User talk:Paul W/Archive 7

Draft:Klaus Becker
Unfortunately, most of the sources I have for this article are physical articles I have, that I have not found online. Is there any way to provide them as verification for the information? Thank you for your help.2603:6080:4540:99:AC61:F9E7:75E3:D2F9 (talk) 02:00, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi. Wikipedia does not insist upon online sources; offline sources are perfectly acceptable - see WP:OFFLINE; providing a scan or an excerpt from the offline source can help respond to a challenge (I have seen content temporarily shared, as PDFs for example, so that editors can collaborate and compile a full citation). We assume good faith (Assume good faith) on the part of contributing editors. Biographies of living people (BLPs) require most significant assertions to be supported by reliable independent sources, so if you have them, then all is good. In the context of the draft Becker article, it might be wise to review sources closely associated with the subject (not independent, so unreliable), and ensure that key statements are reliably supported. Paul W (talk) 12:20, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

Request on 14:35:00, 28 May 2021 for assistance on AfC submission by Twilson088
I wonder if you’d have a look at Draft:Barry N. Haack. I’ve added numerous references that should support the description of his career. Most of my Wikipedia articles have been related to eighteenth-century people and events, but Haack is the third living person I’ve done, all emeritus professors of distinction in my field. The other two went through smoothly, but this one is giving me fits. Thanks so much. Twilson088 (talk) 14:35, 28 May 2021 (UTC)Tom (Thomas D. Wilson)

Twilson088 (talk) 14:35, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, Paul. I just now made a final tweak and will resubmit. Twilson088 (talk) 14:01, 2 June 2021 (UTC)Tom

Thanks so much for your guidance, Paul. Nice to see the article live! Twilson088 (talk) 16:51, 2 June 2021 (UTC)Tom
 * No worries, Tom. Definitely good to collaborate and develop the necessary improvements. If I can help on any other contributions, let me know. Paul W (talk) 18:01, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Review of the Draft: Limoblaze recently declined by you
Hello you made some comments about my article DRAFT:Limoblaze which was recently declined by you. I have simply rewritten the article to follow the Wikipedia / encyclopedia form of writing following the guidelines to the best of my understanding. The article is not meaning to propagate any form of religious activities and so I have properly adjusted the article. I kindly request a second look at it. Thanks and regards MasterOliverTwist (talk) 12:32, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, . I have made a range of further edits and added a comment on the Draft article trying to explain in more detail why it cannot currently be published - basically, it fails to establish notability via significant coverage in reliable independent sources (WP:RS; the TV interviews are not reliable - see also discussion at WP:interviews). Biographies of Living People require good levels of citation in reliable sources, and some claims are not so supported. Paul W (talk) 16:17, 31 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello I've gone through the edits and comments added in good faith. I see the guideline pointed and I will look to see that the adequate and necessary notable sources are added following the coverage in reliable independent sources (WP:RS; and further evaluating discussion at WP:interviews) to properly put the DRAFT:Limoblaze in order while likewise adding evidence of chart success, gold records, major tours or album releases by major labels. Thanks and regards MasterOliverTwist (talk) 20:38, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Daryl Goodrich | Added more references
Dear Paul, thank you for your helpful feedback. I've added a bunch of citations to the /awards/ section and throughout the article as recommended. I was hoping you could take another look at it? Kind Regards, NCwordsmith (talk) 19:45, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Article now approved. Could still do with some references for Goodrich's early career. With BLPs it's good to have at least one ref for every paragraph. Paul W (talk) 07:10, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

Draft:Louis-Pierre Comeau
Hi, I have submitted draft again according to your suggestions.DesioLasam (talk) 08:18, 4 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks DesioLasam. I see that it's already been approved. Paul W (talk) 12:14, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Articles for Creation July 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive
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Your GA nomination of Crewe Alexandra F.C.
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Your submission at Articles for creation: McLaughlin and Harvey (July 13)
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Your GA nomination of Crewe Alexandra F.C.
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Richard Small (lawyer) (July 27)
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Chris Troutman ( talk ) 20:07, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks for the contact. I have done some editing of the draft, but I feel the subject does not yet meet Notability (politics) criteria. Paul W (talk) 14:45, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Crewe Alexandra F.C.
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Nomination of Louis-Pierre Comeau for deletion
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can you help
Hello, I found you on a list of AfC reviewers. Can you please look at my draft article Draft:Volodymyr_Usov and tell if it's written correct. Also see it's included into a category of the articles for submission without a date. It's okay or should I resubmit it somehow? All the best --Raketaman (talk) 08:07, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, Raketaman. I have made a few edits, but can only review the reference sources written in English. On the face of it, the subject appears notable. I tried the AfC submission edit advised in the template, which appears to have fixed the date issue. Paul W (talk) 09:58, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Construction News
Thank you for reverting my edit on Construction News. I am puzzled by why I undid the previous editor. I think I must have thought they had removed the extra information rather than adding it, although why I would have thought that is a bit perplexing! Anyway, appreciate you catching my mistake and fixing it - thanks. QuiteUnusual (talk) 08:01, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * No worries. Paul W (talk) 08:37, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Draft:Elisabetta Campus
Good evening, I have made some changes to the article, to correct according to your instructions.

