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December 19

Presenter's ADA Requirements??

what that mean? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.81.214.104 (talk) 03:43, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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You should provide a little more context, though. See also ADA. Huon (talk) 05:56, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Khachatur Sukiasyan

Hi, I submitted the mentioned article on Dec. 7 but submission is still waiting to be reviewed. I think the article is ok, I will appreciate if it is reviewed/accapted soon. Thank you Hasina10 06:24, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There's a massive backlog of more than 1,200 unreviewed submissions; the oldest date from late November. Please be patient.

At a glance I doubt the sources are sufficient to verify the draft's content. Many of them are primary sources such as the websites of organizations Sukiasyan is affiliated with, and the entire "biography" section cites but a single source which does not back up all that section's content - in fact it doesn't even confirm the "founder of inLOBBY GMBH" claim it's cited for. Huon (talk) 06:42, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Logo for my article

I've just created an article for company and wondered how I can get a logo in the information box? — Preceding unsigned comment added by RobMZ1 (talk • contribs) 11:29, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The company's logo is presumably copyrighted, and they're unlikely to release it under a free license. That means it must be used per Wikipedia's policy on non-free content: You can upload it to Wikipedia via Special:Upload and must provide a rationale explaining why the use of the image in that specific article constitutes fair use. Once you have uploaded it, Help:Infobox picture explains how to add it to the infobox. For more general help on adding images see the picture tutorial. Huon (talk) 11:43, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Blossoming Ocean Films

You didn't explain to me clearly what I need to fix. Can you re explain?

Scout Collins (talk) 21:42, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia content must be based on reliable sources that are independent of the subject, such as news coverage or maybe articles in trade magazines. We require significat coverage in such sources, both to establish a topic's notability and to allow our readers to verify the article's content. Your draft's sourcs are a couple of blogs (which are not reliable because they're self-published without editorial oversight) that are all associated with Blossoming Ocean Films and its products (which means they aren't independent either). You need to show that some unrelated, trusted sources have covered Blossoming Ocean Films in significant detail. Huon (talk) 00:08, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Palamida

I've submitted my page a few times and, while the feedback I'm getting seems to indicate that I need better citations, when I make changes, those too are getting rejected. It appears that the very first citation on the article is the one that is causing the issue (it would be nice if the article is reject they would say the citation number). I've just added a citation that comes from Google Books and is from one of the main thought leaders of Open Source licensing, Heather Meeker.

What else do I need to do?

Thanks, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Howbag1 (talk • contribs) 22:06, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately that Google Books source doesn't say what it's cited for. It mentions Palamida on p. 73, and all it says is that Palamida is among the most famous purveyors of the code scanning method - it doesn't say Palamida "makes software" at all. The second source, VentureBeat, doesn't even mention Palamida at all. The fifth source, humwin.com, is a venture capital company whose portfolio includes Palamida, not an independent source. The sixth is the website of an advocacy organization, and for all I can tell it's not independent either - I suspect they host the biography of one of their members. The seventh source, "Real Name: Theresa Bui Friday" gives me a 404 error, and the Wayback Machine couldn't archive the 14th source due to its robots.txt, so I can't read that one either. The eighth source is a blog publishing an interview with Palamida's CEO, which raises issues of both independence and reliability. The third, fourth and 15th sources look like business directory entries to me, and those usually don't count as the "significant coverage" we're after. Some of the other sources such as The Register and CNET News look better, but Wikipedia content should be based on such good sources; here they are almost buried under the more dubious sources. Besides, I don't think those sources actually say what they're cited for either. Huon (talk) 00:08, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]