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Your submission at Articles for creation: Michael Anthony García (September 15)

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

This draft reads more like a critical review than a dispassionate objective recording of facts, as is required for a Wikipedia article. For example, "His work explores his personal story via these overlapping mediums, and in the process the stories of those like him as they navigate the human condition" is expressing an analysis or personal view of García's work, which is not what Wikipedia is for. It looks as though he may well be notable enough to be the subject of a Wikipedia article, but unfortunately this draft needs considerable revision to become that article.

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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JBW (talk) 20:05, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Minervantes! 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! JBW (talk) 20:05, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You have clearly put a good deal of work into writing the draft, and I am genuinely sorry to have to give you such a negative response. As I said above, It looks as though García may well be notable enough to be the subject of a Wikipedia article, and if so this draft could be the basis of that article, but with significant revision and editing. Creating a new article is probably the single most difficult task for a new Wikipedia editor to do, because for an editor without a significant amount of experience of how Wikipedia works, and of how the policies and guidelines are applied, there are, unfortunately, many potential ways of failing to fit in with the necessary standards. My advice to new editors is that it is best to start by making small improvements to existing articles, rather than creating new articles. That way any mistakes you make will be small ones, and you won't have the discouraging experience of repeatedly seeing hours of work deleted. Gradually, you will get to learn how Wikipedia works, and after a while you will know enough about what is acceptable to be able to write whole new articles without fear that they will be deleted. Over the years I have found that editors who start by making small changes to existing articles and work up from there have a far better chance of having a successful time here than those who jump right into creating new articles from the start. Of course that advice may not appeal to you if you have no interest in doing any kind of editing other than creating an article about Michael Anthony García, but if you are willing to consider taking that advice, the draft can be kept in reserve for you to revisit and revise when you do have more experience of editing. JBW (talk) 20:14, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]