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04:38:12, 22 November 2020 review of submission by Ashish dharaiya

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Ashish dharaiya (talk) 04:38, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

@Ashish dharaiya: Wikipedia is not a social network like Facebook or Instagram. Please understand that a Wikipedia article may not neessesarely be desireable. Victor Schmidt (talk) 07:57, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

16:43:16, 22 November 2020 review of submission by 103.109.95.27

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  • Draft:Md Firoz Alam Sumon (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

103.109.95.27 (talk) 16:43, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

You didn't ask a question, which makes it difficult for a Help Desk to assist you. Short story: you didn't adequately demonstrate that the subject of Draft:Md Firoz Alam Sumon meets our General Notability Guideline. It looks more like a social media profile. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:56, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

18:38:02, 22 November 2020 review of submission by Amisiali

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I got the "Submission declined" on 22 November 2020 by Theroadislong. Followed with a comment that read as "Not seeing any reliable independent sources here at all?".

I have included 26 references in the new article. That includes referring three books and their ISBNs. Here are the references from those books:

ref: number 3 to 5 are shown below.

Kindembo, Mwanandeke (2019-09-21). What They Asked Me: The Fear of Living and Dying Young. Independently published. ISBN 978-1-6942-6349-0.
Kindembo, Mwanandeke (2020-07-31). Treatise Upon The Misconceptions of Narcissism. Independently published. ISBN 979-8-6711-1852-0.
Kindembo, Mwanandeke (2020-11-14). The Hidden Secret of Quotes. Self-published. ISBN 979-8-5644-8786-3.

Here comes the question: When he/she claimed that there is no "reliable" source, does that mean books are not considered as a reliable source too? Perhaps, news or newspapers are the only reliable sources that are required on Wikipedia?

I am still new on the platform, but I know my way around and how to reference articles. Apart from that, I am seeking for your wise advice.

Thank you for reading! Amisiali.

Amisiali (talk) 18:38, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

@Amisiali: You appear to be selectively interpreting what Theroadislong wrote: "Not seeing any reliable independent sources here at all?" Any reference like an interview or the books published by the article subject are not independent. We require in depth coverage in reliable published sources that are independent of the subject, in order to demonstrate notability. Also, there's no way that Quora would qualify as a reliable source, so you should delete those. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:54, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

Amisiali, I've left you a note on the submission. Copying it here as it is. The draft needs to be referenced with reliable sources independent of the subject having significant coverage about the subject. A summarized helpful note is The answer to life, the universe, and everything. Thank you. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 19:55, 22 November 2020 (UTC)