User talk:DrewParkes

Your submission at Articles for creation: Patricia Finlayson has been accepted
 Patricia Finlayson, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the  [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:AfC_talk/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Patricia_Finlayson help desk] . Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider.

Thanks again, and happy editing! Eagleash (talk) 04:40, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

Captain John Francis Finlayson moved to draftspace
Thanks for your contributions to Captain John Francis Finlayson. Unfortunately, it is not ready for publishing because it has no sources. Your article is now a draft where you can improve it 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. BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 08:53, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:John Francis Finlayson has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:John Francis Finlayson. Thanks! Dan arndt (talk) 04:00, 18 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi Dan,
 * thanks for feedback. I've made updates with inline citations referencing secondary sources from newspaper articles, the new south wales state library and national archives in uk.
 * Let me know if this does the job.
 * much appreciated
 * Drew DrewParkes (talk) 05:32, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: John Francis Finlayson (June 6)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Carpimaps was:

The comment the reviewer left 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.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:John Francis Finlayson and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
 * If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk/New_question&withJS=MediaWiki:AFCHD-wizard.js&page=Draft:John_Francis_Finlayson Articles for creation help desk], on the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Carpimaps&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:AfC_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:John_Francis_Finlayson reviewer's talk page] or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Carpimaps talk to me! 11:41, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:John Francis Finlayson


Hello, DrewParkes. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "John Francis Finlayson".

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. ✗ plicit  00:38, 16 December 2023 (UTC)