User talk:Marisaadams

Your submission at Articles for creation: Lumos Learning (December 19)

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

This submission's references do not adequately evidence the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage about the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject—see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time.

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.

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SwisterTwister talk 04:32, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Lumos Learning (December 30)

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

This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.

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.

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MatthewVanitas (talk) 17:28, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Marisaadams, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about 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! MatthewVanitas (talk) 17:28, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Lumos Learning (January 2)

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

This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.

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:Lumos Learning and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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RadioFan (talk) 03:34, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Marisaadams. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Draft:Lumos Learning, you may have a conflict of interest. People with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, see the conflict of interest guideline and frequently asked questions for organizations. In particular, please:

avoid editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, its competitors, or projects and products you or they are involved with;
instead, propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{request edit}} template);
avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use require disclosure of your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing, and autobiographies. Thank you. RadioFan (talk) 04:07, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @RadioFan:, Thank you for your feedback. I do believe I have followed the conflict of interest guidelines very carefully. I have not linked to anything created by the company within the article. And while I have included this specific company in two other places, I have also linked to other companies in places that were appropriate. My last addition to Wikipedia did not even include company names of any kind. I know the education world; that is my background. So, I have focused on adding content from that realm. I have not received any sort of payment from Lumos Learning in many months. As I was exploring education companies on Wikipedia, I realized Lumos was missing and decided the add. The article is completely neutral, and again, is based on the format of several other competing companies articles that currently exist on Wikipedia. Please advise.

The article you've submitted doesn't read like an encyclopedic article written from a neutral point of view, it feels like a promotion for the company and it's products. This can be extremely difficult to shake for an editor with COI. I'd recommend you not edit this article and leave for another editor.--RadioFan (talk) 05:41, 3 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @RadioFan:, How do you recommend another editor edit this article? It's not live for another to see.

See Wikipedia:Requested articles, if another editor agrees with you that this is a notable topic that should have an article, they will pick up the request and work on it.--RadioFan (talk) 15:33, 4 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Lumos Learning has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Lumos Learning. Thanks! SwisterTwister talk 07:18, 25 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]