User talk:Lofbm

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Feel free to drop a note on my talk page if you have any problems. I wish you all the best on your wiki voyages! Zefr (talk) 22:03, 9 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

July 2019

Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to Added sugar, did not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Please use only WP:MEDRS reviews to address human diseases. The source you used is a study, not a review. Also, a CDC bio is not an acceptable source. Zefr (talk) 22:05, 9 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

July 2019

Hi Zefr Thank you for the note and revision of my edits. I am new to Wikipedia so any constructive criticism is helpful in my learning to become a better editor. I want to address the JAMA link I used as a reference (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1819573). I would like to first acknowledge that I am completely independent and have no affiliation with this journal or study. The NIH has reviewed this study and I am hoping to go back and edit using this page as my reference (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24493081). I hope to contribute to more medical-related pages and provide beneficial and factual information for the public's knowledge. Thank you.

Hello Lofbm. I commend your intent to contribute and to support revisions with strong references. 1) The JAMA study is just a trend analysis, and is not an encyclopedic source. It might be fine for a journal review article or textbook, but it does not meet the source quality described in WP:MEDREV. Play the video above, and you should read all of WP:MEDRS if you're going to edit medical, nutrition, and human disease content. 2) the PubMed citation you give, PMID 24493081, is not NIH "reviewed". PubMed is just a listing service, and the quality of references listed is not assessed in any way. Here are the FAQs. Good luck! --Zefr (talk) 21:28, 11 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Lapablo (talk) 22:16, 30 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative (October 10)

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

To show the subject is notable, you need at least two reliable sources that are independent of the subject. The Politico article counts, but the second doesn't discuss this initiative I don't think, and the third is not independent of the initiative.

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:National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Cerebellum (talk) 20:35, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Lofbm! 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! Cerebellum (talk) 20:35, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative concern

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative, 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.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion. 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.

If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available at WP:REFUND/G13.

Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 01:24, 11 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative

Hello, Lofbm. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative".

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.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! UnitedStatesian (talk) 20:50, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]