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Jessica Cameron
Rather that just delete the redirect I actually moved the article out of Draft, I assume there's some AFC-related stuff you still need to do with it. § FreeRangeFrog croak 16:53, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Rejection of AfC Draft:Brian H. Cameron
Hello,

You rejected my AfC Draft:Brian H. Cameron for the reason that it is a plot summary. That doesn't make sense. The article is about a living person and describes his achievements and contribution. Was there a mistake made? Can it be undone? I've been waiting for two months for this article to get through the AfC process. Help, please. Nickmalik (talk) 17:13, 30 April 2014 (UTC)


 * I have rejected because the article in fully under linked in the opening paragraph and have few cites there. I can't approve it till more wiki linking is done in the first opening paragraph as well as in Ongoing contributions. Thank you..  The herald  17:02, 1 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you for commenting. I have made the changes you requested in the article Draft:Brian H. Cameron.  Is there any way that I can avoid waiting another eight weeks before this article is reviewed again? Could you give it another pass? Nickmalik (talk) 19:35, 1 May 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅.. The herald  12:56, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

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T.V.Venkataswamy
Hi. I've declined your speedy request as it does pass A7. It's claimed he was an MLC, and that passes as surely as MP, congressman or senator - see WP:POLITICIAN. It obviously needs a few tags adding... Peridon (talk) 10:20, 7 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Sure, in that case.. The herald  13:36, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Robert Adams
Hi there, thanks a lot for creating Robert Adams (teacher)! :) Just one question. Do you think this particular Robert Adams would be more easy to locate if it were named Robert Adams (spiritual teacher) as opposed to Robert Adams (teacher). In a similar way to this article : Andrew Cohen (spiritual teacher) ? If not, no worries. I'd just thought I would run it by you. Thanks again! Bodhadeepika (talk) 14:05, 7 May 2014 (UTC)


 * ✅..You are right. I was also looking for a perfect headline. See, I have also added him to the disambiguation page. Thank you.  The herald  14:10, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Brilliant! Thank you. Bodhadeepika (talk) 14:12, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

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Brett Hearn Article
Hello,

Thank you for reviewing my article about race car driver Brett Hearn.

Is there a section specifically that I need to verify sources or does the whole article somehow need to be verified with better sources?

Any help/feedback is appreciated.

Thank you.

Jeff Jeff Lambert (talk) 16:20, 7 May 2014 (UTC)


 * I say, you can add more inline cites, about a half dozen more, (reliable ones), and ping me. I'll create the article. Thank you.  The herald  16:28, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

10-4,

Thanks for the info. I appreciate it. I will make some changes ASAP.

Jeff

Jeff Lambert (talk) 16:36, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello,

I went back an added about 8-10 more inline citations to my article. Most of the statistical data comes right off of his website but I added other sources such at the SuperDIRT series stats and his accomplishments from other tracks as well.

If you ever find the time, can you kindly review once again? I'm in no hurry. This is an article that, over time, would like to add photos to and fine-tune and update.

Thanks so much for helping me improve this article and make it better and more reliable. I appreciate it.

Jeff Lambert (talk) 17:40, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

5/8 -

Thanks for making improvements to my Brett Hearn article. I just saw them.

Question: Since it was denied yesterday, do I have to re-submit the article back into the queue for review? I'm very new at this and just wanted to know what the next step is after making my edits yesterday.

Thanks again for any info.

Jeff

Jeff Lambert (talk) 12:16, 8 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Yep, just submit it for a review and I'll do the rest.  The herald  12:19, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

5-8,

Done. Thank you very much, Herald. You've been a great help.

I will keep tweaking my article and fine-tune it and improve, improve, improve.

Jeff

Jeff Lambert (talk) 12:52, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

The Program for Research In Mathematics, Engineering and Science (PRIMES)
Dear "The Herald",

Could you please explain how we can improve the article about PRIMES so that it can be suitable for Wikipedia?

Why aren't the National Science Foundation website and the official MIT website reliable enough?

The PRIMES program is the only all year math research program for high school students in the US.It has dozens of alumni, produced dozens of research papers, and claim dozens of prizes in US science competitions in just 3 years. Why is it not notable?

There are Wikipedia articles about all the similar summer programs:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_in_Mathematics_for_Young_Scientists

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Ross#Ross_Mathematics_Program

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada/USA_Mathcamp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampshire_College_Summer_Studies_in_Mathematics

and it's not clear why PRIMES is less notable than these or why the references in the PRIMES article are less credible than the references in these articles.

P.S. An article about PRIMES in the "Notices of the AMS" (American Mathematical Society) is being currently prepared.

Thank you.

