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August 29

10:06:00, 29 August 2014 review of submission by 41.58.122.120


41.58.122.120 (talk) 10:06, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What is your question? Fiddle Faddle 15:39, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 10:31:36, 29 August 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by 77.42.137.202


I added an article about the civic influence hub in Lebanon. It is a registered lobby group in Lebanon that is working on socio-economic change. The article was reviewed and declined. I need to know the reason and how we can fix it.

Thank you.

77.42.137.202 (talk) 10:31, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It is at Draft:Blue Gold Lebanon and the reason is cited on it. Fiddle Faddle 15:37, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

12:10:16, 29 August 2014 review of submission by Drubbo chowdree


How do i include photographs?

Drubbo chowdree (talk) 12:10, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As your account passes certain hurdles you will be able to upload and insert pictures. Right now please concentrate on the text and references fro your draft, which I have just no Declined. The reasons are on the draft. There is work to do. Go to it with a will. Fiddle Faddle 15:43, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

17:29:14, 29 August 2014 review of submission by Jena fuller


Jena fuller (talk) 17:29, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi I've written a band page and I tried to link to a youtube video but I got a blacklisted link notice. I wonder if that crosses the line from encyclopedia to promotion? I don't see youtubes on other band pages here. I saw a whitelist option for links but I don't want to do anything that might hinder my article's acceptance (the wait is long enough!) so I thought best to ask before I do anything else.

Second question is, I see wiki pages that have a "Contents" box on them. My draft doesn't, so is that something I need to generate or does that occur upon it going from draft to article?

Thank youJena fuller (talk) 17:29, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Youtube is a problem because so many of the videos on it are breaches of copyright. It is deemed inappropriate to link to such a breach. Many other youtube videos are promotional and unreliable sources. You can see why we avoid it! There are ways of linking to youtube. See {{youtube}} for details. It is usually only deployed in an External links section.
Contents is autogenerated when an article exceeds a certain number of sections. I suggest you ignore it and be pleasantly surprised when it happens. One can fiddle with it,but I suggest you do not. To find out how it all works I suggest you use your sandbox to play. Fiddle Faddle 18:43, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

17:33:17, 29 August 2014 review of submission by Bragdonite


I need to understand specifically why my article in Arthur Dyson is declined. I have not yet mounted the images, but I am getting copyright clearance on those even as I write this to you. Please tell me precisely why this Wikipedia essay, which took me four months to write, does not qualify for publication on your web site. What error? What lack? Every citation is accurate, and there is a diversity of sources. Arthur Dyson is one of the most accomplished living architects in the organic architecture tradition, and has no representation on Wikipedia.

It is inconceivable to me that that there is any informational basis for this article to be declined. I am a respected architectural historian published in five languages, with over 100 articles, two book essays, and a monograph to my credit. For 35 years I have been considered a national authority on organic architecture. I observed the thicket of rules and guidelines.

Thank you for your time.


Bragdonite (talk) 17:33, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Bragdonite - I'm afraid there's some confusion here, your draft at Draft:Arthur Dyson has not been reviewed yet, thus not declined either. We will try to get to it as soon as possible, but we're struggling with a very large backlog. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 17:48, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

AFC-Logo Decline.svg Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. 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 when they have been resolved.

   If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to User:Bragdonite/sandbox and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
   If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk or on the reviewer's talk page.
   You can also get real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Cheers and Thanks, L235-Talk Ping when replying 03:24, 15 August 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bragdonite (talkcontribs)

@Bragdonite that message is about your Sandbox page at User:Bragdonite/sandbox which is in fact blank except for the decline template - so don't worry about it. Your draft about Arthur Dyson is at Draft:Arthur Dyson and is still waiting for review. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:22, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

18:20:00, 29 August 2014 review of submission by Allisonellis


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover.com was flagged as an orphan so I updated the referral links. My question now is - how long does it take for the orphan notification to go away? Is there anything else I need to do on my end?

Thanks so much.

Allisonellis (talk) 18:20, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Allisonellis - the orphan tag doesn't "go away" - you can remove it when you've fixed the problem. You'll find it near the top of the page, it looks like this: {{orphan| month year}}. When you delete it please state in the edit summary that you're removing it because you've fixed the problem. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:37, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]


August 29

10:06:00, 29 August 2014 review of submission by 41.58.122.120


41.58.122.120 (talk) 10:06, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What is your question? Fiddle Faddle 15:39, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 10:31:36, 29 August 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by 77.42.137.202


I added an article about the civic influence hub in Lebanon. It is a registered lobby group in Lebanon that is working on socio-economic change. The article was reviewed and declined. I need to know the reason and how we can fix it.

Thank you.

77.42.137.202 (talk) 10:31, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It is at Draft:Blue Gold Lebanon and the reason is cited on it. Fiddle Faddle 15:37, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

12:10:16, 29 August 2014 review of submission by Drubbo chowdree


How do i include photographs?

Drubbo chowdree (talk) 12:10, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As your account passes certain hurdles you will be able to upload and insert pictures. Right now please concentrate on the text and references fro your draft, which I have just no Declined. The reasons are on the draft. There is work to do. Go to it with a will. Fiddle Faddle 15:43, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

17:29:14, 29 August 2014 review of submission by Jena fuller


Jena fuller (talk) 17:29, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi I've written a band page and I tried to link to a youtube video but I got a blacklisted link notice. I wonder if that crosses the line from encyclopedia to promotion? I don't see youtubes on other band pages here. I saw a whitelist option for links but I don't want to do anything that might hinder my article's acceptance (the wait is long enough!) so I thought best to ask before I do anything else.

Second question is, I see wiki pages that have a "Contents" box on them. My draft doesn't, so is that something I need to generate or does that occur upon it going from draft to article?

Thank youJena fuller (talk) 17:29, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Youtube is a problem because so many of the videos on it are breaches of copyright. It is deemed inappropriate to link to such a breach. Many other youtube videos are promotional and unreliable sources. You can see why we avoid it! There are ways of linking to youtube. See {{youtube}} for details. It is usually only deployed in an External links section.
Contents is autogenerated when an article exceeds a certain number of sections. I suggest you ignore it and be pleasantly surprised when it happens. One can fiddle with it,but I suggest you do not. To find out how it all works I suggest you use your sandbox to play. Fiddle Faddle 18:43, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

17:33:17, 29 August 2014 review of submission by Bragdonite


I need to understand specifically why my article in Arthur Dyson is declined. I have not yet mounted the images, but I am getting copyright clearance on those even as I write this to you. Please tell me precisely why this Wikipedia essay, which took me four months to write, does not qualify for publication on your web site. What error? What lack? Every citation is accurate, and there is a diversity of sources. Arthur Dyson is one of the most accomplished living architects in the organic architecture tradition, and has no representation on Wikipedia.

It is inconceivable to me that that there is any informational basis for this article to be declined. I am a respected architectural historian published in five languages, with over 100 articles, two book essays, and a monograph to my credit. For 35 years I have been considered a national authority on organic architecture. I observed the thicket of rules and guidelines.

Thank you for your time.


Bragdonite (talk) 17:33, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Bragdonite - I'm afraid there's some confusion here, your draft at Draft:Arthur Dyson has not been reviewed yet, thus not declined either. We will try to get to it as soon as possible, but we're struggling with a very large backlog. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 17:48, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

AFC-Logo Decline.svg Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. 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 when they have been resolved.

   If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to User:Bragdonite/sandbox and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
   If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk or on the reviewer's talk page.
   You can also get real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Cheers and Thanks, L235-Talk Ping when replying 03:24, 15 August 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bragdonite (talkcontribs)

@Bragdonite that message is about your Sandbox page at User:Bragdonite/sandbox which is in fact blank except for the decline template - so don't worry about it. Your draft about Arthur Dyson is at Draft:Arthur Dyson and is still waiting for review. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:22, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

18:20:00, 29 August 2014 review of submission by Allisonellis


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover.com was flagged as an orphan so I updated the referral links. My question now is - how long does it take for the orphan notification to go away? Is there anything else I need to do on my end?

