Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk/Archives/2018 February 25

= February 25 =

02:41:08, 25 February 2018 review of submission by WisdomTooth3
Is there a way of automatically generating choropleth world maps from data tables within Wikipedia? A search reveals Wikipedia has 2,195 'list of countries' pages. If there isn't a template to do this already, it'd be great for someone abler than me to create one…

WisdomTooth3 (talk) 02:41, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi . Take a look at WikiProject Maps/Conventions/Gradient maps. It doesn't answer your question directly, but contains some relevant information. If you want more information, I suggest posting on the Maps project's talk page. --Worldbruce (talk) 05:34, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

07:35:48, 25 February 2018 review of draft by NannetteKnowsMen
Please help me, as I have discovered a psychological context which the APA told me to TRADEMARK and then have WIKIOPEDIA'd and I did everything correctly and it keeps telling me that I have not submitted the page. Also, I am doing this to PROTECT MYSELF not PROMOTE MYSELF, please note that I have been an author since 1993 and I have never done the Wiki thing before. It is not a COI to either write about myself or my work, for the purpose of protection. Please advise. NannetteKnowsMen (talk) 07:35, 25 February 2018 (UTC)


 * , I would very much dispute the claim It is not a COI to either write about myself or my work, for the purpose of protection. If "protection" is your priority, that means that objectivity isn't. Further, having a Wikipedia article has absolutely nothing to do with trademarking or patenting anything, so I have no idea why the APA (which APA, many groups use that acronym) is allegedly telling you that.


 * Also, your article is not submitted for review, so until you click that "Submit" button in the gray box, your draft is not at all moving forward.


 * Next, please do not click Submit at this time, since your draft has absolutely no sourcing other than to your own LinkedIn page. I would strongly suggest you read the Wikipedia policy WP:Notability. Basically, unless outside experts (medical and psychology journals, newspapers, etc) are discussing the Agony Element, then Wikipedia doesn't need an article on it. Wikipedia is not a place to "spread the word" about something that is not already well-known and documented.
 * MatthewVanitas (talk) 07:57, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

21:35:53, 25 February 2018 review of submission by Seminole Sam
I've created Wikipedia articles many years ago and had no problems doing it. This time around, I created a very basic "holder" page for my friend who is a published author.

It was rejected rejected as shown below:

("This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.")

I'm very familiar with the author(ess) and as a retired newspaper editor, I understand citing references. Since I'm creating this page, I am the reference and I've had an account in good standing with Wikipedia for well over a decade.

Do you have any suggestions aside from the above response? Stephen R. Beasley 21:35, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi . These days, Wikipedia's content is determined by what has been published in reliable sources, not by what its editors know or believe. The typical way to show that an author is notable (suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia - being published is not nearly enough) is to cite multiple independent reviews of their work. The more reputable the outlets and the deeper the reviews, the better (think 1,000+ words by Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times). The text of the draft can be quite basic, but unless it cites multiple, independent, reliable sources, it will not be accepted. Citing a press release is pretty much the kiss of death. --Worldbruce (talk) 05:44, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

23:02:40, 25 February 2018 review of submission by Pinkmittens
I want to know why my draft has been declined Talena R 23:02, 25 February 2018 (UTC)   — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pinkmittens (talk • contribs)
 * Answered at the Teahouse - was advised to read and act upon the very clear feedback given in the rejection of Draft:Khaldoun Aziz Sweis. Nick Moyes (talk) 00:10, 26 February 2018 (UTC)