You said that "the sources may need to be verified by an Italian-speaking editor to check reliability and independence".

For example:

1) "Campus Elisabetta" in SIUSA - Sistema Unificato per le soprintendenze archivistiche" is a government site

2) "La memoria è un diritto umano. Il Centro di documentazione Elisabetta Campus." di Andrea Maori su Nuova Agenzia Radicale 14 Novembre 2015" is a

Agenzia Radicale, con Quaderni Radicali (la rivista politica nata nel 1977 sull'onda del movimento per i diritti civili), è parte di un network informativo, Radical approach nonviolence in media, che non ha mai avuto e non ha alle spalle finanziamenti statali (come giornali e radio di partito), né forti gruppi editoriali, con quotidiani e settimanali che, come accade per altre riviste di "cultura" politica, siano pronti a sostenere il suo sforzo di ricerca e di analisi.

Traduction: Agenzia Radicale, with Quaderni Radicali (the political magazine born in 1977 on the wave of the civil rights movement), is part of an information network, Radical approach nonviolence in media, which has never had and does not have state funding behind it ( such as newspapers and party radios), nor strong editorial groups, with newspapers and weeklies that, as happens with other journals of political "culture", are ready to support his research and analysis effort.

3) Città di Perugia - Turismo e Cultura: San Matteo degli Armeni is the site of the municipality of Perugia

I can have a translation done by a professional agency. For example for SIUSA - Sistema Unificato per le soprintendenze archivistiche or or whatever you think is most useful

I'm at your disposal

Thank you

Enrico Bartoccioni--Enrico Bartoccioni (talk) 19:53, 12 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi, Enrico Bartoccioni. I have had a fresh look at the article and done some tidying up, adding some wikilinks, etc. The subject does appear notable, so it may be worth resubmitting the article for review. I have worked on human rights figures in the past, and it may be that other editors will help improve it. (By the way, I did my edits today during a Women in Red editathon, intended to help raise the representation of women in the English Wikipedia). Best wishes Paul W (talk) 20:37, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Thank you very much. I'm agree with you. I hope that also other editors will help improve it, for example from United States (Lakota and from Italy). Best wishes Enrico Bartoccioni--Enrico Bartoccioni (talk) 08:48, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Jeffrey J. McDonnell
Hi Paul. I want to thank you for your copyediting of the article Jeffrey J. McDonnell but wish to bring up a point about COI editing. The editor you cleaned up for was very clearly a COI editor and was adding unsourced information to a well sourced article. For example, the sentence He was Richardson Chair in Watershed Science and then University Distinguished Professor at Oregon State University in the Department of Forest Engineering from 199-2021. He has been Professor and Associate Director at the Global Institute for Water Security was literally just sourced to the webpage for the Global Institute for Water Security. I appreciate some do not wish to get involved with COI editors but in the future, would you mind trying to clean up their mess than just fixing the Wiki-links. I have reverted their promotional-ish edits but would've appreciated it if someone who saw it before me had done so. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 21:43, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your observations. Why put the pressure on me? If you can see problems, you can also fix them. Paul W (talk) 21:52, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Right, but you obviously saw them first because you were making edits. I did not see the edits until today. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 23:38, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I chanced upon the article after it linked to one in my watchlist. I tried to fix several of the most obvious visual issues, and also had a glance at some of the references, but I didn't have time to explore the integrity of every reference (so, no, I didn't see them first). If I did something wrong, by all means call me out, but on this issue, I think your message was unnecessary. Paul W (talk) 08:09, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Chris Farnell
Hi Adding customer client information, is advertising by its very nature and breaks Wikipedia of Use, it is classic {[WP:PROMO]]. It if genuine criticism, put it in a seperate section but don't a list those clients, please.  scope_creep Talk  16:11, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that advice. The client listing wasn't my addition - I just tried to tone it down. I plan to partially reinstate one of the entries, as it was well covered by the BBC. Paul W (talk) 16:16, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

Would it be possible to add the information for the clubs where his involvement was further than that of a singular case, in particular, Leeds and Bury. Thanks.
 * I have reinstated a para about the Leeds involvement. Paul W (talk) 15:07, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for updating as well as regularly maintaining the page.2800:A4:17DC:5800:E1BA:D5AB:82FE:A228 (talk) 21:43, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

Charlotte Valeur
Help with some edits.