Thanks so much.

Allisonellis (talk) 18:20, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Allisonellis - the orphan tag doesn't "go away" - you can remove it when you've fixed the problem. You'll find it near the top of the page, it looks like this: {{orphan| month year}}. When you delete it please state in the edit summary that you're removing it because you've fixed the problem. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:37, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

August 30

08:35:40, 30 August 2014 review of submission by Skadge

Hello, we (~5 researchers from 5 different research project) have been working on an article to compare (academic) robotic simulators.

I appreciate that Wikipedia policies regarding 'original research' require published sources. Most (if not all) of the projects referenced on the page have academic publications attached to them, but those publications give technical overviews that are not sufficient to provide accurate technical comparisons. Hence the reference to websites. Would it be sufficient to add references to the academic publications in the first table (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Comparison_of_Robotic_Simulators#General_informations) to prevent the WP:OR flag?

[Please also take into consideration that the current article discussing simulation in robotics Robotics_simulator is just a list of links to websites, with no order (except the one the respective authors of the softwares decide to set, ie, theirs first), no comparison, and many outdated/obsolete references. I believe our proposal for a more systematic comparison represent a notable improvement.]

Thanks for your help Skadge (talk) 08:35, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

References to academic papers (for example) can pose problems. Broadly, unless the paper has been peer reviewed, or published in a WP:RS, it is a primary source. Primary sources may be used in a restricted set of circumstances, and a consensus may need to be reached on their deployment in this case (if you choose to deploy them). THe objective, yours and ours, is to achieve an authoritative record of the material that is published elsewhere, not to create new research, nor to synthesise new research from existing material.
Others here will know the various Wikiprojects to contact for advice. My suggestion is to open a set of discussions on the talk page of the draft to show your thinking, and to reach relevant consensus on any areas of doubt, inviting the WIkiproject(s) to help and comment.
The draft as a whole has excellent potential. I am sure you don't need to be told that. The world of academe is very different from Wikipedia. Reading WP:ACADEME will; indicate how different.
Our role as reviewers is to seek to ensure that an article will not immediately be subject to one of our deletion processes when it is accepted. That is why we push it back to the author. We want to accept articles. I would love to have accepted this one at once when I reviewed it, but I viewed it as needing reference polish. Fiddle Faddle 08:43, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your quick feedback. Still, I do not understand why a page that compare readily available softwares (1000th of similar software comparison pages exist -- and are useful -- in a variety of domains on wikipedia) suddenly lead to WP:OR issues. I mean, the page only compare features of these softwares. It does not try to synthesise research/review approaches, etc. Skadge (talk) 08:50, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Skadge: The other pages you mention may or may not be poor pages. The issue we have is that no page here may set a precedent for any other page. If we allowed that then the standards would decline rapidly and we would head faster and faster towards Idiocracy. Wikipedia has a great many pages that are below the standards we strive for. It is valid to flag any that you find for improvement, perhaps even deletion. Any editor may do this and should do this. A comparison page that is not referenced may, in extreme circumstances, be seen to utter a libel. This is something we wish to avoid.
I am aware of your good motives in creating a decent, clean, and correct comparison page. I'm equally sure you wish it to be of the highest quality. Excellence in referencing achieves this best. Fiddle Faddle 08:59, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Timtrent: I understand your answer. I'm fine with discussing on the Talk page of the Draft how to reach the wikipedia standards, but I have to admit that I do not yet understand what you are looking for/expecting. How would you build a reliable (and simply *factual*) comparison of publicly available softwares if neither references to the projects' websites or academic publications are not suitable? Skadge (talk) 10:00, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Skadge: If you re-read both what I have said, which is an interpretation, and then study policies and guidelines, which are chapter and verse, I hope you will see that there are carefully regulated circumstances in which both types of less reliable verification may be used. The thing you are creating as an article is one of the hardest to source. This is why I am asking for excellent standards and great care. What we all look for is diligence in finding and deploying sources which are independent of the item, are significant coverage of it, and are in WP:RS. Once those are in place less reliable sources can be used to backfill verification that one can only get from, for example, a primary source. Fiddle Faddle 12:13, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Because this conversation has direct relevance to the draft and the subsequent approved article, I am copying eveything above here, including the title, to Draft talk:Comparison of Robotic Simulators. My strong suggestion is that further discussion should take place there. Fiddle Faddle 15:23, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]


August 31

13:04:11, 31 August 2014 review of draft by 71.62.199.172


71.62.199.172 (talk) 13:04, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That page is not currently submitted for review. Please feel free to submit it for review once you have added more detail and sources. Wikipedia:VRS might give you ideas about the sort of sources that would be useful. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 06:24, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

13:05:13, 31 August 2014 review of draft by 71.62.199.172


I want to insert a photo of the pagoda 71.62.199.172 (talk) 13:05, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@71.62.199.172: You have to be an autoconfirmed user to upload an image, hence why you should register your own account. Chris Troutman (talk) 02:05, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

15:33:36, 31 August 2014 review of submission by Prateekmalviya20


I submitted this draft 10 days ago, but it's can't review till now.

Prateek Malviya 15:33, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that is normal. There is currently a very large backlog of submissions awaiting review, so it can take from several weeks to over a month for a submission to be reviewed. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 06:23, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

18:38:15, 31 August 2014 review of submission by Sparkoparkes


I have been struggling to insert two photographs into my first article, entitled: Walsall Lithographic Co. Ltd., in my Sandbox. Having spent a couple of hours and re-doing them several times, I finally managed to upload them into Wikimedia Commons, then had a bad time trying to insert them into my article with my own, proper captions, instead of the rather stilted, awkward captions I had to give them at the Uploading process. Try as I might, however, I could not get them to appear in the Preview of my article at all, much less get them to appear as I wanted them to appear, in a box down the right-hand-side. There is nowhere I could find any help or instructions how to do that, which is VERY frustrating! My latest draft, which has now been submitted for Review, only has the edited, written lines for the two photographs at the bottom of it, so I have no idea whether or not they will be included in the final page, if it passes review. Sparkoparkes (talk) 18:38, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Sparkoparkes. I'm not sure what exactly you're trying to do with the pictures, but the basics can be found in the picture tutorial.
With that being said, though, I don't think your article will be accepted, with or without pictures. There are absolutely no outside sources cited for the information. Wikipedia needs sources. Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 18:46, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Sparkoparkes: I moved your draft to Draft:Walsall Lithographic Company, so you can use your sandbox for something else. I subsequently declined it, as it had no sources. Chris Troutman (talk) 00:05, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]


September 1

00:36:12, 1 September 2014 review of submission by Strangecow


How do I add a photo?

Strangecow (talk) 00:36, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Strangecow: See our instructions about uploading images. Chris Troutman (talk) 02:03, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

09:00:07, 1 September 2014 review of submission by Hamik.m

Dear reviewers. Once again addressing to you asking to review our article when you have time. The question is that the painter the the article is about, will be having one of his works presented at the Phillips Auction. This is a very important event in the life of a painter, and there will be lots of people trying to wiki him. I have edited and removed all the text that other reviewers considered ad-like. Now the article consist of purely biographical facts and 4 citations from respected 3rd party art magazines, as well as Daily Mail and La Reppublica.

One more question was that my last reviewer considered that the painter does not pass the notability criteria. I would like to disagree with that, and the best proof for the painters notability is actually the expert committee of the Philips auction where the painter is going to be present at lot #222 (the link is in the article). Phillips is one of the oldest auction houses, established in 1726 and trying to rival with Christie's and Sotheby's so the experts there are top ranked.

Please review the article ASAP to be able to get online before the auction.

Thank you very much in advance. Hamik.m (talk) 09:00, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How do i get my submission approved?

Hi

We are the makers of a portal called www.tfod.in - The Future Of Design. The basic information about the portal was submitted by me for your approval. The submission is not an advertisement. It is information about the portal, created for the art, architecture and design fraternity. Please guide me what changes in the text can help me get approval.

