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April 24

06:22:28, 24 April 2018 review of submission by Haquea


Haquea (talk) 06:22, 24 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Can anyone help me or share a link for perfect & quick guideline to submit as expected contents, just i want to learn so that I can start writing...?

Hi Haquea. You have already been given a link to Wikipedia:Your first article. That how-to guide contains many things for a new editor to learn; writing a new article is not a quick endeavor. The most important thing to understand is in the first paragraph of the introduction: this is not a place to promote a business, product, or person. Do not write about yourself, your company, or any other topic with which you have a conflict of interest. --Worldbruce (talk) 13:40, 24 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

11:17:15, 24 April 2018 review of submission by 2600:1700:9250:4650:8878:C498:7091:5B66


I'd really prefer to have the title "Earth Section Paths", like the Navigation journal article. Will my latest edit do that for me, or do I need your help?

2600:1700:9250:4650:8878:C498:7091:5B66 (talk) 11:17, 24 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Done we need the lower case though as it is not a proper name - it's a Wiki style issue. Legacypac (talk) 11:37, 24 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

April 25

01:55:21, 25 April 2018 review of submission by Iacesista


Hello I'm having trouble with getting my Wikipedia article accepted. I've been told to use reliable secondary sources, which I have done so in my last edit. I also checked if primary sources can be used as references. It says there you can as long as there will be no interpretation. Initially, I used a CV which was written by the organization that my subject (in the Wikipedia page) works for. I also used his page on Researchgate, Google scholar and in the University to support some of the information in my draft. I really need to know which one in my reference list is unacceptable, thanks Iacesista (talk) 01:55, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Iacesista. I have commented at length on the draft. --Worldbruce (talk) 04:16, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

19:44:27, 25 April 2018 review of submission by Magdalena Wisniowska


I would like to know which of my references/citations on the draft Tim Bennett page are perceived as problematic. As far as I can see, they are secondary sources, reputable and independent of the artist. Is it a problem that they are in german? Thank you in advance for your help. Magdalena Wisniowska (talk) 19:44, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Accepted by Legacypac.--Worldbruce (talk) 02:49, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

21:22:42, 25 April 2018 review of submission by Tiadeeharrison


I have been working with a group of experts in Bioelectricity to create a Wikipedia page that represents this very important scientific field. This is the first article that I am creating on Wikipedia, so it has been a bit of a process to learn how Wikipedia works and to get the article to a point that we feel happy about sharing it with the community. When I tried to publish the article from "Draft" to "Article" today, I got an error that prevented me from moving the draft to article. It stated "You do not have permission to move this page, for the following reason:

The page could not be moved: a page of that name already exists, or the name you have chosen is not valid.

Please choose another name, or use Requested moves to ask an administrator to help you with the move.

Do not manually move the article by copying and pasting it; the page history must be moved along with the article text."

There currently is not a Bioelectricity Wikipedia page and I am not sure why the name would be invalid. I went ahead and requested a review for help, but it could take several months for this to process. Could you please tell me why I am getting this error and what I might be able to do to correct this? Thank you. Tiadeeharrison (talk) 21:22, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tiadeeharrison. Actually there is a Bioelectricity Wikipedia page, although it may not be obvious to you. It's a redirect, so when you click the link to it you are redirected to a different page titled Bioelectromagnetics. Underneath the title in parentheses and small print you'll see (Redirected from Bioelectricity) If you click that link you'll be taken to the existing Bioelectricity page without redirection.
So what should you do to get the draft moved to article space? If you want the feedback from a review, you just need to wait. If the reviewer accepts the draft they'll take care of moving it. If you want to abandon your request for a review and take your chances in article space with the page as it is, then submit at Wikipedia:Requested moves a request for a technical move. --Worldbruce (talk) 01:28, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

22:33:18, 25 April 2018 review of submission by 23.251.11.180


um, will this pass???> 23.251.11.180 (talk) 22:33, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This, too, shall pass. --Worldbruce (talk) 04:26, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

April 26

08:38:16, 26 April 2018 review of submission by Vnk414

I've added all the references citations to the Article and I am perfectly sure that the article is ready for it's publication and Important Note the Article is not a single percent related to any promotion of the person, Wikipedi is a free encylopedia everyone here are free to express their views. The person in article has achieve a great place in Aviation, so I doesn't think that the Article is promoting him as he doesn't requires any promotion, the Article is created so that the People could easily get information about him as Wikipedia is an easy acces Encyclopedia,Regards Vnk414 Vnk414 (talk) 08:38, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Vnk414 - "the Article is not a single percent related to any promotion of the person". No, more like 100% promotion, with very weak sourcing, mainly comprising interviews with Chui. It's been deleted as advertising before, and I suspect it will be again. KJP1 (talk) 09:13, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

10:26:36, 26 April 2018 review of draft by Lefurmusic


Hi There,

I am needing for some help to submit a draft for review. Could you help me with the process please ? I first tried this page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:AFC_submission/draft) but it looks I am not allowed to use this function.

