Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk/Archives/2014 August 29

= August 29 =

10:06:00, 29 August 2014 review of submission by 41.58.122.120
41.58.122.120 (talk) 10:06, 29 August 2014 (UTC)


 * What is your question? Fiddle   Faddle  15:39, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

Request on 10:31:36, 29 August 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by 77.42.137.202
I added an article about the civic influence hub in Lebanon. It is a registered lobby group in Lebanon that is working on socio-economic change. The article was reviewed and declined. I need to know the reason and how we can fix it.

Thank you.

77.42.137.202 (talk) 10:31, 29 August 2014 (UTC)


 * It is at Draft:Blue Gold Lebanon and the reason is cited on it. Fiddle   Faddle  15:37, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

12:10:16, 29 August 2014 review of submission by Drubbo chowdree
How do i include photographs?

Drubbo chowdree (talk) 12:10, 29 August 2014 (UTC)


 * As your account passes certain hurdles you will be able to upload and insert pictures. Right now please concentrate on the text and references fro your draft, which I have just . The reasons are on the draft. There is work to do. Go to it with a will.  Fiddle   Faddle  15:43, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

17:29:14, 29 August 2014 review of submission by Jena fuller
Jena fuller (talk) 17:29, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi I've written a band page and I tried to link to a youtube video but I got a blacklisted link notice. I wonder if that crosses the line from encyclopedia to promotion? I don't see youtubes on other band pages here. I saw a whitelist option for links but I don't want to do anything that might hinder my article's acceptance (the wait is long enough!) so I thought best to ask before I do anything else.

Second question is, I see wiki pages that have a "Contents" box on them. My draft doesn't, so is that something I need to generate or does that occur upon it going from draft to article?

Thank youJena fuller (talk) 17:29, 29 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Youtube is a problem because so many of the videos on it are breaches of copyright. It is deemed inappropriate to link to such a breach. Many other youtube videos are promotional and unreliable sources. You can see why we avoid it! There are ways of linking to youtube. See youtube for details. It is usually only deployed in an External links section.
 * Contents is autogenerated when an article exceeds a certain number of sections. I suggest you ignore it and be pleasantly surprised when it happens. One can fiddle with it,but I suggest you do not. To find out how it all works I suggest you use your sandbox to play. Fiddle   Faddle  18:43, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

17:33:17, 29 August 2014 review of submission by Bragdonite
I need to understand specifically why my article in Arthur Dyson is declined. I have not yet mounted the images, but I am getting copyright clearance on those even as I write this to you. Please tell me precisely why this Wikipedia essay, which took me four months to write, does not qualify for publication on your web site. What error? What lack? Every citation is accurate, and there is a diversity of sources. Arthur Dyson is one of the most accomplished living architects in the organic architecture tradition, and has no representation on Wikipedia.

It is inconceivable to me that that there is any informational basis for this article to be declined. I am a respected architectural historian published in five languages, with over 100 articles, two book essays, and a monograph to my credit. For 35 years I have been considered a national authority on organic architecture. I observed the thicket of rules and guidelines.

Thank you for your time.

Bragdonite (talk) 17:33, 29 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Hello Bragdonite - I'm afraid there's some confusion here, your draft at Draft:Arthur Dyson has not been reviewed yet, thus not declined either. We will try to get to it as soon as possible, but we're struggling with a very large backlog. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 17:48, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

AFC-Logo Decline.svg Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. 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 User:Bragdonite/sandbox and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window. If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk or on the reviewer's talk page. You can also get real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Cheers and Thanks, L235-Talk Ping when replying 03:24, 15 August 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bragdonite (talk • contribs)


 * @Bragdonite that message is about your Sandbox page at User:Bragdonite/sandbox which is in fact blank except for the decline template - so don't worry about it. Your draft about Arthur Dyson is at Draft:Arthur Dyson and is still waiting for review. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:22, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

18:20:00, 29 August 2014 review of submission by Allisonellis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover.com was flagged as an orphan so I updated the referral links. My question now is - how long does it take for the orphan notification to go away? Is there anything else I need to do on my end?

Thanks so much.

Allisonellis (talk) 18:20, 29 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Allisonellis - the orphan tag doesn't "go away" - you can remove it when you've fixed the problem. You'll find it near the top of the page, it looks like this: . When you delete it please state in the edit summary that you're removing it because you've fixed the problem. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:37, 29 August 2014 (UTC)