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roopasabnispinge (talkcontribs) 09:05, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There is nothing at Draft:The Future Of Design and no deleted page at The Future Of Design, nor has your account edited any other pages that I can see. So I can't offer any comments on your submission, not having seen it.
Some useful pages related to this topic that you could read include Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, Wikipedia:NOTDIR, Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 09:18, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

12:44:34, 1 September 2014 review of submission by Smallzz089


I submitted a draft earlier and wish to include a JPEG file in the post but I could not get it done on my own. I want you to help out with this as I seem not to be getting it right after much attempts.

Smallzz089 (talk) 12:44, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Smallzz089: no Declined You have to wait to become an autoconfirmed user before you can upload images. It won't matter because your draft needs a lot of work to get accepted. Try adding some reliable sources before adding images. Chris Troutman (talk) 17:14, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

QUESTION

I recently had an article accepted, entitled Handwashing in Judaism. When I go to my Sandbox, I still see the article there, just as it would appear on WP Article Space. My question to you is that if I delete my Sandbox article (which appears exactly as it appears on WP Article Space) will it be deleted from WP Article Space too? In short, my question is "How do I clear my Sandbox without affecting my article in the Wikipedia Article Space?"Davidbena (talk) 15:23, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Davidbena: Your sandbox is a redirect. You can remove that redirect coding and re-use your sandbox with absolutely no impact on the article in question. Chris Troutman (talk) 17:05, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

15:28:39, 1 September 2014 review of submission by Ralphiedee


I re did the page it has references which can be checked

Ralphiedee (talk) 15:28, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Ralphiedee: No, you have one reference (Discogs) which isn't a sufficient reference on Wikipedia. You need information from newspapers, magazines, and books. Also, you have no in-line citations, which is also a problem. Chris Troutman (talk) 17:09, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]


September 2

03:00:37, 2 September 2014 review of draft by Marion at Woodfork Genealogy


Marion at Woodfork Genealogy (talk) 03:00, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I need to add footnotes/endnotes to my article, but I don't see instructions on how to do that. Can you tell me where I can find that information

I see information for citations but not footnote

@Marion at Woodfork Genealogy: See Help:Footnotes. Chris Troutman (talk) 03:13, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

09:27:08, 2 September 2014 review of submission by Ire1234


Ire1234 (talk) 09:27, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ire1234 is my username

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ire1234#Your_submission_at_Articles_for_creation:_Kerry_International_Dark-Sky_Reserve_.28August_29.29

I'm just wondering why the page was rejected i think it's a good site and i've nothing to do with the company {not promoting} i'm only a amateur stargazer. If it can't be made could one of your editors look into it and may be write a page about it as it has being on a number of papers in Ireland and abroad.

I wonder why you have not actually looked at the reviewer's comment on the draft? It tells you all you need to know. We require references from significant coverage about the entity, and independent of it, and in WP:RS please. See WP:42. This has none. Fiddle Faddle 11:13, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]


FIRST TELL US WHY YOU ARE REQUESTING HELP ON THE LINE BELOW THIS LINE. Take as many lines as you need. -->}}

I have included what I had hoped was a correct citation to a medical journal - I used the Cite reference to 'journal' and entered all relevant details. The small text appears by the side of the report referred to in the text as the correct medical journal name but when clicked does not redirect the user to the said journal - please can you tell me what i am doing wrong?

Also, I have included special characters for URL's in my text but these appear in the saved article as the full URL - is there a way of this appearing as a smaller icon in the text - again what am I doing wrong here please :(

BaileyBoo (talk) 11:47, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello BaileyBoo. The single reference on the draft Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/The Cure Parkinson's Trust seems to work fine; if I click on the doi number I am taken to a webpage about the "Motor and Cognitive Advantages..." paper, and if I click on the pubmed number, I am taken to a different webpage about the "Motor and Cognitive Advantages..." paper. Was this a problem that you've already resolved? Or maybe it was fixed with this edit. Incidentally, neither page appear to mention the organisation your draft is about, so the reference may not be very useful for proving the notability of your topic under Wikipedia's requirements Wikipedia:VRS.
I cannot see any special characters in URLs in your text. I note that some external links have been removed from your body text by another editor. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 06:25, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

16:22:17, 2 September 2014 review of submission by LaurenSullygirl

Hello, I am new to Wikipedia and was just hoping for some help and guidance. I am not sure what is wrong with the article I submitted, but it got denied. I would love to talk to someone.

Here is the article:

Joseph Janus born March 30th, 1969 is the CEO for WeSC-WeAreTheSuperlativeConspiracy, a Swedish clothing brand primarily influenced by skateboarding and snowboarding with distribution across the US as well as in 47 other countries globally. (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Previously, Janus was formerly the advertising and marketing Senior Vice President of Calvin Klein and Creative Director of Bodhi. (9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,28,29.) While at Calvin Klein, he was responsible for launching new brand extensions in fragrance, fashion and accessories including Calvin Klein Jeans, underwear, handbags and CK One fragrance. Janus also created the luxury handbag line Bodhi, with distribution in top retailers such as Fred Segal, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Macy’s, Bloomingdales. In addition the Bodhi brand was expanded to include both men’s and Tech collections. (17,18.) Janus is also an accomplished songwriter, CEO and President of Fearless Management and Productions that has been home to musicians such as Ben Jelen. (19,20,21,22,23,24.)

Early Career Joseph Janus has over 20 years of experience working in the fashion industry as a creative and design director. He gained early attention in Los Angeles by reviving the JNCO Jean Company, “During his four-year tenure, he said, the company’s sales soared from $20 million to $300 million.” Janus worked with an “in-house group of illustrators, clothing designers, graffiti artists and promotion experts that serve as an ad hoc ad team to ensure the look and feel of advertising will be anything but traditional.” “The key to success, he notes, is to make a product that helps kids feel good about themselves.” The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Brand Week Magazine (25) have all recognized Joseph Janus for his contributions to the field. In 1997, Advertising Age Magazine named him “Marketer of the Year. (26).”

Joseph Janus’ success attracted the attention of Designer Calvin Klein himself, who personally recruited Janus to direct the advertising and marketing department where he launched various brand extensions for the brand.

Music Using the same market savvy he developed in the fashion industry, Janus created Fearless Management to manage music artists, assemble groups and produce and write music. His first two records were on Madonna’s Maverick Records. Janus went on to sign singer-songwriter and humanitarian Ben Jelen to Linda Perry’s Custard records, connecting him with respected producers who rarely with new artists. Janus and Jelen collaborated to develop a charity titled “The Ben Jelen Foundation,” to help create a greener earth. Collecting donations from Fiji Water, Altoids and Café Bustello. Their charitable efforts combined will help fund green initiatives around the globe.

Joseph Janus News

1 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wesc-relaunches-us-distribution-terminates-license-agreement-and-names-joseph-janus-ceo-of-wesc-america-inc-234254211.html

2 http://www.wwd.com/menswear-news/sportswear/wesc-bolstering-us-business-7295588

3 http://finance.yahoo.com/photos/wesc-relaunches-us-distribution-terminates-photo-171800811.html

4http://www.sbcbusiness.com/news-detail?news_id=2681

5http://en.wikipedia.org.advanc.io/wiki/Joseph_Janus

6http://research.tdameritrade.com/grid/public/common/news/printable.asp?docKey=100-337p1068-1&imgKey&newsType=stocks&tdamHomelandStory

7http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/11/28/593124/0/sv/WeSC-tar-över-distributionen-på-USA-marknaden.html

8 http://www.retaildive.com/press-release/20130626-wesc-launches-cymbal-headphone-in-apple-stores/

9 http://www.mbfashionweek.com/FILE/16743..

