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11:33:43, 18 March 2017 review of submission by Swashnal

Swashnal (talk · contribs)
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because I need to know about this and I'm not used to it.actually not familiar with this that's the reason Swashnal (talk) 11:33, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Swashnal. Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. Your draft will likely not be accepted for publication. There are several reasons for this. One reason is that you do not cite any sources. And the other reason is that we already have articles on Fiji and Geography of Fiji. But some of your material might find a home in one or the other of those articles. And so, I encourage you to visit the Talk pages of both articles and have a discussion with the editors there about ways you might help improve the articles. Also, you probably should work through our WP:Tutorial to learn the basics of our Manual of Style and other basic elements of editing on Wikipedia. I hope this response has been helpful. NewYorkActuary (talk) 11:47, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 23:23:50, 18 March 2017 for assistance on AfC submission by Highheelpaws

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Hi! I'm confused as to why the reviewer felt my subject was not notable. He has appeared in national newspapers, on CBS Sunday Morning, an international documentary, two book publications, and a nationwide advertising campaign. I tried to include many references from sources outside of Wikipedia as well as links to other Wiki articles so the page wouldn't be an "orphan." Any assistance would be much appreciated. Thank you.

For example per the notability guidelines: Has been a featured subject of a substantial broadcast segment across a national radio or TV network (CBS Sunday Morning.)

Has become one of the most prominent representatives of a notable style or the most prominent of the local scene of a city (Local coverage of performances in NYC such as the Great Gatsby movie after party cited)

Highheelpaws (talk) 23:37, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Highheelpaws: Hello, Highheelpaws. Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. The best source of information as to why your submission was declined will be the reviewer who looked at it. You can find the name and Talk page link for that reviewer in the box near the top of your draft. Before posting this, I took a look at your submission and found that all of its references are in the form of "bare URLs". Presenting your references in this manner makes it difficult to assess the significance and reliability of your sources, because they do not provide essential bibliographic detail such as who wrote an article and where/when it was published. In effect, you are telling readers (including reviewers) that, if they want to learn this essential information, they need to leave Wikipedia and find out for themselves. You can avoid this problem by using the {{cite web}} template to format your references. In a few minutes, I'll head back to your submission and format one of the references using the template. This will serve as an example that you can use to format all of the other ones. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. NewYorkActuary (talk) 14:15, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@NewYorkActuary: Thank you for your assistance. I didn't realize that fine detail about the citations. I will work to improve them and then contact the reviewer. Are you of the opinion that if I fix that issue this article is appropriate? Highheelpaws (talk) 15:12, 21 March 2017 (UTC)Highheelpaws[reply]

@Highheelpaws: I don't know whether formatting the references will lead me to think that the subject is "notable" in the sense that Wikipedia uses the word. When I looked at your draft and saw all those bare URL's, I didn't even try to click through all of them just to see what they were linking to. I see that you've made some progress in using the citation templates and, when you're finished converting the references, drop a note on my Talk page and I'll be happy to take another look. NewYorkActuary (talk) 15:46, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@NewYorkActuary: Thank you very much! Will do!Highheelpaws (talk) 17:50, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@NewYorkActuary: I've updated most of the links and would greatly appreciate if you could give it a look over? I tried to include major publications/websites such as Vogue, Daily Mail UK and CBS News. Thank you! Highheelpaws (talk) 17:43, 4 April 2017 (UTC)Highheelpaws[reply]