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May 5

05:04:04, 5 May 2017 review of submission by Zeeshantariq01

Zeeshantariq01 (talk · contribs)

I am trying to publish my first article. But, I fail to include prominent independent reference. I need assistance in finding these references. Any help will be appreciated.Zeeshantariq01 (talk) 05:04, 5 May 2017 (UTC) Zeeshantariq01 (talk) 05:04, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Reply - I would recommend reviewing the following link - Wikipedia:Reliable sources - to help you determine what sources are seen as helpful in establishing notability. Good places to seek such sources can include your local library, university library servers, or web searches restricted to bringing up newspapers, books, or scholarly publications. Isingness (talk) 14:25, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Hello, Zeeshan. Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. Writing an article can be the most difficult of all tasks here on Wikipedia. And it seems that you made your task even more difficult by deciding to write an article without first assembling the sources. I regret that I am not particularly knowledgeable about the Pakistani textile industry, and so won't be able to help you locate sources. You might try asking the good folks over at our WikiProject on Pakistan. The Talk page for that project is at Wikipedia talk:Notice board for Pakistan-related topics. I hope this response has been helpful. NewYorkActuary (talk) 14:34, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

13:16:32, 5 May 2017 review of submission by Sowhatt65

Sowhatt65 (talk · contribs)
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Sowhatt65 (talk) 13:16, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Sirs,

I have been creating a new article for weeks. Noone approved it as it seems it doesn't meet notability guidelines. I think that I added enough references and I see that similar articles of players that I could show to you have been approved. Please let me know how I can complete my work. Thanks in advance.

Hello, So. Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. Right now, there are about 300 submissions in the queue ahead of yours, so I think it will be at least another week until a reviewer looks at it. In the meantime, I noticed that several of your references are in the form of "bare URLs". When you give references in that format, you are telling readers (including reviewers) that, if they want to learn essential bibliographic detail such as who wrote an article or when/where it was published, they must leave Wikipedia and find out for themselves. An easy way to provide this essential detail is by using the {{cite web}} template. Also, see WP:CITE for the need to provide essential bibliographic detail. If you have any questions on how to use the citation template, fee free to ask. NewYorkActuary (talk) 13:48, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]