User talk:EmpireGS

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Draft:“Jerry” Kremer (August 1)
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Libby norman (talk) 00:10, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

Your note re submission of Draft:“Jerry” Kremer
Hi EmpireGS and thanks for your note on my talk page. My chief concern was that the article did not have enough inline citations – these are references that are numbered within the text and show underneath as a reference list (see, for instance Barack Obama, to check out how this works). References must be external, neutral and reliable, which means that you can't use references written by or linked with the individual – in this instance that might include personal website/company website and so on. Good sources come from newspapers and other media, for instance. Usually the best way to construct an article is to find the sources first and then write the copy – not the other way around – even though this means that some information might not be included because you don't have a good source for it. Unsourced material is very likely to be challenged or removed by other editors.

Biographies of living people must be very carefully produced. In your case, as you are preparing the page for your boss, there are are additional issues to watch for, including neutrality in tone of voice and possible conflict of interest. Note that it's probably a good idea to follow the guidance at conflict of interest and note your association with the subject on your user page. In particular, I'd suggest you read the section on disclosures as there are some quite strong recommendations.

Having looked at the article I declined again, I can see a variety of issues with it. Wikipedia can't be used as an advertising vehicle and currently the page crosses that line – we can't have descriptions that appear to promote or aggrandise the subject. We also can't have link outs from the text to books he's written or anything else for that matter – convert them into references or wikilinks where appropriate.

So, general guidance is tone down, shorten and only included encyclopedic material that can be properly sourced even though this is likely to mean a shorter article. The article can always be extended over time, as and when suitable references are found. Do remember that the subject doesn't 'own' his page even if it's published, so that means any other Wikipedia user may edit or amend information as they see fit. Hope that helps. Libby norman (talk) 15:10, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Thank you
I have made many changes. Could you please reevaluate and see if I can resubmit. EmpireGS (talk) 16:18, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

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AfC notification: Draft:“Jerry” Kremer has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:“Jerry” Kremer. Thanks! Jodi.a.schneider (talk) 11:24, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Jerry Kremer has been accepted
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