User talk:Craig.francis

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Staple Hill railway station[edit]

Re this edit - you're quite right in that the coordinates were wrong; and I believe that your corrected values are right. Also, I've fixed the grid ref based on a 1967 map of the area, which shows the station as a white circle (ie a closed station). However, your fix, whilst correct, has an error in the edit summary: "the station is at the East end of the tunnel" should have read "the station is at the West end of the tunnel". I know of no way to fix this. --Redrose64 (talk) 21:17, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are correct, but can't find a way to change the comment... thanks for checking and updating the grid ref. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Craig.francis (talk • contribs) 17:57, 7 September 2010

No problem... once you've clicked on "Save page", the edit summary is pretty much permanent. It can be amended, but not by you or I: it's a process restricted to administrators, who may only amend edit summaries in exceptional circumstances, see Wikipedia:Revision deletion. They certainly wouldn't do it for a simple west/east mixup. --Redrose64 (talk) 18:49, 7 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

At the time that I wrote the above, I wasn't an administrator. Nowadays, I am: and I now know that admins cannot amend an edit summary. All that can be done is to erase it completely - or if it has been erased, they can restore it again to exactly what it had been before erasure. No modification is possible. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 19:01, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Mhairi Threlfall (November 9)[edit]

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's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

non-notable until she wins the election

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DGG ( talk ) 20:58, 9 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Craig.francis! 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! DGG ( talk ) 20:58, 9 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Mhairi Threlfall (November 9)[edit]

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

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

She has not been elected yet, so she is not notable enough in her politician capacity, as DGG has noted in his decline. She needs to be elected or shown to be notable in another way. The changes made since the last decline has not shown notability, either in politics or any other topic.

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:Mhairi Threlfall 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:Mhairi Threlfall, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{db-self}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
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Dreamy Jazz 🎷 ^{talk to me | my contributions} 22:00, 9 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Mhairi Threlfall has a new comment[edit]

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Mhairi Threlfall. Thanks! DGG ( talk ) 08:42, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Draft:Mhairi Threlfall concern[edit]

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Mhairi Threlfall, a page you created, has not been edited in 5 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

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Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 01:32, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Mhairi Threlfall[edit]

Hello, Craig.francis. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Mhairi Threlfall".

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 nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! UnitedStatesian (talk) 14:44, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]