User talk:Albedo11

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Speedy deletion nomination of Dr. Khaled Mahdi

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A tag has been placed on Dr. Khaled Mahdi, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Dr. Khaled Mahdi

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A tag has been placed on Dr. Khaled Mahdi, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.
It appears to be about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), individual animal, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. (See section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 19:33, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Khaled Mahdi (June 9)

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

The content of this submission includes material that does not meet Wikipedia's minimum standard for inline citations. Please cite your sources using footnotes. For instructions on how to do this, please see Referencing for beginners. Thank you.

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:Khaled Mahdi and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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» Shadowowl | talk 07:11, 9 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Albedo11, 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! » Shadowowl | talk 07:11, 9 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, Albedo11. Your question has been answered at the Teahouse Q&A board. Feel free to reply there!
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Khaled Mahdi (June 29)

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

Please cite some references from independent sources that have written substantially about this person.

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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Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 17:06, 29 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Khaled Mahdi has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Khaled Mahdi. Thanks! Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 17:05, 15 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Khaled Mahdi (August 15)

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

The content of this submission includes material that does not meet Wikipedia's minimum standard for inline citations. Please cite your sources using footnotes. For instructions on how to do this, please see Referencing for beginners. Thank you.

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:Khaled Mahdi and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk or on the reviewer's talk page.
You can also use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 17:10, 15 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Khaled Mahdi (Kuwaiti government official) has been accepted

Khaled Mahdi (Kuwaiti government official), 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.

You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. Note that because you are a logged-in user, you can create articles yourself, and don't have to post a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for Creation if you prefer.

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Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 20:08, 15 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Albedo11. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about in the article Khaled Mahdi (Kuwaiti government official), you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:

avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your family, friends, school, company, club, or organization, as well as any competing companies' projects or products;
instead, you are encouraged to propose changes on the Talk pages of affected article(s) (see the {{request edit}} template);
when discussing affected articles, disclose your COI (see WP:DISCLOSE);
avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or to the website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. If you are being paid by either the subject of the article or the GSSCPD you must declare it. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 20:24, 15 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for this additional message - after reading through the WP:PAID, I can declare that I am with the GSSCPD, and the main reason for the creation of this article was so that there could be a place online where any interested members of the public could easily locate an online biography of the subject, who is a public figure. As far as the neutrality of the article, I've made all efforts to keep it as neutral as possible inasmuch as I've tried to share a more complete picture of the background and work of the subject, etc. Is all of this still okay? It was a pretty straightforward task, etc. Will the article stay up? I was hoping when I had the time, to amend/improve the remaining small notes like the acronyms that need explaining, a photo, etc., but I just wanted to make sure that you won't take the page down? Albedo11 (talk) 20:34, 15 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've just added a 'Paid' template to the 'Talk' page of the article, as recommended in the Usage section of WP:PAID, just thought I'd let you know Albedo11 (talk) 20:41, 15 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Well done for disclosing that you are an involved editor and who you work for. That is a good indication that you intend to contribute to Wikipedia constructively and that you respect the terms of use. I don't think the article will be deleted, as Mahdi's contributions as an academic appear to meet WP:NACADEMIC. If another editor thinks the article shouldn't be in Wikipedia for any reason, they can nominate it for deletion in which case you'll be automatically notified and can respond to the nomination. The main implication of being a paid editor is that you should follow the instructions at WP:PAY when you propose a change to the page other than a superficial one by requesting the change on the article's talk page. Someone impartial will check the change before it is made. Don't let that stop you improving the article though. I have tagged various things that can and should be improved, for the sake of the reader. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 21:02, 15 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much for being encouraging about this, it means a lot, and I certainly do hope to contribute constructively and as appropriately as I can! Thanks also for explaining how the process will work should anyone nominate it for deletion (which I really hope doesn't happen!). At this point, I don't think I'll be making any substantial changes to the page rather than the ones I saw you tag earlier like clarifying the acronyms, etc., but I will try to remember to propose any bigger changes on the talk page. Thank you again for being helpful and for accepting the article, I really appreciate it. Albedo11 (talk) 21:30, 15 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]