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February 15

15:59:53, 15 February 2018 review of submission by Bhavanisankar07

Bhavanisankar07 (talk · contribs)
- No draft specified!

Bhavanisankar07 (talk) 15:59, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Draft at TSPL (Telangana Schools Premier League)

Hi Bhavanisankar07. I see you are creating an article. You need to make sure the subject meets Wikipedia's inclusion criteria. You need independent reliable sources that talk in depth about the subject. You also cannot use Wikipedia as a source, as it user generated, and therefore unreliable. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:06, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

18:31:30, 15 February 2018 review of submission by Moretroubleagain

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Making the place holder for the author Holly Jennings. I want the author to make her own edits to her biography. The bibliography and that I know she is canadian are the only specifics I know. trying to help a friend.

Moretroubleagain (talk) 18:31, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Moretroubleagain. Your plan is at odds with Wikipedia guidelines. Being a friend of the subject creates a conflict of interest (COI), and editing with a COI (even just to create a stub) is strongly discouraged. Furthermore, Wikipedia strongly discourages people from writing about themselves. If the author is notable, one of the thousands of volunteer editors will create an article about her sooner or later. --Worldbruce (talk) 00:01, 16 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

18:38:08, 15 February 2018 review of submission by Diveke

Diveke (talk · contribs)

My article was rejected for not being adequately supported by reliable sources, could somebody please help telling me what can I do about it? I have some interviews and links for reviews of this singer´s singles, will that possible work?

Diveke (talk) 18:38, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Already answered at WP:Teahouse#Article rejected for not adequately showing the subject's notability. Please do nat ask the same question at multiple pages. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 19:03, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

20:53:26, 15 February 2018 review of submission by Maselrich

Maselrich (talk · contribs)
- Draft:Dioxide Materials (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

This is my first page (and I have a conflict of interest). I am writing about my own company. I asked whether this was legal before I started. and received the following email from Geoffrey Lane

"... And if you are willing to write the article yourself, disclose your own conflict-of-interest, and submit it for other editors to review, you can use our Article Wizard <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard> to write it and then submit it to our Articles for Creation process <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AfC> where it can be considered for publication— the backlog there is sometimes over 8 weeks long or greater, but is more likely to result in the actual publication of the article than placing your name on our Requested Articles list. Be sure to read about the conflict of interest policy and how to disclose your own COI here: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest#How_to_disclose_a_COI>.'Italic text"

I can explain what we do concisely, but I am not sure how many outside sources to include to convince the reviewers that the company should be included in wikipedia. Do you have any guidelines that would help me?

Also - I wonder if there is some way that I could work with a reviewer to learn the reviewing process. I am not looking to review my own page. Rather, I want to learn the process so I can do a better job of creating content.

About me, I am a retired engineering professor from university of Illinois. I work in CO2 recycling and energy storage. I could improve wikipedia, but hesitate until I learn the process.

Maselrich (talk) 20:53, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Maselrich. Writing a new Wikipedia article, about a company, and moreover one with which you have a conflict of interest, is diving into the deep end from the highest board when the pool is covered with three inches of ice. I'm afraid you are unlikely to enjoy the experience. I've left a basket of links on your talk page. Of Wikipedia's many policies and guidelines, the most immediately relevant will be WP:CORP. Novice editors are often advised to cite at least three independent, reliable, secondary sources that contain significant coverage of the company.

The reviewing process is described at WP:AFCR. The draft will be reviewed in due course, probably by the end of March. A reviewer is unlikely to take you in hand before then, we're simply too backlogged. If the draft is declined, you will receive feedback, and may ask follow-up questions of your reviewer. They, however, will move on to other drafts, so each iteration through the reviewing cycle you may be dealing with a different reviewer.

If you want to learn about contributing to Wikipedia, there are many far easier ways to start than writing new articles. I suggest you seek out a WikiProject aligned with your interests, perhaps Wikipedia:WikiProject Engineering or Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemistry, and see what they're working on. Another place you can find ways to help is at Wikipedia:Community portal. --Worldbruce (talk) 00:43, 16 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Worldbruce leaping backwards while both blindfolded and with your hands chained to your waist.Naraht (talk) 23:36, 17 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Maselrich you might also find the advice for expert contributors useful. One of the major topics it covers is the difference between writing for Wikipedia and academic/technical writing. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 07:09, 17 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]