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September 11[edit]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Saddlepoint approximation[edit]

Hello! I got a rejection and this comment: "The article is also written in the first person and directly addresses the reader - this is not allowed." I really dont understand what is wrong, and what I should do to correct this.' Kjetil B Halvorsen 07:46, 11 September 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kjetil1001 (talk • contribs)

I assume the reviewer means the problem with the article is text written in the first-person narrative, which basically means using "we" and "us", whereas an encyclopedia uses the third-person narrative. So instead of "Now let us retrace our steps, but using formulas", you might write "The approximation can be represented using formulas". By using third person, it helps the article come across more like a formal textbook, as opposed to a lecture or presentation.

Additionally, your first paragraph says "It is a method which is often said to be remarkably effective (even unreasonably effective)". Who specifically said it was effective, and why? Have a look at Taylor series for some idea of how a mathematics article should be presented - it has the equations, but equally it gives a little bit about its history, from ancient Greek philosophy to Brook Taylor's work in the 17th century. That helps explain its notability. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 13:36, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Flyte[edit]

Hi,

I'm trying to create an article for Flyte, I work for their management company. A blog has used the biography we have made up for them so when creating this wikie page it states that we may be infringing on copyright.

Can you please advise?

Best, Erin

Stellar Director (talk) 10:49, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Stellar Director: All of the editors on Wikipedia must edit as individuals, not as representatives of any company. All text written becomes freely licensed and can be used, changed or republished. Because of that, for copyright reasons articles can't contain text that was written for use by a company or organization, whether or not it was published on line. Such text is usually not suitable anyway, because it has been written for promotional purposes, as is the case with your article. It will have to be totally rewritten without the hype. Also, the article contains no references to independent sources such as news reports, magazine articles, reviews, etc., to show that the group is well known and has been covered extensively in the media. Please do this right away, because copyright material and promotional material can't be allowed to remain in Wikipedia. Thanks. —Anne Delong (talk) 11:35, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Cuenca Cigars[edit]

Done I am trying to use Cuenca Cigars Logo. This is a registered to us here: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4809:ev1oit.2.2

The logo was deleted at some point. I don't really understand how wikipedia works but I want to be able to sue my logo in my article.

Let me know what should i do.

Regards

Ana Cuenca Cuenca Cigars — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mcuenca2410 (talk • contribs) 17:13, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A logo can only be uploaded after an article is published. After the article is published, you can upload one small (display-size, not a huge magnified one) image of the logo using the "Upload File" option at the far left menu of your screen. The program will then list your options, and you will pick that you are uploading a copyright logo, to be used only on the specific Cuenca Cigars article, and only for the purpose of identifying the company. That way (unlike most materials on Wikipedia) you are not releasing any further copyright of your protected logo. This very, very limited use of copyright logos is allowed under the principle of WP:Fair use. But again, this can only be done to illustrate articles, so it can't be done until a draft is published. MatthewVanitas (talk) 20:36, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia talk: Articles for creation/Michael Shuisky[edit]

Hi, would you please help me to create Stage photo gallery. Wikipedia talk: Articles for creation/Michael ShuiskyШуйская (talk) 21:43, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:Gallery and Help:Gallery tag on how to create an image gallery. That said, the draft's main problem is not the lack of a gallery (in fact the draft is already rather image-heavy) but the sources. That actually seems to have gotten worse: Why did you remove all the newspaper articles instead of summarizing in your own words what they have to say about Shuisky? Huon (talk) 16:33, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thank you for your quick answer. I removed all the newspaper articles because of this comments:
Symbol opinion vote.svg Comment: This is an interesting and informative article. However, the large section of quotations from newspapers at the end is not appropriate, and should be replaced with simple statements about in which papers the reviews appeared, and citations to the articles. Information from these reviews can also be used to create citations in the rest of the article. —Anne Delong (talk) 21:32, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

I used citations by Deutfch and Russian languages with English translations, but SarahStierch does not like Russian languages:
Symbol opinion vote.svg Comment: There is too much Russian in this! This is English Wikipedia, so please write in English. If you aren't comfortable enough for that, please submit it to Russian Wikipedia. Thank you! SarahStierch (talk) 06:08, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
After that I create some of previous citations ( only by English, not Deutfch and Russian ) in the rest of article with simple statements about in which papers the reviews appeared (without references.)
I going to create gallery with posters and press cuttings as well as pictures. Is it OK?
Шуйская (talk) 08:26, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]