Hello Paul W! I was wondering if you could help me with some edits for Charlotte Valuer page. Staying true to neutrality and objectivity; I do have a conflict of interest which is why I can’t make the edits myself.

Her page doesn’t reflect her impressive career in the financial industry (Former Chair of IOD) as well as fighting for equality for all in the boardroom and wider society. She’s just set up a new charity the Institute for Neurodiversity (https://ioni24.wildapricot.org/). Additionally, the page hasn’t been properly edited since 2018.

Take a look at my sandbox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MIAAccount/sandbox) and let me know if you have the capacity right now to help me edit it! Cheers! MIAAccount (talk) 17:16, 13 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Happy to lend a hand on this, MIAAccount. At first glance, it needs quite a bit of attention (no Wikilinks, bare URL references, repeated refs, etc). Paul W (talk) 20:42, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, MIAAccount, I have started to edit the article, and have moved it from your sandbox to Draft:Charlotte Valeur so that it might also be more easily found and edited by other editors. Paul W (talk) 11:38, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I now realise that a stub Charlotte Valeur article already exists. Clearly, content from the draft one should, when finalised, be merged into the existing one. Paul W (talk) 12:03, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

Hi Paul W, Firstly, thank you so much for all the edits. It looks fantastic and like a real wiki page. What's the process for merging it with the stub? What are the next steps and would you be able to do this? Cheers!MIAAccount (talk) 12:36, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I have cut and pasted the new content into the original Charlotte Valeur article (and blanked the draft article - it's now a redirect to the mainspace article). The expanded article still needs some attention, with quite a few bare URL references remaining (I can't access the paywalled FT articles), and there are some unreliable sources that need to be weeded out. But as the expanded article is in mainspace, it might get more editors' attention. (By the way, a substantial expansion like this makes the article a potential candidate for Wikipedia's Did You Know feature on the main page - see WP:DYK). I will add a note to the article's Talk page too. Paul W (talk) 13:35, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

Hi Paul, Just wanted to say thank you for all your help with Charlotte Valuer's page. It looks fantastic. MIAAccount (talk) 11:23, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, MIAAccount. I have merged the repeated FT citations, and one of the unreliable sources has also been weeded out by another editor. I think there is still time to nominate this for a DYK, if you wish to. Paul W (talk) 13:17, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Brillant! How do you nominate it? What's the process for nominating it and am I able to if I have a conflict of interest?MIAAccount (talk) 14:25, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry, MIAAccount, I have just rechecked the DYK eligibility criteria and we have missed the boat. The article was successfully expanded at least five-fold, but it needed to be nominated within seven days of that increase. In due course, if this were to progress to a successful Good Article nomination, there would be another DYK opportunity. For now, but working towards that goal, I would suggest adding an infobox (which I've done) and maybe getting an image of Valeur created/added in the Wikimedia Commons so that it can be used in the article. Paul W (talk) 14:52, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks so much, Paul W. I did as you suggested and I uploaded a photo onto the charlotte valuer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Valeur — Preceding unsigned comment added by MIAAccount (talk • contribs) 17:02, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I have moved the image into the infobox. Paul W (talk) 17:08, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh cheers! could we add into Known for section: Institute of Directors, coining "Board Apprentice", Institute Of Neurodiversity? MIAAccount (talk) 17:11, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * According to the Template:Infobox person guidance, 'Known for' is used for "A brief description of why the person is notable." I think being the ION founder is enough for now (it reiterates something from the article lead section). IoD is mentioned already in the infobox above. (As you can see from the Template guidance, the basic people infobox can be expanded further to include, for example, education details, etc) Paul W (talk) 17:23, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Board Apprentice
Hey Paul W, This is all fantastic. Thank you so much. Do you have the capacity to help me with something else? I'd like to develop a page for the organization Charlotte Valuer has founded. It's called board apprentice which is aiming to bridge the inequity in the board room and train up the next generation of business leaders. I'd written up the page and had ago editing it but I'm struggling with the referencing. Would you mind taking a look at my sandbox and telling me what I'm doing wrong? https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:MIAAccount/sandbox&redirect=no Cheers MIAAccount (talk) 15:22, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
 * There is a Wikipedia guide on inline citation (see inline citation). How you actually go about adding inline citations is also affected by which editing tool you use (see Help:Introduction for an intro). I tend to use the 'source text editor' (adding citations by using templates activated under the 'Cite' link - see how), but others often use the Visual editor (it has a similar function for referencing - see Help:Introduction to referencing with VisualEditor/1). You will also need to understand reliable sourcing - see WP:RS. For a subject to be notable enough for inclusion in Wikipedia, it needs to be referenced through significant coverage in reliable independent published sources with a reputation for accuracy and fact-checking. Wikipedia articles should be based mainly on reliable secondary sources (an organisation's own website is a primary source, so should only be cited sparingly - if it all). Consistent formatting is also good practice - see the Manual of Style (MoS) for guidance. Paul W (talk) 16:19, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

