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March 6

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Vietnam American International School

How can I get someone to review my article? Please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamieha88 (talk • contribs) 03:52, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The article is correctly submitted for review, but we're severely backlogged with almost 2,000 drafts awaiting review. It may take some time until yours is reviewed; please be patient.

Wikipedia content should be verifiable from reliable sources that are independent of the subject, such as news reports. Most of this draft doesn't cite any sources whatsoever, and the given sources are the sister organizations' websites, not independent sources. Furthermore, the tone seems rather promotional. For example, it's "the only private school in Hanoi, Vietnam to offer a complete American curriculum for students from kindergarten to 12th grade (K-12)" - says who? Who called the Minnesota guidelines "strict"? The draft even routinely calls the school "we" - clearly not appropriate. Thus it might be best to find some independent sources and to rewrite the draft based on what those sources have to say about the school. Huon (talk) 04:57, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Ellen Spolsky

I am trying to create a page for my advisor, Prof. Ellen Spolsky. Several of your Wiki articles mention her and her scholarly friends (e.g. Lisa Zunshine) and I would like people to be able to reach her reference when she appears in wiki articles. She has written several books which I included in the book list. However, the article was rejected because it "lacked sources". Since what I want in the article is her name and own booklist, a list of sources doesn't make sense. At any rate, I can't manage to create the list (yes I've looked at your help pages and have not figured out an easy way to do this). Thanks, Dr. Orley K. MarronOkmarron (talk) 13:27, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid you misunderstand the purpose of biographies on Wikipedia. A biographical article needs to be based on reliable sources that directly discuss the person herself. The question you need to ask yourself is - What do other people (not connected to her in any way) have to say about Ellen Spolsky? Her work may be very significant and even considered very important by many people, but if no independent person has published substantial information about her as a person then there cannot be an article about her here. Take a look at the specific notability guidelines for academics here. Roger (talk) 13:38, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Mufeedu Rahman

[Article draft removed.] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mufeedu (talk • contribs) 21:12, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia content must be based on what reliable sources that are independent of the subject, such as news coverage. To be considered notable, people must have been the subject of significant coverage in such sources. Furthermore, you may want to have a look at our guideline on conflicts of interest; writing an autobiography is strongly discouraged because it's difficult to maintain a neutral point of view about oneself. Huon (talk) 22:49, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading images to infobox

Hello--can you walk me through the process of uploading an image to an infobox, or point me to where I can learn more? Thanks.Cellotown (talk) 21:53, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That depends on the image in question and on the infobox. If the image comes with a free license such as the CC-BY-SA 3.0 License, you should upload it to the Wikimedia Commons via their Upload Wizard. If the image is not free content, you may be able to upload it to Wikipedia itself via our File Upload Wizard if it falls under the non-free content criteria. Corporate logos usually do qualify, but such images must be used only in articles proper; not-yet-accepted drafts, for example, do not suffice. You'll also have to provide a fair use rationale that explains for each article where the image is to appear why that appearance is covered by fair use. I believe for corporate logos the File Upload Wizard automatically adds a fair use rationale.

Once the image is uploaded, you'll have to check the respective infobox's documentation to find out how to add the image to the infobox; unfortunately not all infoboxes are standardized. Many take a simple "|image=Filename.ext" parameter without any additions, even without the "File:" prefix. Others use more complicated code; for example, {{Infobox company}} displays logos if you use a "|logo=[[File:Filename.ext|XXXpx|Description]]" parameter, where "XXXpx" is the size of the image and "Description" is the image caption; 220px is a standard value for the size, I believe. The template's documentation should always provide a list of parameters for that template and an example of use. Huon (talk) 22:37, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]