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Inline external links
Hello, I am trying to get my proposed article approved for Draft:Hell's_Kitchen_(restaurant). You have twice changed my draft in a way that removes my inline links to the individual official websites for each restaurant location. One might say to me, "but the Official Website" link is already at the bottom of the article." Yes, but that only covers the North American locations, and leaves out overseas locations such as Dubai. Also, it creates extra work for the Wikipedia user (the "reader") to navigate to each restaurant's locations separate sites. There are 3 locations of HK now, and 5 more in the works between now and early 2023. I imagine even more are on the way.

My vision - as a person who does NOT work for Ramsay or his organization, but simply as a customer who has visited his Vegas location of HK once roughly a year ago - is that Wiki readers who visit this article might want to know more about the individual restaurant location closest to them. Current menu contents, vegan options on the menu, as well as specific address, hours open, perhaps handicap access...all the sorts of location-by-location details which are not suitable for the actual Wiki article, but which readers might want to have quick access to. I know that as a customer, *I* might want to have quick access to that.

I realize that I'm a newbie to Wikipedia article writing. But I have combed extensively through WikiPedia's policies and rules. Nothing seems to be there which states that inline links to external sites are unacceptable. So I consulted with somebody I know through work who has been authoring Wikipedia content for many years. He told me that they are unusual and might be considered crude or gauche, but seemed appropriate for the purpose which I intended it. He points out that many articles do this, and didn't think anybody would take issue with it!

So I am trying this once again, but in a different manner. I'm creating a new column in the draft called "Restaurant Website (current menu, etc.)," and on each line of that column (for locations which are already open for business) I'm filling that cell with the work "Link," and that word is an inline external link to that location's official website. With my earlier efforts, I was trying to be more subtle than that. But as I said, you've twice removed that. So I'm seeing if the direct approach works?...

