User talk:Gwickwire/AFC

If you are here because I denied your AfC request, you are in the right place. Please find the reason for which I denied it before, and then read the reasoning.

Sourcing
This section is reasons I may have denied your request because of its sources:
 * Your article does not have any sources.
 * Solution: Add reliable sources to the article.


 * Your article has sources, but all or most of them are:
 * Blogs
 * Solution: Remove blogs, as they aren't reliable sources.
 * Other Wikis (such as Wikia, or Wikipedia itself)
 * Solution: Remove these as sources, as by its legal license Wikipedia cannot source itself, and the other Wikis are never reliable sources.
 * Forums
 * Solution: In 99.9% of cases anything that is a forum will not be an acceptable source. The one exeption to this is if the forum is a) run by a company and has very strict regulation about what is posted where.. b) used to show commentary by average people in an article. Otherwise, remove forums.
 * Sources affiliated with subject
 * Solution: Wikipedia does not allow sources affiliated with subjects to be used as the only/main sourcing of an article. Find independent, third-party sources before resubmitting.
 * Sources are to social networks
 * Solution: Social networks are not relaible sources, because most of the time they are affiliated with the subject.
 * Sources are to local news stations
 * Solution: I only decline these if the only sources are to a local news station. If only a few are to local news, it's usually acceptable
 * Sources are op-eds (opinion pieces or letters to the editor, etc.)
 * Solution: Op-eds are not reliable sources, as they are someone's opinion on a subject.
 * Exception: If you have a few op-eds as references under a "criticism" or "reception" section, I will overlook them more than likely.
 * Solution for all sourcing: Find independent, third-party, reliable sources and then resubmit article for review.


 * Your article has some good sources, but they are bare links.
 * Solution: Format links with information that can help readers find source even if Link rot occurs.


 * Some other reason in which I said "sourcing"
 * Solution: I may have made a mistake. Please review your article and then if you find no problems, post on my talk page. Include a link if possible.

Notability

 * I said that your article wasn't notable
 * Solution: There's not much of a solution here. Your article just isn't notable enough to be in Wikipedia yet. Sorry!


 * I said that there's not enough sources to establish notability.
 * Solution: Add reliable sources (see above) that establish notability.


 * I said that the article doesn't claim notability.
 * Solution: The article's sourcing establishes notability, but the claim isn't included in the article.

Writing Style

 * I said that your submission reads like an essay
 * Solution: Rewrite your article with an encyclopedic tone. Use a lead paragraph, and then seperate the information into relevant heading. Add an infobox if applicable.


 * I said that your submission does not meet NPOV
 * Solution: Rewrite your submission without having it sound like it is in favor (or not in favor) of the subject. Some words to avoid: Amazing, Awesome, Awe-inspiring, love, hate, best, worst, hottest, etc.


 * I said that your submission sounds like an advertisement
 * Solution: Rewrite removing any promotional material.


 * I said that your submission is a plot summary
 * Solution: Add other sections. Some examples include "History", "Cast", or "Reviews" (be careful on reviews to provide both sides, good and bad).


 * Submission fails WP:NOT
 * Solution: Your submission is something Wikipedia is not. Go check out that policy for advice on how to fix it.

Major Issues

 * Submission fails BLP policy
 * Solution: Read WP:BLP. Make appropriate changes and resubmit.


 * Submission is an attack page
 * Solution: None. Your page has been blanked. Feel free to try to submit again as a non-attack page.


 * Submission is a joke
 * Solution: None. Don't put joke pages here.


 * Submission is a dictionary definition
 * Solution: Try submitting at Wiktionary.


 * Submission is blank
 * Solution: Put some content in the article before submitting it.


 * Submission is a test
 * Solution: WP:Sandbox for testing


 * Submission is a copyright violation
 * Solution: Do not copy-paste. Rewrite in your own words.


 * Submission is a news report
 * Solution: Go to WikiNews or rewrite with encyclopedic tone.

Others

 * Not in English
 * Solution: Go to the Wikipedia of the language you are posting in


 * Redirect request
 * Solution: Go to Requests for Redirects


 * Already exists
 * Solution: Go add any information you feel neccesary


 * Can be merged
 * Solution: Your submission is too short to stand alone, but may have a place within an already made article


 * Duplicate
 * Solution: Check the other one, it may have been accepted.

Custom/Not here
Post on my talk page.

Include
 * 1) Link to submission
 * 2) Exact reason I declined
 * 3) What, if anything, you've done to better the submission
 * 4) When I declined it (in the declined template at the top/bottom of submission)