User talk:Nídia Gouveia

Hi,

I would like to better understand how the article submission works. I have submitted my first article, however it seems to be currently under discussion, since August 13 when I first submitted it (reviewed it, since it had already been created). What I wish to know is if it is normal to take so long for an article to be accepted into Wikipedia. I first though it could be a content issue, or the fact that it is about a company, but there are other similar content articles hosted in the Wikipedia platform, such as Logmein and TeamViewer information. And it wasn't rejected either, so i don't really know what to make of this.

Sorry for the confusion and thank you in advance. I'm not sure if this is the right contact channel to use... Nídia Gouveia
 * Hi Nidia. I saw this page. I can't answer your question, but I have placed a help me tag on your page, so hopefully someone else will. Otherwise, the Teahouse is often a good place to ask questions. Regards, Iselilja (talk) 16:59, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi Nídia, the articles for creation (AFC for short) process works as follows:


 * An draft is written
 * The creator of the draft can decide to submit the article, for experienced editors to make constructive criticism, and they will either accept or decline the submission
 * If it is declined, the reviewing editor will leave some links for you to have a look at, and you can ask about the review on their talk page
 * Am I correct in saying that the article you submitted wasn't in this account? Not all Wikipedia articles go through AFC, so not all are up to the current high standards. If your article has been declined, then, as said, the Teahouse if a place to ask questions, and if it is unreviewed, that is likely because there is a backlog at AFC. Hope this helped.  Mat  ty  .  007  17:15, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Well thank you both so much. You were really kind in spearing a minute to enlighten me. Wikipedia is the best. Hope I have a lot more free time to contribute... And understand how it works. Again, thank you both. Nídia G.


 * That's OK, any questions, just put on your page with the question, or ask on my (or anyone else's) talk page. Thanks again, and good luck,  Mat  ty  .  007  16:04, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

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Nídia Gouveia, good luck, and have fun. – Mat  ty. 007 16:04, 6 September 2013 (UTC)