If this is not acceptable, could you please explain to a newbie what the actual issue is? Thank you. CaesarsChalice (talk) 12:48, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * per WP:EL we strongly prefer to not have inline external links within articles. These are generally considered a form of promotion and most often utilized by marketing teams as a way to get people to their sites making them think they clicking onto another Wikipedia article. If there is a general Hell’s Kitchen website I would replace the official link with that one and avoid using any sort of external links within the tables or text of the article. The in-line external links, username and amount of images were what had indicated you may have had a conflict of interest. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 13:06, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * > The in-line external links, username and amount of images were what had indicated you may have had a conflict of interest.
 * 🤣🤣 I am SO VERY SORRY about the choice of the username! It NEVER occurred to me that this is one of the reasons you thought I had a conflict of interest. I understand now, from your point of view, how much sense that makes.
 * To explain the choice: as I explained to you in another conversation elsewhere, I had ONLY created the Wikipedia account in the first place because I wanted to upload a photo I had taken of Christina Wilson to her article. If you haven't already looked at it, you can see the entire original photo of her with my wife here. I was in the folder on my computer with all those pictures, and I had made the cropped version of the Christina photo in order to upload it, then I discovered I couldn't upload it until I created a Wiki account. What username to choose? I didn't want to re-use any other username anywhere else. In the moment, I almost considered it to be a throwaway account...BUT MAYBE I would use it again. At the moment I didn't know. What name to choose? My eye fell upon the open folder of photos I had taken, and there was a pic of my wife in front of the statue of Caesar inside Caesar's Palace. And there was a picture of my wife and I clinking our champagne glasses. And the name "Caesar's Chalice" popped right into my head. Nah, sounds corny. Any other ideas? Sat there for a couple of minutes trying to think of anything else. "Screw it. CaesarsChalice it is!" And I do HUMBLY APOLOGIZE for not realizing that this made it look like a conflict of interest. Honestly, it was just a spur of the moment idea.
 * > and amount of images
 * If I have now convinced you that I'm not working for Caesar's Entertainment, or for Gordon Ramsay or any of his businesses, would you mind if I restored the image gallery to the article? One of the aspects of my vision for the article was that it would explain to readers how the restaurants were spun off from the television show, and I wanted to use the photos that I took, on my one-and-only visit there (well, during our week in Vegas a year ago this month, we dropped by the front of the place on Saturday, ate dinner there for our anniversary on Tuesday, and then on Friday before flying out I ran back to the gift shop to buy an item for a friend as a souvenir) to demonstrate to Wikipedia readers how there are aspects of the real-life restaurant that are closely meant to resemble what is seen in the TV show. The exterior, the red and blue kitchens, the chef's jackets, the Winner's Wall and the "burnt pictures" wall for the losers (with Ramsay's picture balefully staring at them), the Beef Welly and a risotto, and of course fun stuff like the "we put the sin in cuisine" advertisement. Does any of that seem inappropriate for an article describing the design of the HK restaurants? It seemed highly appropriate to me (which is why I worked very hard on it, and was very disappointed when it was removed).
 * Also worth noting that two of the images aren't mine. I DID TAKE photos of the Beef Wellington my wife ordered, and many shots of the Red & Blue Kitchen layout. But there were already-existing photos on Wikimedia Commons, previously left by other users, which strongly resembled the pics I took of those things. So I used their existing pics, figuring that there was no point in duplicating them just to have my own thing.
 * > per WP:EL we strongly prefer to not have inline external links within articles.
 * Ah, now to the crux of the matter. :)
 * So, that article you link to is the main item I read over (multiple times) to ensure that I was acting within policy.
 * • "Wikipedia articles may include external links, links to web pages outside Wikipedia." Okay, they are allowed.
 * • "External links normally should not be placed in the body of an article." Okay, I didn't place them in the body of an article. Is a list considered part of the body? I couldn't find anything which said it was. The list seemed like a separate entity than the main text of the article.
 * • "All external links must conform to certain formatting restrictions." I made certain I followed those formatting restrictions.
 * • "Some acceptable external links include those that contain...information that could not be added to the article for reasons such as...amount of detail, or other meaningful, relevant content that is not suitable for inclusion in an article for reasons unrelated to its accuracy." As I have explained, that's why I included them.
 * • "Some high-value external links are welcome...The burden of providing this justification is on the person who wants to include an external link." I hope I am doing that.
 * • "However, the External links section should not become a lengthy or comprehensive list of external links related to each topic." No, just the ones for the stated purpose.
 * • "Restrictions on linking" and "What to link" sections: I have read and re-read those, and find no violations in what I linked. If I'm in violation, can you please explain?
 * • "An official link is a link to a website or other Internet service that meets both of the following criteria: 1) The linked content is controlled by the subject (organization or individual person) of the Wikipedia article. 2) The linked content primarily covers the area for which the subject of the article is notable. Official links (if any) are provided to give the reader the opportunity to see what the subject says about itself. These links are normally exempt from the links normally to be avoided, but they are not exempt from the restrictions on linking." As explained above, I've abided by the restrictions on linking. My inclusions meet this criteria.
 * • "Minimize the number of links: Normally, only one official link is included. If the subject of the article has more than one official website, then more than one link may be appropriate, under a very few limited circumstances." I definitely believe the situation and purpose meets the criteria for these limited circumstances.
 * I could go on, but I feel like I'm clobbering you, or trying to "lawyer" you with the rules. I only mean to explain myself as thoroughly as possible. No insult intended.
 * > If there is a general Hell’s Kitchen website I would replace the official link with that one
 * Unfortunately there is not. The CLOSEST thing to that is the website for Restaurant & Bars by Gordon Ramsay Restaurants...ALL of them, worldwide. There are currently 54 restaurants on that entire page. It begins with all the ones in the UK, and in other parts of Europe, before getting to anything in the USA or in other portions of the globe, like Dubai. Therefore, the first of the Hell's Kitchen locations shows up in position #44. And you have to click "Load More Restaurants ↓" four three times to see that first item, and four times to see all of them (they only show up in batches of 12 squares).
 * I think including a link to THAT website WOULD be senseless promotion of Ramsay's restaurant empire. Don't you agree?
 * Naturally, you've already reverted the changes I made earlier to add the "Website" column. Would it make sense to you if I included such links as part of the "Ref(s)" column instead? Does that work for you?
 * Please, let's continue this conversation and figure out the best way forward. Thank you.
 * . CaesarsChalice (talk) 14:38, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * The table is still considered a portion of the body of the article. What I would recommend then, is still a bit of a violation of one of the guidelines but may work the best in this case. I would have 2 official links one for the 2. One for the US locations https://www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com/en/us/hells-kitchen and one for the Dubai location https://www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com/gordon-ramsay-hells-kitchen-dubai/ I would use the following code in the external links section.
 * and
 * I would avoid use of the gallery in a draft, as this will still come off very promotional to a reviewer I would look at a page such as Ruth's Chris Steak House as an example of a decent restaurant article. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 17:08, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * > I would use the following code in the external links section.
 * Sure. I've made the change that way, albeit with a couple of minor tweaks. I labeled these the "USA locations official website", and "Dubai locations official website" (there is unlikely to be any HK locations in other parts of UAE, and - I can say this with certainty because my father and brother both work in the import/export business - there are MANY more people who know the name Dubai than who know the name UAE).
 * Also, the link you gave for the Dubai location isn't the official website. It's a stopping point on the way to the official website. The URL you listed doesn't have menu info, or any other detailed info. It simply gives a description of the Dubai HK, then says "click here for more info": clicking that button leads you to the official website. The link I used goes straight to the official website.
 * > I would avoid use of the gallery in a draft, as this will still come off very promotional to a reviewer
 * Okay, just leave that out. I'm done fighting hard for any of this. It's really just not that important.
 * Don't worry about me doing the wrong thing in the future. This entire experience is pretty discouraging. Lots of effort, lots of criticism no matter how much I tried to read the policies and comply with them, no pay of course, and no other reward because nobody pats you on the back and says "good job." It's just not worth it.
 * Approve or disapprove the HK Restaurant article. I don't care. CaesarsChalice (talk) 19:54, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * McMatter, I just have one more thing I'd like to pass on to you. I'd like to give you an anecdote. A personal experience I had. I used to be a retail store manager for over a decade. At one location, I had an assistant manager who was VERY good. But for a few months early in our relationship, I criticized the displays she built. One day I was in the middle of such a critique. There were no customers in that part of the store just then (it was a slow Tuesday morning), so I took her to the display and was telling her how I would have made it more three dimensional, coordinated the colors this way instead of her way, etc.; as I was doing this my District Manager walked in on a surprise visit.
 * The District Manager came over and said that he had heard my evaluation of her display, and that he agreed with some of it...but that there was NOTHING actually wrong with the display she built. It was fine. That I shouldn't criticize somebody over A DIFFERENCE IN STYLES. "Just because she has a different sense of style than you do, doesn't mean she's wrong. Don't forget: the customers who come in here each have a different sense of style than either of you."
 * I went over the policy point-by-point, and explained how I conformed to policy. You responded with a short, and (to my eyes) dismissive and condescending message saying how you were right and I was wrong. I've explained that I'm trying to create an article that demonstrates how something truly unique happened here: a restaurant chain got spun off from a TV show. You're like, "uh uh, make it look like this article from a hundred-year-old steak house." I have nobody to appeal to. It's beyond frustrating from my end. And I just thought you should be aware of that. Take care. CaesarsChalice (talk) 13:22, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I can understand your frustration, you however did come on to Wikipedia with no experience and chose to undertake probably the most difficult task on the site. Writing an article on Wikipedia, is not a simple task and is very often demoralizing to the new user. Instead of outright declining or flagging it for deletion as a overt promotion as many others would have, I attempted to clean it up and assist you in its development. You seem to infer unintended emotion in my suggestions. I’m not a person in which walls of text are helpful or required to get my point across and usually detract from the issue. The story behind the article creation has no bearing on its acceptance or review of whether the topic is notable. Your reply above seems to make me think you believe Wikipedia to be a blog instead of an encyclopedia. I gave you an example of article that was formatted correctly and could act as a template for you to compare. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 13:52, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I can understand your frustration, you however did come on to Wikipedia with no experience and chose to undertake probably the most difficult task on the site. Writing an article on Wikipedia, is not a simple task and is very often demoralizing to the new user. Instead of outright declining or flagging it for deletion as a overt promotion as many others would have, I attempted to clean it up and assist you in its development. You seem to infer unintended emotion in my suggestions. I’m not a person in which walls of text are helpful or required to get my point across and usually detract from the issue. The story behind the article creation has no bearing on its acceptance or review of whether the topic is notable. Your reply above seems to make me think you believe Wikipedia to be a blog instead of an encyclopedia. I gave you an example of article that was formatted correctly and could act as a template for you to compare. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 13:52, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

