Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk/Archives/2017 June 18

= June 18 =

00:50:10, 18 June 2017 review of submission by Writer wiki1
I submitted the article a month ago but haven't received any feedback. Kindly let me know what I can do to have the article published.

Is the first part too long? How many words should I reduce it to?

Writer wiki1 (talk) 00:50, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello, Writer. Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia.  Right now, there are about 200 submissions in the queue ahead of yours.  I expect that it will be the better part of a week before a reviewer takes a look at your submission.  As for your questions, yes -- the lead is far too long.  And if my quick reading is correct in suggesting that Wong's chief claim of significance is being the founder of a venture capital firm, then you probably don't need to have a lead section that is longer than one or two sentences.  I hope this response has been helpful.  NewYorkActuary (talk) 01:17, 18 June 2017 (UTC)

06:29:14, 18 June 2017 review of submission by Jud Hudon
I have just submitted a short article on William Cecil "Billy" Christmas who was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. There is very little about Billy Christmas on the Internet. I therefore decided to write a brief, fact-based biography about him. I was able to write the text and included my references but don't know how to include a photo of Billy Christmas in his 1898 Winged Wheels Lacrosse Uniform. Could you help me with that? I also need help with the "Personal Information" that goes underneath the photo. I have included that with my text but lack the skills to put it into the correct cells.

Thank you.

Jud Hudon

Jud Hudon (talk) 06:29, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello, Jud. Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia.  Uploading images can be a complex process.  You can begin learning about it by taking a look at WP:Uploading images.  As for the "personal information" section, you probably want to use the infobox sportsperson template (and you'll find instructions on its use by clicking through the link).  But before doing these two things, you really ought to work through our WP:Tutorial.  Your submission is seriously deficient in its layout and its sourcing, so much so that it probably will not be accepted in its current form.  By working through the Tutorial, you will learn the basic techniques that are needed for crafting an acceptable Wikipedia article.  And while working through the Tutorial, it also will be helpful to take a look at some of our better-quality articles on sportspeople, such as Adam Gilchrist or Jackie Robinson.  Doing so will serve to show how the techniques taught in the Tutorial can be applied in practice.  I hope this response has been helpful.  NewYorkActuary (talk) 11:11, 18 June 2017 (UTC)

22:24:07, 18 June 2017 review of submission by Rpahuja25
Requesting a re-review because I did not finish the page.
 * Press the resubmit button once you're ready, but you've only added one reference since the last review. You should add inline citations- for a guide on how to do this see Help:Referencing for beginners. jcc (tea and biscuits) 22:34, 18 June 2017 (UTC)

22:26:23, 18 June 2017 review of submission by Rpahuja25
The content of this submission includes material that does not meet Wikipedia's minimum standard for inline citations. It is still being working on. Accidently submitted. Please do not delte.
 * No problem- it won't be deleted for at least six months from your last edit. Hope that helps! jcc (tea and biscuits) 22:32, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
 * One of the reasons to use Draft space and the Articles for Creation process is that your draft will not be deleted if it doesn't meet notability or verifiability standards. It will only be declined, and you can continue to work on it.  If an article in article space does not meet Wikipedia standards, it is subject to any of three deletion processes.  As long as you use draft space, you only need to work on your draft every six months, but are encouraged to work on it and submit it as appropriate.  Robert McClenon (talk) 01:49, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

22:43:51, 18 June 2017 review of submission by Rpahuja25
HI JCC-I forgot to ask one other question. Does I need references for the wikipdedia page. A couple actor friends do not have a reference page.
 * Could you point to some examples of actor articles without references- all biographies of living people should have references!
 * Secondly, I'm sorry about this but one of Wikipedia's guidelines is that articles must be on people who are notable by Wikipedia's standards. That links to a guide, but for a person to be notable, they need to have been discussed in in-depth sources, like media reports or interviews, and I don't think that you/Rajeev meets that guideline.
 * I realise that this may sound frustrating; creating articles is generally considered the hardest thing to do on Wikipedia due to this standard, and generally I recommend to new editors that they rack up a couple of hundred edits improving pre-existing articles, getting used to the writing style, getting feedback and reading the notability guide before creating new articles.
 * If you find this topic interesting, perhaps you might want to host this content on your own blog or website? jcc (tea and biscuits) 22:51, 18 June 2017 (UTC)