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A belated welcome![edit]

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Kezia Harrell (December 4)[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 Hoary was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Please show how she meets either WP:ARTIST or, more broadly, WP:PERSON. (Either one of these will do.) Also, what we need is commentary by other people on her works.

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.

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Hoary (talk) 04:46, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Alexisgordon! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering 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! Hoary (talk) 04:46, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Alfonso Gonzalez Jr. (December 11)[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 HitroMilanese was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Please see WP:NARTIST. Additional references in independent and reliable sources are essential to demonstrate notability.

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.

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Hitro talk 04:42, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Delfin Finley (December 13)[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 Hoary was:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

The comment the reviewer left was:

The child of fashion designers and the self-proclaimed intersection between the Westside and South Central, Delfin grew up in a family that encouraged creativity and around incredible street art, like the work of El Mac. I don't understand how an intersection can proclaim anything. Who is it who can't believe the street art? The prose here is overegged, and when I looked to see where this particular, strange assertion came from, I found that it (and much else) came from an interview. What's needed is accounts of Finley's stuff from sources that are independent of Finley. Not from interviews with him.

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Hoary (talk) 02:39, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Sasha Gordon[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Sasha Gordon 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 an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/sasha-gordon-perturbing-paintings-1234595010/. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken 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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Hi please undo this i am mid edit now all my work seems to be gone?????? I just copied and pasted the stuff in that i wanted to draw on for research and i was almost halfway done and now i can't find it and i'm freaking out because i'm doing this for a class and i need to turn it in asap (due at midnight my time which is 10 min ago). I AM NOT INTENDING ON USING THE STUFF PASTED IN. I DID NOT INTEND TO SUBMIT IT AS IS. PLEASE UNDO WHAT YOU DID SO I CAN RETURN TO WORKING ON IT.

SERIOUSLY I AM FREAKING OUT I DID NOT MEAN TO SUBMIT IT OBVIOUSLY WOULD NOT PLAGIARIZE SOMEONE'S ARTICLE IM NOT AN IDIOT I LITERALLY WAS JUST TRYING TO SAVE MY EDITS SO I COULD KEEP WORKING NOW ALL OF MY WORK IS GONE

It isn't gone. It's still there. Copy it, paste it to your hard drive, edit it, then restart your draft. But hurry! -- Hoary (talk) 05:37, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No, sadly, it appears to be. I noticed I had a new talk message so I went to save my work and clicked on the talk page to read the message. I assume something glitched because when I returned to the page it had switched to source editing and was back to my original pasted in stuff.

I am genuinely so exhausted and my brain feels like mush and it's all gone and I am very (very) sad Alexisgordon (talk) 05:43, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It was deleted on 1 July 2020. (Yes, 2020, not 2021.) It hasn't been deleted since. Take a look again -- and quickly. -- Hoary (talk) 06:15, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, hang on: it "was back to my original pasted in stuff". Yes, that's what there is. If you rewrote it, then you somehow omitted to save ("publish") the result. Really. Nobody has made any deletion. (Or I should say: Nobody had made any, the last time I looked.) -- Hoary (talk) 06:17, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No I know I can see that it's there. Just sadly as you say whatever I attempted to save was not saved. Thank you for trying to help I really appreciate it just had to whine + mourn for a second before starting overAlexisgordon (talk) 06:23, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What has happened to you has also happened to me. Actually these days if I'm planning to do something big I generally use geany to create it as a text file on my hard drive. This actually has more risks than doing it in the conventional way (geany lacks an autosave, let alone an edit history), but I'm very much aware of this and the awareness (i.e. dread of screwing up) keeps me alert. Usually. -- Hoary (talk) 07:11, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Alexisgordon, Now that you have found your text, maybe you should remove your comments (frankly, screams) at User talk:Idoghor Melody? Also, new comments should always be added at the bottom of the page (the only exception are Welcome messages, one of which I just placed on top of your Talk page). See Talk page guidelines for details. Cheers, — kashmīrī ^TALK 08:16, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I've deleted that page without reading this – just a palimpsest of copyvios, much worse than Earwig seemed to suggest. Alexisgordon, if you activate your email I will mail you your text, on the strict condition that you do not post any part of it in Wikipedia. You could then consult it and write entirely new text in your own words for your assignment based on facts reported in the references. Very brief quotations of non-free text are OK as long as they are clearly marked as quotations (i.e., in quotation marks) and attributed to the source. Your course instructor should have explained our copyright policy to you before anything else. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 14:42, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@ Hoary, thank you for this tip. This assignment has definitely given me an appreciation for how complicated/difficult writing a wiki page actually is!!

