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Your submission at Articles for creation: Eugene Eubanks (September 3)

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.

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) 09:08, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Historiankc! 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) 09:08, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Eugene Eubanks (September 4)

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

He is possibly notable, but this draft does not really show that. The sources contain quite a lot of information that has not been included in the draft – there's some info in the draft about what he did, but it is not contextualised. Why was he called to be an expert witness, for instance – what were his qualifications? That would be clear if the draft said something about where he was from, his educational background, etc. That he was the first Black Dean of the School of Education at UM-KC is worth noting, but the draft only mentions the fact that he was the Dean.

The draft was immediately resubmitted after having been declined. Please make an effort to address the issues pointed out by the volunteer reviewers.

The draft also has to be written in a way that makes it possible for Wikipedia's readers to understand the context. Remember that Wikipedia is not about the US, it's a global encyclopedia, and mentions of "the nation" are meaningless when there is no indication of which nation it is.

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:Eugene Eubanks 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.

bonadea contributions talk 19:54, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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I want to go on to leave some friendly advice, particularly after your recent comment on the talk page for Eugene Eubanks. Wikipedia's policies and guidelines can be confusing, and learning how to write a good article takes one a few tries. (Or it did for me, anyway.) One thing that is important in developing an article is to show clearly why someone is notable -- in my own early articles, I would often put this on the talk page. Notability guidelines for people are summarized in WP:BASIC, see also WP:NPROF for academics (Eubanks' best claim to notability appears to be through NPROF). Meanwhile, I encourage you to assume good faith (indeed, this is one of the guidelines here). Many of us are interested in improving articles on notable African Americans. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 15:03, 8 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]