WP:AFC Helper News
Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest. Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
 * The template db-afc-move has been created - this template is similar to db-move when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.

Lapizh deletion
Hello, why is my article getting deleted when it has reliable sources from news articles on it ?

Kind Regards

Tom Jankowiak 213.217.205.212 (talk) 07:14, 17 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi Tom. I have provided some reasons on the article's Talk page, Talk:Lapizh. The sources are simply not reliable. By the way, if you (or anyone with a financial interest in your work) have contributed to the article, then you (they) will have a Conflict of Interest (see WP:COIEDIT) and should declare it. Paul W (talk) 09:33, 17 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I disagree with the deletion of the article I have created since it is about a notable person who has reached an global audience. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hytrons (talk • contribs) 16:16, 18 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi, Hytrons. Notability needs to be verifiable through reliable independent sources (see WP:RS), which the article currently lacks (see article's Talk page). Paul W (talk) 16:36, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for William Rees Jeffreys
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Roads Improvement Association
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Iain Maxwell Stewart
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Dingley Dell F.C.
Hello! Your submission of Dingley Dell F.C. at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! SL93 (talk) 06:18, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, SL93. I have gone back to the sources and added the relevant page numbers. Paul W (talk) 13:01, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Dingley Dell F.C.
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Draft:Mitchell Wilder
Paul - just FYI I continue to revise following your helpful critique. I will be adding new sources in the next few weeks.Ciao bill (talk) 17:05, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Paul - could you take another look at the draft? You acknowledged that Wilder appeared to have "an eminent career," about which I have since found substantiation in several books and other sources.

A subsequent reviewer implied his accomplishments were trivial. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ciao bill (talk • contribs) 18:22, 21 November 2022 (UTC)


 * I have added a few wikilinks (these help to denote his associations with other subjects notable enough to have Wikipedia articles). It would be useful to add an inline citation for Kutner's obituary about him. The infobox honours should be either removed or at least echoed in the main body copy. I'm not sure that the committee honours listed need to include all the other members. Paul W (talk) 10:54, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! I’ll adopt your helpful suggestions. (Been dealing with flu since Nov 18) Ciao bill (talk) 20:15, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Re: committee members - all are notable, most were early mentors with whom he developed significant exhibitions and publications throughout his career that can be documented.

Wouldn’t these be aspects of his career that other contributors could expand on?

Thanks again! Ciao bill (talk) 20:23, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Draft:Bukky Leo
You rejected this draft on 13th May 2022. I have mostly offline sources for citations, but I have checked and I have scans of offline coverage in The Guardian, Jazzwise and The Independent from 1989 onwards. Will you accept scans, or can I show them to you? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by PressgirlV (talk • contribs) 22:50, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
 * The Guardian may have online versions of the content you mention (worth checking). Even if they aren't, then we assume good faith in you adding them as sources, so long as the authors of the articles, titles and dates, etc, are clearly stated. Please note that, if possible, they need to be substantial coverage of the subject, not just passing mentions. Paul W (talk) 12:48, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much Paul, yes I have The Guardian, The Telegraph, and other, all substantial coverage of Bukky , all offline scans and not available online as they were published in late 80s-90s- early 00s, so the early stuff wad before the internet! Good that you will assume good faith, excellent news will add those in now as inline citations. PressgirlV (talk) 16:37, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Paul, I resubmitted the Wiki with the offline citations as we agreed you would accept them in good faith, but again it has been rejected by someone else now, please can you help? Please can you honour what you said you would do? Thank you 2A00:23C6:1E9F:3001:78BA:7AEF:4EA2:C031 (talk) 16:24, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I did not undertake to do anything - I merely noted the good faith provision regarding sources that are offline. However, there are still assertions in the article that are unsupported by any reliable citations, and the Discography section has no references at all. As myself, Missvain and others have said, Wikipedia biographies of living people (BLPs - please read WP:BLP about the need for verifiability) need to show significant coverage in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (note: interviews may also be regarded as primary sources so are not reliable, as the subject's statements often cannot be independently corroborated). Paul W (talk) 17:55, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

