User talk:Steve Negus

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Thanks a lot! Very glad to be here. Everyone seems very welcoming, and I will continue to familiarize myself with the guidelines and best practices. Steve Negus (talk) 17:52, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Copying within Wikipedia requires attribution

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Thank you. I will read the guidelines and provide attribution to the original contributors.

Steve Negus (talk) 15:15, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like you already added the attribution note to the Wang Anshi page. I very much appreciate that. I check some other edits to see if I copied text from one article to another, but is there anything else to do at this point regarding Wang Anshi? Thank you again. Steve Negus (talk) 15:28, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Gebre Selassie Welde Aragay has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Gebre Selassie Welde Aragay. Thanks! DoubleGrazing (talk) 12:28, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Steve Negus (talk) 16:14, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review of the draft. The two citations that you mentioned are, in fact, fairly brief mentions that provide commentary from Aragay's chronicle but do not say more about Aragay himself. I had added this page because I find it interesting who the primary sources are for the reigns of pre-modern and early modern African states. However, if the sources provided do not satisfy Wikipedia's requirements for notability, I understand holding off on this page until I can find more sourcing.

I wasn't sure if I should place this in the text alongside the comment, but I can add this to the draft's talk page. Steve Negus (talk) 17:25, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Gebre Selassie Welde Aragay (January 6)

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

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The comment the reviewer left was:

Looking through 2 of the 3 source references on archive.org A History of Modern Ethiopia and A history of Ethiopia, I am unable to verify that the subject is the source of famine and the war, nor his French chronicle.

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– robertsky (talk) 19:35, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the review. I don't have access to the Marcus book right now, but the subject (spelled as Gabra-Selasse) is quoted at the bottom of page 72 in Zewde's book- "the starving flocked to Entoto etc."

I recognize now however that citations of his chronicle do not meet Wikipedia's standard of "significant" coverage, and will hold off until I can find more information. Steve Negus (talk) 01:59, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Concern regarding Draft:Gebre Selassie Welde Aragay

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 05:02, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Gebre Selassie Welde Aragay

Hello, Steve Negus. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Gebre Selassie Welde Aragay".

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 deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:53, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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