Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk/Archives/2021 March 20

= March 20 =

Request on 10:13:55, 20 March 2021 for assistance on AfC submission by Baby Najnin
Baby Najnin (talk) 10:13, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not for people to tell the world about themselves. See the autobiography policy as well as WP:PROMO. 331dot (talk) 10:17, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

11:54:31, 20 March 2021 review of submission by TropicalMundo
I created a page last year. It was my first time creating a page and there were many mistakes. I took the time to read comments, articles, and make corrections. I made all the suggested corrections and resubmitted my draft for review at the beginning of this year. Everything in my page is cited or referenced. It took 1-3 days for my previous submissions to be rejected, but now that I have made all the suggested corrections, it has taken over 2 months for anything to happen. Please see my article here. My body of work is sound. Everything is cited and referenced. The subject is noteworthy. There is no clear reason why my draft is being rejected at this point. TropicalMundo (talk) 11:54, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Your draft has not been rejected, it is still pending review. As noted in the submission notice, "This may take 4 months or more, since drafts are reviewed in no specific order. There are 5,287 pending submissions waiting for review."  There are thousands of drafts awaiting review and relatively few volunteer editors(working on their own time) to conduct reviews.  You will need to continue to be patient. 331dot (talk) 11:59, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * {{u|331dot}} Thank you, but at the time of the submission, there were 4000 drafts awaiting review. Now there are over 5000. This seems like im in a line with no position or a position that continues to get further and further behind. I was never given a spot in this que, and I am only left to assume. Originally the wait was 3 months. Im approaching the 3rd month, so I logged in to view my draft, and now it says 4 months. The duration has never reduced. I am very patient and will continue to wait happily. However, I am curious if this task will ever be accomplished because my time only increases and has never decreased since submission. I also wonder if this is normal? I was rejected quickly, so I know someone is viewing my work. This is not a complaint about the rejection. I am happy it was rejected, because my previous submission was ugly and needed alot of work. Now I can say it is an informative article with strong references. So what would be the delay in this case? Have I upset someone for asking too many questions? Is there a problem with my writing that I can change? In either case, Im willing to apologize to anyone I upset and adjust my article in anyway necessary. I only ask that my work be judged for itself. I enjoy writing and am eager to participate in the Wiki community. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TropicalMundo (talk • contribs) 01:37, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi {{U|TropicalMundo}}. The number of submissions awaiting review has risen because more are being submitted than are being reviewed. These imbalances have always worked themselves out in the past and likely will do so again. It's more of a pool than a queue. Reviewers aren't forced to review in any particular order. Some review easy fails, which may explain why your first draft was declined within a few days. Others work on the oldest drafts, so as the time you've been waiting approaches that of the oldest draft in the pool, it becomes almost certain that it will be reviewed soon. The longest backlog in recent memory was approaching six months.
 * You write that you're eager to participate in the wiki community, but your participation so far has been limited to editing this draft. There are a million other ways to improve Wikipedia, nearly all easier than creating new articles, and many arguably more important. Check out what's happening at WikiProject Boxing or other topical groups that interest you, or see Task Center for ways to help while you wait. --Worldbruce (talk) 05:33, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
 * {{u|Worldbruce}} Thank you. My plan is to add to Wiki in other areas as well. Thanks for the links!

12:13:28, 20 March 2021 review of submission by Zapman987
Zapman987 (talk) 12:13, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

I recently submitted this. It was declined for "needing a source".

Its got multiple sources for each and every line. I dont understand why it was declined for this reason. Zapman987 (talk) 12:13, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
 * , The reviewer has been blocked indefinitely from editing. I have reverted their review, and accepted your draft. Thank you for bringing it here. The review looked problematic to me. Fiddle   Faddle  13:26, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

16:14:49, 20 March 2021 review of draft by "Jhony777"
&#34;Jhony777&#34; (talk) 16:14, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

my artist has verified Facebook page and verified YouTube official artist account how can i add it as a reference for the approval of my article


 * I see your correct declaration on your user page. Wikipedia is a volunteer project with paid editors tolerated. As a volunteer I consider that an editor receiving payment for their edits needs to have the skill to perform their own research and to implement the outcome without external help. After all, you are receiving a reward from your edits. I wish you well. Fiddle   Faddle  18:09, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

17:23:54, 20 March 2021 review of submission by StB
This draft was duly declined on 7 February. By now I have added sources for practically each of the statements, as requested, would like to seek advice what would need to be changed so that this article could be according to Wikipedia standards. (The more so because since then I came across offers that such assistance can be extended for a fee - and I think such offers are squarely against Wikipedia policy.) StB (talk) 17:23, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ -, assistance for a fee is deprecated, as is touting for business in that manner. Thank you for resisting. Most such offers make a draft worse, and reflect badly the editor accepting them  Fiddle   Faddle  17:48, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Request on 22:18:53, 20 March 2021 for assistance on AfC submission by FullMan1913
I'm really bad at writing articles since I'm very new to creating wikipedia articles. I might need some support.

FullMan1913 (talk) 22:18, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia articles summarize what independent reliable sources state. Your draft is completely unsourced. As creating a new article is the absolute hardest task to perform on Wikipedia, you should learn more about the process by using the new user tutorial and reading Your First Article. You may as also wish to edit some existing articles first. Drafts are only deleted after six months of inactivity, so you have time. 331dot (talk) 23:34, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

23:31:39, 20 March 2021 review of submission by Bosniantennis
Bosniantennis (talk) 23:31, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
 * You don't ask a question, but your draft was rejected, meaning that it will not be considered further. Please review the comments left by reviewers. 331dot (talk) 23:35, 20 March 2021 (UTC)