Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk/Archives/2017 February 27

= February 27 =

Request on 16:14:49, 27 February 2017 for assistance on AfC submission by 95.147.92.2
My submission has been rejected as it says it is a copy and paste from a web page. This is partially correct. The bulk of the text is indeed the same as the web-page reported although I have added a few lines and taken a few away, but the BIG point is that it is my article on the web page!! Please tell me how I can continue.

95.147.92.2 (talk) 16:14, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * See WP:REFUND to get your article back and WP:MYTEXT for items of which you are the owner of.  JTP (talk • contribs) 20:41, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

20:33:05, 27 February 2017 review of submission by Nbcarder
I am new to Wikipedia. I created an account to specifically make a page about a professor at my university, Timothy A. Philpot. There is a submission in review right now. I recently found some information that might be helpful in the notability issue. It is a document written up from the publisher of the professor's textbook. It lists all the universities who use his textbook. It also has a list of statistics that may be useful. This report was written by an associate developmental editor with the publisher, however it was mostly for internal usage so it is not published online. She sent me her document to use. How do I go about this? Thanks

Nbcarder (talk) 20:33, 27 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi . Sources need not be online, but they must have been published to be used as a source. An internal document shared with you would not count and should not be cited in Wikipeida. It may still be useful, however. Suppose it says the textbook is used by MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, and Cornell. You could scour those universities' web sites for pages that says it's a required book for course such-and-such. A handful of pages like that, ideally from well-respected engineering programs, would go part way towards satisfying WP:PROF criterion #4. The fact that it's in its 4th edition and is held by more than 180 libraries worldwide would also help. The problem remains that the example in the footnote for criterion #4 says "if the person has authored several books that are widely used as textbooks ... at multiple institutions of higher education" (emphasis mine). It may be difficult to make a convincing argument for notability based on one textbook.


 * Another thing to note is that user-generated sources, such as Amazon customer reviews and RateMyProfessor ratings, are not reliable sources. They should be removed from the draft, along with any content supported only by them.


 * If you're willing to improve Wikipedia by writing about professors at other universities, I can suggest a few for whom demonstrating notability should be easy. The more you write, the better handle you'll develop on which topics will be successful. --Worldbruce (talk) 18:27, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

22:43:16, 27 February 2017 review of submission by Col Jacob Griffin
1. I can't figure out how to add another photo to my article. I've added it to Wikimedia, but can't get it to my Jacob Griffin article. 2. And someone changed my article title....they removed his title: "Col.". 3. How do I change my username? to JulieDCol Jacob Griffin (talk) 22:43, 27 February 2017 (UTC) Col Jacob Griffin (talk) 22:43, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi . Please take a look at WP:THQ and Talk:Jacob Griffin. In general, it's a good idea to post a question in only one place and then check back to see if you've received an answer. Try and remember that all editors are volunteers who occasionally get busy, so it sometimes may take a little time before someone responds. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:01, 28 February 2017 (UTC)


 * (1) Marchjuly offered good guidance on the mechanics of image use. If you use File:Col Jacob Griffin portrait.jpg in Jacob Griffin, be sure to note in the caption that there is uncertainty about whether it is the Colonel or his son. (2) Normally military ranks are not included in Wikipedia biography titles. (3) WP:RENAME explains how to change your username. Deliberate carefully. A number of Wikipedians I know regret having included any portion of their real name in their username because of the resulting loss of privacy and, unfortunately, harassment. Finally, this help desk is specific to the Articles for creation process. Now that your draft has been accepted, it is outside our scope. For any future questions, you'll get a better response at the Teahouse or Help desk. --Worldbruce (talk) 19:07, 28 February 2017 (UTC)