Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk/Archives/2013 April 3

= April 3 =

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/The pUKEs
Hi, The above has been declined as an article as per below. But I can't see any comments or reason for decline from the reviewer. Please can you help?

Submission declined on 31 March 2013 by Rushton2010 (talk). Please see [Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Text formatting] You are encouraged to make improvements by clicking on the "Edit" tab at the top of this page. When you are ready to resubmit, click here. If you require extra help, ask a question at the Articles for creation help desk. There is also a live help chat with experienced reviewers. Find sources: "The pUKEs" – news · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images. Declined by Rushton2010 2 days ago. Last edited by Rushton2010 2 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/The pUKEs

DazzleMonroe (talk) 16:23, 2 April 2013 (UTC)


 * I have asked the reviewer, Rushton2010 to comment. A reference to the MOS is unhelpful (see Don't come down like a ton of bricks), and it is not a reason to fail an article. However, I'm not sure the band is notable enough, which is a reason. Looking at the references, there are a few acceptable ones such as the reference in Ukelele Crazy and in the Hackney Gazzette, but that only suggests coverage at a local level, while articles for bands usually require major, national coverage, ideally with chart placings. Ritchie333  (talk)  (cont)   16:31, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Wells Mason
Hello there!

My article submission for the artist Wells Mason was declined. ( Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Wells Mason) I'm afraid that my citations were not properly formatted? Or did I not include enough information? I believe that there is sufficient information about him out there; he has been featured in national book publications & exhibited nationally. Can you please help me figure out how to better draft the article for re-submition?

Thank you so much for your time and expertise! Alison Aliweek (talk) 00:47, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi,

My article for Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Wells Mason was declined. However, I am not sure the Print Articles I used in my references were adequately assessed. I can see how this might be difficult, but the print articles did include significant material relating to the artist and his work. I also have photo copies of the articles if they're difficult to access? Would that make a difference? Also if it was an issue with referencing, I am still new to wikipedia. Maybe I didn't reference them properly?

Thank you for your time and help! AlisonAliweek (talk) 01:20, 3 April 2013 (UTC)


 * There are several issues. Firstly, the biographical information in the lead section doesn't seem to be based on any sources whatsoever. If that's based on the print references, you should add relevant footnotes, as you already do for Pearson. Secondly, a novel is not a reliable source; if no newspaper or magazine has discussed the fact that Mason's studio serves as background for a novel, that's probably not significant enough to be mentioned. Thirdly, at times the draft seems rather promotional. For example, do the sources really call his clients "high-profile"? Which national awards has he won, did they receive news coverage? Have the exhibitions been the subject of independent reviews?
 * Photos raise copyright issues (they'd have to be released under a free license, which is unlikely) and probably wouldn't help enough to be worth the trouble. Huon (talk) 03:01, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Username displayed in web address
Hi there,

I have recently created this article on a print editor: Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Dan_Crowe and it had been moved into the public domain. However, my username 'Klipicehouse' is displayed in the URL. Rather than the plain: 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Crowe' it says 'publicly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Klipicehouse/Dan_Crowe' - would you be able to tell me how to take my username out of the public URL?

Many thanks

Klipicehouse (talk) 13:11, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I think you mean google displays the user page instead of the created article. In any case, I removed the redirect from User:Klipicehouse/Dan Crowe to Dan Crowe and also requested speedy deletion of that user page per user (your) request (since the history of the article Dan Crowe has already been moved). Nimuaq (talk) 13:50, 3 April 2013 (UTC)