Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk/Archives/2018 January 13

= January 13 =

04:30:24, 13 January 2018 review of submission by FuriousSeaHero
I was recently rejected for publishing this page and was told that it was because of my lack of references. I'm wondering exactly WHAT in my page needs to be referenced. FuriousSeaHero (talk) 04:30, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
 * User:FuriousSeaHero - Anything stated as a fact should be referenced to a reliable source. Read Your First Article.  Also read the corporate notability guideline, which sets the standard for whether a company is notable.  If the company isn't notable in the sense of having written about by reliable third parties, such as business magazines or gaming magazines, then the references won't help.  Robert McClenon (talk) 04:54, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
 * You have the same initials as the company. Do you have a conflict of interest such as working for the company?  Robert McClenon (talk) 04:54, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
 * He's the owner; does that count? -- Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  15:27, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

10:15:04, 13 January 2018 review of submission by Planet seed
Thank you very much for a quick review! I just submitted my first article for review and it was declined. I am trying to translate Japanese article into English one and I would like to know what I need. I really appreciate your help.

Planet seed (talk) 10:15, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

10:35:02, 13 January 2018 review of submission by Planet seed
I just submitted my first article for review and it was declined. I am trying to translate my Japanese article to English one. I appreciate your help. Thank you!

Planet seed (talk) 10:35, 13 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks for joining Wikipedia. Different language wikipedias have different levels of inclusion criteria, so the Japanese Wikipedia isn't as stringent on having references proving that the subject is notible. You also mentioned that this was your japanese article? Wikipedia strongly disproves of autobiographies, and would ask you to read the conflict of interests policy, and for you to announce if you are connected with the subject.  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:58, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Thank you very much for replying! I apologize for the confusion about a page I am working on. I am not the person on this article. What I meant was that I wrote an original Japanese article. I will try to work on references and submit for review later again! Thank you!

Planet seed (talk) 11:54, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Request on 14:36:11, 13 January 2018 for assistance on AfC submission by Jackexu10
Jackexu10 (talk) 14:36, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Request on 17:52:47, 13 January 2018 for assistance on AfC submission by Foiled circuitous wanderer
There is something I don't understand about references as footnotes. I can put them in easily enough, but then if I want to REPEAT let us say reference number 3 again later in the article, I can't see how to do it. The system automatically gives it a new number (not 3!)

Foiled circuitous wanderer (talk) 17:52, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
 * , see WP:REFNAME.  JTP (talk • contribs) 18:42, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

23:35:48, 13 January 2018 review of draft by Lisa.M44
Lisa.M44 (talk) 23:35, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Note - article at User:Lisa.M44

23:39:37, 13 January 2018 review of submission by Lisa.M44
Thank you! I'd like to know if I input the reference links properly on the Shari Puorto Band page. along with the External links list...? Thank you for your help. Lisa

Lisa.M44 (talk) 23:39, 13 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi . The short answer is no, the citations on User:Lisa.M44 are not correctly formatted. WP:REFB explains how to do citations. But that's the least of the draft's problems:
 * Self-published blogs such as http://blues.gr/profiles/blogs/singer-shari-puorto-an-old-soul-reincarnation-talks-about-dickey are not reliable sources and should not be used as references.
 * Wikipedia is not MySpace or Facebook. It is not for advertising, promotion, or public relations. Wikipedia doesn't much care what the subject of a biography says about themselves, particularly if they say, "She is a powerful and dynamic live performer who quickly and quite naturally connects with her audience".
 * --Worldbruce (talk) 06:20, 15 January 2018 (UTC)