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01:47, 1 February 2024 review of submission by Mya Project

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Hi there, My name is Dalila Mya and I just created a page for my music project Mya Project - which has been declined right away for some copyright infringement. Since all the material on my page is my own creation, I would like to know what's the problem with my page. Thank you. Mya Project (talk) 01:47, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

op blocked indef. ltbdl (talk) 02:45, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

04:36, 1 February 2024 review of submission by McMi!!ian

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Hello,

I am being accused of writing an advertisement for Storm Internet Services. I do not work for Storm Internet Services, it is a notable organization on its own (as notable as any of the organizations here: List of internet service providers in Canada).

I am asking for assistance as I do not know how to adjust this article further in order to not be accused of advertising.

Thank you McMi!!ian (talk) 04:36, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@McMi!!ian: who has "accused" you, where, and when? All I could find was a comment in the draft saying that it is written in a promotional manner, which it is.
You say this is a "notable organisation", but there is no evidence of that. Notability doesn't mean 'well known locally' or 'one of the biggest in their sector' or even 'household name', etc.; notability means that the subject has been written or talked about in secondary sources (newspapers, magazines, TV and radio programmes, books, etc.) that are reliable and entirely independent of the subject. This draft cites no such source. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 07:20, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
McMi!!ian You don't need the whole url when linking to another Wikipedia article or page; you just need to place the title in double brackets as I've done here.
Your sources just document the existence of the company and its activities. Wikipedia articles must do more, as DoubleGrazing describes. We don't just want to know that the company exists, we want to know what independent sources say is important/significant/influential about the company as they see it(not as the company itself might see it). 331dot (talk) 10:46, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

08:37, 1 February 2024 review of submission by Humaira28

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Hi. I wanted to know why my page was declined? 

Humaira28 (talk) 08:37, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Humaira28: it was declined for the reasons given in the decline notice (the grey box inside the large pink one), and the accompanying comments. (It could also have been declined for insufficient referencing and/or insufficient inline citations, but wasn't.) -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:43, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

11:43, 1 February 2024 review of submission by Don6655

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i write article about this company because this company is famous and top ranked in Pakistan Don6655 (talk) 11:43, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah? And I report you for socking. Call it even? -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 11:44, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

14:46, 1 February 2024 review of submission by RabiatMuhuch

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Hello. Please help me what exactly i have to add to get my page approved RabiatMuhuch (talk) 14:46, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@RabiatMuhuch: you have to reference the draft, to enable the information to be verified, and to establish the subject's notability. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 14:59, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In fact, finding suitable sources is the first activity in creating an article in English Wikipedia. Writing an article without first finding sources is like building a house without surveying the site or checking local building regulations. Wikipedia isn't interested in what you know (or I know, or any random person on the internet knows) about the subject: it is only interested in what has been published in reliable sources about the subject. ColinFine (talk) 20:51, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
hello, thank you for your reply. i have lots of articles in internet in Russian, Turkish and English languge. i just dont know how technicaly add it. RabiatMuhuch (talk) 08:36, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

15:20, 1 February 2024 review of submission by Wisni126

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My draft was declined because it sounds like an advertisement and possibly does not meet the verifiability requirements. I have used sources that talk about my subject and I and struggling to see where my language sounds like and ad. If someone you highlight some specific things I need to change that would be very helpful. Wisni126 (talk) 15:20, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For instance "created with a mission to help small businesses access capital." is promotional language. Theroadislong (talk) 15:27, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Press releases are useless towards establishing notability(WP:ORG), as are brief mentions or mere documentation of the existence of this company. What is needed are independent reliable sources that give significant coverage of this company, discussing what they see as important/significant/influential about it.
If you work for this company, the Terms of Use require that to be disclosed, see WP:PAID; I've also mentioned this on your user talk page. 331dot (talk) 16:53, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia has little interest in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, or what their associates say about them. Wikipedia is almost entirely interested in what people who have no connection with the subject, and who have not been prompted or fed information on behalf of the subject, have chosen to publish about the subject in reliable sources. If enough material is cited from independent sources to establish notability, a limited amount of uncontroversial factual information may be added from non-independent sources.
Also, the purpose of references is to validate information in the article about the subject: references which do not mention the subject are almost always a complete waste of everybody's time. ColinFine (talk) 20:53, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

16:38, 1 February 2024 review of submission by Mpiazza2016

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I want to confirm that the page, Christopher Manske, was successfully submitted for review on January 31, 2024. Thanks. 

Mpiazza2016 (talk) 16:38, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Mpiazza2016: I can only find this  Courtesy link: User:Mpiazza2016/sandbox. And no, it hasn't been submitted yet. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 16:43, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
PS: I've added the AfC template to your draft; it has a blue 'submit' button which you can use to send it for review when you're ready. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 16:48, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think I just successfully submitted. Thanks for your help! Mpiazza2016 (talk) 16:54, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Mpiazza2016: yes, successfully submitted now. And I've moved it to the draft space, which is the preferred location for pending drafts; you can find it at Draft:Christopher Manske. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 17:00, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Excellent. I appreciate your assistance! Mpiazza2016 (talk) 17:02, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

18:52, 1 February 2024 review of submission by Ashvik08122023

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Hello,

I just made few edits in this page adding few links and sources. I have submitted it for review. I just wanted to know as how can i improve this article furthermore and if any one would provide me some path or specifics as where in this page should i improve and flaws. it would be much appreciated. Thanks in Advance for your help.

Thank You!

Thank You! Ashvik08122023 (talk) 18:52, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, the reviewer will provide you with feedback- we don't really do pre-review reviews. 331dot (talk) 18:57, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

22:25, 1 February 2024 review of submission by Sockwearer

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How many sources do I need in order to submit an article? I don't know if it was declined because the source was unreliable or because there weren't enough citations in general. I'm just starting with writing Wikipedia pages so I would appreciate advice. Thank you. Sockwearer (talk) 22:25, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sockwearer I fixed your link(it lacked the "Draft:" portion). There is not a specific minimum number of sources, but to pass this process most reviewers look for at least three. 331dot (talk) 22:41, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Frankly, the overwhelming majority of insect stub articles cite only a single source. I suspect that the real issue is (a) format, and (b) context. Those two things are interrelated. I looked at your draft submission, and it had no taxobox. That's a crucial part of the format of any article describing a plant or animal species. But it's hard to draft a proper taxobox for a species when the genus it belongs to has no page - that's missing context. My advice, after over 30,000 edits of these sorts of articles, is to work from the top down. The paper you cited specifies the tribe that Herbstellus belongs to, and that tribe has a WIkipedia article - at Pepsini. Since Herbstellus is not on that page, you need to add it there, and create a redlink. Then you need to create the Herbstellus article itself, and list Herbstellus chango on that page as a redlink, along with the other species in the genus. THEN you have established context, and can create an article for Herbstellus chango at that point. If you're not sure how taxoboxes work, just look at the scripting for a related genus like Cyphononyx and you should be able to figure out how they work. There's a learning curve, but it's not that hard if you follow good examples. Dyanega (talk) 23:58, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That gives me a really good starting point! Thank you so much for the advice. :) Sockwearer (talk) 02:57, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Sockwearer (talk) 02:57, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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