User talk:SportRation

September 2022
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Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (October 5)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Theroadislong was:

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Theroadislong (talk) 13:13, 5 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi Theroadislong, would be nice if you are specific about these reasons you declined the article.
 * It looks strange to me, especially when this wiki page Bet9ja from a rival company was accepted.
 * Similar style. structure and validations.
 * Would love to get your feedback on moving forward as I felt this should have been accepted. SportRation (talk) 13:32, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
 * See other poor quality articles exist for that argument. Theroadislong (talk) 13:37, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @Theroadislong thanks for the feedback. I am working on getting quality articles.
 * Any suggestions for me? Will appreciate all the tips I can get, one thing is I am ensuring they won't be promotional! SportRation (talk) 18:40, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi mate,
 * Sure you good and keeping safe.
 * I have made the corrections you pointed out.
 * Please help me check again the published draft.
 * Thank you SportRation (talk) 10:50, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: SportsRation (October 6)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Greenman was:

The comment the reviewer left was:

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Greenman (talk) 17:18, 6 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi @Greenman this is actually a confusing take. I actually followed the pattern a company that was already approved used.
 * Looks like Wikipedia editors don't want new editors. I referenced articles where top brands mentioned sportsration.
 * so, you are saying the submission in itself is not good enough and the references not sufficient too? SportRation (talk) 18:08, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
 * It's a bit of a leap to go from having your advert rejected to claiming "Wikipedia editors don't want new editors". You have not declared your conflict of interest, which is grounds for being blocked, and your submission contains promotional gumph such as "There is no Ezine in Nigeria with a better coverage in other Sports like Sports Ration.", entirely unsourced. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for self-promotion. Please stop trying to abuse it in such a way. Regarding the argument that you based this on another existing article, see WP:WHATABOUT. Greenman (talk) 18:35, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @Greenman so, like I said, I was following a pattern. This way pointing out what the issue was with "There is no Ezine" makes sense.
 * If I wanted to do an advert, I will not come here for sure. This way, I know what one of the issues is.
 * I will not abuse this platform, never, I know one of the things I have done wrong and will definitely make correction, and correct the tone.
 * Please, do not take offence with what I said, it just that, your research for not approving my initial article looked generic.
 * I know better now and will make correction.
 * Please, I am humbling asking, what more specifically, do I need to correct.
 * Thanks SportRation (talk) 18:45, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @Greenman just help, take me through the journey. Tear it down, please, let me know what I need to correct.
 * 1. I know from our conversation that I have to correct the tone and ensure it not advertorial.
 * 2. Are the references good enough?
 * Please, help me get better 🙏 SportRation (talk) 19:03, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (November 1)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Timtrent were:

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🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 16:10, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

November 2022
Hello SportRation. The nature of your edits gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially serious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to black-hat search-engine optimization.

Paid advocates are very strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the talk page of the article in question if an article exists. If the article does not exist, paid advocates are extremely strongly discouraged from attempting to write an article at all. At best, any proposed article creation should be submitted through the articles for creation process, rather than directly.

Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are  required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:SportRation. The template Paid can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form:. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, do not edit further until you answer this message. 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 16:16, 1 November 2022 (UTC)


 * @Timtrent thanks for the response. I am actually not receiving anything for this edit.
 * Just as I have done with other Nigerian related articles, this is just another one.
 * I noticed only one betting companies from Nigeria are on Wikipedia and decided to add as many as I can.
 * I am not getting paid for this, and this is the second time I am sending this article.
 * The first I submitted, I was told not many relevant articles, found some online and added.
 * I am not getting paid for this, I am just doing my bit to get Nigerian companies that I know about on Wikipedia.
 * This is actually not "black hat" in any way, if I want to do blackhat, I will not use Wikipedia.
 * I ready to do whatever is suggested to doing the right thing. SportRation (talk) 16:50, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your declaration. Any editor may be asked this question at any time. 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 17:07, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @Timtrent
 * Thanks.
 * So, what do I do next, leave this and move on to another article?
 * Or is there a way I can get this to be approved?
 * Again, I am not desperate and I made this as neutral as it could be.
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bet9ja this is the only betting company in Nigeria on Wikipedia and I planed on adding more relevant references to this.
 * So, what next with this draft?
 * Again, I am new editor, I have made more than 20 edits. I am a Sports Journalist and would be very much helpful to Wikipedia in adding more references to existing Nigerian sports article. SportRation (talk) 17:36, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Determine whether you can show notability for it. This essay gives you a process where you will succeed if success is possible. Only give up of you find success is impossible.
 * Article creation is one of the hardest things here. Do not be discouraged. 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 17:44, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @Timtrent Thanks.
 * So, the points you mentioned were:
 * 1. Looked like it was paid for.
 * 2. I wasn't neutral enough.
 * I have declared already I wasn't paid for this article.
 * I thought I made this as neutral as possible especially going by the existing page.
 * What more advice do you have for me?
 * Thanks SportRation (talk) 17:54, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Neutrality is easy in prose. Choice of references, which may not themselves be biased, can make the reader perceive an advert. I see nothing much useful in the references you have chose, and what I perceive to be your own is a negative benefit because you are the source.
 * Find good references first and write the article second 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 18:06, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @Timtrent
 * Thank you.
 * Appreciate. SportRation (talk) 18:27, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:SportsRation
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Your draft article, Draft:SportsRation


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 17:23, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

Your draft article, User:SportRation/sandbox


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