User talk:Gothkyd

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Your email: ''Hi, I spent the quite a while making a page for Goth Lyfe today, and you declined it due to the sources. It doesn't have an official website but if you check the links provided it does exist and what better source is there than the show itself? If you can tell me exactly what I have to do to get it to pass that'll be helpful. Or if you can get another contributor that can make a better page that would also be helpful. ''
 * Hi, and thanks for your email. I prefer to respond to Wikipedia related issues on talk pages, because I don't feel issues such as this should be discussed off-Wikipedia. Now, I'll go through each issue, and give you some helpful policy and guideline links: First and foremost, the reason it was declined: reliable, third-party sources mean publications that are reliable, (i.e. media, professional journals, etc.). YouTube is not a reliable source, and further, per the external links guideline, and the copyright policy YouTube can't be added as links, for the most part, as they likely have copyrighted material. Also they require readers to have an external (video) application, which is against the external links guideline. Continuing, MySpace, again, is not a reliable source. It is a personal website. The other link you included, http://www.http.com//www.newgrounds.com/collection/gothlyfe has nothing to do with this show, it goes to a page with search links, because the link is invalid. I assumed that you intended to type http://www.newgrounds.com/collection/gothlyfe, but that is also not a reliable source, as it is page the series appears on. Finally, this is not a television show, it is an online "flash" show, basically it is a Webcomic done in Flash. Thus, it likely does not pass the notability requirements. To be notable, it would need to have been written up by a number of media publications, (not press releases, etc,). Basically, there were no verifiable reliable sources given, and no assertion of notability. Finally, the submission was not done neutrally, an example is the following passage: "From humble beginnings it has become quite a cult classic amoung those who have heard of it. " This is opinion, not attributed to a reliable, third-party source, and thus, is both not neutral, and original research.


 * Now, let me give you a bit of general information about how to write a first article, what needs to be done before writing, and how to follow policy and guideline: First, make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Remember, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, so articles must not contain original research, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content, must be written from a neutral point of view, and can not contain unsourced, negative content about living people, and finally, must not be copied from any other source.


 * In addition, articles need to assert the notability of the subject. Please see our subject-specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content. Also be aware that if you are closely associated with the subject, (or are writing about yourself) the conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating or editing the article.


 * If you still think your article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Your first article and How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. If you would prefer to get input prior to creating the article, to avoid the possibility that it may be deleted, feel free to post your suggestions at the articles for creation page.


 * I hope this helps you understand why your submission was declined. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask on my talk page. Cheers! Ariel  ♥  Gold  01:28, 15 November 2007 (UTC)