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Your submission at Articles for creation: Rollett Stability Factor (January 1) edit

 
Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Becky Sayles was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.  B E C K Y S A Y L E 04:33, 1 January 2015 (UTC)Reply


 
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File permission problem with File:K-factor of an amplifier against frequency.jpg edit

 

Thanks for uploading File:K-factor of an amplifier against frequency.jpg, which you've attributed to Dr John M Rollett. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

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The same message allpies to File:Example plot of the K factor of an amplifier against frequency.svg, File:Plot of the K-factor of an amplifier against frequency.jpg and File:Example plot of the K-factor of an amplifier against frequency.svg -- Diannaa (talk) 00:14, 9 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

File permission problem with File:Example plot of the K factor of an amplifier against frequency.svg edit

 

Thanks for uploading File:Example plot of the K factor of an amplifier against frequency.svg, which you've attributed to Dr John M Rollett. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

If you are the copyright holder for this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either

  • make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
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If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:File copyright tags#Fair use, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See Wikipedia:File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Rollett Stability Factor (February 10) edit

 
Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Onel5969 was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved. Onel5969 (talk) 16:11, 10 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Rollett Stability Factor (August 10) edit

 
Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Sulfurboy was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.
Sulfurboy (talk) 05:40, 10 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

Advice regarding Draft:Rollett Stability Factor edit

Hi John,

  1. Let me start by reiterating what Sulfurboy said in his review of Draft:Rollett Stability Factor: Wikipedia is not a reliable source, and should not be used as a reference. To use something specific from a Wikipedia article, cite that article's sources.
  2. Free online availability of sources has no bearing on draft approval. Scientific papers behind pay walls are available for free to you and to reviewers through many university libraries, and through Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange/Resource Request. A review may take slightly longer when sources have to be fetched that way, but do not let that influence your choice of sources; pick the strongest, highest quality sources regardless of free online accessibility.
  3. To prove notability, independent reliable sources that address the Rollet Stability Factor directly and in depth are needed. In this case that probably means college textbooks and academic journal articles. Avoid passing mentions like "unrelated blah blah blah, calculate the Rollet Stability Factor, more unrelated blah blah blah," and aim for sources that spend a page or more discussing the Factor.
    • The reliability of microwaves101.com is unclear. "Published in association with the IEEE" leaves the authorship, degree of peer review, and editorial oversight (and the importance of their hall of fame) very murky.
    • The title of the IEEE paper suggests it might be an ideal source, but it's only cited to support the first sentence of the draft. That limited use contrarily implies that it doesn't say much about the subject.
    • Odyseus is a self-published source - one engineer's aide memoire - and as such does not fit Wikipedia's definition of a reliable source.
    • Rollett's paper is good to cite, but does not count towards notability because it is not independent.
  4. When Becky Sayles declined the draft, it cited only one independent source, microwaves101.com, whose reliability is iffy. A minimum of two solid sources is required. In practice, a few more are usually required to fulfill all the notability conditions, but quality is much more important than quantity. Too many sources, especially so-so ones, can work against an article if they're perceived as bombardment.
  5. Do not expect reviewers to evaluate lists of further reading. If they're independent reliable sources with in-depth coverage of the topic, cite them as references. You may include a further reading section, but be sure to limit it according to Wikipedia:Further reading.
  6. I found it difficult to grasp the subject from reading the draft. Admittedly, electronic amplifiers are not my specialty, but my background is in a related field. More context would help. Writing well about technical topics for a general audience is difficult. Any deficiencies in this area won't prevent the draft from being approved, but clarity is bound to be a plus.
  7. You might find it useful to reach out to Wikipedia:WikiProject Electronics or perhaps Wikipedia:WikiProject Physics - whichever project's scope you feel best covers your topic. They may be able to offer further advice on whether the topic should have it's own article or be covered as part of a broader article, on sources, on article structure, etc.

Worldbruce (talk) 06:08, 14 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

Draft:Rollett Stability Factor concern edit

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Your draft article, Draft:Rollett Stability Factor edit

 

Hello, Jonhuwmac. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "Rollett Stability Factor".

In accordance with our policy that Articles for Creation is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}} or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Onel5969 TT me 02:32, 9 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Your draft article, Draft:Rollett Stability Factor edit

 

Hello, Jonhuwmac. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "Rollett Stability Factor".

In accordance with our policy that Articles for Creation is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}} or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. 1989 (talk) 13:22, 1 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

Draft:Rollett Stability Factor concern edit

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Rollett Stability Factor, a page you created, has not been edited in 5 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

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Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 01:58, 26 July 2017 (UTC)Reply