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Cokodeal references challenge

Thank you sir for the review on the Cokodeal draft.

Please sir, the organization is a start-up organization and does not yet have enough review in independent reliable sources. With time, i hope that there would be reviews in independent journals and articles. Is there a way to get around this for now, and still make the article accepted?

Hey Matthew! Thanks for your input.

I saw that you had looked over the Wikipedia page I had submitted, and I would like to thank you for your time and suggested revisions.

I am still a bit of a newbie when it comes to putting up Wikipedia pages, so please forgive my ignorance on the subject.

Per your suggestions, I have added external references to my Step Afrika! article (1 from a book, 2 from major newspapers [LA Times, Wash Post], and 4 from other reliable external sources [WETA, Citizen {South African newspaper}, National Public Radio, and the magazine called The Source].

I have also reviewed the 'golden rule' for wikipedia and read up on what constitutes an effective reference.

I think that I have made this page a lot less 'about us' and have instead included concise, notable information that is more encyclopedic in nature.

Do you have any other suggestions as to how I can make this article more aligned to the philosophy of Wikipedia before I resubmit it?

Thanks again for your help !

Barrett Kinsella (talk) 18:38, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ewan McLennan's Page

Hi Matthew,

All seems to have gone quiet with this submission. If it's in the queue for review and hasn't been looked at yet, then that's fine. However, if it's waiting for something from me, I don't know what it is. Ewan has emailed to say the pictures I uploaded could be used, and as 3 of them were album covers they should be fine anyway.

Is anything waiting for me, or is it just queued up?

Thanks, Naganata

Naganata (talk) 13:53, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Naganata, you are still in queue, we're just really backed up. In the meantime, just carefully measure your draft up against WP:Notability (music) to ensure your subject clearly meets the standards.

Regarding images: whoa, hold up. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, as we use WP:Creative Commons licensing. So "sure, go ahead and use X" is not at all sufficient, would get an image deleted immediately. To be able to use the artist's photo or album cover, he would need to fill out a WP:OTRS for explicitly releasing the images to Creative Commons. However, clearly he doesn't want to do that for his copyrighted album covers, making them nearly Public Domain. And before you ask the common question, no "sure you guys can use it, but only for Wikipedia, not for anyone else" is not a legit licensing option, that's not how WP works.

Unless explicitly expired copyright or released in the public domain, album covers can only be used under very strict WP:Fair use criteria, such as a small, low-res image only on the specific article for that specific album (not a sub-section like yours). Put album covers out of your mind for now, focus on getting the draft published. If the draft publishes, then you can solicit photos of the artist, from photo creators/owners willing to release them under WP:OTRS. So yeah, really strict photo policy because we respect copyrights so don't want millions of people using an image that the owner hasn't explicitly released. Hope this helps! MatthewVanitas (talk) 15:24, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Matthew,

I've tweaked the article a little. When I said Ewan had granted permission for the album covers, he did it via an email to the address specified in the Consent page. No problem though, as you say, we'll worry about that once the article is published.

Thanks again, Dave

Hi Matthew,

The article about Ewan McLennan has been rejected owing to copyright issues. Where did I go wrong? I'm ok with the photo and album covers not being there from the start, and all of the links are to other web sites reviewing his albums and concerts.

Any advice would be appreciated, as it's a shame that Ewan doesn't have an entry when he clearly passes the 'Notability' test you have.

Thanks, Dave Naganata (talk) 11:47, 14 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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15:54:05, 1 December 2014 review of submission by Njuhasz

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Hello,

I am a social media and marketing professional for OFS company. I was given a task of creating Wikipedia page for my company. Can you tell me what exactly wrong with OFS page format, content or any information I supplied for this page. I can be contacted by email at redacted

Sincerely,

Natasha Juhasz

Njuhasz (talk) 15:54, 1 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Njuhasz, to be honest your draft is completely not what we need in a number of ways. I'd strongly suggest you read the following guidelines that explain the situation:

WP:Conflict of interest, WP:Advertising and WP:Neutrality: draft has major issues with being blatantly written for the company, not about the company. Wikipedia isn't LinkedIn, or some place to share information with your customers, we aren't just webhosting. We're a compilation of objective articles about things that uninvolved people find significant about the subject, not what the subject thinks matters (which frankly we don't care about). Note of course that this means that if there is any negative information about your company out there in the news, it will inevitably end up in the article.
WP:Notability (companies): any article about a company must show that the company is seriously discussed by uninvolved people. Not their own website, not PR fluff, not simple corporate listings. What we need is serious discussion of the company and why it matters from news articles, trade journals, academic articles, published books, etc.

