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Happy editing! JarrahTree 01:22, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Kadira Pethiyagoda (October 20)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Jamiebuba 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 appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.

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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Jamiebuba (talk) 08:08, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your feedback.

I have edited the article to include more sources by other authors.

Separately, I wish to challenge the grounds for the decision.

Firstly, you reject the article based on the fact that there are citations in which the subject is themselves the author. However:

- the citations are of highly reputable and recognised sources (The Guardian, Palgrave-MacMillan etc);

- other approved Wikipedia pages include citations in which the subject is themselves the author (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Jones#cite_ref-9).

Secondly, you state that the website of an organisation the subject worked for should not be cited. However:

- Other approved Wikipedia pages include such citations (e.g.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Kay#cite_ref-4; )

Thirdly, other approved Wikipedia pages do not have any citations in the introduction at all (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Kay).

Fourthly, other approved Wikipedia pages include sources that are far less reputable and well known (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Kay#cite_ref-3). Skraniel (talk) 11:14, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Skraniel! 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! Jamiebuba (talk) 08:08, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

October 2024

Hello, Skraniel. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Draft:Kadira Pethiyagoda, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for article subjects for more information. We ask that you:

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
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In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to 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 Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicizing, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Jamiebuba (talk) 08:08, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Above I had stated that I have made edits to the article to address the issues. However, when I try to publish those changes I get an error message "No stashed content found for 1252199320/746aee7a-8eba-11ef-902e-913508361f48"

How do I remedy this? Skraniel (talk) 18:36, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]