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September 7

02:47:35, 7 September 2016 review of submission by Jeffwb

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Jeffwb (talk · contribs)
- No draft specified!

My article submission was rejected because there was no link to specific information. However, I have a set of 4 articles that are all interrelated. I can't submit any of them and expect to be accepted, because they are all interconnected. So, if I submit the articles that refer to the present submission, they will be rejected, because there is no link to the original article that has been rejected. How do I get past this?

Also, this is my first attempt at Wikipedia. I have a lot of experience with html, wikis, and programming, but I must say that I'm very disappointed by how extremely clunky and user UNfriendly Wikipedia is. I don't even have a clue whether I completed this communication correctly. Maybe using plain and well constructed English would help, as well as creating a simpler and easier to use interface. (e.g., The instructions above say click "Save Page." There is no "Save Page" button. -- This is really basic stuff. You really need someone to clean it up.)

Thanks.

Jeffwb (talk) 02:47, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Jeffwb: You are right about the instructions saying "Save Page". What they should say is "Save changes". In principle, I ought to be able to correct this myself. But I have tried, and failed. (I assume that some kind of hidden template in involved. I hope that someone who understands such mysteries will read this and put it right.)

Your rejected draft was, I assume, Draft:International Bateson Institute. You have also asked about this at the Teahouse. I have tried to answer there. Maproom (talk) 20:57, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

02:57:59, 7 September 2016 review of submission by Grahamsmithwick

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Editor JMHamo rejected this edit as "This submission seems to be a test edit and not an article worthy of an encyclopedia." How do I comply? I do not intend to submit "an article", but rather a one line inertion edit to an existing page. Thank you /s/ Grahamsmithwick (talk) 02:57, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Grahamsmithwick. Articles for creation is for new articles. If you would like to edit an existing article, simply navigate to that page and click "Edit" at the top. You might find this video tutorial helpful. Joe Roe (talk) 22:30, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

15:51:59, 7 September 2016 review of submission by Curtiscowan

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Curtiscowan (talk) 15:51, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The article in question is User:Curtiscowan/sandbox. It was declined as having no references. The other problem is that it appears to be an autobiography, and the submission of autobiographies is strongly discouraged. Robert McClenon (talk) 23:58, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

15:53:22, 7 September 2016 review of submission by Swati G Bhise

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- Draft:Swati G Bhise (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hello, it's been a couple of weeks since I submitted the Wikipedia page for review. I just wanted to know does the review normally take this long? A friend mentioned that their view took a day or so. Please advise when you have an opportunity. Thank you and warmest regards, Swati G Bhise 15:53, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Hi Swati G Bhise. I'm afraid several weeks is normal, as the AfC process is very backlogged at the moment. Joe Roe (talk) 22:25, 7 September 2016 (UTC)r[reply]