Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk/Archives/2014 November 10

= November 10 =

03:11:15, 10 November 2014 review of submission by Vwang2014
This is about the Willard Gallery Wikipedia page I created that was accepted as a "Start" status article. I would like to know why the "Artists" section (three columns listing the names of artists who exhibited at the Willard Gallery) was removed from the article in the accepted version. How do I need to change it to get a version WITH the "Artists" section accepted?

Thank you!

Vwang2014 (talk) 03:11, 10 November 2014 (UTC)


 * The article is now on wikipedia so out of our hands at WP:AfC, we won't deal with approving any changes unless there are specific circumstances. The reviewer removed the list because it was unreferenced and had lots of "redlinks". Now it's on wikipedia, the article is wikipedia's property and any user can edit it, including deleting content they feel is excessive. Rankersbo (talk) 12:41, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

03:53:48, 10 November 2014 review of submission by Sam2124
Hi, I wrote a bio for myself that I submitted first to wikipedia and then to IMDB. Because this same bio that is listed as being written by Barbara Bottner is on IMDB (Wikipedia took longer to get to my submission than they did), they would not approve my Wikipedia page submission. I have requested to change my bio or remove my bio from IMDB but IMDB will not do it. Also, I have submitted for them to add: The text of this webpage entry for Barbara Bottner's biography is available for modification and reuse under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License and the GNU Free Documentation License (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts), however, IMDB will not add it. How can I get my biography released to be used on Wikipedia so I can have a Wikipedia page?

I read that I can send "an email, ideally using the language from the template at Wikipedia: Declaration of consent for all enquiries: (1) From an address associated with the original publication to ___________ (2) After sending the email, place on the article's talk page. Someone will reply to your email, indicating whether the content and your license is acceptable and update the page to indicate that the confirmation of the license has been received."

Can I email from my own email address? Please advise how this works. I want to get this fixes asap. Thank you!!!

Sam2124 (talk) 03:53, 10 November 2014 (UTC)


 * , Yes, you can use your own email address. But before you do this, I strongly advise you to substantially edit the draft article. T WP is an encyclopedia, and we use neutral language without adjectives of praise or similar emphasis. We write concisely, and specifically, concentrating on the notable aspects: "She has staff numerous conferences" gives no real information, and a list of such presentations would not be encyclopedic content, unless it was a major keynote and there was significant coverage by news sources. similarly for "s appeared on numerous "Best Of" lists for many titles, and has received children's choice awards." List the most important awards, with third party references.  We write in a formal style,: after the first mention, a person is referred to as Bottner, not Barbara.
 * Most important, everything must be documented. If her book was a NYT bestseller, you need a citation to the specific published lists where it appeared. References must be to references providing substantial coverage from third-party independent reliable sources, not press releases or mere announcements IMDB does not count, nor does Amazon. The best references for individual books is WorldCat.
 * I think you will find it best to rewrite the article from scratch in a more appropriate fashion. I would still advise you to give the copyright permission, in order to be able to use particular suitable phrases and sentences without it looking like copyvio.  DGG ( talk ) 02:23, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

03:55:59, 10 November 2014 review of submission by 1stindianews
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The content is not being approved. Please help me the changes required in it for approval. 1stindianews (talk) 03:55, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi, have you read the advice written by the reviewers on the page itself? Rankersbo (talk) 11:14, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

11:21:03, 10 November 2014 review of submission by Vazhunnavar
Vazhunnavar (talk) 11:21, 10 November 2014 (UTC) please let my know why my article has been declined with valid reasons. Also suggest what to do next
 * A valid reason of lack of sources was given on both the article and your talk page. Next move is to add sources, but also to talk to the people at the teahouse about getting guidance on getting your article into shape. Rankersbo (talk) 12:36, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

13:05:26, 10 November 2014 review of submission by Witkola
Witkola (talk) 13:05, 10 November 2014 (UTC) Thank you for accepting my article for "Sičhą́ǧu;" however, an error has been made in the published title. The published title is Sičhąǧ́u (the acute accent is mistakenly placed above the "ǧ") and should be "Sičhą́ǧu" (the acute accent placed above the "ą"). I did copy and paste the correct "ogonek a" with the acute accent from the Wikipedia site "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin-script_letters" directly into the Wikipedia article editor and it did appear that it had been correctly entered. Thank you. Witkola (talk) 13:05, 10 November 2014 (UTC)


 * The article is at Sičhą́ǧu with a plain u and the ą́ and not Sičhąǧ́u. Rankersbo (talk) 13:16, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

13:12:41, 10 November 2014 review of submission by S.raza
I would like a Wikipedia editor or rewrite the Farooq Family article for me and remove the information which is not suitable or reliable.

S.raza (talk) 13:12, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

17:59:30, 10 November 2014 review of submission by Writerfriendinpa
How do I add a photo? Writerfriendinpa (talk) 17:59, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
 * At this point you need not worry about adding photos. I declined your draft because Wikipedia requires independent and reliable sources and you've provided none at all. This isn't a place to make a website. We have strict criteria for the notability of musicians, which your subject must meet. Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 19:40, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

18:21:29, 10 November 2014 review of submission by LeastRivers
I am trying to figure out if I should try to add categories to the draft of the AfC which is awaiting review--or if that's something I should work on after it is accepted and put into article space. LeastRivers (talk) 18:21, 10 November 2014 (UTC)


 * LeastRivers, either way is fine, but it won't have any effect on your being Accepted or Declined. If you do apply categories though, please put a colon at the start to "disarm" them so they won't actually file the article still in draft form. Like so: . Also make sure your cats are as specific as possible. That is, don't file "John Smith" as "Photography", file him as "Canadian photographers". MatthewVanitas (talk) 05:13, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

21:29:52, 10 November 2014 review of submission by KesterBrewin
Hi, thanks for reviewing the draft I wrote. Be keen to hear the reasons why it hasn't been accepted. Granted, I wrote the page myself - but I did so honestly, without any attempt at subterfuge, which is a lot more than many other authors I know! If it's a matter of style and content, be very happy to make changes; if it's simply that I'm not worth the page - totally fair enough! I've published a bunch of books though, and spoken at some pretty big events, but your call entirely. Thanks - and keep up the good work! KB

KesterBrewin (talk) 21:29, 10 November 2014 (UTC)


 * The reasons for the draft being declined are on the draft page itself, Draft:Kester Brewin. I have just now clarified the reason given slightly. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 11:36, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

Request on 22:17:05, 10 November 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by Sloflash
I have material that I wrote in a word .doc format. I know that you cannot accept it in that format so I need to "save as" the material in a format that is acceptable to WIKI. Since it is 5 pages long I much prefer to change the format and cut and paste into wiki rather than rewrite it all in the wiki window. Can you help ??
 * No idea on how to reformat from word, best bet is to just copy the plain text. However at 5 pages long your article is going to hang around for ages before it's reviewed- this is an encyclopaedia not a text book, so things need to give the readers an overview of a topic with links to your sources so they can follow up, rather than an exhaustive examination.Rankersbo (talk) 11:19, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

Sloflash (talk) 22:17, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

22:42:43, 10 November 2014 review of submission by Sloflash
Actually I am requesting general info to see if I can add .pegs to a new page I will create in wikivoyage. They don't have a chat/question space

Sloflash (talk) 22:42, 10 November 2014 (UTC)