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Happy editing! Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:51, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey ! Chiswick Chap Thanks for the welcome and suggessions ! Smithjacobsmith404 (talk) 17:52, 28 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey Diannaa Thanks for the suggession & edit. Will take care in future. Happy editing ! Thanks & cheers. Smithjacobsmith404 (talk) 17:34, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Indira Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture (IGCIC) moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Indira Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture (IGCIC), is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Hatchens (talk) 09:16, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hey User talk:Hatchens ! I have made the changes suggested by you and also included available required sources. Pls have a look now ! It's a Goverment of India organisation. Though I have submitted the draft for review, you may also look into the possibility of moving it back to published pages if possible. Thankyou Happy editing Smithjacobsmith404 (talk) 14:44, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

User:Hatchens Smithjacobsmith404 (talk) 14:50, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Indira Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture (IGCIC) (April 7)

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

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Hatchens (talk) 17:01, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Smithjacobsmith404! Having an article 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! Hatchens (talk) 17:01, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Indira Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture (IGCIC)

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 18:01, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Indira Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture (IGCIC)

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! Hey man im josh (talk) 17:12, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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