Please take a glance at these guidelines and it should explain it pretty well. MatthewVanitas (talk) 16:53, 1 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Quicksand (Welsh band)

Hi, this Draft came up in a search, have moved it to article space. Apologies if that's too early but it looks fine. If not please move it back, cheers. In ictu oculi (talk) 22:50, 1 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Citizen Action of New York Stub

Hello Matthew,

I have a wide variety of online sources that mention Citizen Action of New York, but it is hard to find any sources that chronicle an objective history of the organization. I am going to revise my submission and include some of the sources (mainly local news articles) that mention Citizen Action of New York and the type of community events they are involved with. Hopefully they will suffice as eligible sources.

Thanks,

Michael — Preceding unsigned comment added by Colem2 (talk • contribs) 17:05, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Colem2, have you also checked out GoogleBooks for books that mention the organization? Also a good thing to cite. Note that http://reftag.appspot.com can also instantly turn any GoogleBooks URL into a full Wikipedia footnote. Hope this helps. MatthewVanitas (talk) 18:23, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Regarding the Step Afrika! Draft

Hey Matthew -

Thank you for your input on my previous submission. I realize now that in reaching out to you previously, I had forgot to sign my post… sorry about that.

I have re-submitted my draft of Step Afrika! again Draft:Step_Afrika! and was wondering if you could look at it to see if I had modified it to make it more notable and encyclopedic.

Does the exclamation point at the end of this Draft's title make it difficult to link or direct to the page?

I have stripped down the language a lot and I wanted to see if it needed further work to make it up to Wiki standards. I have included a lot of references from neutral sources - are these references strong or could they be better?

Thanks again for helping me with this process. Barrett Kinsella (talk) 18:44, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Barrett Kinsella, I've approved your draft after removing some promotional material. If you are tied to the group, I suggest that you refrain from further editing the page except to remove any vandalism, so that the page can maintain objectivity as it is edited by uninvolved parties. One exception would be that adding photos would be great, and/or adding the official logo of the group. To add the logo (which is assuredly copyrighted) follow the instructions at WP:Logo so it can be displayed without damaging its copyright, and for photos of the troupe performing, ideally any photo should be uploaded by the person who took the photo, who alone is qualified to release it under Creative Commons and upload it to Wikimedia Commons for display. See WP:Images for guidance.

I'd only looked briefly at the article before to note it needed work, but at a finer reading I see that these folks are in DC, and come to think of it I think I attended one of their performances earlier this year over on H Street, one where the African DNA company did a surprise unveiling of one of the performer's genetic background, etc. Overall good show, it's just that we have very high standards for neutrality for artists/music/groups to prevent every garage band out there from demanding its own page, so your adding some news coverage, academic coverage, etc was a necessary step to publish the article. Nice work, and again I suggest you help with the visuals but avoid letting members of the group get too involved in the page lest it start drifting back towards promotion. I hope you'll stick around Wikipedia and help improve our coverage. In particular, if you or friends are DC-based, check out for pages that need a quick photo snapped to illustrate them. Thanks for your work! MatthewVanitas (talk) 19:01, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there! Thank you for all the help! I made changes to the article based on your instructions, and I will look into uploading a logo in the near future. I will try to bolster the images on this page by reaching out to the people we have used as photographers in the past to see if they can upload onto this page - that's a great idea. And as a final note, I will actively discourage people that I work with from making edits to the SA! page.

Appreciate it!Barrett Kinsella (talk) 19:26, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I just uploaded the Step Afrika! logo onto the Wiki Commons and have linked it to the Step Afrika! page, but I was a bit shaky on what 'fair/free use' tags I should include … After uploading the logo, I got a message saying that the image met 'criteria for speedy deletion' :

"The given reason is: This file is copyrighted and not published under a free license, and the uploader asserts that the usage of this file is fair use, but fair use claims are not permitted on Commons. This file may be deleted without further notice. If the project that this file is to be used on allows fair use, and its usage would comply with the project's appropriate exemptions, please upload it locally."

Was wondering if you could give me some advice as to what details and tags are needed in order to keep this image up on the page.

When I added the image, I uploaded it as a copyright holder (the SA! Mktg. Department)… should I have uploaded it as a non-copyright holder?