Also feel free to ask for other assistance at the Help Desk I am not any sort of manager or user of any power I am a user just like you with a lot more experience in the workings of Wikipedia. You are more then welcome to reject my help and revert the draft back to what it was, but I doubt it will get accepted in that form and could risk being deleted. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 14:08, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

British Hound Sports Association
I began the page British Hound Sports Association, but you moved it to draftspace, where it's still waiting to be reviewed. I've begun several articles in the past, but have never had wait for permission like this before. You were very quick to move it (less that 30 minutes!) is there any chance you could follow this up by now reviewing it please? Obscurasky (talk) 09:11, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
 * If you feel that the article demonstrates that it meets the requirements of WP:ORGCRIT you are free to move it on your own. The AFC process is optional for anyone with the autoconfirmed permission. The draft or user sandbox space however is the preferred space to create rough starts to articles without the fear of tagging or being marked for deletion. At the point I had moved the article it had been left unedited for 30 minutes and would have have been a legitimate marking for A7 deletion. I will not review it at this time but I will give you my feedback here. I don't think it currently demonstrates how it meets the notability criteria for an organization. Of the sources, only 2 mention the organization and one of those is their own website. The others are more on the history of fox hunting in Britain, some of it's members, and not about the organization itself. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 22:51, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I have taken your comments on board and copied it to my sandbox until I can work on it. However, I don't know how to delete the draft version (which I've blanked for now). Are you able to help with that? Obscurasky (talk) 08:59, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

