User talk:IcanandIwillwatchme

Russ Klein moved to draftspace[edit]

Thanks for your contributions to Russ Klein. Unfortunately, it is not ready for publishing because some of the sources couldn't be evaluated due to being dead links. Your article is now a draft where you can improve it undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. I dream of horses ^{(Contribs) (Talk)} 02:34, 25 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

oh sorry I didnt realize this. I will improve it. thanks for the notice. IcanandIwillwatchme (talk) 02:43, 25 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Russ Klein moved to draftspace[edit]

Thanks for your contributions to Russ Klein. Unfortunately, it is not ready for publishing because you may have a possible Conflict of Interest. Your article is now a draft where you can improve it undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Jamiebuba (talk) 20:06, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 2023[edit]

Hello IcanandIwillwatchme. The nature of your edits, such as the one you made to Draft:Russ Klein, gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially serious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to black-hat search-engine optimization.

Paid advocates are very strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the talk page of the article in question if an article exists. If the article does not exist, paid advocates are extremely strongly discouraged from attempting to write an article at all. At best, any proposed article creation should be submitted through the articles for creation process, rather than directly.

Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:IcanandIwillwatchme. The template {{Paid}} can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form: {{paid|user=IcanandIwillwatchme|employer=InsertName|client=InsertName}}. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, do not edit further until you answer this message. Jamiebuba (talk) 20:10, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Jamiebuba I am uncertain as to why you believe me to be a paid editor or having a COI. Additionally, I would appreciate if you could provide me with information regarding the policies that enable accusations of paid editing without supporting evidence, and subsequently posting a notification atop a page indicating the potential use of a paid editor.

As a new editor, it is discouraging to have my initial efforts at page creation contested. I am aware of the requirements for disclosures of paid editing, and I do not anticipate engaging in such editing. I am a volunteer editor for fun, similar to that of many other volunteers. Nevertheless, it is demoralizing to devote a considerable amount of time and effort into a project only to have it questioned on the grounds of paid editing and moved to draft status. I selected Russ Klein as the subject of my first page creation since he is a prominent figure who, surprisingly, lacked a Wikipedia entry. Mr. Klein served as the president of the American Marketing Association for several years. I created the page with the intention of providing additional information about him, for those that may want to look him up in the future. Why do you believe that the page is not ready for publication? Are there any areas that require modification that I could address? IcanandIwillwatchme (talk) 06:29, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Russ Klein (August 14)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Chetsford was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

I feel like this is right on the border of being notable. The Wall Street Journal article is solid. Most of the other sources are WP:ROUTINE, however (trade outlets covering the trade). If we could have two more mainstream, consumer or academic, sources on the subject I'm sure this could be approved.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Russ Klein and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Chetsford (talk) 08:23, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, IcanandIwillwatchme! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Chetsford (talk) 08:23, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Kevin S. Randall[edit]

I added more references so it's ready to be moved back to the mainspace. Roberto221 (talk) 21:59, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Russ Klein has been accepted[edit]

Russ Klein, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

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Thanks again, and happy editing!

Theroadislong (talk) 19:19, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]