This is the Draft : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Le_Fur

Best Regards,


Lefurmusic (talk) 10:26, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lefurmusic - I have submitted this on your behalf. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 11:38, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

16:57:32, 26 April 2018 review of submission by Matthew w green


My article which is at Draft:Trackvia was rejected as not notable. However, when looking at similar articles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airtable https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoho_Corporation

The attribution for these article seem similar and of similar relevance.

Also, the editor who reject works for a company (Google) which in many ways is a competitor to Trackvia. This seems a conflict of interest. Should he have not recused himself?

What am I missing.

Thank you for any help

Matthew w green (talk) 16:57, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Matthew w green: Please remember that WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS, and articles should not be compared. Potential COIs aside, I agree with the reviewer. The submission is very short with minimal notability demonstrated. Perhaps expanding the submission with more information and mainstream sources should help. JTP (talk • contribs) 19:21, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

18:16:33, 26 April 2018 review of submission by Riptide360

Draft:Hope Services

Riptide360 (talk) 18:16, 26 April 2018 (UTC) Draft:Hope Services Riptide360 (talk) 18:16, 26 April 2018 (UTC) I've updated the pages with additional citations and added a current news event story (exNFL player rapes Hope Service client) to address user:DGG's lack of notability concern. Can someone look at the page and let me know if this entry now qualifies for inclusion into Wikipedia? If it doesn't can we make it as a stub for me to continue to work on it as there are currently no Wikipedia entries for developmentally disabled organizations in California (something that affects 1 in 7 kids).[reply]

Riptide360 - I haven't reviewed the article, but will do so. However, using the alleged rape of a vulnerable client to seek to boost the Notability of the draft's subject seems very questionable. Surely there are other ways to demonstrate Notability? KJP1 (talk) 18:34, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
KJP1 - Agreed. Thanks for agreeing to review, and if you are able to approve creating the page without mention of the incident I'm all for deleting the reference. I've left the victim's name off the entry, and the only relevancy is that she is a client and using the service to look for meaningful employment. Riptide360 (talk) 19:43, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Riptide360 - I'm not sure you're getting my point. My concerns are: it's an ongoing case and the alleged perpetrator hasn't been convicted of anything, which your statement above overlooks; the need to protect the anonymity of the alleged victim; the potential impact on the reputation of the centre. My point is simply whether your desire to have a Wikipedia article on the subject should outweigh these concerns. That's what I'm asking you to think about. KJP1 (talk) 21:28, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Riptide360 You steered the draft off-track after it was declined. Quality of sources is much more important than quantity. Try to remove or replace references published by the organization, that mention the organization only briefly, or that are routine coverage. I've added two better sources to a "further reading" section. If you don't have access to the one that requires a subscription, WP:RX can help you. A third source, the case study, is less ideal, but may reference better sources. In-depth sources like the 60th anniversary Merc piece should be able to support more content than just two sentences. See WP:NAMEDREFS for how to cite a source more than once. If you want to contrast the draft with a high-quality article about a non-profit, see Seacology. --Worldbruce (talk) 23:12, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Worldbruce Thanks for the further reading section. The article now has 10 cited references - 5 of them from the local San Jose Mercury News. 2 of the references are from the organization itself that I've removed. The current court trial incident has been removed. I'll give it another look through and will be resubmitting it for review. Thanks for the helpful input.Riptide360 (talk) 06:34, 27 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

