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November 23

15:00:26, 23 November 2015 review of submission by VRoyLambert

• VRoyLambert (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Gustavo Velasquez (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

note: this appears to be related to Draft:Gustavo Velasquez -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 17:30, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

I have a question about why my submission was denied. Do I just rewrite Mr. velasquez's resume in my own words and resubmit it? VRoyLambert (talk) 15:00, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Hi VRoyLambert - It is always helpful to include which draft you might be inquiring about. Especially since if we look at your contributions, no drafts are listed (perhaps you submitted it as an ip?) Onel5969 ^{TT me} 15:04, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

@VRoyLambert: I think you seriously misunderstand the purpose of Wikipedia. We are not a resume posting service nor do we care what someone has put on their resume. We are an encyclopedia that presents content that reliably published sources that have no connection to the subject have published about the subject. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 17:25, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

This is my first time submitting material to Wikipedia so I'm learning as I go. I submitted the page for posting so I guess it must have been an Ip and not a draft. It appears that everything was OK except the link to Mr. Velasquez's resume that I used. I can just take out that link and resubmit it, right, since I've included most of his resume in the text of my submission? VRoyLambert (talk) 15:13, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Hi again VRoyLambert - you still need to let us know what draft you are talking about. Referring to it as Mr. Velasquez does not help. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 15:36, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

I just resubmitted it as a draft titled Gustavo Velasquez. VRoyLambert (talk) 15:40, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Hi once again VRoyLambert - Still not seeing anything in your history or anything at AfC which shows a draft called Draft:Gustavo Velasquez - if there were, that link wouldn't be a redlink, but blue. Please go to your draft, highlight the title, and then past it between [[ ]] two sets of brackets. Thanks. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 16:23, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

OK. Will do. But if it doesn't work this time is there anyone I can call and have them walk me through it? Thanks. 170.97.67.112 (talk) 16:42, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Hi, I'm still unable to find a new draft called Gustavo Velasquez. You had previously submitted a draft Draft:Gustavo Velasquez, but it was deleted due to copyright infringement concerns. Have you rewritten the draft since it was deleted? If so, can you provide us with a link to this draft? Thanks, /wia /tlk 17:22, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Also note that you do not need to (and should not) create a new section every time you wish to reply. Simply click the "edit" in the section or subsection heading and then add your your new comment. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 17:29, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I've rewritten it, taking out the item that was causing the copyright concerns and I've been trying to resubmit it, but I'm apparently doing it incorrectly. Is there no one I can talk to who can talk me through it? 170.97.167.69 (talk) 18:12, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

I'm still not seeing a draft. When you say you've rewritten the draft, do you mean you've done so in a text document on your computer, or have you actually written a new version of the draft draft on Wikipedia and pressed "save page"? We can't help you if we don't have a link to the draft you're talking about. /wia /tlk 18:58, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Are you by chance confusing this page with some third party paid Wikipedia article writing service and submitting the "resume" to them by e-mail or some other process while attempting to discuss it here? -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 19:08, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

19:07:11, 23 November 2015 review of submission by 67.162.56.21

• 67.162.56.21 (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Scientific Animations Without Borders (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

I do not understand why this entry was rejected. I have cited many external sources that provide 3rd party, neutral information on the organization. I do not think the article reads like an advertisement. I see it as a very similar entry to the following existing Wikipedia pages: Partners in Health and Digital Green. Should I delete the awards section? What changes can I make to have this article accepted? SAWBO is an organization that has received much media attention worldwide and is therefore "noteworthy" and certainly, like Digital Green and PIH, worthy of a wikipedia page. Thank you!

In general, it is better to have short article with 3 good sources than a spamfest of 20+ mediocre or poor sources, which tend to hide the valid sourcing. I would suggest trimming the article down to only content supported by the Reuters and Chicago Tribune. If you can provide a third major news source like those two (preferably from a different time period that is not spouting the same content from the same press release), you would be in much better shape. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 19:17, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

the America's Heartland and CNet links may also be a good sources - dont just handwave at them, present what they say about the subject. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 19:25, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

• Pinging @Sabermiresmailli: who has been a major editor of the draft. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 19:24, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

21:02:34, 23 November 2015 review of submission by 72.181.134.20

• 72.181.134.20 (talk · contribs)
  • No draft specified!

72.181.134.20 (talk) 21:02, 23 November 2015 (UTC) Very simply, why have you not created a page for Richard Lee Lambert, the very famous private investigator and father of Miranda Lambert?

This page is for questions about the Articles for creation process. If you would like to start writing a new article, please use the Article wizard. If you have an idea for a new article, but would like to request that someone else write it, please see: Wikipedia:Requested articles. I hope this helps.

/wia /tlk 21:20, 23 November 2015 (UTC)