User talk:Radomirkrkic

Your submission at Articles for creation: Simonida Milojkovic (April 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 Wikiisawesome was:

This submission's references do not adequately show 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.

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wia (talk) 21:39, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Teahouse, 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! wia (talk) 21:39, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding your article

Hi Radomirkrkic, thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. I'm happy to help if there's anything you'd like to know about Wikipedia! First, I'll address the pictures: they've been deleted by Wikipedia administrators due to copyright concerns. Not all the pictures on Google Images are free to use; in fact, many online images are protected by copyright. Copyright can be tricky to navigate, but you can learn a bit about Wikipedia's image use policy at WP:IAP. Your best bet is to try to find free images to use. Alternatively, you can take a picture yourself and upload it to Wikipedia; note however that if you do so, you're licensing your rights to Wikipedia or releasing the picture into the public domain.

As for the article, it's a good start! I've put a comment on the draft which you should definitely read. On Wikipedia, articles must be notable, which usually means that they've "received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject", according to this Wikipedia policy document. Your draft had a few references, but they did not provide significant coverage of Simonida Milojkovic:

For example, the Pegasus link states only that "Simonida Milojkovic, author of the book The Lady Predator, is a bestselling writer in Serbia. Since 1999 she has worked as a journalist at the Blic, a highly respected daily newspaper with the highest circulation in Serbia. She is currently working on a theatrical play that will be presented soon." That's not very significant coverage, because it doesn't say a whole lot about the author. It establishes that she exists and has written a book, but it doesn't really prove that she's notable. Further, it's unclear exactly who wrote this blurb, meaning it's hard to assess its reliability and independence.
The Laguna link has a bit more information, but we don't know who wrote it. It could have been the author herself or someone from her press or publishing team. So it doesn't seem like the most independent source.
I don't read Serbian, but the Blic link doesn't seem to turn up much about the subject. References to the author seem to mention her only in passing. Again, that is not enough to make out "significant coverage".

So what needs to be done? The goal is to find reputable, reliable independent sources that talk about Simonida Milojkovic directly and in detail. News sites like the BBC, the Guardian and the New York Times are good places to start, as they are considered reliable sources. Newspapers or physical books might also help in your search.

The draft has a few other issues as well:

The article is about the author, but the "Background to the Lady Predator" section of the page is basically a plot summary that takes up a lot of space. I'm not sure that's the best stylistic choice; I'd consider pruning it significantly, cutting it down to a few sentences at most, finding a reference for your description of the plot, and moving that section up to the sentence that reads "her first book The Lady Predator...".
The second half of the article appears to be an interview with the author. Wikipedia is not a newspaper; we don't host interviews, diaries or do journalism in our articles. Some of the quotes from that interview could be useful to keep, but only one or two at the most. The rest will have to be deleted. And make sure you find a citation for that interview so you can reference the parts you do keep.

I hope this clears up some of the issues. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks, wia (talk) 06:21, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Simonida Milojkovic (April 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 Onel5969 was:

This submission's references do not adequately show 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:Simonida Milojkovic 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 get real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Onel5969 (talk) 19:15, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Teahouse, 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) 19:15, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]