10 http://www.theshoppingchannel.com/Content/en_CA/Text/Brands/B/Boddhi_JosephJanus.pdf

11 http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/SF-GATE-INTERVIEW-Brief-Encounter-Underwear-3240120.php

12 http://perezhilton.com/category/adrienne-bailon/page/2/

13http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080414006298/en/CELINE-SA-Jen-USA-Reach-Agreement-Jen#.UvLwBXlerIw

14 http://pagesix.com/2010/05/23/birkin-author-back-in-the-handbag-biz/

15 http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-04-18-jelen_x.htm

16 http://www.patrickmcmullan.com/site/event_detail.aspx?eid=29088

17 http://tabtimes.com/news/ittech-accessories/2012/10/05/apple-tote-bag-will-retail-300

18 http://newsle.com/article/0/39300057/

19 http://www.billboard.com/artist/281209/ben-jelen/biography

20http://www.allmusic.com/artist/joseph-janus-mn0001858108

21http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/joseph-janus/2770038

22 https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ben-jelen/id5133033

23 http://www.metrolyrics.com/criminal-lyrics-ben-jelen.html

24 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Jelen

25 http://newsle.com/article/0/100889317/

26 http://adage.com/article/news/marketing-100-jnco-joseph-janus/65355/

27 http://www.animalleague.org/events-news/press-center/bodhi-bags-to-benefit-nsala.html

28 http://news.yahoo.com/photos/2nd-annual-amfar-inspiration-gala-20110614-183854-541.html

29 http://www.bloginity.com/2011/06/james-franco-amfar/

THANK YOU!!! LaurenSullygirl (talk) 16:22, 2 September 2014 (UTC) LaurenSully[reply]


LaurenSullygirl (talk) 16:22, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@LaurenSullygirl: Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Joseph Janus was deleted because it was a copyright violation. You can't copy text out of other sources; you have to write it in your own words. Most of the sources you're using aren't reliable. You can't just use any webpage as a reference. Your draft also reads very promotionally. Chris Troutman (talk) 16:34, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

19:12:08, 2 September 2014 review of draft by Catoec


Hello! I am having the hardest time with the infobox on the page I am working on. No matter how much I have messed with it when I click "Show Preview" its showing up still in HTML mode. Is preview capable of showing it as an infobox vs HTML text? If yes, could someone see why mine is not formatting? I have looked through the help desk and mostly it was suggesting the parameters might not be right, but I have checked these several times. Any help would be appreciated!

Catoec (talk) 19:12, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Catoec: You had two too many left square brackets. With coding, you have to be sure every character is exactly where it needs to be. Chris Troutman (talk) 19:22, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]


Can you explain further about the "two too many left square brackets"? I can't find which ones need to be taken out. I took out the ones at the very beginning but that didn't change it at all...

@Catoec: I already fixed it as seen here. They were before "file" when you're calling for the logo image. Thumbnails of images only have two square brackets before and two after. You had four before. Chris Troutman (talk) 01:06, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

19:55:41, 2 September 2014 review of submission by La.Pasionaria14

My biography on Lalita Krisha got refused and I'd like to inquire why. She is an acclaimed filmmaker and has produced many documentaries. I have supplied names of DVDs she made which are shown on IMDB as well on YouTube and other sources.

Please review! I look forward to an answer. La.Pasionaria14 (talk) 19:55, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest you look at the draft, where it tells you that you need references. You have also provided a load of non biographical material. Fiddle Faddle 21:46, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

22:12:06, 2 September 2014 review of submission by Dr Sanjay Gaikwad


Dr Sanjay Gaikwad (talk) 22:12, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Dr Sanjay Gaikwad: no Declined Your draft has been repeatedly declined for being essay-like. It reads very much like your own analysis of the subject. I declined your draft because it's entirely unreferenced. I'd also like to point out that an article about Lawsone already exists. You should edit that rather than attempt a new article. Chris Troutman (talk) 03:55, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

September 3

11:04:02, 3 September 2014 review of submission by George.wyngaardt


Hi,

I have been trying to create a page on a South African company called Santam, I find it unbelievable that Wikipedia has information on smaller companies based overseas but yet it refuses to accept information on a large and proudly South African company. The following editor (JamesBWatson )has deleted by previous submissions deeming it as Unambiguous advertising which I believe is completely inaccurate. Initially I was unfamiliar with Wikipedia submission guidelines however after several hours of research, I now understand how to submit credible, unbiased yet useful information.

My latest submission has been stripped down to just facts, there are however a few interesting facts that I had to leave out due to my concerns regarding what the previous editor flagged as being "promotional content". https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Santam&oldid=623991857

Please forgive my frustration, it's just that I see some level of inconsistency here. Sanlam was able to create a Wikipedia page but when you look at the context of the submission it seems a bit unjust that this information was given the go ahead. I understand that you are not obligated to accepted any of our submissions but please consider the nature of the above mentioned submission without quickly going through a "speed deletion" process.


Regards, George

George.wyngaardt (talk) 11:04, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I shall take a look and leave comments on the draft. I may decline or accept it. PLease watch the draft for details. Fiddle Faddle 11:39, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Accepted with caveats on talk page. This was a borderline decision, and my rationale is to allow the community at large to improve it. Fiddle Faddle 12:02, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Good decision User:Timtrent - It is indeed a major "blue chip" company in South Africa. I've done a little cleaning up and will alert WikiProject South Africa about the new page that needs some TLC. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 07:53, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It meets the criterion of being able to be verified as notable, though the article itself is poor and suffering from a major dose of COI. There is nothing there at present, save for a framework. I am nervous, though, of folk attempting to put PR spin on it, so good decision to get more eyes watching it. Fiddle Faddle 08:00, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

12:39:36, 3 September 2014 review of draft by Faith favours me


how do I upload photos to my article? Faith favours me (talk) 12:39, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Faith favours me: no Declined Your account isn't autoconfirmed yet, so you can't upload images until then. When your account is four days old, read our instructions on uploading images. I declined your draft because it doesn't have reliable sources. Try using this, this, this, this, and this. You want to rely on books, newspapers, and scholarly journal articles rather than random websites. Chris Troutman (talk) 14:50, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 12:46:35, 3 September 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by Inventicoffee



Inventicoffee (talk) 12:46, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See Draft:Inventi coffee to see why your submission was declined. Click the links there for ideas on how to improve it. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 12:56, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

13:22:51, 3 September 2014 review of submission by Sudhirsraval


I had submitted the content at the page with name "Sudhir S Raval".

The review was negative with the reason of copyright infringement. I have pasted the reply below.

"09:37, 3 September 2014 RHaworth (talk | contribs) deleted page Draft:Sudhir S Raval (G12: Unambiguous copyright infringement of http://sudhirsraval.com/)"

But, the person "Sudhir S Raval" as discussed in wikipedia page is same as the person with URL http://sudhirsraval.com. I am not doing any copyright breach. I am creating the page for the person who is having the persona bio-website at sudhirsraval.com.

I am developer of the the site at www.sudhirsraval.com.

Do I need to cite or provide reference to the website www.sudhirsraval.com

Pl. suggest as to what should I do so that I can re-submit.

Sudhirsraval (talk) 13:22, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please see WIkipedia:Donating copyright material. That site says "© Copyright 2014 · Sudhir S. Raval" and we are protecting the copyright owner's rights. No-one has the faintest idea who you are, and we will not assume that any similarity of name means you are the same person. Just imagine how angry you would be to find your copyright trampled all over.
WIth regard to that website, I suggest most strongly that the material there is entirely unsuitable for Wikipedia. The gentleman does not appear to be notable from what is said there.
Please also read WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY. There are many good reasons not to write one here, assuming this to be you about yourself. If you must go ahead your references must be impeccable and your prose WP:NPOV. Me? I'd give the idea up. If you want an advert then promote your web site better. Just not here. Fiddle Faddle 13:53, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

18:43:16, 3 September 2014 request for review by 72.229.28.45


I'm trying to introduce a few new people to Wikipedia's database. Unfortunately, I'm terribly inept. The information I posted never made it to review and subsequently I was rejected. This inclusion may not be worth it, but I would like to try. Please advise.