20:46:51, 26 April 2018 review of submission by Matthew w green

I believe now that I have a misunderstanding of notability. Does it have more to do with citations or with the reviewers outside attempt to discover notability? I am familiar with one company's page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibotta) which was accepted. The 'Trackvia' page references 'similar' sources (i.e. BBC vs. NYT, etc). Perhaps BBC is not considered a reliable source? Not certain. Would someone be willing to point out why that submission has greater notability than my draft? Again, Thanks for the help. Matthew w green (talk) 20:46, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Matthew w green - Matthew, have another look at WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. That essay shows why it's not profitable to try to argue for the acceptance, or retention, of one article by referencing another. Wikipedia's a constant work in progress and there are articles on here that shouldn't be. In time, they'll hopefully be identified and improved or removed. You need to look at the issues relating to your draft and try to address them. KJP1 (talk) 21:39, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

20:57:48, 26 April 2018 review of submission by Kmbrannelly

How do I add our corporate logo our page? How do I reformat the table on my page to be located on the right side our our page? Kmbrannelly (talk) 20:57, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Kmbrannelly - A missing logo is the least of this draft's issues. It's a completely unsourced advertisement and you clearly have an undeclared Conflict of interest. I've reviewed it and tagged it for deletion. Wikipedia isn't a marketing platform. KJP1 (talk) 21:20, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

22:20:26, 26 April 2018 review of submission by Yadesa Bojia

I designed a flag of a continent, why am i considered not worthy? i attached an official press release from African Union, a story that was written about me from University of Washington and Seattle's local newspapers. Yadesa Bojia (talk) 22:20, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yadesa Bojia - Hi, there are a number of issues to think about here.
  • Wikipedia:Autobiography - you're trying to write an article about yourself. This guideline shows why that's not a great idea.
  • Wikipedia:Notability (events) - it's a difficult call to decide if one event, in your case designing the AU flag, equates to Notability. Two reviewers, one being me, decided it didn't but others may take a different view.
  • Wikipedia:Inline citation - either way, you should put the citations inline, so that readers can see what content they are supporting.
Hope this helps. KJP1 (talk) 17:39, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

22:48:49, 26 April 2018 review of submission by Ashleemann

My draft was declined because of notability. All three references would be considered notable. I see similar pages with references that are less likely to be notable, but are published. I would like clarification why this page was declined, while IGEL Technology has references that are blogs and less verifiable.


Thank you. Ashleemann (talk) 22:48, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold pending paid editing disclosure, see User talk:Ashleemann#Declare any connection. --Worldbruce (talk) 23:18, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

April 27

09:00:32, 27 April 2018 review of submission by Sinusidharth2018

Submission declined on 12 February 2018 by Home Lander, since then i have made a plethora of changes and also added some reference also. Its been 22 days my draft is still not reviewed or made successfully published. Please help me to solve this out. Sinusidharth2018 (talk) 09:00, 27 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Sinusidharth2018: You've done everything correctly, but that backlog is at ~8 weeks, so all you need at this time is patience. When it gets reviewed, however, it will probably be declined, as it primarily uses Wikipedia and IMDb as sources, which are not permitted per WP:USERGEN. JTP (talk • contribs) 15:54, 27 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

User:NotTheFakeJTP no need to wait to decline if you looked at it carefully. Legacypac (talk) 05:47, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

16:19:35, 27 April 2018 review of submission by Coolcam6578

While the draft is not completely ready, I question the starting content for this page compaired to another started contribution of mine, Worms 4 (2015 video game) . When creating that page, It had less content than the former draft; I had less experience back then. If creating new pages have changed as to how it gets processed, what makes this one different? Coolcam6578 (talk) 16:19, 27 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Coolcam6578 - video games aren't my speciality but the draft appears to have no sources. Without any sources, I'm not sure how one would make a claim for Notability? KJP1 (talk) 17:33, 27 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Coolcam6578 - The game may well be notable, but you need to make the case for this.Try searching google (Or otherwise for news reports on the game); I've added one to the draft for reference. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 15:26, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 19:55:44, 27 April 2018 for assistance on AfC submission by JW-e, solutions


I would like someone to review my recent submission of "Stephie James", as this is my first time.

Once minor question in particular--I'm trying to create a Bulleted List, so I type an Asterisk (*), and the Asterisk appears rather than the Bullet like it did before. What did I do wrong this time?


JW-e, solutions (talk) 19:55, 27 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

20:33:49, 27 April 2018 review of submission by Krolg

Hello, I have created pages for two Czech producers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Martin_H%C5%AFlovec https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Ond%C5%99ej_Ber%C3%A1nek 

but they were rejected because IMDB is "not a reliable source" may I ask what would be a reliable source for Czech filmmakers? There won't be any articles about them in Variety or such magazines because they do not work in Hollywood. I would basically just like to create and English language version of their Czech Wikipedia pages, is that not possible?