I have many notable references for Bukky Leo but they are offline ones that do not exist online, among them are references in The Guardian and The Independent Newspaper and Jazzwise magazine. I have scans of these and they all corroborate the info in Bukky Leo's draft Wiki, I can show you the scans?
 * See response above. Paul W (talk) 17:50, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

There is also Bukky's own website www.bukkyleo.com
 * A subject's own website is a primary source and s unreliable.Paul W (talk) 17:50, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Bukky Leo is an established and hugely respected jazz and Afrobeat musician and as you can see he has had a long career with very many recordings released. Please consider this and publish this Wiki once and for all. Thank you. PressgirlV (talk) 22:02, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
 * The career and recordings still need citations from reliable sources. Without such citations, a biography of a living person cannot be published. Paul W (talk) 17:50, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

First time submission - what do you think?
Hi Paul,

That's an impressive CV.

I'm a first-timer at submitting an article and was hoping you might be able to review and point out any issues or reasons it may not be published?

It's here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Raffaello_Degruttola

Really appreciate your time and help!

Rafffan

P.S. Hope this is my first of many — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rafffan (talk • contribs) 15:23, 26 May 2022 (UTC)


 * I see that the draft has already been rejected by another reviewer. The draft is a biography of a living person, so demands a high standard of referencing, including significant coverage in reliable, independent sources (note, significant means more than just passing mentions). I have done some tinkering with formatting, added wikilinks, moved citations from subheads into body copy, etc, but the article basically needs more inline citations to support various assertions (as a rough rule of thumb, a BLP should have at least one inline citation per paragraph). All significant assertions should be supported by inline citations from reliable sources (WP:RS).


 * Plotlines for films are normally summarised separately in articles about the films, but I appreciate there may be some overlaps between the films and the subject's personal experiences.


 * PS In replying in Talk pages, we normally sign off by using four tildes (~) to give a signature. Indenting each stage of a conversation can make it easier to follow threads too. Best wishes. Paul W (talk) 16:46, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Would you consider becoming a New Page Reviewer?

 * Thanks for the kind suggestion, buidhe. I have applied. Paul W (talk) 17:21, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

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Ludovico Settala
Hi Paul W -- Please don't tag articles as unreferenced if they contain a set of external links or a bibliography section. The appropriate tag is More footnotes needed. There are many other referencing tags to be found in Category:Citation and verifiability maintenance templates. With an article like Settala,. the most likely problem is copyright violation, if the source it has been created from isn't public domain, but the source is probably Italian so Earwig won't see it. Regards, Espresso Addict (talk) 18:53, 6 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Espresso Addict. This was my first day with the New Page Review tools, so I am on a learning curve. I did test for copy violation, but - as you say - the Italian translation probably means it wasn't detected. Paul W (talk) 20:14, 6 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks, hadn't realised when I wrote that you were new to this! I'm trying to triage the heap of completely unsourced from this month (in the light of the Village Pump discussion) and it's a bit soul destroying. Keep up the good work! Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 20:18, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

St Patrick’s sports academy
I am unsure how this forum works, so forgive me for not contacting anyone through talk as I was unaware how to proceed. The Wikipedia page while it is not a made up story and is a terrible stain on Scottish football, is painting a poor reflection on an academy that has a membership of over 100 kids and is in no way associated with any of the terrible goings on associated to Celtic boys club and it’s coaches. I assume that there is already a wiki page for Celtic boys club and I see no need to have st Patrick’s academy highlighted in this way, including a direct link on the page to the clubs website. Please consider removing this page and or the St Patrick’s sports academy name/links from the page. Thank you and again apologies for not understanding the correct protocol for the discussion. Kizzyb2018 (talk) 21:39, 16 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi, Kizzyb2018. Thanks for getting in touch. You appear to be new to Wikipedia and I appreciate it can be daunting to those unfamiliar with how its community works and arrives at consensus (and after nearly 19 years, I continue to learn!). Welcome.