72.229.28.45 (talk) 18:43, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The best place to start would be to click the links in the rejection reason provided at Draft:Brian P. Katz to see what is required for a new Wikipedia article. Then possibly you could start a draft on a topic that meets the requirements, if your existing topic does not. A person that does not have any coverage other than on IMDB is probably not yet notable by Wikipedia's standards. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 12:26, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

21:40:20, 3 September 2014 review of submission by HPCarver


HPCarver (talk) 21:40, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Our submission for our company, Matrix Capital Markets Group has been deleted due to copyright violation. Can anyone tell me where in the text the violation occurred so that I may correct it? I cannot get access as the submission was removed. I appreciate any help. Thanks, Honor

Since you copied http://www.matrixcmg.com/ you really ought to know what it said. Fiddle Faddle 07:32, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

September 4

00:51:42, 4 September 2014 review of submission by Gravityseeker


I confirmed my account a couple of weeks ago but the system will not allow me to Upload images. It states that I am not a confirmed user. I received the confirmation page when I created the account and confirmed it. I can edit and create articles, etc. Can you help me get confirmed? Thank you.

Lee Gravityseeker (talk) 00:51, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Lee. I believe that your account became autoconfirmed exactly seven minutes before you posted the above. Please give it another try, and let us know if it still won't let you upload images. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 07:14, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

01:54:22, 4 September 2014 review of submission by Doc2234


Given the severe review backlog in AfC, I am planning to move my article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Doc2234/Allison_Argo directly to article space. My article is in good shape, and I am an experienced editor. I do, however, appreciate the AfC process; and I typically prefer to use it. I currently have the article submitted at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Allison_Argo and that draft submission should be deleted. I am not sure how the draft article should be deleted. Could you possibly help? Thank you in advance. Doc2234 (talk) 01:54, 4 September 2014 (UTC) Doc2234 (talk) 01:54, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You could put {{Db-g7}} at the top of that draft, that should do it. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 07:18, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Actually {{db-user}} is the correct tag, G7 requires a judgement by the deleting admin about whether the topic is encyclopedic or not. But db-user is a simple routine "I don't need this page anymore" request by the author. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 08:06, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
From the policy page they seem to be the same thing, Wikipedia:G7 is the shortcut to it. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 12:23, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oops! I was thinking of A7, my bad! Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 12:34, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

14:53:32, 4 September 2014 review of submission by Ecsayer

I would just like some more specific information on the copyvio. I would like to fix the issue and resubmit. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! TFM LI 16:10, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

To editor Ecsayer: Much of the "Partner Products" section is copied from a press release. You might think that simply removing it would fix it, but the content is still in the page history, and that is still not allowed. If the text were copied recently, we could simply delete the versions that have a copyright violation, while leaving the article intact. However, this text was added very early on, so almost all the versions have it. So, the best option is to simply delete the entire article and start over. Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 19:44, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 16:07:59, 4 September 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by Imainfp


Hi. My page was declined because of an unspecified copyright violation. The page is an entry for professor Sydney Finkelstein of Tuck School of Business. The listing includes bio information and links to his personal website and social media pages. Please advise if it is possible to revise the submission. Thanks.


Imainfp (talk) 16:07, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

To editor Imainfp: The logs indicate that it was copied from here. (Only an administrator can verify if this is correct, but I will assume it is.) Even if you wrote that biography, it is not acceptable currently because 1) we cannot verify that you did, and 2) it needs to be made available under a free license. There are ways to do that, but generally, you shouldn't bother because official biographies tend to be promotional.
My recommendation is to read the "golden rule" and rewrite the article from independent sources. Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 19:30, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

18:47:19, 4 September 2014 review of submission by Swmusic


Please let me know how to do the following: 1. Review photos I have uploaded to a draft page. 2. How to delete a photo and reload it. 3. How to best add a photo to my new article. 4. How to best find my draft or other articles.

Thank you! Swmusic (talk) 18:47, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I will answer question 4. You can see all your edits made on this project (English Wikipedia) by clicking "Contributions" at the very top of the page. The only exceptions are edits that have been deleted, or edits when you were not logged into the Swmusic account.
I will try question 3 as well. The best way to add a photo is to take the photo yourself with your own camera (therefore you will own the copyright to it), and then upload it to The Wikimedia Commons project, providing that you are willing to release the photo under a free license. The advantage of uploading it to Wikimedia Commons is that it could then be used in all different language Wikipedias as well as just the English Wikipedia.
Someone else, please, could address questions 1 and 2. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 06:53, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

01:39:17, 5 September 2014 review of submission by Quejay

My article about French author François Leprieur was rejected on the basis of the subject's lack of notability and a lack of independent, third-party references. I am not asking for a re-review but rather seeking suggestions for addressing these issues.

Leprieur is not a prominent figure. He has written two authorative books, though, about an important movement in France in the 1950s (the worker-priest movement). I thought that an article about an authority on the worker-priest movement would be of interest to some readers.

With respect to references, I wasn't able to find much information other than the sources I cited. I do not dispute the reviewer's comment that my sources consist of author and book pages on publishers' and e-commerce websites. If more information is available on the Web about Leprieur, though, I haven't been able to find it. I thought that if the article were published, someone who has access to more information might be able to add it.

Thank you for any guidance you may be able to provide. Quejay (talk) 01:39, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

By whom is he regarded as an authority on the movement?
Be aware that sources do not have to be online on the web to be useable for proving notability. If his most important work was published in 1989 and was only of interest for a narrow historical or perhaps theological field, then it's unsurprising there may not be reviews by reliable sources that can be found with Google. But it is still possible that reviews did appear at the time. If some independent reliable reviews of both books can be found, then this should suffice to prove notability. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 06:43, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

06:16:16, 5 September 2014 review of submission by Jaspreetbadhanpoet


Jaspreetbadhanpoet (talk) 06:16, 5 September 2014 (UTC) this my own original work how can you say that this is copyright work?[reply]

If it is your work then you own the copyright to it. Do you wish to freely license it so that it can be used on Wikipedia? The instructions for doing so are at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted material. However, I should note that as someone who is going to publish his own book (but has not yet done so), the person may not yet be notable enough for there to be an article about them in Wikipedia. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 06:46, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

17:02:26, 5 September 2014 review of submission by Theresa.berger


I am not necessarily requesting a re-review, but recently moved an article from "article for creation waiting to be reviewed" to a "live page." I am a registered user and did not mean to have it in the AFC category. Can you review the article for me, or tell me how to eliminate the AFC review tag at the top of the page without causing any problems? Thank you!

Theresa.berger (talk) 17:02, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

 Done it was a simple matter of editing. Use the history tab on the article to see how I did this. Fiddle Faddle 21:29, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

17:39:36, 5 September 2014 review of draft by Findrgroup


Hi - I'm working on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Gravity_Media&action=submit and want to make sure I "sign" it appropriately on the talk page, but am unsure how to do that.

My username is Findrgroup if that helps you identify the page.

Thanks,

Adam Findrgroup (talk) 17:39, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Findrgroup: You only need to sign your comments on talk pages, as I've signed this comment. Your draft is submitted for review. Chris Troutman (talk) 21:24, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

18:38:05, 5 September 2014 review of submission by Rocroa86

THEN TELL US WHY YOU ARE REQUESTING A RE-REVIEW BELOW THIS LINE. Take as many lines as you need. -->}} Why was my article denied? What should I correct? Rocroa86 (talk) 18:38, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Rocroa86: You don't have sufficient citations. You provide only one general reference and you need at least a few in-line citations to prove the subject meets our criteria for athletes. Chris Troutman (talk) 21:13, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 21:00:33, 5 September 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by Rocroa86


How do we insert a photo in the article?