List_of_longest_novels inquiry
Hi, you recently removed the edit I placed on the above article. I posted a long explanation for the rationale of my change in the talk page and I'm curious whether you saw it or not, because I think pretty strongly that my words there justify the edit to the page. The Wandering Inn is a notable work that is self-published because norms for serial work have changed significantly in recent years. It no longer makes sense for those authors, who are publishing legitimate works, to go through a publishing company if their readership model is based on gathering a large amount of free readers who donate. This choice should not be precluding legitimate works from their place on a list like this and I'm curious why you think the criteria shouldn't be changed to account for this. It's obvious that the criteria in regard to publishing is meant to exclude works that are deeply derivative like fanfiction or unorthodox to the point of unpublishability, like Darger. But The Wandering Inn isn't either of those, since it's an original, award-winning work. This list isn't accurate, and the rules don't fit the spirit of it. When people search "what are the longest novels ever", it would seem correct to make sure that the largest single work of English fiction ever written should be on that list for people to see. But it isn't, through no real fault of its own.

This is obviously a problem, so if you think the method by which I went about rectifying it is incorrect I would like to hear what you think the solution should be. SJKhan96 (talk) 01:14, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I replied to your talk page message there. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 01:22, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I'll reply there. SJKhan96 (talk) 01:36, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

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Mc Shem
Hello MCmatter Please kindly approve the page you just declined, here is a comedian from Nigeria that the page is approved https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Angel_(comedian). Unlimitedmitch (talk) 02:03, 11 August 2022 (UTC)


 * @Unlimitedmitch What does one have to do with the other? Your draft is not sourced properly and has not proven he is notable by our definition. You will notice how well the article about Mark is referenced by reliable sources. Currently you have Wikipedia as sources instead of wikilinked and the rest of them are just a mess. Please read through WP:YFA and WP:ANYBIO. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 02:56, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Tylerbrizyy (Singer)
Hello, Mcmatter,

I went back to look at this AFD and when I reread my comment, it seemed rather blunt and glib. That wasn't my intent and your AFD was valid. I had just dealt with Tylerbrizyy sockpuppets earlier this year creating versions of this article so I was familiar with articles on this subject being speedied and sent to AFD. I didn't mean to sound dismissive and I'm sorry if it came across that way. Liz Read! Talk! 07:37, 20 August 2022 (UTC)


 * @Liz I didn’t take any other way as an informative comment. I try my best not to add any implied context into someone else’s text. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 19:15, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

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Feedback
Hi Mcmatter,

I would like to get more specific feedback on why the page I drafted for creation was denied []. I tried to use several references that exhibit significant coverage of EqualAI, including from government agencies, notable organizations, and other well-established. The mentions of EqualAI in these articles were not passing mentions, and they are from published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of EqualAI. Thus, I am confused on how to implement this feedback and would appreciate some guidance.

Best, Jbond042 (talk) 14:40, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello Jbond042, I have broken down my assessment on your sources click the show button below to see the breakdown of the sources in the draft as of this message. I couldn't find any of them that meet all the criteria to establish any notability.

I hope this helps. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 19:57, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Draft:Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu
Can you please help me to make this a real Wikipedia and not a draft I’m not to sure of what I need to add👍 Lloyd jones 17 (talk) 07:37, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
 * You need to provide sourcing from reliable sources that discuss the subject in detail. As per WP:ANYBIO. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 16:23, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

Kidnapping case in Memphis Tennessee.
Hi there I got your message, thank you for explaining, but I still wish this murder kidnapping can still be tied into another article or something else? Thank you. Beanpods777 (talk) 03:45, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Beanpods777, all the wishing in the world doesn't make something notable. You will need to work on locating 3 sources that discuss the subject in detail and base the article based off what they say in them not your personal interpretation of the facts. See the following pages to help you WP:YFA and WP:NOTNEWS. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 03:49, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, Thank you for the help. Beanpods777 (talk) 03:51, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Draft: M. Henry Jones article
Hi - I wanted to alert you that I've added references, and some additional copy, to this article: Draft:M. Henry Jones, as you requested when you rejected the initial submission. Can you let me know if the article is now sufficiently referenced to reverse your rejection, or what else you would need added? I appreciate your attention, and apologize for the original submission - it was done by a well intentioned but inexperienced friend who has enlisted me to try to fix it following the rejection. Thank you! Blendoh (talk) 16:02, 18 September 2022 (UTC)


 * I have converted the rejection into a decline and submitted it on your behalf. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 12:53, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Zero Plastic Movement
Dear Henry

I have submitted Zeroplastic Movement page with information but it has been rejected. Zeroplastic have been on TV and newspapers and many social media platform. I would like to provide more information, could you please help us to be on Wikipedia.

