User talk:Wiae

Peter Azur

Thank you for your well-reasoned and helpful response. I think we both realize that Azur's contribution to cinematic history ranks somewhat short of stellar. I tend to agree with you on all points you raised, particularly the notability requirement. We'll simply abandon this mini-project unless you can locate an interested third-party.

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Draft Confucius page

Dear Wikiiawsome

Thank you for your comments on the Fcia0423/draft article on Confucius Statue page. This is part of a classroom activity and I created this draft page so students who worked on this topic can add material from their sandboxes to one place where they can collaboratively make edits, refine, add headings, links etc. They know that they will need to correct their writing, only write about what's been published, reference everything, etc. Unfortunately, one of them seems to have submitted it for creation (despite our instructions not to). I'm very sorry, Is there any way to turn this back? It seems like we are going to face many obstacles if we want to get university students involved in editing and contributing to Wikipedia because they always come in largish class sizes (this one has around 80 students divided into about 4 classes of 20). Please let me know if you have any advice for us. Frances Di Lauro 04:13, 22 April 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fcia0423 (talk • contribs)

@Fcia0423: Hi, thanks for letting me know. It's not a problem and you don't have to do anything to fix the issue. The draft was rejected but your students are free to continue working on it as long as they'd like! The Articles for Creation process is just that: a process. So it's okay if a draft is rejected a few times along the way. As long as the students know not to bother resubmitting the draft until it's complete, then everything should be fine! wia (talk) 13:04, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Wikiawsome! This is good to know. The students will be working on three pages like this one over the next few weeks. Frances Di Lauro 14:24, 28 April 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fcia0423 (talk • contribs)

User:Henrytarzi/sandbox question

Hello, The first source provided have all the information presented and the significance of these information in Arabic. Additionally, I added another source that has additional information in English. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Henrytarzi (talk • contribs) 03:01, 27 April 2015 (UTC)

@Henrytarz: Hi, I'm not 100% sure that the Arabic site is a reliable source. Not all websites are automatically reliable sources; take a look at WP:RS for some details. The Tharaway magazine link is marginally better, although since it's largely an interview, it leaves a bit to be desired. Just a note: Wikipedia articles aren't considered reliable sources, so there's no need to cite them in your references list. Keep working on sourcing the document and resubmit when you feel confident that you've found sources that discuss the subject in significant enough detail to prove notability. I think the article can get to that point. wia (talk) 03:07, 27 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the replay. I added an additional sources to support the current information. Additionally, this Arabic site didn't negate any of the criteria listed on the the link that you provided. Additionally it is quite a reliable site for ancestral history on families in Lebanon

Thanks for your consideration. I resubmitted the info with correction. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Henrytarzi (talk • contribs) 19:06, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Review Draft:Apache_Flink

Hello, and thanks for your feedback. There is a couple of (third-party) articles about Apache Flink. Please give feedback if those would improve the Apache Flink Wikipedia article:

* http://siliconangle.com/blog/2015/02/09/will-the-mysterious-apache-flink-find-its-sweet-spot-in-the-enterprise/
* http://www.datanami.com/2015/01/12/apache-flink-takes-route-distributed-data-processing/
* http://bigdataanalyticsnews.com/apache-flink-possible-replacement-hadoop/

One more (unfortunalty, in German; however, heise.de is a very reliable German news source):

* http://www.heise.de/developer/meldung/Big-Data-Apache-Flink-wird-Top-Level-Projekt-2516177.html

Related:

* http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.de/2015/03/announcing-Google-Cloud-Dataflow-runner-for-Apache-Flink.html
* http://www.cloudhub.uk.com/2754/apache-flink-now-running-google-cloud-dataflow

In German, again:

* http://www.heise.de/developer/meldung/Big-Data-Google-Cloud-Dataflow-bekommt-Runner-fuer-Apache-Flink-2583392.html

Would it improve the article, if links would be removed? Comparing other Wikipedia articles about Apache projects, some of them have only very few links. For example:

* Apache_Abdera
* Apache_Flume  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.20.27.42 (talk) 12:33, 27 April 2015 (UTC) 

The Silicon Angle blog looks good, since the website has an editorial board and thus presumably some editorial standards. Not sold on Datanami or Big Data Analytics News, both of which are sites that anyone can write for (look for "Write for us" links in their About sections). On the other hand, I think the heise.de article should be okay, although I don't speak German so I'm relying on Google Translate here.

