User talk:Jud Hudon

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Please help me with...making my first article look presentable. I wrote my first article on my grandfather Billy Christmas who is presently being considered for Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. (Yes, this is a very big deal.) Though this is my initial article, I am pleased with the text. I now need help with formatting images and and my table. The table's contents are fine, but the position of the table at the top of the text is dreadful. I also have two images of my grandfather which I would like to put into the article as thumbnails. The first image of him in a lacrosse uniform for the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (circa 1898) and the second is of him with my grandmother Hattie Christmas and their baby daughter Doris (1904). Could you help me with my table and the images? Thank you.

Jud Hudon

Jud Hudon (talk) 09:26, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

First of all, I moved the draft to Draft:Billy Christmas. I'll give it a once over in the next couple of minutes. :) ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 09:48, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, I cleaned up the formatting and the infobox. Two things: first, for the images, wait until the article is approved and "live". It might take some time until a reviewer gets to it, but don't despair, and keep working on it. Secondly, it is written in an overtly non-neutral tone; the article isn't meant to "promote" Billy Christmas nor to rave about his accomplishment, it is supposed to be factual. Sentences like Billy soon found his alter ego on the Winged Wheels hockey team: the smooth-skating, fast-thinking forward Charlie Liffiton. Working in tandem, these two young rockets quickly proved to be a potent force. make it sound like you're his grandson writing an article in a local journal, promoting Billy's life; that's unfortunately not how Wikipedia works. It places you in a strong conflict of interest, and I really recommend you click on the link I just added and read all of it. Another link you absolutely need to read to ensure the article is built properly: how to word an article neutrally. But what you have a good start, so keep at it! ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 10:23, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Billy Christmas (January 6)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Onel5969 was:

This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms, that are designed to promote or show-off the subject.

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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Onel5969 (talk) 17:33, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Jud Hudon, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about 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! Onel5969 (talk) 17:33, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Billy Christmas (January 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 Hirolovesswords was:

This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms, that are designed to promote or show-off the subject.

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:Billy Christmas and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Hirolovesswords (talk) 15:38, 11 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Billy Christmas (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 Onel5969 was:

This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms, that are designed to promote or show-off the subject.

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:Billy Christmas and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Onel5969 (talk) 23:25, 5 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Billy Christmas (February 25)

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

This submission's references do not adequately evidence the subject's notability—see the guidelines on the notability of people and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing, so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia.
What you can do: Add citations (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners) to secondary reliable sources that are entirely independent of the subject.

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:Billy Christmas and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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-- Sam ^Sing! 04:36, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sam Sailor - Billy Christmas appears to exceed the minimum notability requirements of WP:NSPORTS by, amongst other things, having played in the top-level Hockey league (CAHL, forerunner of the current-day NHL), which means he "played one or more games in an amateur league considered, through lack of a professional league, the highest level of competition extant". ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 04:52, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for clarifying that, Salvidrim!, I understand it by reading about Montreal Hockey Club, but it ought to be made more clear with a better intro. As the draft stands, it reads like something from a genealogy site. -- Sam ^Sing! 10:20, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Billy Christmas concern

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Billy Christmas, a page you created, has not been edited in 6 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

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Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 01:31, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Billy Christmas

Hello, Jud Hudon. It has been over six months since you last edited your WP:AFC draft article submission, entitled "Billy Christmas".

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. JMHamo (talk) 19:23, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: William Cecil Christmas (July 4)

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This submission appears to be taken from http://www.sportshall.ca/stories.html?proID=557&catID=all. Wikipedia cannot accept material copied from elsewhere, unless it explicitly and verifiably has been released to the world under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license or into the public domain and is written in an acceptable tone—this includes material that you own the copyright to. You should attribute the content of a draft to outside sources, using citations, but copying and pasting or closely paraphrasing sources is not acceptable. The entire draft should be written using your own words and structure. Note to reviewers: do not leave copyright violations sitting in the page history. Please follow the instructions here.

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Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 16:58, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Reply to your Articles for Creation Help Desk question

Hello, Jud Hudon! I'm Jcc. I have replied to your question about a submission at the WikiProject Articles for Creation Help Desk. jcc (tea and biscuits) 22:40, 11 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: William Christmas (sportsman) has been accepted

William Christmas (sportsman), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
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Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 18:16, 27 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]