User talk:Comoxian

Your submission at Articles for creation: Hamilton Mack Laing (January 8)
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Mattdaviesfsic (talk) 18:41, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Hamilton Mack Laing (January 21)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Bearcat was:

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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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Bearcat (talk) 19:29, 21 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi Bearcat,
 * Thank you for taking the time to review my draft of Hamilton Mack Laing. I'm a Wikipedia Newbie so I would very much appreciate your advice.
 * My problem is that when Hamilton Mack Laing died at the age of 99 in 1982 all of his extensive archive was transferred to the Provincial Museum in Victoria, BC. Most of his writing was done in the early part of the 20th century (approximately 100 years ago). The only comprehensive biography that was written about Mack Laing was done by UBC professor Richard Mackie. The magazines and newspapers that would be able to attest to the quality of Mack's writing (e.g., Outing, Field & Stream) are either gone or have no record of Mack's work from 100 years ago.
 * Most of his scientific papers are also very dated and it would be impossible to get reviews. All of the people he worked with at the Canadian National Museum are dead.
 * Mack's contributions to Canada's natural history are also documented in Penn, Briony. The Real Thing, referenced in the bibliography.
 * It is also important to point out that Mack was not just a writer but an important Canadian naturalist.
 * What I find most discouraging is that Mack's dear friend and colleague, Allan Brooks, has a Wikipedia page. Mack wrote Brooks biography. Mack was equal in stature to Brooks as a person of Canadian National Historic Significance.
 * I have no doubt in my mind that Mack meets the criteria for Wikipedia notability. I simply have to find a way to demonstrate that he meets that criteria.
 * Again, your advice would be much appreciated!
 * Cheers,
 * Comoxian Comoxian (talk) 20:38, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Hamilton Mack Laing
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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 02:05, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Hamilton Mack Laing


Hello, Comoxian. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Hamilton Mack Laing".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 01:13, 6 December 2023 (UTC)