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Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that the username you have chosen, "Thenfactor", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of something other than yourself. Please note that you may not edit on behalf of a company, group, institution, product, or website, and Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or have the appearance of shared use. If you are willing to use a personal account, please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk17:32, 21 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much --Orange Mike, I appreciate your input, it has been very useful. I have read through the conflict of interest advice and checked through the 'Normandy Youth Club - The N Factor' page I have created, taking out anything that makes it sound impartial. I have removed the link to it's own website. I have also created my own account reflecting myself as an individual which is what I am and have remained impartial with regards to the article. I hope that you consider it now reads as acceptable to Wikipedia. Your advice and input is always helpful, thank you again. --Ladytwentytwo | Talk 23:30, 21 January 2013
Thenfactor/Ladytwentytwo, I stumbled onto your post at the help desk. Due to your blatant conflict of interest,[1] you should definitely not be creating an article for the organization you founded and direct. Although I'm sure your stated intent to remain impartial is sincere, it simply is impossible to accomplish. It's your organization and you therefore obviously have a deeply personal, passionate interest in it. If the article gets approved, you should limit your participation to only making suggestions on the article's not page. More importantly, you should fully disclose your conflict of interest whenever you participate in the article in an way. Other editors need to know that. I see above that Orange Mike has warned you. He's an administrator, so he'd be a good person to consult with any questions or concerns. In any case, I wish you the best of luck with your club. --76.189.109.147 (talk) 22:41, 22 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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A tag has been placed on Draft:Richard Beerhorst, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.
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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by KylieTastic was:
This submission seems to be a test edit and not an article worthy of an encyclopedia. Please use the sandbox for any editing tests, but do not submit for review until you have an article that you want reviewed for inclusion in Wikipedia. Thank you.
The comment the reviewer left was:
Multiple copies - please sort before resubmitting
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Thank you Kylie Tastic for your expert advice and support, it is gratefully appreciated. I have removed the duplicate pages, that happened as a result of my mistake and I very much hope that the content remains impartial, substantiated with correct referencing and is a wholly worthy article of a person of notable interest considering the level of external references that are available for this person. Many thanks again indeed for all your support. Thenfactor (talk) 22:27, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Jannatulbaqi were:
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.
This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:
in-depth (not just passing mentions about the subject)
Make sure you add references that meet these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.
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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Hoary were:
This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.
The comment the reviewer left was:
Even the short first paragraph demonstrates that this is flagrantly promotional flimflam, equipped with bogus "references". (See my comment on Draft talk:Rick Beerhorst.)
Please do not think of resubmitting this until you've spent at least a week (i) checking that every reference says what it's presented as saying, and (ii) deleting anything that is not reliably referenced. Sources must be disinterested.
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 after they have been resolved.
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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by JSFarman were:
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.
This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.
The comment the reviewer left was:
Almost none of the 51 references used go towards notability (or are suitable for verification). They need to be via independent, reliable sources, and -- to establish notability -- provide extensive coverage specifically about Rick Beerhorst. The draft also needs to be neutral.
Please read about writing articles as well as the links included in the decline notices, and do not resubmit the draft until you are more fluent in Wikipedia guidelines.
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 after they have been resolved.
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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Timtrent was:
"d artist.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][8][12][13]" is one prime example of WP:CITEKILL. Instead we need one excellent reference per fact asserted. If you are sure it is beneficial, two, and at an absolute maximum, three. Three is not a target, it's a limit. Aim for one. A fact you assert, once verified in a reliable source, is verified. More is gilding the lily. Please choose the very best in each case of multiple referencing for a single point and either drop or repurpose the remainder.
We can't review this until we know which references you have chosen. So please get busy and cut out the XCITEKILL
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Thank you very much for your advice. I will work on this again in terms of gaining even more independent art critic references sources. I will also work through and choose the most suitable reference for each fact asserted. Thank you once again. Thenfactor (talk) 17:28, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Spiderone was:
We're sorry, but we cannot accept blank submissions. If in fact you did include text within the article, but it isn't showing, please make sure that any extra text above your entry is removed, as it may be causing it to hide and not be shown to the reviewer.
The comment the reviewer left was:
Article blanked by creator
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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by ToadetteEdit was:
We're sorry, but we cannot accept blank submissions. If in fact you did include text within the article, but it isn't showing, please make sure that any extra text above your entry is removed, as it may be causing it to hide and not be shown to the reviewer.
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