Thanks you Surangadesilva2 (talk) 07:11, 22 September 2022 (UTC)


 * @Surangadesilva2 first if you are working for the organization you need to declare as per WP:PAID and WP:COI. Next social media, routine announcements, press releases and business listings are not suitable references. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 13:44, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

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Draft: Hamish Bowden
Hello, I have added all the many newspaper and web references to specific rugby games and tournaments to fully reference all. Note that many of these are from SCMP newspaper, which normally requires a subscription to be able to read full articles. I do have copies (pdf) of all full SCMP articles referenced, but assume it is against rules to upload these pdf's to wikipedia files/images. Please let me know if you need anything more to be able to publish this article. MamboB (talk) 06:08, 23 September 2022 (UTC)


 * @MamboB The draft is currently a mess, and needs to be trimmed. It is meant to be a biographical article about someone. The long list of tournaments is useless and nothing but noise as most of it is over cited. If a source does not mention Bowden then it should not be used in the article. The more useless references you include the less likely a reviewer will accept the article. So I would rewrite it keep to it to a shorter simpler biographical topic which demonstrates how they meet WP:RLN or WP:GNG using only sources which discuss Bowden. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 13:40, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Isn't biographical content relevant for a rugby player if it is representative games including Rugby World Cup Sevens, IRB Sevens Series, and other international games and tournaments? This is as per the WP:RLN criteria stated. Also almost all citings include reference to Bowden, particularly SCMP articles as these are often the only publicly available record to cite, as sufficient reference as you first commented in your first rejection. I can add a summary commentary at beginning to introduce this if it helps? I am also compiling a separate article with referenced list of all Hong Kong representative games including table of players, coaches, venues, dates, etc. for each game. Again there is very little public record of these unfortunately, mostly references from SCMP archives. The objective is to create a clear record and reference on wikipedia for all representative players in HK. Other biographies might then source these international game records. Hope you can advise on best course of action to be able to publish individual biographies and game/team records. MamboB (talk) 01:20, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I have also now edited to refine some of language and added a summary/intro for article. Please advise if this is appropriate and sufficient for publishing. MamboB (talk) 04:36, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
 * @MamboB, it is still suffering from WP:CITEKILL any single bit of information should never need to be supported by more then 2 sources, you have 10 supporting one piece and 8 on another. The formatting is still a mess. Look at Alex Allan (rugby union), Lars Morrice and Dave Whiteford as examples of how the article should be formatted. We don't need to see every match or tournament they played in simply which notable teams and years they played on or other teams based on reliable sources. I do not have access to SCMP so will not be reassessing the notability of the subject and will only provide these formatting suggestions to help you and the next reviewer to expediate the decision. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 16:11, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Removed a speedy deletion tag Zinoleesky musician
Hi I removed the speedy deletion tag I think the article have some notability of him releasing his music and been signed by a label. Greet1 (talk) 01:55, 26 September 2022 (UTC)


 * @Greet1 neither of those are considered to be indication of notability as per WP:NMUSIC. There are many many artists that release music and have signed to small labels that are not considered notable by Wikipedia standards. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 01:58, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

You should please be check that news articles of his music awareness have been published by verified sites. Greet1 (talk) 02:05, 26 September 2022 (UTC)


 * @Greet1 I made my arguments in the AFD, I still believe he is not notable enough yet for a Wikipedia article. The original author had the chance to fix any issues when it was in the draft space and chose to run the gambit on deletion in the main space instead. If you have any connection with the subject you will also need to declare this on your userpage. I will leave you some instructions there. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 02:11, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

I have no connection with him am just trying to improve the article, so that I will feel better. Because I believe the article have the chance to be improved. Greet1 (talk) 02:13, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Gentleman (2020 film) - Random Edits
Gentleman (2020 film) users by name Asha98661 & Gopinath9645 is randomly editing this page Gopinath9645 is trying to create the page Draft:Murali_Mohan_Kasthala he is not the cinematographer of the movie only one cinematographer is there its arror sudhakar here is refrence for that block the users they are doing edits repeatedly. Ntkn766 (talk) 07:54, 27 September 2022 (UTC)


