User talk:Sbgyan

Welcome![edit]

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AAI article - probably can't be kept in its present state[edit]

Hello, thank you for writing this article! I have a few concerns about it and wanted to discuss them with you. I'm sorry but right now it's not right for Wikipedia, perhaps better for other sites such as directories of charities or LinkedIn.

I’m a bit concerned that this organisation might not be notable enough to qualify for a Wikipedia article. That link goes to a guide, but basically any coverage of a company on here is supposed to be based on being covered in reliable sources, like newspapers, in the form of full articles and not just things like business listings.
A lot of it reads like a press release or promotional copy, not the neutral tone of an encyclopaedia. For comparison, here is an article I've written on a company I don't have a connection with. You'll see it's much more about basic facts (where's it based? how many employees? founded when?) and linked to citations proving the facts claimed are true. It's also much shorter and easier to understand for a non-specialist reader. Personally, I recommend that a new Wikipedia article be about six sentences long unless you're very experienced in writing them.
Some of it also seems to be from the organisation's description of itself - this is a potential copyright violation and will have to be removed immediately.

Are there any extra citations you can add from reliable sources like news articles about this company demonstrating that it's notable? (Those are links to guides explaining this in more detail.) I'm concerned since the article may get deleted otherwise. Let me know if you have any thoughts or questions about this. My general recommendation would be to delete the copyright violating text and write a new description in your own words, maybe about six sentences in length or so and with at least six citations, no more than two self-authored.

Since the article also reads like you might be marketing this organisation, you might want to look at this, an automated text on editing if you have a conflict of interest, and remember that all edits to Wikipedia must be clearly factual and not anything that could possibly be considered promotional. All the best, any questions just let me know and I'll try to help. Blythwood (talk) 11:22, 1 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Sbgyan. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:

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Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you.

Speedy deletion nomination of The Africa-America Institute[edit]

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A tag has been placed on The Africa-America Institute requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from aaionline.org/about-aai/our-history. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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September 2016[edit]

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to remove speedy deletion notices from pages you created yourself, as you did at The Africa-America Institute, you may be blocked from editing. Zackmann08 (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 18:07, 1 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Welcome Turner Jones has a new comment[edit]

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Welcome Turner Jones. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 15:43, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Welcome Turner Jones[edit]

Hi Sbgyan, I found this source which seems to support some of the unsourced content in the draft and I imagine you found the some since it came up easily on Google. Also, how did you find out his parents were free? The reason I am asking is it seems like you were able find things but did not add the sources and wondering why. Well, and also how you found information because I think that would help me as an AfC reviewer (where can look to help). Thanks! S0091 (talk) 00:22, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Welcome Turner Jones has been accepted[edit]

Welcome Turner Jones, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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S0091 (talk) 02:22, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for creating the article! I enjoyed reading about him and forgot about your COI which may answer some of the questions I had about how you know certain things. S0091 (talk) 02:34, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]