Thank you.

Krolg (talk) 20:33, 27 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Krolg. Unfortunately, the Czech Wikipedia pages are poorly sourced, so simply creating English versions of them is not an option. Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Resources doesn't suggest any sources specifically for Czech cinema, but the sources on that list may have some relevant coverage nevertheless. No doubt there are reliable Czech-language sources focused on national cinema, WikiProject Film may be able to direct you. Searching a good research university library for books about Czech cinema would also be worthwhile. --Worldbruce (talk) 05:02, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

April 28

06:51:29, 28 April 2018 review of submission by Vnk414


I've added all the references citations to the Article and I am perfectly sure that the article is ready for it's publication and Important Note the Article is not a single percent related to any promotion of the person, Wikipedi is a free encylopedia everyone here are free to express their views. The person in article has achieve a great place in Aviation, so I doesn't think that the Article is promoting him as he doesn't requires any promotion, the Article is created so that the People could easily get information about him as Wikipedia is an easy acces Encyclopedia,Regards Vnk414 (talk) 06:51, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at the draft. KJP1 (talk) 08:02, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

07:38:58, 28 April 2018 review of submission by 180.190.103.146

180.190.103.146 (talk) 07:38, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure about the question, but as the reviewer pointed out we already have an article on this topic, here Maccabees. KJP1 (talk) 17:24, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

07:42:04, 28 April 2018 review of submission by 180.190.103.146

can you please give me a photo gallery for the quran 180.190.103.146 (talk) 07:42, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Commons has a wide selection of images here [1]. KJP1 (talk) 17:22, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

14:45:45, 28 April 2018 review of submission by 2405:204:638D:F867:B546:A86C:F169:8845

2405:204:638D:F867:B546:A86C:F169:8845 (talk) 14:45, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You haven't asked a question and don't appear to have created a draft. How may we help? KJP1 (talk) 15:12, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

18:07:25, 28 April 2018 review of submission by Darlene.d79


Hello. For some reason the "Implications" section on my Jennings v. Rodriguez article and I can't find anything that explains why. Could you tell me how that happened? Darlene.d79 (talk) 18:07, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Darlene.d79. This page is for questions about the Articles for creation process. After a draft has been accepted and published to article space it is no longer in our scope. If you have questions about changes made to the article after you last edited it, examine the page history to understand who changed what when, and why. You may discuss changes with specific editors on their talk pages, or more generally on Talk:Jennings v. Rodriguez. Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Supreme Court cases and Wikipedia:WikiProject Law may be other good sources of information. --Worldbruce (talk) 19:56, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

April 29

20:50:49, 29 April 2018 review of submission by 82.35.137.51


82.35.137.51 (talk) 20:50, 29 April 2018 (UTC){{SAFESUBST:Void|[reply]


hoe do you create an article"?

The how-to guide Wikipedia:Your first article describes how to create an article. Creating one is easier if you first gain experience by improving existing articles. Wikipedia:Community portal lists ways to help. --Worldbruce (talk) 22:05, 29 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

April 30

15:09:08, 30 April 2018 review of submission by Kajalawna


I have written this article about Ram Awana. It was reviewed and accepted on 29th April 2018. On the same day, it was displayed in google search results of "Ram Awana". But today that is after 24hrs it's not showing anywhere on google search. What can I do to make it appear on the very first page of google search result.

Kajalawna (talk) 15:09, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Kajalawna - a quick google search for me brought him up as the third entry (behind the normal image search, and his iMDB page). Looks like the page is indexed correctly Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 15:22, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Lee Vilenski, Thanks for your quick reply. I am still not able to see his article in the search results. How can I check indexing of this page? [[User:|Kajalawna]]
Kajalawna - That isn't really a question for us. We generally deal with articles that are in draftspace. However, from my little knowlegde of google, and the New page patrol process (as I am a member), as the article has been reviewed, it will be indexed by google, but it can take different lengths of time for various reasons. As this was yesterday, I'd suggest that it may take a couple days for it to be indexed intirely. Your article has been patrolled, so there is nothing more to do Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 15:40, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Lee Vilenski thank you again for this information. Kajalawna (talk)

20:27:36, 30 April 2018 review of submission by Candacemcg

Hello - I would like to know if someone could review my draft article Candacemcg (talk) 20:27, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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