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

= October 17 =

07:10:44, 17 October 2014 review of submission by 62.162.124.161
62.162.124.161 (talk) 07:10, 17 October 2014 (UTC)


 * as an attack page. Fiddle   Faddle  08:52, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

Vollmer, Henry
I don't quite understand "the system" here at Wikipedia, and personally its not worth my time and effort to study the ways and means to do so. My first experience at presenting "facts" based on a published (personally typed transcript) has been declined (refused to accept). But if my reading of Rankersbo below comment is correct, then perhaps he should consider leaving Germany and return to Manchester without "renewable energy" as his pursuit in his life because he missed the fact that I was in possession of his diary!: Wikipedia is not a place to publish original research or to share knowledge. Things we say here must be backed by reliable sources. Is Vollmer's diary published- if so you can cite the diary as your source, but if not we can't just accept your word that it says what you claim- you need to back up your claims with checkable evidence. Rankersbo (talk) 09:47, 17 October 2014 (UTC). I would be happy to compare "bio's" with Rankersbo. Personally, as a museum director of German maternal ancestry couple with specializing in military history with preference to WW-I and my museum quality memorabilia from that era while knowing VOLLMER opposed America's entry into WW-I, it is immaterial if you publish my input at Wikipedia. I was merely submitting factual information to Wikipedia with verifiable documentation; which my input was and is available for authenticity. In this regard, should you want to pursue the issue and rely on a personally typed and published manuscript by the subject (Henry Vollmer) as opposed to Rankersbo's perception of impropriety, be my guest. Here is my email reply after donating "without charge" the manuscript-typed-published diary of Henry Vollmer to the Davenport Library after lengthy conversations with the author of VOLLMER's autobiography.
 * email addresses removed for confidentiality

Thank you for the nice card donating the (typed) diary of Henry Vollmer. Glad that it is back where it belongs with special thanks to the efforts of Bill Roba. I consider the diary to be a "most substantial" historical document. Having lived in Germany for over six years and the fact that I am well-versed in German, I found the diary to be the most documented work that I've ever seen.

Happy for you to publicly acknowledge the donation on your Special Collections blog. However, request that you acknowledge it to my son:

"Gift from NightReader books seller on Amazon"

My son, Craig Fields, is always on the lookout for any book that I have an interest as a museum director and document collector: Military and historical. Vollmer's diary was one of those that I ID'd from Roba's book and Vollmer's article at Wikimedia.

I am glad to return/send a personal document or book to the person, descendant or the appropriate archives.

Thanks again for the card, and considered blog,

Lee R. Fields U.S. Army/Fed Civil Svc (Ret) — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheCedars (talk • contribs) 13:08, 17 October 2014 (UTC)


 * This is a help desk. You seem unwilling to play by the rules and want the rules changed. Fine. This is not the forum to do so. Here we help people who want help. WP:VP is a good place to expound your hypothesis on the reason you are the only one in step. Fiddle   Faddle  16:28, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

17:47:05, 17 October 2014 review of submission by 2.28.232.68
I need your advice! I have submitted an article for review around 2 months ago. I have also contacted an admin who is familiar with the Article, however he doesn't seem to want to reply. I am now seeking for your advice to speed up the process as I would like the page to go live as soon as possible, and I have made sure to include absolutely every one of the references and kept it as neutral as can be. Please let me know, as it seems that this page will never get reviewed. Here is the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Kezia_Noble

2.28.232.68 (talk) 17:47, 17 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi, there is an extreme backlog of articles for creation (over 2,700). Please have patience with reviewers as we are slowly reducing this number. I'll take a look at your article and I'll see whether I can review it for you. st170etalk 17:49, 17 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your reply, I truly appreciate it. 2.28.232.68 (talk) 17:53, 17 October 2014 (UTC)


 * ✅ I've reviewed your article as a courtesy. This is a one-off. st170etalk 18:59, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

17:51:37, 17 October 2014 review of submission by Jagbir Singh
Jagbir Singh (talk) 17:51, 17 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Your article was declined because it was blank at the time of reviewal. If you want to resubmit your article, you may do so, but you haven't added any sources which is a criteria for failing your article - especially a BLP article. st170etalk 18:59, 17 October 2014 (UTC)