Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk/Archives/2015 February 4

= February 4 =

01:06:25, 4 February 2015 review of submission by Jhm795
I don't understand why my DRAFT was rejected. I did not plagiarize any copyrighted information, I used it as research, referenced everything, and attributed quotes, but wrote in IN MY OWN WORDS. I know I screwed up with the photos (and have asked and am waiting for permissions) but I don't see how you can write a biography without sources. I thought I did a terrific job. Please show/tell me what I did wrong, and PLEASE return my original copy to me, if you're not going to accept it I would like to submit it elsewhere.

Jhm795 (talk) 01:06, 4 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Hello Jhm795, you can request that your draft be emailed to you by filing a request here: WP:REFUND.


 * If you would like the article to be published on Wikipedia, you'll have to figure out what it was about your draft that tripped our copyright detectors. So far s I don't see how you can write a biography without sources: of course you need sources to write a biography, you just can't copy large chunks of sources directly. I know you state you did not do so, but something is tripping the copyright-sensing bots, so we'd have to puzzle out what about that is. Did the deletion notice you received not explain specifically which other site the 'bot says your article too strongly resembles? When an admin restores your draft to you, you might want to ask them that so you can compare your draft to the alleged infringed-upon site to see what the issue is. MatthewVanitas (talk) 13:59, 4 February 2015 (UTC)