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14:52:28, 11 October 2017 review of submission by Ayirp Sharma

Hi, I am wondering why my submitted article has been rejected. It is possible for you to guide me what are the concerns.

Sincerely,

Ayirp Sharma

Hi Ayirp Sharma. I have returned User:Ayirp Sharma/sandbox to the pool of drafts to be reviewed, because the reason given for declining it was incorrect. There are, however, many problems with the draft which, if not corrected, will cause it to be declined.

The method of referencing is incorrect. I have redone the first inline citation as an example. Redo the others. If the source is available online, give the complete url for it rather than just a partial path like "publications.gov.sk.ca › ... › Executive Council › News Releases › 2005 News Releases 4" or a file name like "Aspen Ridge Area, Saskatoon, Canada.pdf".

Large sections of the draft cite no sources, which leaves the reader/reviewer wondering where that information came from and whether it is correct. If it came from personal knowledge, such as from being his daughter, be sure to comply with Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines. Wikipedia may only include information from published, reliable sources.

The Saskatchewan Order of Merit is a significant honor, but the others listed are much less so. The Royal Society of the Arts, for example, has 28,000 Fellows, and seems to admit almost anyone willing to pay the monthly dues. Move insignificant honors out of the lead, and consider omitting them from the article entirely. --Worldbruce (talk) 15:56, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

10:23:30, 12 October 2017 review of submission by Truesix123

Truesix123 (talk · contribs)
- Draft:DeskTime (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hello, How can I add a logo for this software?

Truesix123 (talk) 10:23, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Truesix123. Any logo is likely copyrighted. A logo can often be included in an article under the fair use provision of copyright law, but that provision does not apply to drafts. So for now, don't add a logo. If and when the draft is accepted and published, then revisit the matter. Adding an image is a two step process: first upload it, then use it in on a page.

Go to Commons:First steps and carefully step through the tutorial. When you get to "First steps/Uploading files", don't dive in too hastily. First follow the link on that page to learn about the different licensing options. Other useful advance reading includes Wikipedia:File names and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images, which will prepare you to answer important questions the upload wizard will ask you. If after that you have any questions or doubts, there is a dedicated help desk for image uploading.

Once you've uploaded an image, the picture tutorial can guide you through how to use it on a page. --Worldbruce (talk) 13:57, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

15:40:53, 12 October 2017 review of submission by Vespro Latuna

Vespro Latuna (talk · contribs)
- Draft:Marco Antonio Attisani (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

I tried to create an article about the founder of italian-spanish startup Watly, using material I found on the web, but the draft has been rejected by Dr Strauss, who's currently on vacation. Perhaps someone else can help me finishing the article and make it fits better with wiki policies? Thank you very much

@Vespro Latuna: Hello, Vespro. Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. Our apologies for the great delay in response. Right now, there are about 1,000 submissions in the queue ahead of yours, so I expect that it will be another month before a reviewer gets a chance to look at it. A quick look at your draft shows little change since it was declined back in June for being overly promotional. I see that you did seek clarification from the reviewer who made that decision and it is unfortunate that the reviewer has refused to provide it. My quick look didn't show me an overly promotional tone, but I might have been distracted by the poor spelling/grammar and the failure to provide complete bibliographic detail in your footnotes (even when you use the {{cite web}} template, you often don't bother adding most of the parameters). Later today, I'll head back to the draft and re-format one or two of your footnotes to show more of the essential bibliographic information. Other than that, I can only suggest that you take a look at some of our better-quality articles on entrepreneurs, such as Satoru Iwata, Walt Disney, or Eli Lilly. Doing so might give you some ideas on how to better conform your writing style to the style used in those articles. I hope this response has been helpful. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. NewYorkActuary (talk) 18:46, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

19:51:47, 12 October 2017 review of submission by Shrutispm.ak

Shrutispm.ak (talk · contribs)

Hello, thank you for reviewing the article named Dr. Addanki Ranjeeth Ophir. He is a noted preacher, reformer, author, songwriter, singer in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh states of India. His books were published by Tate Publishing and Enterprises LLC. Would you tell me if a news channel telecast the news of the topic is a valid reference for the topic's notability? A debate was held on the book 'Haindava Kraisthavam' between the author, Addanki Ranjeeth Ophir and Hindu Dharmachaarya Prathistan was telecast live for 7 hours on TV5 news channel. Please check the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKbIARoP92o Waradhi is a Telugu daily newspaper which has published various news about the author, reformer, and social activist. http://waradhi.net/. Please check the following links https://www.amazon.in/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_6?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=apostle+ophir+addanki&sprefix=ophir+%2Caps%2C394&crid=16C29NCAF1ISP; http://rkpi.org/ ; Shrutispm.ak (talk) 19:51, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Shrutispm.ak: Hello, Shrutispm. Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. Our apologies for the great delay in response. A biography that is sourced only to the subject's web site is never going to be accepted for publication here on Wikipedia. As with all other biographies, this one will need to demonstrate that the subject has received in-depth discussion from reliable, authoritative sources. As for your specific questions, a seven-hour telecast of a debate is certainly something of interest but, in itself, does not confer encyclopedic notability on the author (if anything, it might serve as evidence of the book's notability, but not the author's). As for the other links you asked us to check, it didn't help your case to send us to the website of a suspended account. And the main landing page of the Waradhi newspaper doesn't tell us anything about the subject of the draft (you'll need to be a lot more specific about where on that site we should be looking). In all, I think you've got a lot more work to do in showing that the subject has satisfied the notability guidelines set forth in WP:BIO. I hope this response has been helpful. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. NewYorkActuary (talk) 19:08, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]