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January 28

A submission that is a direct copy from a web site

I was reading some of the articles for creation and I found one, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Moris Ergas, that is a direct cut-and-paste from the following web site: Moris Ergas Movies, at blockbuster.com. Just thought I'd report it. If this is not the right place, please advise me where to report things like this. —Anne Delong (talk) 02:06, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing this out! Blatant copyright violations like this should be nominated for speedy deletion on sight; I have now done so and informed the author. Huon (talk) 10:30, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Florence Bush TV Hair Stylist

I keep seeing that Florence Bush has done the make up and hair on so many TV shows. Can someone find out more about her and write an article? Thanks, Jim Bronson

If you want others to write an article about Bush, the right place for such a request would be WP:Requested articles and its sub-pages. However, I believe the chances for someone to write an article on her are much better if you provide some reliable sources that cover her in some detail - I don't expect TV hair stylists have so large a fan base that many editors will be interested in doing all the research themselves. Huon (talk) 10:30, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Florence did not do make-up, only hair. She did many TV shows from the late 50s through the early 60s. See IMdb for the many many shows she did. She was the hair dresser for 3 films including Psycho. When the studio she worked for changed hands, she found herself at loose ends. She and her husband and daughter June, left California and moved to Hempstead, NY (Long Island). They lived in a white house with pillars in front, like a mini-white house. Her husband passed away unexpectedly. Her daughter June attended a private H.S. - the Academy of Lynbrook.

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Aleksander Werner

Hi!

I am creating an Article through 'articles for creation'. I find it and can edit it in my Sandbox. When i first submitted it it was declined. I have changed it and added more references. How do I now re submit? Or does it resumbit automatically every time I save?

Also - I am doing this in my Sandbox in Articles for Creation - will I have to re do it in the Article Wizard?

Sorry I am very new to this. Still learning (but having fun!)

lisafoster8 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lisafoster8 (talk • contribs) 07:18, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your article can be found at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Aleksander Werner, which is the correct location for AFC submissions, and I have manually set it to the review queue. You can do this yourself by adding the text {{subst:submit}} (including curly braces) to the top of the article.

A key problem with your article, however, is that although it has references to several books, which I assume are reliable sources, they're not included as inline citations, which makes it hard to verify any of the information in the article. Have a look at Referencing for beginners and Guide to citations to see how to correctly include references in articles. I would also refactor phrases like "Werner was without a doubt, one of the most interesting Polish artists working in Great Britain." as this is very much opinion, not fact. If you can find a source that actually says this, you can change it to something like "Author abc considers Werner to be one of the most critically acclaimed Polish artists working in Britain, including the awards 'x', 'y', and 'z'" which is far less speculative. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 09:53, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Vets4Pets Limited

Good afternoon,

I'm not sure if I'm doing this correctly but I was hoping someone could tell me what I need to change to get Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Vets4Pets Limitedapproved. It's been declined already and I would like to know exactly what the problem is so I can amend it.

Thanks, MJK1987 (Morgan). MJK1987 (talk) 12:24, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is that the article is written in far too promotional a tone for a Wikipedia article. The quote from Peter Watson isn't required, and since it's from the company's own website (a primary source), it's not a neutral observation. The "Management Team", "Practice" and "The Support Offices" are not attributed to any sources. The closest article to yours I can think of it PetSmart, but that's got issues of its own as well. In your situation, I would probably start by taking out anything that's unsourced, and improving the rest using the best sources I can find. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 12:46, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, that makes sense. Going to have to do some more research and make a start, may take some time. Thanks for being for you help, much appreciated. MJK1987 (talk) 12:14, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. There's no deadline, so take as much time as you need. The best way to write articles is to start with the best sources you can find first, then write the article around those. User:Uncle G/On sources and content is an interesting (imho) essay to read regarding this. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 12:29, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/SOI

I submitted an article that's been declined. I've made all the necessary changes since and re-submitted, but the article has not been rechecked in over a month. If there are still issues I'd like to resolve them, but I'm not getting any feedback.

Dorgant (talk) 14:09, 28 January 2013 (UTC) Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/SOI[reply]

Your article is not currently submitted for review, so it won't be looked at. You can resolve this by adding {{subst:submit}} to the top of the article. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 14:20, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Capital Insider

Dear Wikipedia Review Team, My article submission was rejected for various reasons, one of which is the lack of verifiable sources. As a journalist, I appreciate your quest for objectivity and accuracy, and want to meet your guidelines.

Here's the problem I'm running into: Capital Insider does not have a written history. The material I included for submission can be verified by watching Capital Insider, but not by reading any historical print-based documents. How can I cite when there's nothing to cite?

Thanks for all you do, George JacksonGeorge A Jackson (talk) 17:43, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In short, you can't. If no independent sources discuss this program in appreciable detail, it probably is not notable enough for an encyclopedia article. Huon (talk) 18:02, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/GK Chadha

I have just created an article. It is still int he talk category. I want to make it a full blown article with all the formatting in other wiki pages i.e. photographs and summary on the right hand side inside a box. What should I do. The article I am talking about is titled GK Chadha. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aheibam (talk • contribs) 18:05, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft currently is not submitted for review; the "not currently submitted" message on the draft has instructions on submission: "If this submission is ready to be reviewed, click here and press Save page." However, I don't think the current sources are sufficient to establish Chadha's notability or to verify major parts of the draft's content - in fact, that's the same issue for which your past draft on the same subject was declined (by the way, it would have been easier and less prone to confusion to modify that old draft than to write a second). Huon (talk) 18:31, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]