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Your submission at Articles for creation: Catherine angelique (October 21)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Alalch E. were:

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.

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

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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—Alalch E. 14:56, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, John66666! 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! —Alalch E. 14:56, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

October 2024

Hello, I'm Alalch E.. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Draft:Catherine angelique have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. —Alalch E. 14:58, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Alalch,

I understand from your decision that the error in my presentation was citing Amazon pages as references. I found them quite objective, and I have no personal interest in citing them. How can one cite a book without a link of this kind?

Thank you for your attention and encouragement (coding is a bit complicated for me!!!). John66666 (talk) 15:30, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Wikipedia:Citing sources. I agree that it is complicated, but that's how it is. Information about living persons must be correctly sourced. The concept of citing a book is enabling the reader to connect a statement in the article prose with the page or page range of the book, which page or pages contain the exact text that verifies the statement. The really important parts are the book title (and any other information that helps identify which exact book it is such as the ISBN), author and page number/s. A link is optional. The link might be to Google Books which allow preview or to the Internet Archive which might enable reading the entire book, or to some other website which makes the book available. Linking a website where you can buy the book is not the concept. —Alalch E. 15:48, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]