 * 1) It is a reported fact (BBC, Times) that St Patrick's Sports Academy was previously called Celtic Boys Club. We do not create new pages if individuals or organisations change their names (so, no, there is not a separate page about Celtic Boys Club). Wikipedia guidance urges editors to faithfully reflect the latest reliably sourced information about subjects, including their current names (for example, the article about Scottish cyclist Robert Millar is titled Philippa York, that person's preferred name).
 * 2) Once a subject has established sufficient notability (evidenced by substantial coverage in reliable independent sources) to justify an article, the Wikipedia community will not remove it.
 * 3) External links to websites are common across Wikipedia pages, and often enable editors and readers to connect with the website and read, for example, about the club's latest activities, etc. Removing such a link would, I think, actually stop people from getting that updated perspective.
 * 4) If there are reliable, independent sources (see WP:RS) that describe the current status of the Academy and the latest work of its coaches and players, then I would encourage you to add that information so that it might begin to alter the overall tone of the article. There is guidance to Wikipedians that articles should reflect the balance of coverage of the subject in reliable sources - it is not about blackening anyone's name, nor is it about 'whitewashing' or erasing history. As editors, we are urged to work in good faith and write content that can be verified by reliable source as representing all viewpoints proportionately.
 * Best wishes. Paul W (talk) 22:39, 16 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you Paul, I complete understand, I recently joined the academy and have been looking at ways of promoting the academy, I cannot do this due to the content that is seen via a simple web search. I completely understand. Can I ask why there is no independent page for the old Celtic boys club is it a legal change that was recognised in court? If this is answered within the wiki I apologise. As you suggest if the committee add to the page do we need prior approval of the material that will be added? Thanks again for your help. Kizzyb2018 (talk) 09:52, 18 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi Kizzyb2018. Wikipedia requires that information is capable of verification, usually by reference to publicly available sources that are independent of the subject. In this case, the renaming has been reported by the BBC and The Times, so the article was edited to reflect that change (as I said, we don't start new articles simply because someone or something changed its name).
 * As someone with no conflict of interest (see WP:COI), I have made some additions to the page based on information on the St P website; as this is associated with the subject (ie: not independent), we should only use it sparingly. Anyone associated with the St P club would have a COI, so you/colleagues should not edit the page direct, but you can make suggestions via the article's Talk page. Other editors might then take action as they see fit. From a PR perspective, you/colleagues might seek to get local newspapers to report recent developments at the club and its efforts to distance itself from its past; any resulting journalistic reports could then be cited to support appropriately positive updates to the St P club article.
 * As someone who has had both PR/comms and child welfare roles with sports clubs, I can understand your position (I am also a supporter of Crewe Alexandra - the first club implicated in the recent United Kingdom football sexual abuse scandal; support does not count as a COI, so I could continue to edit, but spent a lot of time deleting vandalism and ensuring accurate sourcing). Best wishes. Paul W (talk) 13:58, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

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New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022
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Articles for deletion/Louka Bertrand, Articles for deletion/D-Rocke
It appears that when nominating Louka Bertrand and D-Rocke for deletion, you skipped Step II of WP:AFDHOWTO. I see you were using Page Curation for the nomination, but apparently something went wrong along the way. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 22:57, 4 July 2022 (UTC)


 * It could have been me, or perhaps a bug in the Page Curation toolset. I see previous NPP comment about using Twinkle for AfD instead of Page Curation. I think I will do that in future. Paul W (talk) 07:06, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Dear Paul, The article tilted *Jeriq* met every criterion required, kindly help to bring it back.
Hello Paul, I'm Fabregado who has been a registered member of Wikipedia since 2015. I have been trying to create an article on Jeriq for over a year and it has been subjected to constant deletion. Jeriq meets all the requirements, with all the needed citations and references.

Kindly help me to point out those things wrong with the article.

