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May 24

00:27:43, 24 May 2017 review of submission by Bailey Rae

Bailey Rae (talk · contribs)
- Draft:Aaron Wolf (Director) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Do images that are added to articles also need to be pulled from credited sources? For example, I am wondering whether an IMDB photo is appropriate to add to an article that is under review. Thanks!

Bailey Rae (talk) 00:27, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Bailey. Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. It is extremely unlikely that an IMDB photo is going to be permitted in the biography of a living person. You can learn more about the use of images by reading our WP:Uploading images, especially section 1.1 ("Determine copyright status"). I hope this response has been helpful. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. NewYorkActuary (talk) 01:39, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

07:00:07, 24 May 2017 review of submission by Chrisnadeau1973

User:Chrisnadeau1973/sandbox

I added what you told me to. Does this help?

I'm sorry if it's not I'm trying my best.

Chrisnadeau1973 (talk) 07:00, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Chris. Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. But as things stand right now, your submission will not be accepted for publication. The immediate problem is that you need to use "in-line citations". This means that you shouldn't simply throw a bunch of links at the end of the article and then expect readers to know which linked reference is being used to support each particular statement in the draft. I encourage you to read through our WP:Referencing for beginners, which will provide detail on how in-line citation should be done. You might also want to look at some of our better-quality biographical articles, such as the ones about Anne Hutchinson and Emily Dickinson. By reading through them, you can see how the principles of WP:Referencing for beginners are applied in practice. I hope this response was helpful, If you have any questions, feel free to ask. NewYorkActuary (talk) 08:55, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

07:29:30, 24 May 2017 review of submission by Matt Mountain

Matt Mountain (talk · contribs)

What kind of additional and reliable sources should I add? It is okay if I am told to do so, but I have added a book and several other links. I can't find other sources since I only used these. What else should I add? A detailed description would be nice.

Matt Mountain (talk) 07:29, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The draft currently cites no references. Some references are listed, but not in support of the statements in the draft. You should read Help:Referencing for beginners, or at least look at some existing Wikipedia article, to see how references should be cited. Maproom (talk) 07:58, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

08:09:58, 24 May 2017 review of submission by Semper liber

Hi I have 2 questions below:

Question 1 - (withdraw submission) Draft:Magomed Bibulatov Draft:Alexander Volkanovski Draft:Luke Jumeau

I have submitted 3 drafts above for review ad understand that the notabilities are not met until more fights have taken place; for such I would like to withdraw the submissions and resubmitted them when the notability are met. Kindly advise how to proceed. Thank you.

Question 2: (waiting for review) Draft:Marco Polo Reyes Draft:Danielle Taylor (fighter)

I have submitted the 2 drafts above (about 10 days ago), and both article met the nobility criteria; however, I have yet to receive any news on their approval. Kindly advise. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Semper liber (talk • contribs) 08:09, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Semper. Thank you for your submissions to Wikipedia. I've arranged for the withdrawal of the three submissions listed in your Question 1. Your drafts still appear in the same places -- the only change is that they are no longer in the queue for being reviewed. Generally, they can remain where they are for at least six months. Regarding the other two submissions, we are extremely backlogged and I expect that it will be another two or three weeks before a reviewer gets a chance to look at them. Thank you for your patience. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. NewYorkActuary (talk) 09:36, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi NewYorkActuary. Thank you for your assistance on the removal of articles for submission and information of the backlog. Appreciate it.

Semper liber (talk) 09:56, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

08:32:23, 24 May 2017 review of submission by JoeyJet

JoeyJet (talk · contribs)
- Draft:George Baldanzi (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hi... I am a first timer and would very much like to get my article posted. I fly a private jet and am not much of a wikipedia guy. I think that I am almost there but could really use some expert help at this point. Thanks in advance. I am available by phone if that would be easier but I guess this will work to. Again Thanks

JoeyJet (talk) 08:32, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Joey. Thank you for your interest in Wikipedia. However, your draft about George Baldanzi was a verbatim copying of the subject's obituary in the New York Times. Because our copyright rules generally prohibit this kind of copying, I've called for a deletion of your sandbox draft. After that deletion takes place, you are free to start again, but you'll need to write your new draft using your own words. You will also need to assemble more sources than just a single obituary in order to demonstrate that the subject meets Wikipedia's notion of "notability" (for which see our notability guidelines for biographies). I hope this response has been helpful. NewYorkActuary (talk) 09:12, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

14:22:47, 24 May 2017 review of submission by Milan Reiter

Milan Reiter (talk · contribs)
- Draft:Uwe Marx (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Dear Devopam or other users,

it would be great if someone could help me to optimize this Wikipedia article. Thanks in advance.

Maybe you can give me an example for a good reference? I don´t really understand what could be wrong with the references I have provided. I feel like these are all reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Is it a problem because most of the sources are in a different language?

I've created this article by this example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Clevers. Should I do more research on the person? Like providing more background information about his career?

Hope to get some advice. Milan Reiter

Milan Reiter (talk) 14:22, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

An obvious difference between Hans Clevers and Draft:Uwe Marx is that Hans Clevers cites 17 references (using the standard Wikipedia method of doing a citation, which results in a superscripted number in square brackets) while Draft:Uwe Marx cites none. Maproom (talk) 21:34, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]