You can definitely use the two related links to supplement your sources and add material. However, note that each Wikipedia article must stand or fall on its own merits, not on a comparison to another article. Just concentrate on getting the Flink article up to snuff in terms of notability by adding those links, and you should be on the right track. wia (talk) 14:11, 27 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks again for you feedback. I added the (five) links to the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.20.27.42 (talk) 09:16, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

10:20:43, 28 April 2015 review of submission by AlexHayton

• AlexHayton (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Teck Guan Group (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

is it any good? is there still any improvement ?

AlexHayton (talk) 10:20, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

@AlexHayton: The article's tone is much better; good work! I still think there's a primary source or two that you should address; see Timtrent's comments and the tags he placed in the article. Work on that and I'd say the article will have definitely be improved. Thanks, wia (talk) 12:06, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

10:47:14, 28 April 2015 review of submission by Mjcalderon

• Mjcalderon (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Belita Koiller (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

{{SAFESUBST:Void|

Dear wia,

I have already sent an e-mail to permissions-en@wikimedia.org with the consent from the author of http://www.if.ufrj.br/~bk/Bio.htm. What is next? Thank you very much for your help!!

Best, --Mjcalderon (talk) 10:47, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

Mjcalderon (talk) 10:47, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

@Mjcalderon: Now that you've emailed for permissions, the next step is just to sit back and wait. I've never had text licensed for use on Wikipedia before but I believe it can take a while—there's an 81-day backlog right now. So my advice is to keep tinkering with the article or find another article to edit on Wikipedia—there's always plenty to do! Just put the Draft:Belita Koiller article on your watchlist so you can see whenever it's edited. wia (talk) 12:05, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

@Wikiisawesome: I think I now have the permission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_talk:Belita_Koiller. I have asked for the article to be reviewed again. Thanks!

--Mjcalderon (talk) 17:06, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

12:25:16, 28 April 2015 review of submission by AlexHayton

• AlexHayton (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Teck Guan Group (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Yes, I have editted with a new reference. Please do have a look at it :)

AlexHayton (talk) 12:25, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

@AlexHayton: I don't know if I would use the Cmtevents link, as it doesn't seem to mention Teck Guan aside from a quote. Maybe I'm missing it somewhere else on the website, but does that link talk about Teck Guan anywhere? Also, I'm not convinced that Scribd documents are a reliable source. I'm no expert but my gut feeling is that since anyone can upload documents to Scribd under any name, we have no way of verifying who the document comes from or whether it is authentic. That's my reaction, although you're welcome to inquire at the Help Desk about Scribd links. wia (talk) 12:37, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

Rejection of Ralohmann's Sandbox

Thanks for your feedback, (and your copy reading!). This was my first article creation at Wikipedia. As you detected, I had three separate stubs on my Sandbox page and while I had intended to simply create a single article from one of them following the automated procedure apparent got the mash-up you (quite rightly) rejected. I created the article separately by cut and paste and I now have a clearer idea of the procedure. Can I now remove the rejection template? Or do you need to do it? Is the normal procedure in these precincts to create a separate Sandbox page for each new article? Ralohmann (talk) 16:28, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

@Ralohmann: Hi, which draft are you referring to? Yes, when you create a new article you can do it in a new space in your Sandbox. It's easier to just work on each article in just one space. We don't reject submissions or anything until you submit them, naturally, so your sandbox is (for the most part) your own to play with! wia (talk) 11:33, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

17:55:57, 28 April 2015 review of submission by 67.108.121.50

• 67.108.121.50 (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Carafem (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Before we submit our new article, can you tell me some specific things to change? I understand that it sounds too much like an advertisement, so if you could just point out the specific instances, I can go through and make the appropriate changes.

Thank you!

67.108.121.50 (talk) 17:55, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

@67.108.121.50: Certainly. Sentences like "carafem is built on the belief that it is time for a new approach to abortion care and is part of a movement to de-stigmatize the process" read like a promotion for the provider since they are not written from a neutral point of view. Other sentences, like "carafem has an experienced team with years of experience in abortion care", fall prey to the same problem. wia (talk) 15:03, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Request on 4.28.15 for assistance on Draft:A-Audio Headphones Wikipedia submission by Molly Ritthaler

We are requesting assistance to understand why our submission was declined and what Wikipedia is looking for so we do not get declined again.

Thank you, Molly Ritthaler — Preceding unsigned comment added by MollyRitthaler (talk • contribs) 18:19, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

@MollyRitthaler: The draft contains many buzzwords like "privately held luxury audio company", "on the principles of innovation, quality, precision and craftsmanship", and "their commitment to using the finest and most relevant materials". These are from the introduction alone and are very promotional. Please go through the article and remove any promotional tone, having regard to the rules and guidelines set out at WP:NPOV. Thanks, wia (talk) 20:38, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

20:38:25, 28 April 2015 review of submission by Unholycult

• Unholycult (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Brett Stevens (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hey, does this look better now? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Brett_Stevens

Also do you think I should make a page for the editors of Alternative Right, Colin Liddell and Andy Nowicki?