Thank you. Fabregado (talk) 09:01, 27 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi Fabregado. I saw the page as a New Page Patrol Reviewer. While Jeriq may be notable, this will, as you will know, need to be evidenced by more than passing mentions - it requires substantial coverage in reliable, independent sources (particularly as this is a BLP); see also WP:MUSICBIO. It also needs to be written in a more encyclopedic tone.
 * "just like other Igbo rappers from the tribe such as Phyno, Tidinz, Zoro and Lucy Q." - unsourced (and is this relevant to Jeriq?)
 * Reference 3 says nothing
 * citation needed for being unable to return to Nkpor
 * Life and music career section: basically needs to be more encyclopedic and less like a hip hop music magazine. I have suggested some example changes in the first para.
 * "Dremo, the last project titled “E be tins” featuring Mayorkun, was released in late 2021." - how is relevant to Jeriq? If it is, it needs refererences.
 * I think the final para gives more information about the album (?). This needs to be clearer. Does the reference refer to just one bit of this para or the whole of it? (if the latter, put the reference at the end of the para). Does the final statement ("12 million total album streaks" - whatever they are) relate to sales/downloads? If so, provide a reliable source if you can.
 * I am not particularly knowledgeable about music, but Wikipedia articles need to convey facts to readers like me so that I/we can understand if/how Jeriq is notable. Best wishes Paul W (talk) 09:28, 27 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi Fabregado, I have attempted to create a credible Wikipedia article about Jeriq on the draftspace page. It is, I think, written in a more encyclopedic tone, adopts a chronological approach to the subject's life (this is a biography of a living person), and draws on the sources you previously provided. However, I cannot vouch for the reliability of the sources (see WP:RS), so have taken them in good faith. Any additional reliable sources (seek significant coverage in mainstream newspapers, magazines, etc; but avoid blogs, fansites, etc) will increase the chances of this article being accepted, but it may take some time. Also, it may be that Jeriq is not yet notable enough yet (see WP:TOOSOON), but could become sufficiently notable as his career progresses. Best wishes. Paul W (talk) 12:01, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022
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October 2022 New Pages Patrol backlog drive
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Help with infobox financials
Hi, I see you’re a member of WP:COMPANIES.. I posted some updates to fix incorrect information about the financials for LMAX Group. The corrections are here: Talk:LMAX Group. I am a paid consultant for the company. Thanks. Sunshine0826 (talk) 18:30, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

Great start
Thanks for starting Private members' club, I've long been frustrated as gentleman's clubs isn't quite what they are but they aren't social, sporting or working clubs either! No Swan So Fine (talk) 12:30, 3 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I had a similar frustration - I didn't feel that social clubs quite fitted (too many working mens' clubs and similar ventures got lumped into it). Paul W (talk) 12:45, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

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Patrick Nuamah
Hello! Sorry for bothering you: I've decided to leave you a message, since you originally reviewed and accepted my article when it was still a draft.

Given the recent fixes and updates by me and other users, do you think the page is ready to be "upgraded" to a C rating on the quality scale? Rater suggests so, but before I proceed, I want to get your opinion, too.

~ Oltrepier (talk) 16:01, 29 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I have rated it C. Paul W (talk) 21:56, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, thank you very much, then!
 * ~ Oltrepier (talk) 16:09, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

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Suggestion for Jack London (businessman)
I just saw the recent improvements you did on the Jack London article. May I suggest you review this recent edit which added a whole bunch of unreferenced awards and honors? (I'm trying to avoid article editing these days, or I'd revert it myself.) We've been through this before with that article -- what awards can be sourced are generally "best member of our little club"-type awards that we generally don't include.

Thanks. --Nat Gertler (talk) 15:54, 7 March 2023 (UTC)


 * I contemplated putting an 'unreferenced section' notice at the top, but I find that often just gets ignored. Best to delete them lock, stock and barrel and see if some sourced honours eventually get inserted. Paul W (talk) 17:21, 7 March 2023 (UTC)


 * If you check the talk page, there was a list of awards that a WP:PAID editor recommended, each with a source... but those sources were generally press releases, and the awards local or specific-group-based in nature (alumni awards, club awards, etc.) --Nat Gertler (talk) 17:29, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I think we should be ruthless on reliability of sources (press releases and club websites, etc are not generally reliable sources) and focus only on significant awards (state, national or international recognition, maybe?). Paul W (talk) 17:44, 7 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Press releases are WP:SPS -- reliable for non-controversial, non-aggrandizing statements about whoever releases them. So if the Arachnid Club put out a press release declaring that they named Spider-Man their dude of the year, then we can accept as fact that Spider-Man is the Arachnid Club's dude of the year. (We would not accept the same statement in a press release issued by Spider-Man, as that would be aggrandizing.) What they aren't is an indication of WP:DUE; we generally need third-party sources to indicate that a fact is worth including in the article. With awards, you can use a rule of thumb that if we have an article on the award, then the award is significant enough that it should be on the recipients page even if we don't have a third party source mentioning the award being bestowed on the subject; if Terror of Tiny Town won the Oscar for Best All-Little People Musical Western, that should be mentioned in the article even if for some reason it can only be sourced to the Oscar website. But the same does not hold true for the Arachnid Club Dude of the Year, as you can tell by that red link. --Nat Gertler (talk) 18:27, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

