User talk:Saferoutestoschool

Help me!
I've just created a page for National Bike to School Day. How do I submit it for review and how long is the review process? Saferoutestoschool (talk) 12:32, 4 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Reply to help me request: Wikipedia has a guide to writing your first article which includes your options on publishing it.  That should answer all your questions.  If not, please feel free to ask.   I'm also adding a Welcome message to this page which has other useful links for you. —     Bill W.     (Talk)  (Contrib)  — 13:39, 4 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Hello, all you need to do is click on the green button on the page you created and then click the  button. Someone will come by and review your draft (may take a week, often less, rarely more). — &#123;&#123;U&#124;Technical 13&#125;&#125; (e • t • c) 13:42, 4 June 2014 (UTC)


 * I have added a Userspace draft template to the page, and there is a link to click to submit it for review. Unfortunately, the number of drafts for review is always large, and the number of volunteers reviewing them is not very great, so it may take quite a while. However, I can save you time and trouble by telling you that I think there is no point in submitting the page in its present form, because it stands little if any chance of being accepted, for at least two reasons. The main reason is that there are not adequate sources cited. The one source you have given is from the organisation responsible for the event, which means that it is not an independent source, and so it is useless for showing that the subject is notable enough to be the subject of an article. Also, it would be better to have more than one source, to show that there is substantial coverage of the subject. A quick Google search gives me the impression that the subject is probably notable enough, but the article must show that it is. A second reason why I think the page is not likely to be accepted at present is that it reads to me rather like promotion: i.e. like a page written to publicise the event, and tell us all what a good thing it is, rather than like a neutral account by someone who has no opinion on the matter (or someone who has an opinion, but who is not telling us what that opinion is). My guess is that you are involved in some way with the event, and think it is good, and that is probably why you have come to Wikipedia to write about it. Unfortunately, an editor who has such an involvement may find it difficult to write from a neutral point of view, as required for a Wikipedia article.
 * My advice to new editors is that it is best to start by making small improvements to existing articles, rather than creating new articles. That way any mistakes you make (which you will, because we all do) will be small ones, and you won't have the discouraging experience of repeatedly seeing hours of work deleted. Gradually, you will get to learn how Wikipedia works, and after a while you will know enough about what is acceptable to be able to write whole new articles without fear that they will be deleted. Over the years I have found that editors who start by making small changes to existing articles and work up from there have a far better chance of having a successful time here than those who jump right into creating new articles from the start. However, if you are determined to try to get this article done right away, you should read a few of the relevant guidelines and policies, to help you know what is likely to be accepted. I will post a bit more information about that soon. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 13:45, 4 June 2014 (UTC)


 * OK, here is the "bit more information" that I said I would post. The notice just above here contains links to various policies, guidelines, and other pages about how to edit. Don't try to read them all before you do any more editing, because there is far too much there to take in all at once, but do at least skim over any that seem relevant to your current needs, and come back to others when the need arises. Some of the ones likely to be relevant to you at the moment are Notability and Identifying reliable sources. Citing sources is also relevant, but in my opinion rather complicated and confusing for a newcomer to editing. I see that you attempted to add a reference to the page, but you didn't do it quite right. Don't put [] round the reference: that is done automatically. You also need to create a reference list for the references to show up. To do that you need to put the tag on the page. It is usual to do that near the bottom of the page, under a suitable heading, usually ==References==. I would like to remind you, though, that the advice I gave above is to do minor editing first, before starting on creating new articles, but that is just advice, and it's up to you. Whatever you decide, I hope you have a successful time here. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 14:08, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: National Bike to School Day (July 14)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. Please read the comments left by the reviewer on your submission. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 01:06, 14 July 2014 (UTC)
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Draft:National Bike to School Day concern
Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:National Bike to School Day, a page you created, has not been edited in 6 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

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Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 01:34, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:National Bike to School Day


Hello Saferoutestoschool. It has been over six months since you last edited your WP:AFC draft article submission, entitled "National Bike to School Day".

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. HasteurBot (talk) 22:01, 19 March 2015 (UTC)