User talk:Shawn Pardo

Draft:Dina LaPolt
Thanks for submitting Draft:Dina LaPolt you've done a nice job, but the article still needs inline references. The article will not get approved without them. I edited the article and left an example on how to do it.

Referencing is generally a two step process:


 * 1) In the References section I created the reference, and named it "HuffPo Interview" note that this is where the title, article date, url, author's name and today's date is stored.
 * 2) I created a shortcut to the reference in step 1 by copying the portion of the reference
 * You will need to go back through the articles and at least add the titles, the publisher, author name, article date, etc. to the citation templates. (title is mandatory, the others can be left empty if they are not in the article.)


 * Your article is also being declined because you are using subjective adjectives like "Zealous Advocate" and "outspoken New Yorker and a fierce advocate for her clients" see Manual of Style/Words to watch


 * I placed the photo within a Template:Infobox person which helps the databases determine what/who the article is about. There are other fields that can be filled in.


 * I'm helping out here because I think your subject is interesting. As per the declining editors, the writing needs to be toned down. Also, IMDb is not credible as a reference, avoid PR releases and blogs, stick to the well established news outlets. Good luck! -- Paid Editor -- User:009o9Talk 17:30, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

Now for the writing

 * 1) As you can see from your latest rejection, there are a few editors who do not want articles of this type in the Wikipedia. To try to ensure that you are not appearing promotional, I've found that less is better. See my edits in Draft:Dina_LaPolt
 * 2) Raw website links are never allowed the body of the text, and it is best to only use the Official website in the External links section.
 * 3) When I searched your subject, I believe I found quite a few articles, from prominent publishers, with your subject mentioned in the title. Most rejections for notability will be justified because the subject is merely mentioned in the article, not the topic of the article.  You are going to need several independent, reliable sources (WP:RS), as used as references, where your subject is clearly the topic of the article.  Passing mention is hard to argue, when your subject's name is in the title.
 * 4) Generally, only titles of books, publisher names, movies and albums use italics, only direct quotes and chapters in a book, songs, magazine/newspaper articles will be within double-quote.
 * 5) Don't be in a hurry to resubmit, it is often best to take a week in between editing because you've become so close to the writing. What seems perfectly clear (or neutral) will look a lot different after you've take a few days off. Your article is going to have to be closer to a masterpiece than a press release. Again, less is better.
 * 6) Finally, the declining editor has exposed the prevailing attitude about business related topics in the Wikipedia, a certain groups does not want them and they nest on AfC (and Articles for Deletion (AfD)) to keep them out. -- Paid Editor -- User:009o9Talk 15:15, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Dina LaPolt (November 18)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by LaMona was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Dina LaPolt and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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LaMona (talk) 04:58, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Dina LaPolt (November 19)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Robert McClenon was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Dina LaPolt and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Dina_LaPolt Articles for creation help desk] or on the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Robert_McClenon&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Dina_LaPolt reviewer's talk page].
 * You can also get Wikipedia's Live Help real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Robert McClenon (talk) 05:18, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Dina LaPolt (November 20)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Onel5969 was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Dina LaPolt and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Dina_LaPolt Articles for creation help desk] or on the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Onel5969&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Dina_LaPolt reviewer's talk page].
 * You can also get Wikipedia's Live Help real-time chat help from experienced editors.

 Onel 5969  TT me 13:40, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Draft:Dina LaPolt concern
Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Dina LaPolt, a page you created, has not been edited in 5 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

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Your draft article, Draft:Dina LaPolt


Hello, Shawn Pardo. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "Dina LaPolt".

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. 1989 (talk) 00:21, 15 January 2017 (UTC)