Rocroa86 (talk) 21:00, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Rocroa86: You don't appear to have made enough edits to have an autoconfirmed account in order to upload images. Once your autoconfirmed, see our instructions on uploading images. Chris Troutman (talk) 21:17, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 21:46:38, 5 September 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by Rootboi Root


Hi, I got a message saying that my submitted article had plagiarized content. I would like to know how I can find out what part was plagiarized, since I tried my best to avoid that from happening. I contacted the person that reported the mistake, but did not get any answer. I would like to know what I need to fix, change or remove before I resubmit. I spent hours making sure I have all the references and followed all the guide lines, while getting help from the helpdek and help forums. It's very sad to see that after all that, my submission was simply deleted with out proper explanation to why or instructions on how to fix it. Appreciate any type of help I can get to get this article back online. Thank You

Regards, RootBoi

Rootboi Root (talk) 21:46, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Replied below. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 07:19, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

23:16:30, 5 September 2014 review of submission by Clr65109


How do I add pictures to my new article? Do I have to wait for my account to be 4 days old? Clr65109 (talk) 23:17, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Clr65109: no Declined Yes, you have to be autoconfirmed to upload images. However, your draft is being deleted since it's a copyright violation. In addition to being directly copied from http://aleadingman.com/v2/cast/, this draft is overtly promotional and lacks the independent and reliable sources needed to make a claim of notability. Wikipedia is not here to advertise. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:34, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 01:41:47, 6 September 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by Rootboi Root


Hi, I got a message saying that my submitted article had plagiarized content. I would like to know how I can find out what part was plagiarized, since I tried my best to avoid that from happening. I contacted the person that reported the mistake, but did not get any answer. I would like to know what I need to fix, change or remove before I resubmit. I spent hours making sure I have all the references and followed all the guide lines, while getting help from the helpdek and help forums. It's very sad to see that after all that, my submission was simply deleted with out proper explanation to why or instructions on how to fix it. Appreciate any type of help I can get to get this article back online. Thank You

Regards, RootBoi

Rootboi Root (talk) 01:41, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, it looks like Draft:Reggae Rajahs was deleted because it copied large amounts of text directly from the website mentioned at that page (the deletion reason includes the website it was apparently copied from). Because all content on Wikipedia is permitted to be re-used even for commercial purposes, we absolutely cannot have material copied from other websites except where the material explicitly has a license that allows this. Some ways to arrange that are mentioned at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials, but in many cases it is better simply to re-write the material in your own words. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 07:17, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

17:48:46, 6 September 2014 review of draft by Ultratempum


My article was either ignored or denied and recently was deleted under CSD G13 for 'not having been edited for 6 months'. I just had it undeleted, but there are no comments or requests visible, so I don't know what was wrong (if anything) with the article. If I resubmit it as it is, I worry that CSD G13 will deny it for being unchanged. So I need to know what to change.

Ultratempum (talk) 17:48, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can tell it was neither ignored nor denied. It looks as if you failed somehow to submit it. So please let's get this ball rolling. Submit away! I have not examined the draft and am thus making no comment on its acceptability. Fiddle Faddle 20:37, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 19:07:38, 6 September 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by Dirkmysiu


I submitted this article and got a reply that i was using copyrighted information. Can someone please tell me what in the article is against the rules? Thanks

Dirkmysiu (talk) 19:07, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Dirkmysiu: Apparently the content was taken in large part from Yelp, which is considered a copyright violation. Content on Wikipedia has to be original to Wikipedia. Chris Troutman (talk) 19:13, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

01:42:30, 7 September 2014 review of submission by In ictu oculi


  • Can someone please bump Draft:Fowler's Bluff (band) to nearer the head of the queue. I undid a refusal by a new editor who has been given advice by several admins to his user page to understand better about notability before using speedy delete / AFD therefore I wonder if he should be making notability calls so soon on AFC. However I am not familiar with the AFC process. This article is sourced but on inspection does look a bit spammy round the edges, so it needs an experienced AFC editor to make a call. Thanks someone for picking up the ball here. In ictu oculi (talk) 01:42, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In ictu oculi (talk) 01:42, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@In ictu oculi: The queue is a concept that works, kind of. You depend on a reviewer who feels they have the skill to review this draft actually picking it up and running with it. I have left a comment for Chadmairn, the author, on the draft, but I try to avoid music related articles as being outside my general current area of competence. Fiddle Faddle 10:26, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

02:29:21, 7 September 2014 review of submission by Leonid2

There are no reviewer comments on my page Leonid2 (talk) 02:29, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Leonid2: First, I see that you initially submitted your blank sandbox, which was declined. You added in content about "dynamic logic" so I'll address that: Your draft is too technical and essay-like. The subject itself seems to be addressed at Dynamic logic (modal logic) as well as the article about its creator, Leonid Perlovsky so you should add content there rather than create a new article. Second, I note that you're using your user page as a sandbox about "Knowledge Instinct." I recommend you put this content into its own draft or sandbox, as your userpage is meant to tell us about you as a Wikipedia editor. Chris Troutman (talk) 03:04, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

15:58:20, 7 September 2014 request for review by Bacimituti


FIRST TELL US WHY YOU ARE REQUESTING HELP ON THE LINE BELOW THIS LINE. Take as many lines as you need. -->}}

Question 1: I practiced writing my first article in my sandbox. Once i clicked "Save Page" and confirmed that I wanted to submit it as an article, I received the confirmation "Review waiting" and a warning that said: "Warning: This page should probably be moved, but a page already exists at Draft:Sandbox." Below this was a button that said, "Move to Draft space."

I'm not sure what this means. Does my article exist only in my personal sandbox? What is the "Draft space" and how is it different from my personal sandbox? Ultimately, it is my goal to have my article appear in Wikipedia and I'm not sure if there is anything else on my part that I must do now that it is pending a review.

Question 2: I would like to add a photo to my article but I'm not sure if I have to wait for it to be approved before I can do that.

Any answers to these questions or other help that you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

Bacimituti (talk) 15:58, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Bacimituti: I moved your draft from your personal sandbox to Draft:Francesco Lo Castro where it can be reviewed. You've already submitted your draft for review so now it's just a matter of time. The message you saw only indicated that there's already content at Draft:Sandbox. I recommend that you remove the external links from the body of the article and cut the numerous quotes in the "Press & Reviews" section as it is not of encyclopedic tone. Wikipedia is not here to advertise so the more boring the draft reads, the more likely it will be accepted. Also, I don't think All About Jazz is a reliable source so I would remove all content that relies on it. Finally, like many in your industry you've incorporated a lot of name-dropping. This cognitive bias will not make the case for notability.
To upload images, you need to edit more and become an autoconfirmed user before you'll be able to upload images. Chris Troutman (talk) 16:29, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 05:56:41, 8 September 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by 101.220.8.130



101.220.8.130 (talk) 05:56, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

08:24:29, 8 September 2014 review of submission by John.A.McKee

The reviewer responded that I'd included something that violated copyright, however the offending item was simply the URL of a public website so I don't understand the problem.

Also, it appears that the article was deleted very soon after the review, which pains me greatly. I spent several hours to-ing and fro-ing with the client in order to get it to the point it was at, and if I can't get it back then it means I have to go through the whole painful process again from scratch.

While I understand that you can't host anything that breaks copyright, it's pretty brutal to remove it entirely without even saving a copy that I could fix. Is there any way that I can get back what I had and make the necessary changes?

Thanks John.A.McKee (talk) 08:24, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You have infringed copyright at http://www.nsw.ipaa.org.au/events/2012/ipaa-regional-conference-2012 How would you like it if it were your own copyright that had been infringed? We protect copyright vigorously by deleting offending material on sight, and tend not to pass the material that broke copyright to anyone at all. The deleting admin may hold a different view and you should ask them. Please see WP:COPYRIGHTS. I note that you have a client. This also tells me that you have a conflict of interest. Wikipedia may not be used for promotional purposes, and paid editing is deprecated. It takes a very skilled editor to be able to handle such matters. You would do well to take advice from one such as CorporateM who knows with precision how to handle this. Fiddle Faddle 09:44, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@John.A.McKee Since the article has been deleted, I can't see it and therefore cannot provide any advice. However if you can email me a copy I might be able to help. It should be noted that contributing to Wikipedia with a conflict of interest is very strongly discouraged, because often your client's objectives are often counter to Wikipedia's rules (for example they may want an article, whereas Wikipedia's rules may suggest that none should exist). Therefore my default advice is not to waste any more of your time on this, but I find in about 25% of cases someone in your position can be helped in a way that benefits Wikipedia. I'd have to see the article to suggest which circumstance this particular case may fall under. CorporateM (Talk) 12:34, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 08:33:44, 8 September 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by Swherton


Hi I have just received a message that the article I wrote contained copyright information and the article was deleted. This is not very helpful because I would like to know where the copyright information was and I could have had a chance to edit it if I had known. Is there anyway I can get this back?

