User talk:Margaretd70

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Thanks for creating a draft!

Hello Margaretd70, welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Liance, and I've been editing here for a while. I wanted to thank you for submitting Draft:Gerry Douglas (yacht designer) to WikiProject Articles for Creation and helping to grow the encyclopedia! We appreciate your contributions and hope you stick around. I can see you've already started writing draft articles, so here are a few more resources that might be helpful:

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Gerry Douglas (September 25)

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

Cruisingworld.com is an unreliable source.

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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Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 16:58, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Margaretd70! Having an article draft 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! Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 16:58, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I thought the sailing magazine, Cruising World, a reliable & published source of legitimate information about sailing issues and sailboat topics since 1975 would (and should) be considered legitimate. Their independent annual analysis of new designs and equipment has been impeccable for several decades. Why is sailing journalism declined for Wikipedia submissions? What about the webpage Sailboat Data, which is obvi more data driven — do you think that is a better choice for a sail topic submission? Should I try again, only with less ambition, less detail? Thanks for your assistance, greatly appreciated. Margaretd70 (talk) 16:27, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]