Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk/Archives/2017 September 17

= September 17 =

06:55:12, 17 September 2017 review of submission by Julientm
Julientm (talk) 06:55, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

Hello, how can I cancel a review request for a new article? I obtained an informal review, and it was brought to my attention that this article does not meet the WK criteria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Julientm/sandbox I don't want to waste reviewer resources and need to cancel my request.Julientm (talk) 06:55, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello, Julientm. Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia.  Cancelling the request is done simply by removing the template that appeared in the article's code.  I've done that for you.  But a more-complete cancellation can be gotten by requesting that the entire page be deleted.  You can do this by adding the template db-author (including both sets of curly brackets) to the top of your page.  The request for deletion is normally processed within a few hours.  Doing this will allow you to start a new article in your sandbox without retaining the old one in its page history.  If you have any questions, feel free to ask.  NewYorkActuary (talk) 15:49, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

09:10:24, 17 September 2017 review of submission by Shui8
Shui8 (talk) 09:10, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

May i know why Param : Book by Samarpan page was deleted. I did not receive any notification on my user talk page either.

Thanks, Shui8 ````
 * Hi it has not yet been deleted. The discussion about the possible deletion is ongoing at Articles for deletion/Carving a Sky. You need to participate in that discussion. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 15:36, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

Request on 13:15:23, 17 September 2017 for assistance on AfC submission by Neverland1972
Hi, my draft page on the subject of Laurent La Gamba was recently rejected (and I believe deleted) on the basis of copyright infringement. i am new to wikipedia and worked hard to ensure that the article complied with the relevant policies including citing & referencing sources. i would like to review the draft again to see why it is failing to meet the standards and remove any offending text. However I don't know how to access the draft page and I didn't keep a copy - as I didn't realise that it might be deleted (as it was only a DRAFT!!!!). Any assistance gratefully received as this is a lot of hours of work lost:(.

Neverland1972 (talk) 13:15, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello, Neverland. Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia.  And you're right -- your draft was deleted for copyright infringement and can not be accessed by you.  But the person who reviewed the article was not the one who actually deleted it.  The actual deletion was done by an administrator whose name and Talk page link can be found by clicking here.  If you want to have the draft restored to you, that's the person you need to ask.  But I don't want to give you false hope -- there is very little chance that a copyright infringement is going to be restored.  And to avoid repeating the problem in the future, please be aware that providing attribution is not a defense against a charge of copyright infringement.  It might be a defense against a charge of plagiarism, but that's not the same thing.  Your next version of the draft certainly can reflect the material provided by the sources that you used, but that material must be substantially re-written in your own words.  I hope this response has been helpful.  If you have any further questions, feel free to ask.  NewYorkActuary (talk) 16:24, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

Hello NewYorkActuary, thanks for your response. i have contacted the administrator who deleted the page to see if they can restore or email a copy to me to be amended. Neverland1972 (talk) 10:13, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

16:02:50, 17 September 2017 review of submission by Lak2017
Lak2017 (talk) 16:02, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

Dear JCC ('tea and biscuits'), Thank you for responding to my question about my draft article--I appreciate any help! But where can I find your response? I am unsure how to navigate the Wikipedia Help Desk as of yet. Thank you, Lak2017.
 * Hello, Lak. Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia.  The response from JCC has already been archived -- you can see it  by clicking here.  But when you read it, you'll see that JCC was just alerting you to the fact that another reviewer had already left comments on your draft.  I hope this response has been helpful.  NewYorkActuary (talk) 16:31, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

19:47:25, 17 September 2017 review of submission by Ungathering
I created an entry for Ralph Prator, the first president of California State University, Northridge, an article that was rejected for lack of notability. I'm not sure why it was rejected because I relied primarily on a published journalistic obituary from the Los Angeles Times, a secondary source that is reliable and is independent of the subject. Ralph Prator appears to meet the Wikipedia standard of notability. I would appreciate advice on this. Ungathering (talk) 19:47, 17 September 2017 (UTC)


 * NOTE: A discussion has been started on the Draft's Talk page. NewYorkActuary (talk) 15:06, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

23:06:25, 17 September 2017 review of submission by Rileycurry19
Hi, I've been informed that the page is being declined as there is no sufficient content for an article on its own. May I get more details regarding it? Rileycurry19 (talk) 23:06, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * NOTE: A comment has been left on the Draft page. NewYorkActuary (talk) 15:15, 18 September 2017 (UTC)