Kind regards Sally

Swherton (talk) 08:33, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The piece was deleted as a copyright violation of http://timhailes.com/biography.html It seems unlikely that you do not realise that you copied this page, an action which seems unwise since the gentleman is a legal counsel. Fiddle Faddle 08:45, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

11:59:18, 8 September 2014 review of submission by 202.160.164.2


202.160.164.2 (talk) 11:59, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

We cannot even start to work out what you need. There are no drafts associated with this IP address. If you know the name of the draft you want help with please give us a clue. Fiddle Faddle 18:20, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

15:18:20, 8 September 2014 review of submission by 79.101.234.19


79.101.234.19 (talk) 15:18, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

no Declined Wikipedia needs articles that look as if they belong in an encyclopaedia. How did this one make you consider it was ready for submission, and why did you bring it here? Fiddle Faddle 18:15, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

18:34:38, 8 September 2014 review of submission by Daphid90


I made a typo in the name of the article. It should read "Continuous Drilling Provision." Daphid90 (talk) 18:34, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

 Done We can always solve such things Fiddle Faddle 19:05, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

20:24:08, 8 September 2014 review of submission by Pink Floyd 110


Pink Floyd 110 (talk) 20:24, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

23:36:24, 8 September 2014 review of submission by 69.71.193.130


Is there a way for me to make the review process quicker? Also, could you confirm me so that I can add pictures to my page? Thanks!

69.71.193.130 (talk) 23:36, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 23:38:10, 8 September 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by Boniswa94


I would like to get assistance so that I can submit a worthy article and contribute to wikipedia 


Boniswa94 (talk) 23:38, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There is currently important assistance for you at User:Boniswa94/sandbox, although that page may get deleted because it was copied without proper authorisation. Please let us know if you have been able to read that assistance and the pages linked to, and what aspects of it are still a problem, if any. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 00:06, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

04:25:17, 9 September 2014 review of submission by Emerdog


Emerdog (talk) 04:25, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]


I just finished my first Wikipedia article, USS PC-598, drafted on my user sandbox page. Although I am a registered user, I followed the directions on the page and submitted it for review my clicking the link on the page, rather than activating it myself. A reviewer was nice enough to activate the article for me today. I have two questions:

1 - I seem to have lost the use of my sandbox. If I click the Sandbox tab on my user page I am redirected to the article, USS PC-598. I can no longer access my sandbox (User:Emerdog/sandbox.) I would like my sandbox back but cannot figure how to correct this problem.

2 - The article was rated Start-Class, with which I am okay. However, the main fault for that category of the rubric is a lack of reliable references. The bulk of the information is taken from original source documents - the Administrative Diaries, Operational Remarks, Log Books and War Diaries for the ship from 1943, 1944 and 1945. I have copies of all of these documents and have shown them as Sources on the page. For information not taken from these source documents, I have 40 additional footnotes. Should I be footnoting each sentence or each paragraph of the article to specific days from the Logs or Diaries, such as this?[1]

Please advise.

Thank you for your help.

@Emerdog: I have removed the redirect from your sandbox. Whenever you encounter a redirect, the small title of the original page is found under the title of the article. That way you can return to the redirected page and edit it as needed.
This help desk is for drafts. If you want a reassessment of your article, you can ask at WikiProject Military History. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:36, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Chris,

Thank you very much for your help.

Emerdog (talk) 05:39, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

  1. ^ PC-598 War Diary, 1 April 1945

Emerdog (talk) 04:25, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

04:36:28, 9 September 2014 review of submission by John.A.McKee


Hi again. WRT my earlier question on September 8 I have some follow-up questions. Please excuse my ignorance on this but it's the first article I've attempted to put on Wikipedia and I'm still finding my way.

First, I don't understand how I've infringed copyright by linking to http://www.nsw.ipaa.org.au/events/2012/ipaa-regional-conference-2012. It's a public website and there are plenty of other public websites to which Wikipedia links, so I'm at a loss to understand the problem. Can you explain this for me?

Second, I'm not exactly doing paid editing. A customer of mine wants a Wikepedia page set up to provide information about him and technically he's not able to do it. He has created the content and employed me to simply input that content for him. Is that in contravention of the rules?

Finally, is there no way I can get back the content I already entered? I didn't realise you guys would erase it if the draft was rejected so I don't have a backup.

Thanks

John.A.McKee (talk) 04:36, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@John.A.McKee: Timtrent already replied to you that you had copied content wholesale, not simply included the URL. We will not restore the deleted copyright violation and this point isn't worth arguing over. If you refer to someone as "the client" you likely are not an objective contributor; we're still willing to allow you to contribute through this project, anyway. Be advised that as the editor involved, it is your responsibility to ensure that content meets our standards. You can't simply paste in a document someone else gave you.
I recommend you read our guidance on writing your first article. Our "referencing for beginners" is also helpful. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:24, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@John.A.McKee: If your customer has created the content I do not understand why you do not have it. If your customer has copied a site wholesale, then, really, that is your customer's tough luck. They should know better. Show them this correspondence. If all they have done is passed you the content because you are capable of making the input they can pass it again and you can see where the copyright infringement is. Nothing is ever deleted for linking to a site. It is deleted on sight if it infringes that site's copyright. To undelete it, even briefly, is a further copyright infringement. Ask the deleting admin with pleasure. You will find their details at the deleted draft, and they may have a different view.
Copyright infringement is not just a lack of politeness, it is theft of intellectual property. BY deleting this draft we have not only protected the owner, but protected you. Fiddle Faddle 06:17, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

04:42:12, 9 September 2014 request for review by BrionneNaish


Hi, I've named my draft 'Supercross' but there is already a page by that name for the Supercross motor sport. But my page is about a certain analytical software. I wanted to know if I can have help to change the name of my page the 'Supercross software' BrionneNaish (talk) 04:42, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

BrionneNaish (talk) 04:42, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Brionne. Don't worry, that issue will be resolved by the reviewer if the draft is accepted. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 08:26, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

05:44:50, 9 September 2014 review of submission by Helen7274


Hello - I submitted a draft article on Terrance Plowright on 29 July. I was told that if submission is accepted, the page will be moved into the article space; my question is will I be notified if it has been accepted? I understand that there is a backlog, but was wondering whether any progress had been made in reviewing my article? kind regards - helen Helen7274 (talk) 05:44, 9 September 2014 (UTC) Helen7274 (talk) 05:44, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Helen. Yes, that draft is still awaiting review. You will be notified on your talk page User talk:Helen7274 when it is either accepted or declined. If it is declined you will normally have the opportunity to revise it further then resubmit it. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 08:24, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Arthur goes shopping - I look forward to hearing from you. oh, and another question: am I able to continue editing/adding etc while it's under review? helenHelen7274 (talk) 03:59, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

10:07:35, 9 September 2014 review of submission by Ravi Paliya


My article "Hindu Purohit Sangh" is not a copy paste material. Ravi Paliya (talk) 10:07, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Ravi Paliya: Sure it is. Earwig's tool tells me that there's a 94% chance you copied the information word-for-word from veda.wikidot.com, which itself was probably translated from hindupurohitsangh.in. If this content belongs to your institution, you will need to donate that content to Wikipedia. However, it appears that you're trying to advertise and that's not permitted. Your draft has no independent reliable sources to indicate Hindu Purohit Sangh is notable. Just because it's registered with the Indian government doesn't make it notable. Chris Troutman (talk) 16:53, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

10:45:51, 9 September 2014 review of submission by The Editor is Here


Hello, I am fully aware that thousands of people are waiting for their articles to be reviewed; however, I have the feeling no one has reviewed my article yet (almost a month now), because they are not entirely familiar with the subject matter (German financial startups, FinTech, etc.). If someone here could refer this article to an editor who feels competent enough to review it, it would be very much appreciated. Thank you! The Editor is Here (talk) 10:45, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

11:28:48, 9 September 2014 review of submission by Severine8000


Dear Wikipedia. We have created an article about Strateo (username Severine8000), we have made some changes to it as it got disapproved once, and would like to know the status of its review.