@ Kashmiri, Thank you for the welcome and the tip, and yes, they were screams lol. i appreciate the gentle nudge, I went and apologized (and also saw your comment to him--thank you genuinely for what you said).

@justlettersandnumbers hi, no worries! Also sorry who is Earwig? and I just wrote the last article for my assignment in my sandbox instead (wish I had done that initially for all of these!!) so I actually am ok now. I understand copyright, just was in the middle of writing it when I submitted it (thinking I was saving it lol) and my process has been to paste in what I need to keep in mind while I write, using the list of quotes followed by their respective links to remind myself where I got my info for citing! still just figuring all this out and so appreciate your offer to help!!

also actually can anyone tell me how to @someone so that it actually links the name? I see all of you doing it but when I type @ it doesn't make it a live link. Alexisgordon (talk) 22:14, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Alexisgordon: Hmmmmm to mention a user is simple. If you can edit this page in the source code format, you'll see how it's been done. If I try explaining, it will appear formatted, but I'll try to explain --Comr Melody Idoghor (talk) 22:59, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Alexisgordon:
You can "mention" a user called Example by making an edit with a link to their user page (writing [[User:Example]], {{u|Example}}, {{User|Example}}, {{user link|Example}}, {{ping|Example}}, {{Yo|Example}}, or {{reply to|Example}}) and signing the edit using four tildes (~~~~). The user "Example" will then get a notification saying where they were mentioned. You can try it out now by mentioning me now. My username is "Idoghor Melody" not "Comr Melody Idoghor. Comr Melody Idoghor (talk) 23:12, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Alexisgordon No worries. I left a few comments on your restored draft, good luck with making it into an article. — kashmīrī ^TALK 08:43, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

thank you so much!!! Idoghor Melody (talk · contribs) Alexisgordon (talk) 03:51, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Alexisgordon: You're welcome.☺️ Comr Melody Idoghor (talk) 04:30, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Yvette Mayorga (December 15)[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 Devonian Wombat was:

This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms that promote the subject.

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Devonian Wombat (talk) 02:57, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Devonian Wombat! I would love some tips on how to write this in a more encyclopedic way! Is it because I called her work playful or "powerful critiques"? Alexisgordon (talk) 04:07, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That's part of the problem, but its indicative of a larger problem in that the article reads in a promotional manner, opinions on the quality of Mayorga's work and the style of her upbringing should, if mentioned at all, be attributed within the article to a source. Currently, they are incorporated into the article as regular text. Devonian Wombat (talk) 08:16, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Patricia Domínguez (artist) has a new comment[edit]

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Patricia Domínguez (artist). Thanks! Robert McClenon (talk) 23:32, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Patricia Domínguez (artist) (December 26)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Tamingimpala were:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Poorly sourced, no real or significant coverage. Sites like memesita.com are bogus.

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Tame (talk) 17:40, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Kezia Harrell has a new comment[edit]

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Kezia Harrell. Thanks! Joojay (talk) 08:04, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Kezia Harrell (January 6)[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 MurielMary was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

As mentioned by Hoary, please show how the subject meets the minimum notability requirements for an artist to have a biography on WP e.g. is the artist's work part of the permanent collection of a major art gallery?

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.

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MurielMary (talk) 03:02, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Alfonso Gonzalez Jr.[edit]

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Concern regarding Draft:Delfin Finley[edit]

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Concern regarding Draft:Sasha Gordon[edit]

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Concern regarding Draft:Yvette Mayorga[edit]

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Your draft article, Draft:Sasha Gordon[edit]

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:38, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Yvette Mayorga[edit]

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:59, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Patricia Domínguez (artist)[edit]

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:37, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Kezia Harrell[edit]

Hello, Alexisgordon. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Kezia Harrell".

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:02, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]