Dodecahedronic (talk) 18:34, 7 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. Here, reliable sources doesn't mean that they are Govt. based. Even Wikipedia is not a reliable source and we never cite from Wikipedia. If PRIMES is such a notable entity, you may get more web cites (references) and it would be better to add them. May be Help:Referencing for beginners and Citing sources can be proved useful for you. Once you are done, ping me again and I'll review the article. Thank you.  The herald  12:00, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

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Videos
They're promoted through the featured picture process (as "moving pictures"), so get listed under pictures. If you wait until just after midnight tonight, I'll set up the report for you - the lists haven't yet closed for the week. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:48, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
 * By the way, why did you delete the credits sections from the template? (Also, it's usually better to choose landscape-oriented side images. Too tall and they go down too far and leave a huge gap before the final image at full width) Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:50, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry for that. But do you think that you are putting stress on ships in most of the Signposts recently. We need a change. Don't we? So let's go for another title and lead image.  The herald  05:24, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

AFC -decline - bharathgyan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Amudha_ram/sandbox
Hi Herald

i have noted your decline. The reason for the decline is referred to notability.

I had done some patient research into different secondary sources of the subject (note I started this work last May13). Reputed English dailies, web-sources have been the main secondary sources for info of the subject (most of which I have linked). I need to understand more on why these sources are being questioned for notability. The last time around (pl check drafts around 09Feb when it was rejected the first time), the entire compilation was verbatim (iwth no syllable changed) from these secondary sources. I was asked to "add value" - without being verbatim alone - and bring about "neutrality", which I have endeavoured to the best of my ken.

While the subject is a research collater he is not a researcher himself. I have read all his works, and have researched all his references - on whose researches his collations are based. A few of these who have www presence, I have linked them as well.

A peer-review of his compilations - most of which are published as books and videos- would need me to look for sources such as book-reviews, and news content providers reporting his compilations, which is exactly what i have done. I fail to understand what is missing here, which disqualifies it from being in the published domain. I am looking for objective inputs from Wiki.

Lastly, over the last few centuries, history's dominant narrative has stifled different ancient knowledge systems. I dedicate my free time ( i am software engineer by profession)to lend my support to those who are approaching these knowledge systems with a scientific temper, revering our ancestors, which have otherwise been consigned to "mythological dustbins". Living in India, which is one of the last outposts of that paganistic world with its roots to the pre-historic world intact, I realize we have a lot to share to the rest of the world, on how the ancient world lived as one family. I look forward to Wiki as a platform for this revival.

Looking forward for your response. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amudha ram (talk • contribs) 18:03, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Hello, thank you for writing. Please wait till I go through it before my vacation.  The herald  05:24, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Featured picture candidates/Netherlands American Cemetery (memorial tower)
Hi Herald- I've reworked the image from the RAW file to try and fix/improve the sky. I left it un-cropped as you suggested. If you have a chance, perhaps you could have another look? Many thanks in advance.--Godot13 (talk) 18:09, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅..Sure, I'll will support now.  The herald  05:24, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you for accepting the Cloudmachine article. You labelled it 'stub' and I want to try and improve it. Sometimes you spend hours on additional information after which it gets deleted in a flash for being too long or not neutral enough. Could you specify a little bit, how I can improve it? Would be great! Have a wonderful vacation,

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 * Hi and thank you for writing. We review and grade the articles according to this page. You can go via that.  The herald  05:24, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

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Thanks for the review and feedback on our attempt at a new article of Articles_for_creation/Ronald_L._Mondrush. Your feedback was simply- "Need a trim". Can you elaborate? Or is it that simple, it is too long? Thanks again, Dan Delaney Ronald L. Mondrush 02:33, 13 May 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Delaneys1 (talk • contribs)
 * Well, you have made it alright. You have fine references, fine contents but you lack a style. Just look into any other biography and compare it with yours. You need:

Then when you are done, submit the article for review and then it will be done. Thank you. <span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0em 0em 0.8em,#FF4500 -0.8em -0.8em 0.9em,#90EE90 0.7em 0.7em 0.8em;color:#696969"> The herald  08:32, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
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Hello, You have declined a page that I created for Hussein Sabbour. I just need to know what are the reasons behind your decision as he is a notable person in Egypt. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.161.60.251 (talk) 12:16, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi, Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for writing for me. It is not me who decides whether he is notable or not. In oprder to prove that he is notable, you must provide references and web cites which can show it. The more refs you add, the more notable he becomes. Thank you.. <span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0em 0em 0.8em,#FF4500 -0.8em -0.8em 0.9em,#90EE90 0.7em 0.7em 0.8em;color:#696969"> The herald  14:21, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Accuracy
The edit removing Scott Fravala as founder is accurate and common knowledge, I am Ronnie Winter. The band was founded by Duke Kitchens and Ronnie Winter. Edmund Lowman has never been a member so removing him was also accurate. The matter regarding the alleged copyright violation is still under investigation per the fact the band was invited to use the photo by the accredited website so it was also removed. Once the matter is officially and legally resolved it should be posted with accuracy. Other than that everything looks good, thanks. Please restore the edits. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.147.120.146 (talk) 18:10, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

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