User talk:Geoffreywatson

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Re: your e-mail -- that image cannot be used on your userpage. Per WP:NONFREE non-free images can only be used in the mainspace. Betacommand ^{(talk • contribs • Bot)} 07:36, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK, sorry I missed that point. Thanks for your explanation, Betacommand! Geoffreywatson 06:44, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image (Image:42px-BMW Logo thumb.png)

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Possibly unfree File:BMW logo Thumb.PNG

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Your submission at Articles for creation

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Rushton2010 (talk) 14:27, 31 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the confusion. I normally like to leave people more in-depth feedback, but you caught us at the end of a drive to clear the backlog of submissions where we were being encouraged to concentrate on speed and quantity, over giving help and advice.
Thankfully that ended yesterday and we're back to normal service.

The reason I failed the article would better be described as insufficient references. You online cite one reference which is not easily verifiable. You also use no inline citations. As reviewers we have to ensure that all facts listed can be verified and also that the subject of the article is subject to "significant coverage", whether that be online, in newspapers, etc. -I couldn't do this with the information provided.
Inline citations should be added at the end of each sentence (or at the end of a paragraph) to basically prove the facts listed in that sentence. Please see WP:CITEFOOT for how to add these to your text.
As for quantity of references, a simple google search shows there is a "significant coverage" on this subject. I would recommend (if possible) you use the two external links you list as references to prove the information you are listing (pusing inline citations again).

The article seems to comply with all the other criteria it must meet, so if you could add these inline citations I would be happy to review it again for you, and save it lingering in the backlog for weeks on end.

Many Thanks
Rushton2010 (talk) 13:47, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation

Dolomites Gold Cup Race, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

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Rushton2010 (talk) 18:43, 2 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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