Unholycult (talk) 20:38, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

@Unholycult: A lot of the added sources are links to things that Brett Stevens himself published. Those don't show notability because they're not about him. Similarly, Amazon links aren't helpful, because they only indicate that Stevens exists, not that he is notable. Usually, you'll want to rely on reliable sources for notability purposes, and so blogs aren't always the best references in that case. wia (talk) 15:07, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Request on 16:00:59, 29 April 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by 1neilfrancis

• 1neilfrancis (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Pinion Watch Company (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

I am trying to get the article about Pinion watches right. However, in the meantime Facebook appears to have scraped the page in which wikipedia's rejection of my first draft appears, and created a page from it. I would like to rectify this by withdrawing all current drafts of the article so that they cannot be used in this way. Thanks.

1neilfrancis (talk) 16:00, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

@1neilfrancis: Sure, no problem. Just put {{Db-author}} at the top of the draft and an administrator should be along to delete it shortly. wia (talk) 16:04, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Request on 16:23:49, 29 April 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by 1neilfrancis

• 1neilfrancis (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Pinion Watch Company (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Thank you re Pinion. Have done. Best regards.

1neilfrancis (talk) 16:23, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

09:04:08, 30 April 2015 review of submission by Evelyn Lori

• Evelyn Lori (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:People Tech Group (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Evelyn Lori (talk) 09:04, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

I am requesting here to know about my article notability issue i.e. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:People_Tech_Group

Kindly give a valuable feedback. I have improvised much recently, but there are certain flaws as per your views. Kindly point out precise observations, so that I can get back and rectify the same at the soonest possible. Anyhow now can you please check it once that updated draft.

Thanks, Evelyn Lori.

@Evelyn Lori: The best source is the CIOReview magazine, which talks about the company in some detail. The other references either hardly mention People Tech at all (so they don't provide significant coverage) or are from People Tech itself (so they are primary sources). Take another look at WP:CORP and try to find more reliable, independent (third-party) sources that discuss the subject in significant detail. Thanks, wia (talk) 11:35, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

@Wikiisawesome: Thank you for valuable reply. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Evelyn Lori (talk • contribs) 12:27, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

20:01:00, 30 April 2015 review of submission by Swreynolds

• Swreynolds (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:EdgeWave, Inc. (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

First forgive me for my novice abilities, I have never created a Wikipedia page before.

We have Wikipages Red Condor and St. Bernard Software both of which are out-of-date and inaccurate since we re branded to EdgeWave back in 2011. I have updated the references with credible/verifiable sources, and would like help getting our EdgeWave page up and running. We recently partnered with Huawei Technologies and were encouraged to get an EdgeWave page up ASAP. Would love all the help I can get in moving forward with this creation.

Swreynolds (talk) 20:01, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

@Swreynolds: It's not a problem; we all start somewhere!

I've taken a look at the references you've added. The issue I see is that most of these references are either not independent or they do not offer much significant coverage. Article subjects need to be notable if they are to be accepted, and notability is made out by having reliable, independent (third-party) sources that discuss the subject in significant detail.

• the Open File Manager doesn't say anything substantive about the company, just that it exists;
• the infosecurity-magazine article is a decent start, but I think more like it would be valuable;
• the Marketwired links are both press releases, which is okay if you want to supplement an existing article but can't help show notability;
• the EdgeWave website is a primary source;
• the Yahoo! Finance link doesn't seem to mention the company;
• the PRNewswire links are also press releases;
• the Global Excellence Awards link doesn't say anything about the company, other than the fact that it has won awards; and
• the cyber defence magazine seems like a decent source to me.

So you have two good sources, and the rest are sort of iffy for notability's sake. I'd suggest reading WP:CORP, which talks about what makes corporations notable. And it can't hurt to find some more references that discuss the company in significant detail. (To be clear, you don't have to remove the existing sources, but I think it's worthwhile to find some more.)

Another thing I'd work on is the neutrality of the piece. Things like "a unique cyber operations approach adapted from the National Defense environment to the civilian commercial sector. EdgeWave EPIC fuses machine, threat and human intelligence to precisely identify cyber attacks and integrate defenses in real-time to protect organizations from the most sophisticated dangers" sound nice but they are a little subjective. According to whom is their approach "unique"? I would suggest removing some of the adjectives and adverbs and sticking to a plain old "just the facts" approach.

