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Samuel of Escaleta moved to draftspace
Thanks for your contributions to Samuel of Escaleta. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it needs more sources to establish notability. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Hitro talk 06:34, 13 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you @HitroMilanese. I've added several more sources to the article which I hope show notability. I submitted the draft article about Samuel of Escaleta, but it was immediately rejected by @Shadow311 for not being written in the formal tone of an encyclopedia and not having a neutral point of view. I thought that the fact that the bulk of the article is from an entry in The Jewish Encyclopedia seems to show both notability and neutrality (and encyclopediability). Samuel of Escaleta is mentioned by name many times in Minchat Kenaot, which is a record of one of the biggest theological disputes in the 13th-century Jewish world.
 * Can you please advise on whether you think the article is salvageable. If not, I'll delete it, because I can't find any more sources. Commontater (talk) 16:06, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Its salvageable, just it was not written neutrally. I suggest just removing Non-neutral parts or rephrasing it to be in a neutral way. Shadow311 (talk) 16:10, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I went through the article of Draft:Samuel Sulami making it more encyclopedic and adding a lot more information and context than was in the original Jewish Encyclopedia article. I also changed the name of the article to reflect the more common usage. I have resubmitted it. I hope you will now be able to approve it @Shadow311. Thank you Commontater (talk) 09:06, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Samuel of Escaleta (May 13)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Shadow311 was:

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 after they have been resolved.


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Shadow311 (talk) 15:54, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Augustin Bader
Hi, Commontater, and thanks for creating the article on Augustin Bader. In the article's revision history, I noticed that your Edit Summary with the first edit did not comply with license requirements for the original source. No worries; we're all new at this at one time. So here's the page that will explain things and provide instructions: Help:Translation. Basically, the Edit Summary should have been:  I think it would be okay to add it now (without adding any content) versus not adding it at all. If you have any questions, etc., just ping me, OR, stop by the talkpage for the WikProject which supports translations from other language Wikipedias into EN-WP here: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Intertranswiki. Very glad to have you around; keep it up and happy editing! Rosiestep (talk) 17:12, 15 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I was not aware of those license requirements. Are they the same for translations from all Wikipedia languages? I will add the attribution now. (Though I also added new content to the page, it is not entirely a direct translation). Thanks Commontater (talk) 17:15, 15 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, and yes, same for all translations from some language Wikipedia into EN-WP, e.g., I noticed the same issue with your transltaion on the article, Ḥiyya bar Ami. Note, it's best to do the translation edits and the adding of new content edits as separate edits, and include appropriate/clarifying Edit Summaries with each edit. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:21, 15 May 2024 (UTC)


 * P.S. For transparency, I'm a New Page Patroller (WP:NPP), which is how I noticed these 2 articles. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:22, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I have translated several Hebrew articles using the Wikipedia translation tool. I guess I assumed it would automatically add whatever tags needed editing. I wrote in my edit summaries "translated from the Hebrew article" but without the entire code you provided. I will know going forward. Thank you. I appreciate it. Commontater (talk) 17:27, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi again. If you have a moment, could you comment at the conversation happening here: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Intertranswiki? We're all trying to learn so your feedback would be helpful. Thank you, and thanks again for what you do around here. --Rosiestep (talk) 11:52, 16 May 2024 (UTC)