User talk:Gradtamu

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Speedy deletion nomination of Koroli

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A tag has been placed on Koroli, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Sandbox and Koroli

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I edited the article and have republished it according to admin's instructions to remove promotional sounding phrases. Admins were Peridon and Allan. How do I ensure that any new admin who sees the page knows that this has gone through a deletion and subsequent suggested edits by admins to be published again?

Drafts have less aggressive deletion criteria. Start one in your space (like you did with sandbox) or, preferably, using the article creation wizard. Gryllida (talk) 20:05, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, it would be helpful, Gradtamu if you would please link to the article in the future. Are you talking about Koroli? The article still needs some improvement. I've removed promotional sounding words like "good network", "famous cities" and "easily accessible". It's unclear what your question is. The article Koroli is a live article, not a draft, so it is, in effect, published, although it is still problematic. Frankly, I don't see what makes the subject, a planned "hill station" notable. It's also not clear what a "hill station" is. Is it like a tract housing community? There are also problems with the references, for example a press release on Blogspot, and a real estate article whose sole purpose seems to be to parrot the promotional claims made by the development company. "From a strategic point of view, Green Courts Koroli is also an investment worth making." If you want to ask the other editors questions about your article, you can go to their respective talk pages. User talk:Alanl and User talk:Peridon -- Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:17, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Is there a way provide references to newspaper articles? I have some newspaper clippings that can be used as a reference. Those papers do not have a digital edition unfortunately. Secondly, some of those are in our local languages, so would that be a problem while referring? Please help with both questions and let me know whats the best way to provide newspaper clippings for reference. for example, Can I upload scanned pictures to images and refer to those maybe?

You can use the {{cite news}} template. Click on the link, and it'll show you how to indicate that it's in a different language. Make sure you give enough information so others can look it up in a library. --I dream of horses If you reply here, please leave me a {{Talkback}} message on my talk page. @ 20:07, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

e/c

Yes, you can cite newspapers. When you edit the article, look at the top of the edit window. You'll notice a number of utility buttons: Bold, Italic, Signature, Link, Image, etc. At the right side is a pull-down for Cite. Change "Templates" to "cite news" and fill in the blanks. Use the "Show/hide fields" feature to expand your options. You are not required to use English-only articles. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:10, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promotional language

Hi Gradtamu, while editing the article Koroli, I noticed that you added this phrase: "The Dugarwadi Waterfalls are also located near Koroli which is a great place to visit during monsoons offering both green and clear scenic beauty at the same time." Phrases like "great place to visit" and "green and clear scenic beauty" are inherently promotional. We don't put opinions or subjective phrasing in articles. Please stop adding this type of content. If you want to say that tourism increases during the monsoon season (and can source that) you can include that type of information. But you cannot present as fact conclusions that you are making about what other people think and feel. Thank you, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:04, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Cyphoidbomb, I apologize for the error. It was unintentional since I had a source which by mistake, was not copied to the article. I am still learning, so please excuse my errors. I have updated the source now. You may verify if needed. Gradtamu (talk) 09:52, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Koroli for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Koroli is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Koroli until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 02:38, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]