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February 5
[edit]Can you help with this article - it was declined due to lack of references - despite listing a large number that can be verified - given it has taken over a month to be reviewed I am not happy with this decision, especially since when it was moved to my own pages all the reference details were removed.
Please let me know what I need to do to get this page approved and also explain - how many more references I need - I have seen many wikipaedia pages that have been approved with far far fewer references and often less substantive ones
Mark Markrune (talk) 09:29, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
- I'm not sure what you mean by "all the reference details were removed".
- It's possible that the issue is not the number of references, but the quality of them. For example, Wordpress blogs are not normally considered reliable sources, and thus do nothing to help prove notability. Others may be able to comment further.
- Articles are not accepted based on what other articles already exist with similar referencing. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 10:24, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Hello,
I began creating a page for "Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien" and was turned down due to the fact that, the material was a direct replica from a website belonging to an organization for which I had obtained permission.
Please how do I go about this? I understand that the material has to be in my own words and simply refer to other sites. This I am ready to do. How do I proceed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dareseyi (talk • contribs) 09:35, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
- You reference external sources (for example, other websites), as described in Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners. For an overview of what sort of references are needed, see Wikipedia:VRS. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 10:26, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Hello,
We are creating a wikipedia page. We were able to get one source up, but not the rest of our sources. Could you tell us what we have to do??
Thank you Keirsten — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kukckr (talk • contribs) 16:13, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
- References go in the main body of the article, immediately after the statements that they support. They do not go in the References section at the end of the article. That's why your first reference is working and the others aren't.
- Note that Wikipedia accounts are not intended to be shared. One account per person, please. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 16:24, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
I am trying to do two things.
1. Upload image files to the wiki page contribution 2. Submit the draft for review
When I insert the submission code at the top of the page it still does not submit… When I try to upload the image files it states I have to wait four days…
Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Polandst (talk • contribs) 16:15, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
- Your submission is correctly submitted for review. The grey box at the top of the page is incorrect (a bug), sorry about that.
- Where do the images come from? Who created them, and how? Arthur goes shopping (talk) 16:26, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Note: I have moved the "Review waiting" message to the top and removed the old message.- To elaborate on Arthur goes shopping's statements, you can upload image files to Wikimedia Commons without waiting four days. However, you have to make sure they are "free content," which generally means they are released under licenses found on this page. If not, you can upload them to Wikipedia after four days, making sure you follow the policies for "non-free" content. --Anon126 (talk - contribs) 01:49, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
Please tell me why my article was rejected and please specify ways of improvising since I need to upload it soon. Shweta.massey (talk) 17:30, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
- The article does not cite any outside sources. Outside sources are required to ensure that content is verifiable (meaning that others can check if the information is actually true). Outside sources also show how a person is notable in the Wikipedia sense and appropriate for being included. See the introduction to referencing or referencing for beginners for more information on how to cite sources. --Anon126 (talk - contribs) 21:03, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Major German Horton Hunt Emory, Esq. (1882-1918)
[edit]Dear Wiki Friend, I am wondering about the status of this AFC -- Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Major German Horton Hunt Emory, Esq. (1882-1918)
It has been in now for three weeks and I have made all the corrections that were suggested.
Thanks so much for your consideration.
RufusL1948 18:42, 5 February 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by RufusL1948 (talk • contribs)
- It is currently submitted for review. The drafts are highly backlogged; please be patient. I am looking at it and making some minor fixes. --Anon126 (talk - contribs) 01:26, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
Anon126 Thanks so much for your assistance and response. RufusL1948 19:49, 6 February 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by RufusL1948 (talk • contribs)
Hello, My submission keeps getting declined because it states that my entry sounds more like an advertisement. How can I change it so that it doesn't sound like an advertisement. I viewed other management Wikipedia pages and mirrored their format but I'm obviously doing something wrong. Can you help? Any suggestions would be appreciated--BB Management (talk) 18:54, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
- Hi, I was the user who most recently declined your article at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Black Box Management (2). I thought it sounded like an advertisement because you provide contact information (which does not belong on Wikipedia, though a link to the company's website is okay) and use certain words which are known on Wikipedia as peacock terms, specifically "broad landscape", "a number of", "successful", and "viral". These terms are not "banned," but they must be supported by independent, reliable sources of information, that is, they must be verifiable. Has someone else described the company in these terms? (Or, can you show how successful this company's projects are?) If so, cite the source of those statements. If not, then those terms are not verifiable, and this company may not be notable in Wikipedia terms. (This was Buffbills7701's reason for previously declining the article.)
- Also: If you have not read it already, please read the warning about your username I left on your talk page. --Anon126 (talk - contribs) 20:40, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Hello, My entry is getting denied because its saying it sounds more like an advertisement. How do I avoid this? Please help--TBDwiki10 (talk) 18:59, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
- I assume you are referring to User:TBDwiki10/sandbox. Information in articles must be verifiable, especially if they are about living people. This means citing independent, reliable sources. IMDb is generally not considered reliable because it can be edited by almost anyone, and the LACasting.com source does not seem independent. The Daily News source is reliable and independent, but that is just a brief mention of Ms. Moellers.
- Please cite independent, reliable sources that discuss Ms. Moellers in detail. This ensures that information is verifiable, and also shows how Ms. Moellers is notable in the Wikipedia sense. Because she is a living person, Wikipedia's policies require that you use inline citations; see the introduction to referencing or referencing for beginners for more information. --Anon126 (talk - contribs) 20:56, 5 February 2014 (UTC)