User talk:BernieSofronski

Welcome[edit]

Hi. I noticed your Draft:Bernard Sofronski article and wanted to mention a couple of things.

You should be aware of WP:REALNAME (click on the link). Though I don't currently see an issue with whether you are or are not the real Sofronski, it could come up at some point.
More importantly, and likely to be a problem, though, is WP:COS.
Part of proving notability is being able to cite multiple, independent, reliable sources that have written about the subject of the article, and can be used to verify facts stated. Almost everyone who's ever been credited with anything is in IMDB, and their editing of user contributions is thought to be too permissive, so that's not a great source. Articles in Variety and the Los Angeles Times, TV interviews, etc., are what are looked for.
There are a couple of style issues I'd like to point out:

References should not be used to link to other wikipedia articles. Instead, just use wikilinks. For example, instead of:

with Lee Strasberg<ref>{{cite web|url=...Lee_Strasberg}}</ref>

use:

with [[Lee Strasberg]]

WP:LINK describes guidelines for linking. Most importantly, only the first use in an article should be linked (with some exceptions). Also, if you want a link to appear differently than the article it links to, use a pipe to add your desired appearance, e.g. use:

''[[Bill (1981 film)|Bill]]'' to produce: Bill.

The references that link individual films/programs/people to IMDB articles are mostly unneeded – just wikilink the film/program/person instead. For example, instead of:

Anthony Hopkins<ref>{{cite web|title=Anthony Hopkins|url=http://www.imdb.com/...}}</ref>

use:

[[Anthony Hopkins]]

References are to appear following any trailing punctuation unless absolutely necessary for disambiguation (almost never). For example, instead of:

...some factoid<ref>...</ref>, and factoid2<ref>...</ref>. producing ...some factoid^[24], and factoid2^[25].

use:

...some factoid,<ref>...</ref> and factoid2.<ref>...</ref> producing ...some factoid,^[24] and factoid2.^[25]

This is one of those "it just looks better" issues, even though it's not logical.

These are all issues that are addressed in various parts of Wikipedia's Manual of Style.

Hope this helps. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 18:33, 15 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

File source and copyright licensing problem with File:Bernie.jpeg[edit]

File Copyright problem

Thanks for uploading File:Bernie.jpeg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status and its source. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously.

If you did not create this work entirely yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, please add a link to the page from which it was taken, together with a brief restatement of the website's terms of use of its content. If the original copyright holder is a party unaffiliated with the website, that author should also be credited. You will also need to state under what licensing terms it was released. Please refer to the image use policy to learn what files you can or cannot upload on Wikipedia. The page on copyright tags may help you to find the correct tag to use for your file.

Please add this information by editing the image description page. If the necessary information is not added within the next days, the image will be deleted. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem.

Please also check any other files you may have uploaded to make sure they are correctly tagged. Here is a list of your uploads. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Eeekster (talk) 21:16, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Bernard Sofronski has a new comment[edit]

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Bernard Sofronski. Thanks! Jodi.a.schneider (talk) 19:37, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Draft:Bernard Sofronski (September 16)[edit]

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JacobiJonesJr (talk) 03:35, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright[edit]

I have deleted Draft:Bernard Sofronski as it was a copy and paste copyright violation of [1]. Wikipedia cannot accept text copied from other locations. When contributing to Wikipedia, please rewrite things in your own words. Additionally, please refrain from using adjectives that sound good, but convey no real meaning and other promotional language. Thank you, ThaddeusB (talk) 15:58, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Bernard Sofronski (February 2)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! The submission has not been accepted because it included copyrighted information, which is not permitted on Wikipedia. You are welcome to write an article on the subject, but please do not use copyrighted work.

The existing submission may be deleted at any time. Copyrighted work cannot be allowed to remain on Wikipedia.

If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk or on the reviewer's talk page.
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(t) Josve05a (c) 15:30, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! BernieSofronski, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about why your article submission was declined please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! (t) Josve05a (c) 15:30, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]