You're also welcome to stop by the Help Desk and ask them any questions you might have about the process. Once you're confident with your work, you can resubmit. The AfC process is just that—a process. So don't be discouraged if you don't get an article accepted right away, or even after a few tries. I hope this is helpful! wia (talk) 20:16, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

15:16:16, 1 May 2015 review of submission by AngeliMarines

• AngeliMarines (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Somen Debnath (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Dear reviewer, could you please guide me through to the acceptance of this article? Somen Debnath's press kit is also written by me. I believe Somen Debnath is a person who deserves to have a Wikipedia page, could you please give your help in creating this page? Thank you! Angelica

AngeliMarines (talk) 15:16, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

@AngeliMarines: Did you write this page? If not, then you must remove the copyright violations. If you did write it, then you can license the work to Wikipedia to get around the copyright issue. You will have to follow the instructions at WP:PERMISSIONS to do so. I've never licensed text before but it seems fairly straightforward. If you have any other questions, I'll do my best to help! wia (talk) 15:21, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

Dear Rich, I wrote that text, however I do not wish to have copyright on it. If I remove this reference, the article may pass? Or I should re-write more of the content as well? It is important for me to add Somen Debnath on Wikipedia, thank you for your help and support! — Preceding unsigned comment added by AngeliMarines (talk • contribs) 15:48, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

@AngeliMarines: If you wrote the text of that link, then you may have a conflict of interest because it is written in the first person. Conflict-of-interest editing is strongly discouraged on Wikipedia. If you wish to proceed, you should familiarize yourself with Wikipedia's policy on it, which I've linked to above.

As for the copyright issue, you have three options: you can license your work in that link to Wikipedia using WP:PERMISSIONS, you can remove the text entirely, or you can rewrite the text in new words so that it no longer a copy. Often, rewriting is the easiest thing to do, since going the PERMISSIONS route typically takes at least a couple of weeks. wia (talk) 16:08, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

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19:47:30, 1 May 2015 review of submission by 95.83.250.46

• 95.83.250.46 (talk · contribs)
  • User:Pecuniloquism/sandbox (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Though it is true that pecuniloquism is not online that is because I have created it as part of a college experiment. I thought that wiki as a coming together of information and collective knowledge that this would be the perfect place to circulate the idea. I understand that the purpose of the site is lost if the veracity of the posts are in question. However I can tell you that this is both a well thought out and practical idea. I assure you that when I finish my thesis I will cite as much as is possible but I ask you to please consider the potential of allowing this post onto the open site both for the idea in its self an for the broader purpose 95.83.250.46 (talk) 19:47, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

@95.83.250.46: We can't accept articles on Wikipedia unless they are notable. Usually this means they must be supported by a variety of reliable, independent (third-party) sources that discuss the subject in significant detail. If you have invented a concept that is not discussed in significant detail in book reviews, magazines, the media or other independent sources, then it is not yet appropriate for Wikipedia. I'm sorry, but those are the rules. if your experiment works out and this concept gets some substantial coverage in the media, that would be a better time to try making an article for it. Thanks, wia (talk) 20:35, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

List of Olympic venues question

why are you insistent on including alphabetical? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.111.184.8 (talk) 19:08, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

@131.111.184.8: Please do not remove content without justification. if you think content is useless, seek consensus at the talk page with other users. But you should not continually delete it, because that looks like vandalism, especially after someone has reverted your first edit, per WP:BRD. wia (talk) 19:10, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

justification was given. this has now been added to the talk page.

@131.111.184.8: Also, if you want to foster more discussion, you can always ask some of the other editors who've worked on the List of Olympic venues article for their comments. That will ensure that people know the discussion is taking place. You can use the {{Please see}} template for this, or another message of your choosing. wia (talk) 19:32, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Your revert

I have reversed your revert pf my question on Perverted act as I think the question is valid. Sorry to disagree with you but WP is not censored.--86.176.8.227 (talk) 19:25, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Review this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murgh_Musallam --C E (talk) 11:03, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

@CosmicEmperor: I will as soon as I can! I'm away from the computer, but I'll jump in as soon as get back. wia (talk) 11:14, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

Request on 13:06:16, 5 May 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Saimonofclub

• Saimonofclub (talk · contribs)
  • User:Saimonofclub/sandbox (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Thank you for your revision! If I find suitable information on the subject's notability I will update the article and resubmit.

Best regards,

Saimon

Saimonofclub (talk) 13:06, 5 May 2015 (UTC)