User talk:Dovetail83

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September 2021

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, your addition of one or more external links to the page Homer Jacobson has been reverted.
Your edit here to Homer Jacobson was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove links which are discouraged per our external links guideline. The external link(s) you added or changed (https://www.science.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/science.113.2933.292, https://www.science.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/science.112.2901.143) is/are on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia.
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Not sure how to update the bio information on the wiki page for my late father

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I tried to add the birth and death dates for Homer Jacobson (my father) who was a professor of Chemistry, but who died in 2014. The page is full of broken links and misinformation, yet the two times I tried to repair it, the changes were rolled back. I went and got the Certificate of Death so I could cite my source, and went and found links to the scientific articles already mentioned in the page, but the bot thought it was better to roll back to dead links. Can someone help me understand what I need to do so the page does not say he is still alive and show broken links to the articles? Dovetail83 (talk) 01:03, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Use a {{request edit}} template on the talk page of your father's article, explain your connection (conflict of interest), and explain the corrections you wish to make. Ideally, you should have references so that an independent editor can make the changes based on what published sources say rather than just your assertion. — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:35, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Tony Cuffe (May 23)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by The Most Comfortable Chair 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 music-related topics). 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.

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— The Most Comfortable Chair 17:24, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Dovetail83! Having an article draft 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! — The Most Comfortable Chair 17:24, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Tony Cuffe

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 08:36, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Tony Cuffe

Hello, Dovetail83. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "Tony Cuffe".

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! Hey man im josh (talk) 17:36, 23 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Tony Cuffe

Hello, Dovetail83. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Tony Cuffe".

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!} 17:45, 23 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]