User talk:Thulkey

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Happy editing! davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 🎄 22:28, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I moved your "user" page and your "user talk" page

I moved your user page, User:Thulkey, to User:Thulkey/Starz University. Your user page is meant to tell other editors about your activities on Wikipedia. You can leave it blank if you choose. It is not for draft articles. Draft articles should be created as "user sub-pages" or as pages whose name starts with Draft:. For more information on user pages and user sub-pages, read Wikipedia:User pages. Since you were using your "user talk" page - that's this page you are reading right now - as a "talk" page for the draft article, I moved it as well. You can find it at User talk:Thulkey/Starz University. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 🎄 22:29, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You now have 3 drafts of "Starz University"

There are 3 pages which appear to be drafts of this school.

Consider placing {{db-author}} at the top of two of them. This will alert an administrator to delete them, leaving them with only the one you want.

The three pages are:

Draft:Starz University (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs), created 21:54, 29 December 2020
User:Thulkey/sandbox (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs), created 18:01, 29 December 2020
User:Thulkey/Starz University (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) (previously located at "User:Thulkey", see above), created at 19:36, 29 December 2020

davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 🎄 22:33, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Some reading material that might help you

Writing an acceptable article for Wikipedia is not easy.

First, you have to find a "notable" topic. Most universities qualify, but some "trade school"- or "for-profit" ones as well as some very small ones might not.

Before spending more time on drafting an article about Starz University, I recommend you read WP:Your first article as well as WP:Notability and WP:Notability (companies and organizations).

If you DO come to the conclusion that this school is "notable" as Wikipedia uses the term, please read WP:Neutral point of view, WP:Independent sources, WP:Reliable sources, and WP:Citing sources. I also recommend at least skimming the policies and guidelines listed in WP:Policies and guidelines.

Finally, give WP:Conflict of interest and WP:Paid-contribution disclosure at least a quick read-through. If you have any affiliation with that university at all, or if you have or expect to receive any tangible benefit from writing this draft, read both documents carefully. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 🎄 22:41, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia respects copyrights

I noticed that some of your sandbox is copied nearly verbatim from the school's web site.

Wikipedia respects copyrights.

I recommend you "start fresh" with a new user sub-page, you can call it User:Thulkey/sandbox2 if you like. Once you have finished writing a draft in your own words, put the following at the top of User:Thulkey/sandbox:

An administrator will come along and delete it.

For more information on copyright rules, read WP:Copyright and WP:Close paraphrasing.

If you haven't read the other policies and guidelines listed at WP:Policies and guidelines, I recommend reading them as well, particularly those that deal with "content" and with legal issues. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 🎄 03:00, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox2 (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 Theroadislong 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.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Just advertising

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 User:Thulkey/sandbox2 and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to User:Thulkey/sandbox2, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Theroadislong (talk) 13:51, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Thulkey! 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! Theroadislong (talk) 13:51, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]