User talk:Walmas

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Hello, Walmas, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, like Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for page creation, and may soon be deleted.

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Articles for deletion nomination of Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever

I have nominated Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. iBen^talk/_contribsIf you reply here, please place a talkback notification on my page. 18:56, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Walmas! Just FYI: I have added a whole bunch of references to your article "Lost in the Meritocracy", to prove that it meets Wikipedia's criteria for "notability". And now the tone of the discussion at the "articles for deletion" page is such that I think it will almost certainly NOT be deleted. Even the person who nominated it for deletion now says "keep"! Thanks for creating this article and I hope you will do more. By the way, your method here was to create the article with a single sentence and then add to it. That's perfectly acceptable practice here on Wikipedia - such an article is called a stub. But sometimes a person may jump the gun and complain because the stub doesn't have much content. Another way to create an article is to create it in a "sandbox," here in your own userspace; it's kind of your own personal playground where you can take as much time as you want. See Wikipedia:About the Sandbox. Although personally I find the sandbox cumbersome, and I tend to do as you did, create the article and then expand it. Anyhow, welcome aboard and thanks for your contributions. --MelanieN (talk) 17:26, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Bryant Thomas Marks (March 30)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Raydann 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 draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs to

meet any of the eight academic-specific criteria
or cite multiple reliable, secondary sources independent of the subject, which cover the subject in some depth

Make sure your draft meets one of the criteria above before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If the subject does not meet any of the criteria, it 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 after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Bryant Thomas Marks 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.

❯❯❯ Raydann ^(Talk) 08:42, 30 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Walmas! 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! ❯❯❯ Raydann ^(Talk) 08:42, 30 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Bryant Thomas Marks

Hello, Walmas. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Bryant Thomas Marks, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 09:01, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Bryant Thomas Marks

Hello, Walmas. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "Bryant Thomas Marks".

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! CptViraj (talk) 08:44, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]