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May 17

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I was reviewing your response and was wondering exactly how do I prove the content in the article, and avoid copyright infringement upon a book. I was planning on building this article over time as I won't be able to do it all at once because of time constraints. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Superhero97 (talk • contribs) 19:49, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Superhero97. Essentially, you write the article in your own words and cite your sources. The most common and "technologically advanced" way to cite your sources is to use footnotes, those little numbers:.^[1]

The unoffical two-step guide to footnotes:

Right after some information that comes from a specific source, add the code <ref>[Source information here]</ref> The source information should include title, author, date, publisher, and so on. If you want, you can use citation templates in the source information to make a consistent format automatically.
```
Some information you got from a book.<ref>[A book]</ref> Something you got from another book.<ref>[Another book]</ref>
```
At the end of the article, add the code {{reflist}} in a new section called "References":
```
== References ==
{{reflist}}
```

Reply if you have any more questions. Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 20:06, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Your submission name here

I'm afraid I'm a bit confused. I submitted an article:Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Joan Walsh Anglund At the top of the page is the statement, "Article not currently submitted for review." At the bottom of the page it states, "Review waiting." Have I actually submitted my article, or is it sitting in limbo? Please let me know so that I can submit it correctly. Thank you so very much. Tony Davies (jwafan)Jwafan (talk) 20:00, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Jwafan. Don't worry, it is submitted. To avoid any further confusion, I've removed the "not currently submitted" notice and moved the "review waiting" notice to the top.

While you're waiting, you can continue improving the article. You should definitely cite more sources to show notability; otherwise it is likely to be declined. Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 20:06, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Your submission name here Catherine Burks-Brooks

I need to know why my submission was declined please i need this for a school assignment Eatienza1 Eatienza1 (talk) 21:42, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note, submission is at User:Eatienza1/sandbox.

Articles for Creation submissions can take a very long time to get reviewed, for example a month. There is also no guarantee of the article being accepted when it is reviewed. So this is not an ideal task for a school assignment. You may wish to give whoever is marking the assignment the direct internet link (some neophytes call it a "shortcut") to the work you have done, which is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Eatienza1/sandbox

In the meantime you could read WP:CHEATSHEET and WP:REFB for how to improve the layout of your submission. It would also benefit from additional reliable sources to help demonstrate the notability of the person. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 23:44, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Communication Challenges with Agile distributed Virtual teams

What does it mean when an article is rejected because "it reads more like an essay than a Wikipedia article?" What corrections do I need to make to it to make it better? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Precious745 (talk • contribs) 22:27, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia articles should be a balanced synthesis of what authoritative sources have said about the subject. If your article contains your own opinion, or opinions/arguments that haven't been widely expressed elsewhere, it is likely to be rejected as 'essay-like'. Because I can't find the draft you refer to, I can't really comment specifically than that. Hope that helps! Sionk (talk) 10:32, 20 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]