URL = https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Step_Afrika!_Logo.JPG

Thanks ! Barrett Kinsella (talk) 20:28, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Barrett Kinsella! Ah, photos that you personally hold the right to and want to release as Creative Commons (like a more complex Public Domain), those you upload to Wikimedia Commons. Logos, however, clearly you don't want to surrender the copyright to, those have a separate process where you can display them on Wikipedia without giving up the copyright. See WP:Logo for how to do that. However at least now you know the 'Commons procedure for next time you want to upload personal photos of a subject that you are okay releasing the rights to. Logos though, clearly not something to release the rights to, and Fair Use is done through Wikipedia directly, vice the Commons. MatthewVanitas (talk) 23:04, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

14:02:54, 5 December 2014 review of submission by Sachinshelar486

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Erno Polgar again

--Györgyné Pruzsinszki (talk) 16:18, 5 December 2014 (UTC)Dear Mathew! Erno Polgar literary side when it will be final? Thanks for the help! György PruzsinszkiGyörgyné Pruzsinszki (talk) 16:18, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

--Györgyné Pruzsinszki (talk) 18:33, 5 December 2014 (UTC)Dear Mathew! Erno Polgar of Hungary's best-known writers. Please help with the side to be public? The reference are on the site. I am wating for your helps. Best regards: Gyorgyne PruzsinszkiGyörgyné Pruzsinszki (talk) 18:33, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Györgyné Pruzsinszki, I've requested help from WikiProject Hungary in reviewing your article. My request to them is posted here: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Hungary#Notability_check_at_Draft:Erno_Polgar. MatthewVanitas (talk) 03:36, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

--Györgyné Pruzsinszki (talk) 19:45, 8 December 2014 (UTC)Dear Mathew, there are some comments for your question about Erno Polgar. Now You can help us? Regards Gyorgyne PruzsinszkiGyörgyné Pruzsinszki (talk) 19:45, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

--Györgyné Pruzsinszki (talk) 17:43, 11 December 2014 (UTC) Dear Mathew, Mr. Erno Polgar did a new version of the draft, as You can see it. He got the highest hungarian Prize: Magyar Koztarsasagi Erdemrend Lovagkereszt. What is Your decision now? Can You accept his article? Regards Gyorgyne Pruzsinszki Györgyné Pruzsinszki (talk) 17:43, 11 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Györgyné Pruzsinszki, your draft was not in line to be reviewed, so I have put it back in line for review, and will neaten it up some, but I will not be the one giving it the next review, I want someone new to look at it for new perspective. Regarding WikiProject Hungary, there are some comments for your question about Erno Polgar, no those are not credible in the slightest. Having friends and colleagues who know nothing about Wikipedia drop in to insist Notability is not helpful to your cause, especially as they don't even know basic Wikipedia things like how to start a new paragraph.

Please work within the process instead of loudly proclaiming that he needs an article. Trying to sneak past the process is just going to annoy editors, so instead please just write your draft, click Submit so it will actually be in line for review and make any corrections based on feedback from reviewers. MatthewVanitas (talk)

--Györgyné Pruzsinszki (talk) 08:13, 13 December 2014 (UTC) Dear Mathew! We worked hard. Erno Polgár and me. We respectfully ask for your editorial colleagues to publish the article. We wish you a Merry Christmas! Sincerely, - in the name of Erno Polgár - Györgyné PruzsinszkiGyörgyné Pruzsinszki (talk) 08:13, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement

Hi, Matthew. Thank you for your constructive feedback re: the page on protected area downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement (PADDD). I will make the edits you suggest, if possible, and will encourage others to contribute to the page as well. DCpolarbear (talk) 02:50, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Article For Creation (Simon)

Hello MatthewVanitas,

could you review the article that I have updated?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Universal_Everything

Simon373 (talk) 10:13, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Simon373, I'm pretty booked on other things, so you'll have to wait in queue. Though I took a minute to tidy up your formatting slightly. MatthewVanitas (talk) 14:45, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Vaudan

Dear Matthew:

The Super Title to my article, the one that's used at wikipedia to search for the article, is misspelled and I don't know how to get it fixed. The article is about Joseph Vaudan. The super title reads J-O-E-S-P-H Vaudan. Who can correct that?

I'm in contact with the librarian at Gran San Bernardo monastery now. So, more attributions will be added to make the article better!

