User talk:Michalpf

Help me!
Please help me with... How long does it take for an article to go live? I wrote an article about my professor who is currently in the hospital with cancer, and I would like him to see it as soon as possible. What should I do?

Michalpf (talk) 14:51, 28 October 2017 (UTC)MPF
 * Part of the issue,, is that the article you've created is now in two places: User:Michalpf (which is your user page, see User pages for what should and shouldn't go there) and User:Michalpf/sandbox/Ariel Darvasi (which is a good place to incubate articles). Neither will ever "go live" from those locations without being submitted to the Articles for Creation process (AfC).  I've added a userspace draft template to the top of that second article.  You can see that there is a big blue button. Click that when you're satisfied and follow the instructions, and it will be submitted for review.
 * I should warn you that AfC is chronically backlogged so I would not hold out much hope for having your article in the main article space at any point in the very near future. The version on your user pages is, however, just as "live" as any article in main space and you can refer anyone to it or print it out or whatever you wish.  I hope this helps, and good luck to your professor. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 15:42, 28 October 2017 (UTC)


 * In its current state the draft won't be accepted. There is not a single reliable third-party source in there, and the content largely seems to be original research (ie you writing about your friend whom you obviously know). You'll want to cite newspapers or reputable magazines reporting on Ariel Darvasi instead. Huon (talk) 16:00, 28 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Just to echo and expand on 's advice: I took a look at the draft and added a cite for the first paragraph. Overall, the article requires many more citations.  Much of the text is obviously your personal knowledge, likely from conversations with Dr. Darvasi.  Much of this won't be able to be cited and won't pass muster when reviewed.  You will want to read the Wikipedia policy on Biographies of Living Persons to understand the strictures we have.  Even non-negative information should generally be cited.  Stuff like his younger life, pastimes,  and personal life should be excised completely.
 * The Landau Award should be citable, as should his business ventures and research. The more citations you can add, the better.  You may also want to take a look at the criteria at the notability guidelines on academics to make sure that you've included evidence that Dr. Darvasi meets those criteria before submitting your article. It's not enough for you to be sure that he meets those criteria; you have to make it obvious to the reviewer, who knows nothing about your professor, that he meets at least one of those criteria.  Good luck. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 16:03, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

November 2017
Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. This is just a note to let you know that I've moved the draft that you were working on to Draft:Ariel Darvasi, from its old location at User:Michalpf/sandbox/Ariel Darvasi. This has been done because the Draft namespace is the preferred location for Articles for Creation submissions. Please feel free to continue to work on it there. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to ask me on my talk page. Thank you. KGirl (Wanna chat?) 11:23, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Ariel Darvasi has been accepted
 Ariel Darvasi, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. The article has been assessed as Stub-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article. You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. . Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia! scope_creep (talk) 07:35, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
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