Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk/Archives/2014 May 17

= May 17 =

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I was reviewing your response and was wondering exactly how do I prove the content in the article, and avoid copyright infringement upon a book. I was planning on building this article over time as I won't be able to do it all at once because of time constraints. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Superhero97 (talk • contribs) 19:49, 17 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Hello, Superhero97. Essentially, you write the article in your own words and cite your sources. The most common and "technologically advanced" way to cite your sources is to use footnotes, those little numbers:.
 * The unoffical two-step guide to footnotes:
 * Right after some information that comes from a specific source, add the code [Source information here] The source information should include title, author, date, publisher, and so on. If you want, you can use citation templates in the source information to make a consistent format automatically.Some information you got from a book. Something you got from another book.
 * At the end of the article, add the code in a new section called "References":== References ==


 * Reply if you have any more questions.  Anon 126   (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 20:06, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Your submission name here
I'm afraid I'm a bit confused. I submitted an article:Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Joan Walsh Anglund At the top of the page is the statement, "Article not currently submitted for review." At the bottom of the page it states, "Review waiting." Have I actually submitted my article, or is it sitting in limbo? Please let me know so that I can submit it correctly. Thank you so very much. Tony Davies (jwafan)Jwafan (talk) 20:00, 17 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi, Jwafan. Don't worry, it is submitted. To avoid any further confusion, I've removed the "not currently submitted" notice and moved the "review waiting" notice to the top.
 * While you're waiting, you can continue improving the article. You should definitely cite more sources to show notability; otherwise it is likely to be declined.  Anon 126   (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 20:06, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Your submission name here Catherine Burks-Brooks
I need to know why my submission was declined please i need this for a school assignment Eatienza1 Eatienza1 (talk) 21:42, 17 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Note, submission is at User:Eatienza1/sandbox.


 * Articles for Creation submissions can take a very long time to get reviewed, for example a month. There is also no guarantee of the article being accepted when it is reviewed. So this is not an ideal task for a school assignment. You may wish to give whoever is marking the assignment the direct internet link (some neophytes call it a "shortcut") to the work you have done, which is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Eatienza1/sandbox


 * In the meantime you could read WP:CHEATSHEET and WP:REFB for how to improve the layout of your submission. It would also benefit from additional reliable sources to help demonstrate the notability of the person. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 23:44, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Review of Communication Challenges with Agile distributed Virtual teams
What does it mean when an article is rejected because "it reads more like an essay than a Wikipedia article?" What corrections do I need to make to it to make it better? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Precious745 (talk • contribs) 22:27, 17 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia articles should be a balanced synthesis of what authoritative sources have said about the subject. If your article contains your own opinion, or opinions/arguments that haven't been widely expressed elsewhere, it is likely to be rejected as 'essay-like'. Because I can't find the draft you refer to, I can't really comment specifically than that. Hope that helps! Sionk (talk) 10:32, 20 May 2014 (UTC)