 * @Ntkn766 I am not an administrator and cannot block anyone. The edits in question are over a month old and no current disruption is ongoing so I would say it is unlikely any admin will block them at this point. Feel free to keep an eye on the situation or open a discussion on the talk page of the article. If it becomes truly disruptive then you can warn them and report to WP:AIV. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 13:33, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Draft:Work management
We have added and corrected the title. Please check and consider again. Mocha c jp (talk) 02:30, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
 * @Mocha c jp I have reviewed and it is still has not demonstrated any level of notability and seems like a fluff piece by Asana. Until this becomes a term used by reliable sources it will not be ready for Wikipedia. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 03:21, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for contacting us.
 * I also think that your point is a problem.
 * Regarding “Work management”, not only “Asana” but also several other companies (such as Jira) are actively developing it.
 * I think that work management needs to be used as a user in the future, like project management.
 * I would like to make further revisions to the current draft, so please continue to provide guidance. Mocha c jp (talk) 03:52, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the spelling correction.
 * Deletion of references to specific companies is allowed.
 * As a request, I would like you to leave the following, but how about it?
 * 1) Link to work management software
 * 2) Comparison table with project management Mocha c jp (talk) 23:31, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @Mocha c jp; No to the first item, Wikipedia is not a promotion avenue we have zero interest in advertising any software. So the list of software is not going to happen. Unless you can provide reliable independent sourcing discussing the difference in detail then the table has no place either. Until there are enough reliable sources discussing work management over project management this may will not be notable enough for Wikipedia to have an article. This eliminates any source from a company selling services or products related to the topic. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 00:26, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your reply.
 * We will take your advice into consideration. Mocha c jp (talk) 01:09, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Request on 16:26:33, 9 October 2022 for assistance on AfC submission by Jomaxwell24
Please let me know why my article submission is getting rejected. I have referred some other articles and came to know that was accepted with single citations. Could you please help me with the article publication. Please let me know what kind of reliable resources need to submit the article. I have mentioned resources from Khaleej times and other news sites. also, mentioned KHDA approval of our institute. Could you please help me with the reliable sources you are looking for. Hope you can help me to publish my article on Wikipedia page. Thank you Jomaxwell24 (talk) 16:26, 9 October 2022 (UTC)


 * @Jomaxwell24 This has been explained now at least twice in the decline reasonings. The sources used are not considered reliable as they are either press releases or a listing style article. None of these types of sources are indicative of notability, we don't care what the company says about itself only what others have said about it on their own accord. See also WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS as this argument also applies to draft acceptance and article creation. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 16:53, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Hong Kong Football Club
I noticed that the main Hong Kong Football Club wikipedia page is incorrectly titled "Hong Kong FC". This is incorrect as the club is called "HKFC" or "Football Club" or "Hong Kong Football Club" or just "Club". Only some people might incorrectly call the club Hong Kong FC, or indeed be referring specifically to the soccer (association football) team "Hong Kong FC". The title of the wikipedia page should be corrected to "Hong Kong Football Club". MamboB (talk) 03:25, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

You Removed An Article By Me
Hello, May I Know Why Did You Remove My Article About Open Air Mall madinaty?

Amrr2006 (talk) 18:54, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @Amrr2006, I did not delete the draft I only marked for deletion as it must have been written in manner which only appeared to be a promotion of the mall. The deleting admin must have also agreed to my rationale. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 20:47, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

Lawrence A. Stein
How do I add my publications and other credentials to meake myself potentially worthy? /s/ Lawrence A. Stein (talk) 04:28, 9 November 2022 (UTC)


 * @Lawrenceastein We don't care about your publications or credentials. What we need to see is that others have taken the time to write about you on their own accord and publish it in reliable sources as per WP:GNG and WP:ANYBIO. Please also read through WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 04:32, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Xsoundbeatz Draft
Hello @Mcmatter

can you look for Xsoundbeatz draft and check it i wrote about him what it would write about him on macedonian wikipedia

Thankyou Mirjanjanku3 (talk) 22:30, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @Mirjanjanku3 nope there is still no improvement to the referencing or indication how they meet the criteria of WP:ANYBIO or WP:NMUSIC. All sources are written by the subject or his marketing team and do not demonstrate any sort of independent coverage by reliable sources. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 22:37, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @Mcmatter Okey thankyou for your answer Mirjanjanku3 (talk) 22:42, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

Mike Griffin submission
Hi there, I recently tried to submit a wikipedia page for Professor Michael Griffin who I believe deserves a page dedicated to his work within the medical field. It was recently rejected by yourself and I wondered if you had feedback why? 82.27.27.179 (talk) 16:57, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Looking at Draft:Michael Griffin, it was declined, not rejected, rejected means no option to fix and resubmit. It was declined because it was in adequately sourced. Everything needs to be verified through reliable sourcing they meet the requirements of WP:ACADEMIC but the sourcing is lacking. Biographical information should be independent of the source and provide significant coverage of the subject. None of the sources actually discuss the subject at all and add no value to requirements of notability. Please take some time to read through WP:YFA. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 17:16, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

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Draft: Sematary (rapper)
Hey, I’m failing to see how the article doesn’t exhibit notability. There are three reliable sources, as far as I can see. The news publication, the music publication, and the magazine all have articles specifically covering Sematary. The musical career Bandcamp references aren’t for notability, simply to source his release dates (As I’ve seen Bandcamp used as a reference on several other articles, I went with it.) Could you provide a little more information? Leggomygreggo8 (talk) 22:33, 11 December 2022 (UTC)


