User talk:RebeccaHS
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- Hello RebeccaHS, I have moved your draft to WT:Articles for creation/Peter York Solmssen, the preferred location for drafts. As TheDruId said via IRC, the sources will likley need more work. Some copyediting also couldn't hurt; I added a missing word and fixed some minor issues, but I may well have missed others. Huon (talk) 20:57, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
Reply to your email[edit]
Hi RebeccaHS
I am replying to your email asking for help. I prefer to keep all communications in the open on talk pages, unless there is some need for privacy. At first glance, the draft article looks pretty good. Who told you that Peter York Solmssen is not notable? It would help me to understand the history leading up to this point. When you reply, be sure to indent your reply by typing : in front on each paragraph and sign your post by typing four tildes at the end (~~~~). - MrX 19:35, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
- instant help queue Huon said that" <+Huon> Becky_, if they mention him only in passing they don't really help establish that Solmssen is notable."
- Peter Solmssen has a German Wiki page and I pointed that out, and I was told the requirements are stricter for English wiki. Peter Solmssen is a very influential man right now, so there has not been much written about him except in newspapers, (New York Times, Wall Street journal), and in a lot of articles he is mentioned, but not the main focus. Huon said that the article would probably be deleted and once deleted it is harder to recreate.
- I also need to add a photo I have permission in pdf. form Sincerely, RebeccaRebeccaHS (talk) 19:47, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
- Huon is correct about how we determine notability. Trivial mentions can be used, but do not carry weight when determining if a subject is notable. If Peter Solmssen is a very influential man, then it should be possible to find at least a few good sources. Here are a couple of potential source that I found that may help: [1] [2] and these ones from de.wiki [3] [4]. Those alone are sufficient to establish notability. Any additional SECONDARY sources that you can find will be a bonus.
- Concerning the photo: The photographer will have to agree to license the photo freely to anyone, for any reason, under a Creative Commons license. They will have to send their permission via email to an ORTS volunteer (see WP:DCP and WP:DONATEIMAGE - read these carefully). The upload wizard will guide you by asking questions. You can upload the photo and then send a request to an ORTS volunteer with the permission from the photographer. Here is an overview: Help:Introduction to uploading images. It's a very bureaucratic process, but that is because we do not want to run afoul of copyright laws.- MrX 15:47, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
Your submission at Articles for creation: Peter York Solmssen (November 1)[edit]
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Peter York Solmssen (November 10)[edit]
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Your submission at AfC Peter York Solmssen was accepted[edit]
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Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 06:45, 23 November 2013 (UTC)