User talk:HLRI WIKI

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello HLRI WIKI, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Draft:Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative have been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 00:57, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative (January 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 MatthewVanitas was:

You need to cite more than just one website. Can you cite any books or news articles that discuss this organization?

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.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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MatthewVanitas (talk) 21:56, 30 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! HLRI WIKI, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that 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! MatthewVanitas (talk) 21:56, 30 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative (February 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 SwisterTwister was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage about the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject—see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Sources here are all still only announcements and mentions, this will specifically need all available major independent news; no press releases, interviews or any other similar.

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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SwisterTwister talk 19:18, 5 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative (March 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 Worldbruce was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage about the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject—see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time.

The comment the reviewer left was:

The San Francisco Chronicle and 2016 Honolulu Star-Advertiser articles are a solid start on demonstrating notability. Additional context is required, however, because the 2014 Honolulu Star-Advertiser, NPR, and Hawaii News Now pieces don't mention HLRI at all, but instead are about HLH. The draft describes HLH as an affiliated program, but what does that mean, what exactly is the relationship?

Get rid of "sources" that support no encyclopedic content about HLRI, but instead act primarily as advertisements. Why should Wikipedia link to a company that charges customers $180 to plant a tree instead of to the volunteer page for the state's Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project, which lets people plant as many native trees as they want for free? The draft would benefit from a wider range of sources. For example, have any scientists studied the reforestation to determine how effective it has been at restoring the native ecosystem? Also check other local newspapers and magazines, such as Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Civil Beat, and Hawaii Magazine for independent coverage.

It may help to study some of Wikipedia's best articles about non-profits: Seacology, Independent Women's Forum, Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore, and Boy Scouts of America. Note their emphasis on History, followed by Activities, Finances, and Management/Organization, sourced, in so far as possible, to independent sources. The general guidance in Wikipedia:Writing better articles may also be helpful.

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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Worldbruce (talk) 20:08, 26 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative. Thanks! SwisterTwister talk 23:27, 16 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative has been accepted

Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
The article has been assessed as Start-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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Waggie (talk) 00:58, 21 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username.

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