 * @Leggomygreggo8, of the 3 that are of significant coverage two are from student papers and are not considered reliable. The Bendl one is a blog and interview so has no value at all towards notability. We get so many of these fly by night music bios pop up and 90% of them do not meet the requirements of WP:MUSICBIO or even WP:GNG. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 04:10, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Ah, I failed to notice the two news sites were student papers. That’s my bad. Leggomygreggo8 (talk) 04:37, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Request on 03:48:59, 14 December 2022 for assistance on AfC submission by MAD2022
I'm inquiring as to the specifics of why you so quickly rejected my proposed edits on a proposed article on the rock band Stony Sugarskull. The article was rejected yesterday by another editor who cited the lack of "notability" and "significant" coverage in "reliable" secondary sources. Today I added a second review of their album from a second "reliable" secondary source - at least these sources are considered to be significant enough by other Wikipedia editors that they have their own Wikipedia pages. If multiple reviews of multiple albums in multiple articles published over a period of 3 years - all published by sources "notable" enough to have their own Wikipedia pages already - are *not* sufficient to establish "notability" of a new band, what *is*? I have plenty of fanzine reviews and interviews I could add but have refrained from doing so as I know they will not pass Wikipedia's editorial review. What publications MUST review Stony Sugarskull's albums in order for an article about the band to be acceptable in the eyes of Wikipedia's editors? Please provide me with a list of media sources that are authoritative enough.

!-- End of message -->MAD2022 (talk) 03:48, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
 * @MAD2022, as I said in my comment during the decline there is only one source which helps towards proving any sort of notability. Whether a source has a Wikipedia article or not has no bearing on whether we accept it as reliable or not. You have tried to take on one of the most difficult tasks you possibly could on Wikipedia by attempting to create an article without knowing the requirements for things like sourcing, notability and specific criteria such as WP:MUSICBIO. I would recommend you take some time and perform other edits on Wikipedia and learn some more of the ins and outs of how the processes, policies and guidelines work. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 04:00, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
 * You've made some statements in defense of declining this new article on Stony Sugarskull which I am struggling to understand: "There is only one source which helps towards proving any sort of notability"? What source would that be? Also in your declining of the article you wrote about "Top XXX articles" - what does that mean and how does it relate to my Wikipedia entry? I have read and re-read the articles on sourcing, notability and particularly the articles specifically dealing with the notability and sourcing for MUSICIANS and BANDS (See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(music)#Criteria_for_musicians_and_ensembles). Both secondary sources I cited are recognized by Wikipedia itself as "significant" and "notable" in themselves, as they both have their own Wikipedia articles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louder_Than_War and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Psychedelic_Baby!_Magazine.  They may not be "significant" or "notable" in *your opinion*, but in the opinion of Wikipedia, they are.  I also just added to the article the fact that in declaring Stony Sugarskull's new album "Princess" to be the 39th best album of 2022, the EDITORS of Louder Than War placed it far ahead of new albums by famous bands like Arctic Monkeys and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and not far behind Jack White's new album. That's hardly faint praise, nor can it be dismissed as a mere "passing mention". MAD2022 (talk) 04:40, 14 December 2022 (UTC)MAD2022
 * @MAD2022, what I mean by the top xxx articles are ones where a magazine or article lists their top choices for whatever, they hold no value especially for musicians. Same goes for Spotify or Apple Music rankings. Again it does NOT matter if the sources you use have their own Wikipedia article or not we judge based on the content, topic and editorial oversight of each source. After further review none of your sources actually help towards notability. I will break it down for you source by source;

So after doing an even more in depth dive into your sources we can see none of them meet the criteria to help to establish Notability. The decision wasn't based on who published the stories but the content, who actually wrote it and the editorial oversight. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 05:44, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
 * https://louderthanwar.com/stony-sugarskull-lioness-album-review-interview/ - interview = Primary source it is the subject talking about themselves
 * https://louderthanwar.com/louder-than-war-50-new-bands-for-2019-list/ - one of those top xxx type articles which do not actually provide any significant coverage and often are written by the subjects own marketing team.
 * https://www.stonysugarskull.com/news/2020/5/7/-hrefhttps/wwwdpbolvwnet/click-9266838-12690862-img-srchttps/wwwtqlkgcom/image-9266838-12690862-width300-height250-altconcert-tickets-border0/a - Their own website so a Primary source.
 * https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2020/04/empty-by-stony-sugarskull.html - no byline this is a press release therefore primary
 * https://twitter.com/StonySugarskull/status/1593701401510543360?cxt=HHwWgICgseO--50sAAAA - Social media post so primary source
 * https://louderthanwar.com/albums-of-the-year-2022/ - This is a non notable list of a poll they performed of their own audience. It is not a big enough acclaim to count towards WP:MUSICBIO, point 8 specifically.