Slshochat (talk) 02:23, 11 December 2014 (UTC)slshochat[reply]

Slshochat, I fixed the title for you. One comment: do not include links to outside websites in the body of the article (such as to the Order's website, or the wine association). Only wikilinks to other Wikipedia articles are allowed in the main body of the article. MatthewVanitas (talk) 05:11, 11 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Erno Polgar hungarian jewish writer - Edited by Erno Polgar

Dear Mathew, I am Mr. Erno Polgar and I did a new version of the draft, as You can see it. I got in 2007 the highest hungarian Prize: Magyar Koztarsasagi Erdemrend Lovagkereszt (Knight´Cross of Hungary Republic).

What is Your decision now? Can You accept my article?
I edited some reccomandation too.

Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.132.184.37 (talk) 15:10, 11 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Professor Stefan Winter states in his book The Shiite Emirates of Ottoman Syria (MID 17th –MID 18th Century),page 236:

“The abrupt disappearance of the Harfush emirate left the shiite community of baalbek bereft of any anciently – rooted , indigenous social leadership , making it that much more of likely venue for the rise of foreign-inspired ideological mass movements such as communism, Nasirism ext…in Lebanon’s tumultuous 20th century” I kindly advice you to read the above mentioned book, where I’m sure that this book will change all the miss concept of the history of the Ottoman in Baalback and Bekaa Families, bearing in mind that Harfush’s family ruled Baalback and Bekaa for 350 years.

--Mharfouche (talk) 08:22, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar

This barn star is for your contributions to Wikipedia

Mharfouche

Mharfouche (talk) 08:35, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Drifting Sun

Hi Matthew

I have just noticed that my article has been refused. I don't really understand why, this is an article about a genuine music band (mine), presenting original music (mine), which has been written, record, produced, released, and copyright lawfully. I have not stolen any of it, nor have I infringed any copyright laws, and the sources I cited as to genuine and independant reviews and articles etc from magazines etc talking about my music are all verifiable.

Could you then explain on what basis my article has been refused? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DriftingSunWeb (talk • contribs) 21:37, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello DriftingSunWeb, a couple problems, but first and largest: like as explicitly stated on your Talk page, the exact reason your draft was deleted was because it appears to be copied from http://www.driftingsun-music.com/the-story/. That right there is 100% a reason we have to delete something. As far as we're concerned, you're just "some guy" and appear to be ripping off Drifting Sun's presumably-copyrighted website. Now, if you happen to be the author/owner of that site, and want to use those materials, you would have to explicitly donate them, not just by saying "I donate" buy by actually filling out a form at WP:OTRS which proves you're the copyright holder and release those materials under WP:Creative Commons.

That said, don't bother donating the materials, since a proper article is way different than an "About Us!!!" website, so there's no point submitting that writeup anyway. A proper band article is based on third-party sources like news reports, formal reviews, etc. Frankly, we don't care in the slightest what the band puts on its website, since anyone can make up anything for their website. What we do care is the facts as verified by, say, the LA Times, A Brief History of Rock (or some such published book), Spin Magazine, Pitchfork, the BBC, etc. We can only accept facts verified by outside authorities. Your personal knowledge of the band is totally inadmissible, because again a band member could just make up whatever facts.

Further, I'd really suggest not writing about your own band, because as you see it's very hard to write about yourself objectively, and non-objective articles are deleted on sight. Also, to be frank, if your band is famous and significant, why is nobody else writing an article about it? The Rolling Stones didn't write their own article, see what I mean? In any case, you're not 100% banned from writing about your own band, just discouraged, and also experience has shown us reviewers that most musicians are literally incapable of writing an article that is not obviously a promo. But if you want to give a shot at writing an objective article that actually passes scrutiny, see WP:Notability (music) for the ironclad sourcing requirements. I mean, literally, seriously, read that guideline carefully because I can about guarantee you that anyone Declining your draft is doing so based on a close reading/knowledge of that exact guideline. Hope this answers your question! MatthewVanitas (talk) 22:00, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Matthew

Ok, well yes it is my own band, I own all the copyrights to the material I have mentioned in the article, and yes I can prove the ownership of my own material, through copyright references etc. I have also submitted genuine and independant reviews from magazines who have written articles about my albums (refer to the links I have included in my draft). What else can I provide to prove that this is a genuine article and that people are writing about the band? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DriftingSunWeb (talk • contribs) 22:12, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

afc qy

For pages like this wouldn't it be simpler to just delete or list for deletion as a test page? DGG ( talk ) 22:30, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Review of AFC

Greetings Matthew Vanitas, this AFC was created long before but still in Review Waiting mode, kindly review the article soon, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:The_Future_India_Party

Thank you, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Social Informer (talk • contribs) 02:01, 14 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]