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Learn These Words First article

Hello, thanks for writing this article! I’ve just read it and I’m a bit concerned that it has no citations. That worries me since without proof that this topic is notable, meaning covered enough in media for it to be possible to write a fair article on the topic, the article may get deleted.

Are there any reliable sources on the topic that you can add? If so just edit the article and add citations using the cite tool, or if you have any thoughts or questions just let me know. Blythwood (talk) 23:34, 15 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion discussion about Learn These Words First

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Multi-layer dictionary (September 28)

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

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Much of the submission is unsourced

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Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ (talk) 02:28, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Lexyacc, 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! Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ (talk) 02:28, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, (@Zppix:)

Thanks for reviewing my "Multi-layer dictionary" article.

I got your message that "the submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources" and "much of the submission is unsourced."

Could you give me a little more info about how you would like to see the referencing improved?

Here are the references I used:

Atkins, B. and M. Rundell. The Oxford Guide to Practical Lexicography, 2008: Oxford University Press. = This book is a standard lexicography reference with a good section about monolingual learner's dictionaries.

Bullock, D. 'NSM + LDOCE: A Non-Circular Dictionary of English', International Journal of Lexicography, 24/2, 2011: 226-240 (link). = This journal article covers the NSM-based/multi-layer dictionary concept extensively. Oxford's International Journal of Lexicography is the main academic journal about dictionaries.

Links to two pages on http://learnthesewordsfirst.com = I think the "Learn These Words First" dictionary is a good example that clarifies what multi-layer dictionaries look like, and I wanted to attribute some of the bullet points to that website. Should I use a different format for referencing a website?

Wierzbicka, A. 'Common language of all people: The innate language of thought', Problems of Information Transmission, 47/4, 2011: 378–397 (Appendix B). = Anna Wierzbicka (central NSM researcher) devotes Appendix B of this journal article to NSM+LDOCE and the application of multi-layer dictionaries to ESL, linguistics and translation.

I also have a couple other journal articles about NSM-based/multi-layer dictionaries, but I did not use them because the articles are in Mandarin and Arabic. Can I cite these anyway?

Do you think I need better references? Or do all the references need to be available online?

Do you feel some of the paragraphs need better support? Which paragraphs?

(Note: The "multi-layer dictionary" topic is also referred to as "multi-level dictionary", "non-circular dictionary", "NSM-based dictionary" or just "NSM+LDOCE".)

Hoping to improve this article. Thanks for your help.

Best regards. Lexyacc (talk) 22:01, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Multi-layer dictionary

Hello, Lexyacc. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "Multi-layer dictionary".

In accordance with our policy that Articles for Creation is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}} or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. TheSandDoctor (talk) 20:31, 30 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]