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AfC notification: Draft:Rebecca Hawkins has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Rebecca Hawkins. Thanks! Robert McClenon (talk) 22:38, 25 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Robert, Thank you for your comments. This is my first Wikipedia article and I hope you can assist me in resolving them so my article can be published. On the first comment about the picture of Rebecca Hawkins. It Is actually in the public domain as confirmed by the Jackson County Historical Society which sent me scan of this portrait. It is more than 160 years old from a family collection of portraits that a descendent donated to the society who confirmed that there are no restrictions on its use. I did read the lengthy rules and talked to the society to make sure this was acceptable. However, I think I mistakenly uploaded the wrong one from my files. Instead of the one I received from the society, this may be the copy I had sent to the society so they could identify Rebecca Hawkins in their collections. I cannot see much difference in them but it was a copy I found in a publication that used the photo with the society identified as the owner. So I think I selected the wrong one as I was uploading it. It may take me a little because I’m still figuring out how to navigate my way around, but I will figure out how to get the original scan from the society loaded instead as quickly as I can. On the comment about the work being copied from another source. Please let me clarify that the writing is all my own. I have cited my sources but none of it is copied or even paraphrased from the sources. I wrote it all in my own words (It took weeks of consulting multiple sources). This is a project for a history course I am taking toward a master’s in History). I think it appears copied because I did copy it from what I thought was a sandbox where I could submit the draft from. I wrote it all in word and copied into this sandbox and tried to submit it for review from there. I could not get it to work so I created a separate draft and copied all of my work into the new draft and submittted it from there. I believe this may be why it looks like it is not my original work. I was crushed when I originally thought I was going to have to re-type all of my work again and happy when I figured out how to copy it over with all the references and links I had created in the sandbox. I will do it if that is required, but I hope not. Any tips you can give me on how to get my work into a draft page for submission that reflects that it truly is my own work, which it definitely is, more easily I would be extremely grateful. I will figure out to delete the redirect. It’s good to know what was causing this. I was wondering why that was happening and how to fix it! Again thank you for your comments and any advice you can offer that will help me get them resolved. Sue

CSTeller (talk) 10:55, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Rebecca Hawkins (October 26)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted because it included copyrighted content, which is not permitted on Wikipedia.

Wikipedia cannot accept material copied from elsewhere, unless it explicitly and verifiably has been released to the world under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license or into the public domain and is written in an acceptable tone—this includes material that you own the copyright to. You should attribute the content of a draft to outside sources, using citations, but copying and pasting or closely paraphrasing sources is not acceptable. The entire draft should be written using your own words and structure. Note to reviewers: do not leave copyright violations sitting in the page history. Please follow the instructions here.

You are welcome to write an article on the subject, but please do not use copyrighted work.

Draft:Rebecca Hawkins may be deleted at any time unless the copied text is removed. Copyrighted work cannot be allowed to remain on Wikipedia.
If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk or on the reviewer's talk page. or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Robert McClenon (talk) 03:14, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, CSTeller! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Robert McClenon (talk) 03:14, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Rebecca Hawkins has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Rebecca Hawkins. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 15:23, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Rebecca Hawkins has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Rebecca Hawkins. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 16:58, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Rebecca Hawkins (October 26)

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

This submission reads more like an essay than an encyclopedia article. Submissions should summarise information in secondary, reliable sources and not contain opinions or original research. Please write about the topic from a neutral point of view in an encyclopedic manner.

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 Draft:Rebecca Hawkins and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Rebecca Hawkins, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
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Theroadislong (talk) 18:38, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Rebecca Hawkins has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Rebecca Hawkins. Thanks! Robert McClenon (talk) 23:56, 30 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Copy of Comments

This is still much too long. A biography of a nineteenth-century American woman should present a relatively brief outline of her life. It is not necessary to provide a great deal of background information about nineteenth-century America. This reads as if its purpose is to use her life to provide an introduction to life in nineteenth-century America, which is a useful academic approach, but it is not what Wikipedia is for.

I would advise the author to ask for advice at the Teahouse, which will probably be similar to my advice. A somewhat more extreme suggestion would be to ask an experienced editor to trim this down to a biography that is maybe one-third of the length of this draft by taking out all of the background information. Robert McClenon (talk) 23:57, 30 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Rebecca Hawkins (November 3)

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

This submission reads more like an essay than an encyclopedia article. Submissions should summarise information in secondary, reliable sources and not contain opinions or original research. Please write about the topic from a neutral point of view in an encyclopedic manner.

The comment the reviewer left was:

This is an essay, not an encyclopedia article . The length and detail is quite disproportionate to our purposes.

I notice you have not taken advantage of the comments of the previous reviewers. The suggestion of 1/3 the length is the minimum needed-- I would suggest perhaps 1/5.

Do not resubmit unless substantially rewritten

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 Draft:Rebecca Hawkins and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Rebecca Hawkins, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

DGG ( talk ) 06:17, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Rebecca Hawkins has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Rebecca Hawkins. Thanks! Robert McClenon (talk) 15:52, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Rebecca Hawkins has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Rebecca Hawkins. Thanks! Robert McClenon (talk) 03:10, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Rebecca Hawkins (pioneer woman) has been accepted

Rebecca Hawkins (pioneer woman), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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

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

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

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

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Thanks again, and happy editing!

Fiddle Faddle 09:39, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This has lingered too long as a draft, in my view. I have accepted it to allow the community to enjoy editing it. Please be its father rather than its mother! Neither cosset it nor wrap it in warm towels to seek to protect it form harm; instead, let it graze its knees. Fiddle Faddle 10:04, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Rebecca Hawkins (pioneer woman)

Hello, CSTeller,

I was looking over this article and it is confusing because in some places her husband's name is Hawkins and in other places it states it is Williamson. But I don't want to tinker with your article because I don't know which name is correct. Could you review this and ensure that it is consistent? Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:47, 18 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Rebecca Littleton Hawkins

Hello, CSTeller. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Rebecca Littleton Hawkins, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Draft space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for article space.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion under CSD G13. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it. You may request userfication of the content if it meets requirements.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 18:03, 11 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Rebecca Littleton Hawkins

Hello, CSTeller. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Rebecca Littleton Hawkins".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:33, 9 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]