User talk:Charbel Antoine Mahfoud

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Now read the following regarding writing an article

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Before attempting to write an article again, please make sure that the topic meets the notability criteria linked above, and check that you can find independent third party sources. Also read Your first article. You must also reply to the COI and connected accounts requests above Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:55, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Jim,

I have created the user AFEDonline to be able to edit an already existing page called Arab Forum for Environment and Development which I did not create. The user AFEDonline was blocked since the name was judged as commercial or for advertising a website. Then I decided to create my personal user Charbel Mahfoud from which I am trying to create a page for a writer called Najib Saab. Najib Saab and I are colleagues, does that prohibit me from creating a page in his name? I am doing this as a favor for him and free of charge. The tone of the text is purely non-promotional. Please find the text to be put on Najib W. Saab page below:Charbel Antoine Mahfoud (talk) 07:37, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for email. I've removed the suggested text above since it's effectively recreating deleted material and I can read the deleted article anyway. Note that I won't necessarily see messages here unless you start them with my user name User:Jimfbleak and sign with four tildes ~~~~ in the same edit. That will send me an alert.

Because you have created a blocked account, this should be blocked too, but I'll accept that it's a personal account and that you are making an effort. However, you must follow the guidance above. Even if you are not paid you must put {{Connected contributor|User1=Charbel Antoine Mahfoud |U1-EH=yes |U1-declared=yes |U1-otherlinks=COI declared in the edit summary of first edit}}
on the article talk page and make it clear that you know him.

Your text was sourced only to your own organisation which is not an independent third-party source, and most of the text had no references at all, including the quotations. We must be able to check that that is what was said.

Your text is not neutral. You use words like leading, extensive and expert which are opinions, not facts. You also don't wikilink to other articles like American University of Beirut

I suggest that you take a look at eg Pamela C. Rasmussen as an example of a biographical article, although you won't need that mush detail, and note that any image you use cannot have been published elsewhere before.

Jimfbleak - talk to me? 09:18, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Najib Saab (October 12)

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

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.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Najib Saab and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Najib Saab, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{db-self}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Theroadislong (talk) 11:54, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Charbel Antoine Mahfoud! 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! Theroadislong (talk) 11:54, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Najib Saab concern

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Najib Saab, a page you created, has not been edited in 5 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it.

You may request Userfication of the content if it meets requirements.

If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available at WP:REFUND/G13.

Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 01:24, 13 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Najib Saab

Hello, Charbel Antoine Mahfoud. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Najib Saab".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! UnitedStatesian (talk) 03:49, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]