FGS Global
Hi Paul W, it's nice to meet you. I have opened a discussion at Talk:FGS Global in an effort to update the article following a merger, but seem to have lost the interest of the community. I found that you are a member of WP:LONDON and thought you might be willing to weigh in, or make the updates if you feel they are appropriate. I have not done so myself due to my conflict of interest. Thanks for your time, Charlotte at FGS (talk) 09:49, 14 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Replied via the Talk:FGS Global page after adding the FGS merger details. A citation needs to be added re the shareholders. Regards. Paul W (talk) 11:50, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

A British perspective please...
Hi Paul. I wonder if I can borrow your perspective as a Brit? In short, I haven't yet created a new page but have tinkered and edited pages of various business people and politicians over the years. I have an interest in politics and saw this chap giving an interview to TV outside Parliament in London when Boris Johnson resigned. I took a snap and when I got back and Googled him, I saw he didn't have a Wiki page, but a fairly substantial public profile (been on BBC News multiple times, written articles for The Times etc) - so thought I'd take him on as my first page creation project! It transpires he has a fairly similar background to you (former government advisor, now a PR guy!).

I've been struggling however and I think it's potentially partially down to the reviewers looking at it through an American lens (for example, one said that PR Week was not a legitimate and impartial source - but you might have a different perspective? I don't know as I'm not in the industry, but it looks like a legitimate source backed by a renowned publisher).

Here's the draft: Draft:Leon Emirali.

I've researched the subject fairly extensively, made multiple edits to my draft, but am running out of steam. I feel like given your background you might have either come across this chap or have a definitive view on whether this is worthy of approval, or if I a, best to move onto the next subject (ideally politicians and business leaders in the UK as that's where my interest lies - if you have any ideas, I'm all ears).

Anyway, hope you can help. Be good to get your perspective on this given your background.

All the very best.

JF. JoinFluffy250 (talk) 20:54, 16 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, JoinFluffy250. I have replied in the relevant section on your talk page. Best wishes Paul W (talk) 11:28, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Really appreciate your feedback and improvements. JoinFluffy250 (talk) 12:05, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry Paul - me again. This is a query about how the AfC function works rather than a request, but does your editing of the draft now mean you wouldn't be able to accept or decline the draft as you're a page patroller? Thanks for bearing with me. JF. JoinFluffy250 (talk) 12:47, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * In NPP work we are essentially checking that work is suitable and can remain in mainspace. Once an article has been draftified and/or goes to AfC and I have edited it, I think it needs another editor to look at it (I don't want to be seen to be marking my own homework!). Paul W (talk) 15:37, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi Paul. Hope life has been kind since we interacted last month! I logged on today to make a few edits elsewhere on other pages and was surprised to see that the page you kindly helped me with creating still hasn't been looked at. Is that normal? I don't know whether your status has changed and you're able to approve/reject yourself, if you feel so inclined? Perhaps I'm just impatient, but keen to know whether my first page attempt is worth or not. All the best, JF. JoinFluffy250 (talk) 18:56, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
 * AfC articles can sometimes take several weeks to get a review - editors will often pick one to review at random, rather then reviewing them oldest first. As I said, I don't want to be marking my own homework, so I'd prefer someone else reviewed it. (If you are still looking for business subjects to cover, it might be worth looking at FTSE-listed UK companies to see if their CEOs or chairmen are sufficiently notable - I've contributed to a few biographies of living people (BLPs) in the construction sector over the years..... Best wishes. Paul W (talk) 19:13, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks Paul. That's a good idea! Will browse the FTSE. JF JoinFluffy250 (talk) 19:35, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

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FGS Predecessors
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 * Done. Paul W (talk) 14:34, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Changes to Tetragon Financial Group, please
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 * Done. Paul W (talk) 20:11, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi, thank you for implementing my edit request for the Tetragon Financial Group page! CC for Tetragon (talk) 07:53, 13 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi Paul W, thanks again for your help in updating the Tetragon Financial Group article. If you have more time, could you take a look at the tag there and see if it's still warranted? Thanks again! CC for Tetragon (talk) 07:48, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Style fix needed
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