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Geoff Lane

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Question from BiqCase B-i (23:32, 1 March 2025)

Hey how do i add my artistry biography here --BiqCase B-i (talk) 23:32, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@BiqCase B-i: Wikipedia is not really the place to write about yourself. Please read the article on autobiographies. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 00:44, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Suhailadam935 on Searching (11:37, 8 March 2025)

Hello How did I find a solution to my problem --Suhailadam935 (talk) 11:37, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Suhailadam935: What problem are you seeking to solve? Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:39, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Andrew Lawrence Forestell (March 10)

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

The comment the reviewer left was:

Inappropriately written throughout.

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.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Andrew Lawrence Forestell and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, 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.

qcne (talk) 16:38, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Reptarhikes: This notice should have gone to you as creator of the draft. The reviewers seemed to have been confused by my moving the draft to draft space and submitting on your behalf. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:06, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Glane23 Ack, sorry. The bot will automatically send this automatic decline notice to whomever last moved the draft space. I will add it to the author's user page. qcne (talk) 17:21, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Qcne: No problem - I already moved a copy of the notice and the Teahouse referral over. Cheers, mate! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:26, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! qcne (talk) 17:29, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Thesehran 065 (14:25, 18 March 2025)

How to publish any article on Wikipedia? --Thesehran 065 (talk) 14:25, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

To publish any article on Wikipedia, you need to create an account. Then go to your profile then click 'User page' and you will see 'Create your own' to publish your article. Thesehran 065 (talk) 14:29, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Thesehran 065: It seems you tried to answer your own question. A better answer might be: Start here: Help:Your_first_article, which will help you decide whether the topic you want to write about is suitable for a Wikipedia article. If your subject is suitable for Wikipedia, you can choose the option to create a draft and submit it for review by other editors as a part of the "Articles for Creation" project (WP:AFC). The members of this project are experienced editors, though there is much greater demand for their services than there is supply, so you may need to wait a while before your draft is reviewed.

Once you submit your draft, it will be placed into a category where it will be open for review by anyone who reviews submissions. If your submission is approved (which may take more than 3 months because of the current backlog) then an editor will accept it, and you will be notified of the article's creation. If your submission is not accepted, a note will be left on the page describing what can be improved, and you will be notified of this via a message on your "Talk" page.

Note that if you are interested in the publication of an article to which you are very close (e.g., an article about a member of your family, your business, your club/organization/school, or yourself) you probably have a conflict of interest: if so, it will be absolutely critical that you disclose this when you create the article. Please see Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest for information about doing so properly. If you do not do this, your user account may become permanently blocked and the article may be deleted.

Good luck! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 15:03, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Kimpossible299 (23:28, 18 March 2025)

Hi,

Can you tell me how can we judge if a website works on Wikipedia as not all platforms are considered credible as per Wiki's criteria? Or is there any list of platfroms to avoid?

If so, kindly tell me. --Kimpossible299 (talk) 23:28, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Kimpossible299: What exactly do you mean by "if a website works on Wikipedia"? Are you referring to reliable sources for facts in the articles? If so, those are described here: Wikipedia:Reliable sources. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 23:33, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I mean to say how to judge if a source is reliable enough for Wikipedia Kimpossible299 (talk) 01:13, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Read the article. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 04:05, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]