Johnjbarton (talk) 16:36, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]