Waiting
Hi I noticed that you requested this article be deleted due to A7. I agree with you that there isn't really any significant claims to notability, but they created the page a few minutes ago. I'm under the impression that you have to wait at least an hour because therotically someone could improve this in the meantime? That said, I'm still relatively new to NPP and still trying to learn, so pinging in case this is a mistake on my part. Clovermoss 🍀 (talk) 03:40, 15 December 2022 (UTC)


 * @Clovermoss, technically there is no minimum time for a CSD. For something that has a chance of being notable then you try and give them more time, or move it to draft space. In this case I guarantee they are not notable and are only trying to promote their youtube channel. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 03:42, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * you can also look at their talk page User talk:ShckwShckw and see this is not the first time. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 03:46, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi. Thanks for reaching out, and thank you for all your work on the project . While there is no technical minimum, consensus at the moment is to wait at least 15 minutes, and a discussion is underway about increasing that to 1 hour.  In fact, the NPP feed now includes color coding to show patrollers which articles are under an hour old (See Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Coordination).  Of course there are exceptions to that, specifically copyvio, but A7, according to WP:NPP should wait that period.  That being said, these are guidelines, and patrollers can make judgement calls.  For newer reviewers, Clovermoss, I'd stick to the guidelines until you get a better feel.  Hope this helps. Onel 5969  TT me 17:09, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with everything you said. This was an exception rather then the rule. Especially with the history the author had. They are now blocked. Thank you both @Onel5969 and @Clovermoss McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 17:23, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia page being rejected
Hi I would like to know why my page has been declined more 7 times... The topic has been written on a person who has done a lot of contribution to women health care in the entire world I don't understand why such people who have done so much of contribution not only for the nation but also to the entire world, wasted thier whole life in hardwork don't deserve a simple wiki page. These people have to remembered and platforms like Wikipedia make it easier. Wikipedia is a platform made by people so people get to notice people who have really done a lot of effort around them. As a very important figure allowing the wiki page will get you a lot of traffic. I request you to allow me to publish the draft... Dtpurandare (talk) 21:01, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
 * @Dtpurandare it had been decline several time and resubmitted without addressing the concerns so it was then rejected. Further submittals are only met with further rejections and eventually complete deletion. You have decided to ignore previous decline reasons and still have not provided any independent significant coverage of the subject from reliable sources. Obituaries are not helpful as they are not generally independent. If this person is in fact notable then the draft will need to be based off what others in reliable sources have written about the subject. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 21:09, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your reply. I will work on this for few days and then try to re-submit the page. Please can you help me figure out the necessary things missing the page. Dtpurandare (talk) 21:15, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I have many sources ready with me Dtpurandare (talk) 21:16, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

White T
Thanks for your help on the wiki page..... still trying to get it right. any suggestions? Themovieguy2023 (talk) 14:26, 22 January 2023 (UTC)


 * @Themovieguy2023 My first suggestion is to stop adding in all the bad references. This includes almost anything from tvguide, IMDB and such. Concentrate on sources which discuss the topic in depth from Reliable sources. Then demonstrate how the show meets WP:GNG . McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 19:31, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
 * wow! Thank you so much for that. So should I just hold off from doing anything moving forward? Still learning. Themovieguy2023 (talk) 21:15, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
 * @Themovieguy2023 it is always good to start off with doing small tasks on existing articles to get your feet under you before you attempt to make an article. Article writing is one of the most difficult tasks for new comers as most do not understand the English Wikipedia's definitions of notable, reliable sources and the manual of style. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 21:23, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Understood. We'll I'm hoping everything works out on this title. I'm studying and reading up on the wiki website how to do things. Themovieguy2023 (talk) 21:28, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Hey Mcmatter --- it got denied.... said it needed better sources. So i went ahead and added like 15 under the referece section.... any chance you could look at those and see if they are okay? They are written opinions on the title. They appear to fit the bill for what is needed. Themovieguy2023 (talk) 00:21, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

I want create a page for my business
I want create a page for my business I am trying from long time and its getting rejected Could you please help me with a right procedure. Jomaxwell24 (talk) 10:55, 27 February 2023 (UTC)


 * It's getting rejected because there is no indication on how it meets our inclusion criteria of NCORP . Wikipedia is an encyclopedia on notable topics not a listing or promotion service for businesses. Your first next step is to declare your paid editing as per Paid-contribution disclosure requirements. Then you will have to find sources that discuss the institute in detail on their own accord and beyond standard business announcements and routine coverage and base the draft off those sources.  McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 16:00, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your reply. Could you please help me with the process of "declare your paid editing" I am really new to this and doesn't have much knowledge about the process. I really appreciate your help, Could you please guide me. Jomaxwell24 (talk) 11:27, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * The instructions on how to declare your conflict of interest is already on your talk page. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 14:09, 1 March 2023 (UTC)