Many thanks

Severine8000 Severine8000 (talk) 11:28, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Now that you have changed the content of the submission, please click the blue Resubmit button on that page to resubmit it for another review. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 17:43, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

11:58:33, 9 September 2014 review of submission by Golderaeck


Hi, I've created the article about Rone (musician). I realised that an Australian street artist shares the same alias, meaning that the Australian Rone's page comes immediately when one searches for "Rone" in Wikipedia. At the top of Rone's page I read : This article is about Rone the street artist. For the gutter downpipe, see Downspout.

Is there a way to add : For the French electronic music producer and artist see Rone (musician) ??

Please help me. Thanks for the good work! regards, Didier

Golderaeck (talk) 11:58, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've done something like that now by changing the hatnote at the top to the following markup:
{{about|the street artist|the gutter downpipe|Downspout|the musician|Rone (musician)}}
Arthur goes shopping (talk) 17:38, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

18:14:26, 9 September 2014 review of draft by Jschamberg


Is it possible to access and edit "named references"? Jschamberg (talk) 18:14, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Are you able to ask your question either differently, or with more precision? The broad answer is 'yes', but we'd like to give you a better answer than that. Fiddle Faddle 19:52, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 20:29:27, 9 September 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by Roroone


I don't know why my submission was rejected.


Roroone (talk) 20:29, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Roroone: It reads like a resume, not an encyclopedic article. You have no in-line citations let alone cited sources. You make no claim to notability. Chris Troutman (talk) 20:40, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

22:25:43, 9 September 2014 review of draft by Template:Emc25


Wondering if someone can take a look at the draft and provide any suggestions on how to improve it? Is there anything else I should do before requesting publication?

Thank you!

Emc25 (talk) 22:25, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Among others" and "among many others" and similar phrasing are both unnecessary, and also promotional phrasing. Remove anything like that. You may wish to improve the formatting of your references. Take a look at some Wikipedia:Good Articles and see how proper references are formatted... not just the hyperlinked name of the source article.
You have a paragraph "...she attended the indigenous peoples global summit ... The summit enabled indigenous peoples from all regions of the globe to exchange their knowledge and experience in adapting to the impacts of climate change and to develop key messages and recommendations to assist Indigenous Peoples in their global negotiations on climate change". This paragraph is entirely unsourced, horribly repetitive, promotional, and really adds nothing to encyclopedic knowledge about Tryon. So for example I attended Wikimania 2014 (and helped to run it, in a small way), but that fact is really not something that needs to be noted in an encyclopedia, nor would it contribute to my being notable enough for a Wikipedia article (which I am not).
Focusing on secondary, independent sources, and removing some material not supported by such sources, may also help to make the case for Tryon's notability clearer. As a tour guide, lecturer, conference attendee and non-profit founder, her notability is not totally clear to me. It could go either way. Good luck! Arthur goes shopping (talk) 23:19, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

02:16:53, 10 September 2014 review of submission by HappyBe


I have been trying to submit an article for almost a year, it is a very long time between reviews (which I understand) but then I make changes and get caught out on something else. I am also finding it difficult to ascertain if my article has been rejected or if I am waiting to hear back again. Is there a number I can call or anyway I can get some additional help in getting this article published?

Thank you for your help


HappyBe (talk) 02:16, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Our role as reviewers is to seek to ensure that an article will not immediately be subject to one of our deletion processes when it is accepted. That is why we push it back to the author. We want to accept articles. Create > Submit >Review > Edit > Resubmit is intended to be an iterative process. IT is not that you get caught on something, it is that the edits that you make reveal another facet that needs to be polished.
There are no numbers to call, no email to check. You need to work on the draft, resubmit it, and await the review.
I have, by the way, filled in the details of the editor who declined the draft most recentluy. Their review is correct and the tone needs to be altered to be flatter. Fiddle Faddle 08:27, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
On my checking further, the editor who pushed the draft back to you, Wilhelmina Will, had not completed the review task, so you were not notified. I have left them a helpful note on their talk page. Do take their review on board. You may also wish to discuss it with them on their talk page. To me there seems to be just this tone step to go. Other reviewers my have different views. So go to it with your faith restored and let;s get this accepted! Fiddle Faddle 08:35, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 06:37:21, 10 September 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by Reachlearning


I have recently had an article rejected, but can't find the reason why it was. Please could someone help me to get the article posted to Wikipedia.

Thank you

Reachlearning (talk) 06:37, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The rationale is given at the draft itself. Your user name shows that you work for the organisation (0.95 probability). We will review it for you to remove WP:COI, but you must help yourself. Fiddle Faddle 08:18, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

13:11:38, 10 September 2014 review of submission by GimliDotNet


Can someone have a look at the AFC. There has been no attempt to improve the article per last reviewers comments, just updates to results. It looks like it's clearly being used as a host page. 13:11, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

GimliDotNet (Speak to me,Stuff I've done) 13:11, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have nominated the page for deletion at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:2014–15 Glossop North End A.F.C. season. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 16:10, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

14:25:58, 10 September 2014 review of submission by Waqar Ali Mumtaz Mohammad

Template:Kill Yourself Save the planet the Islamic Perspective

Waqar Ali Mumtaz Mohammad (talk) 14:25, 10 September 2014 (UTC) WHy Was my article declined to add in Wikipedia? I have made it all possible Better article.[reply]

If you go to the page Draft:Kill Yourself Save the Planet, Islamic perspective you can see that it was deleted as an unambiguous copyright infringement of an external website. This is because it copied material that may be copyrighted from the external website. All material on Wikipedia must be freely licensed, so such copying is not acceptable. If you own the material on the website and wish to freely license it, Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials explains how to do so. But often, it is better to write it in your own words instead, in a neutral encyclopedic style and supported by independent reliable sources as described in Wikipedia:VRS. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 16:01, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

15:32:39, 10 September 2014 review of submission by Nadeembahoo

After submitting the page, I received this message: It is proposed that this article be deleted because of the following concern:

   NN - Autobiography. Advertisement for his books and website.

I have modified the page and resubmitted but I'm not sure how long it will take for them to review it again. Please assist me so that I can remove/update the information so that page will be created. Nadeembahoo (talk) 15:32, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Instead of submitting the page as a draft, you appear to have created it directly as a published article. This has thrown up problems because your newly created article does not have references to independent reliable sources ... for example reviews of Bhabha's books in major newspapers or established literary magazines ... to prove Bhabha's notability by Wikipedia's standards. Wikipedia:VRS has more information about this.
Perhaps you should move the information about Bhabha back to your sandbox at User:Nadeembahoo/sandbox and submit it from there only when it is ready. Alternatively, if you can fix the problems with the existing article Nadeem Bhabha within a few days, then that should also work. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 15:57, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

17:34:23, 10 September 2014 review of submission by 69.71.193.130


Can somebody help me figure out why my page was rejected? I am using original content that doesn't have any sources except for the synopsis for which i would like to use the official synopsis. The page is Draft: A Leading Man. Thanks!

69.71.193.130 (talk) 17:34, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:A Leading Man requires references. We require references from significant coverage about the entity, and independent of it, and in WP:RS please. See WP:42. It is one of the very simple things that must exist for a draft to be accepted. Fiddle Faddle 17:47, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]


What if I am the reference? All of the information is first hand.

69.71.193.130 (talk) 17:34, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]