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January 7

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Everglades Radio Network

Trying to get Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Everglades Radio Network onto Wikipedia. Not sure why it was rejected. The article is about 2 licensed FM radio stations in Florida, and I assumed that we wanted ALL stations in the USA to have their own articles. The source for all info in the article was ERN's homepage, the FCC pages, and Radio-Locator's pages about the 2 stations. My proposed article actually has MORE information than some radio stations already in Wikipedia. So, I really want to know what to do to the article to get it accepted. JeffConn (talk) 05:14, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The problem with your article is probably not suitable for a Wikipedia article in its own right. Our guidelines for broadcast media state that "...licensed Travelers' Information Stations are generally not presumed notable, but might redirect to an article about the highway, park or tourist facility they cover, or about the company that operates them" Unless you can find independent, reliable sources about the station, its history, and anything unique above and beyond just providing traveler's information, your information should be added to an existing article, such as a "Transport" section in Everglades or Collier County, Florida. The US Roads WikiProject team may be able to offer further advice. --Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 10:57, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Cambridge Somerville Youth Study

I found a missing reference to an important behavioral study that should be referenced in Wikipedia: Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Cambridge Somerville Youth Study

I am not very experienced with formatting, but I have written a well referenced article covering a very important historical research study that should be in Wikipedia.

How do I go about bringing this to publication?

Brhebert (talk) 07:59, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The "submission declined" message contains instructions for re-submission: "When you are ready to resubmit, click here." However, the draft seems to be heavily based on primary sources (the study's own report), and it's almost entirely a collection of direct quotes from the sources. It should be rewritten in our own words, based on reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Huon (talk) 15:17, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Rejection of Sean Burch contribution

I have been trying to get an article submitted, and after several reviews it seems in-line with other articles of creation that have been accepted. Can anyone please help me in order to be sure of what exactly is wrong with my submission or what additional info I am missing for my submission to be accepted? Thank you so much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexia Stuart (talk • contribs) 13:48, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The article has references attributed to NBC, BBC News, CNN, and the Nepal Tourist Board, all of which are reliable sources and all of which talk directly about Burch. I don't know why your article was declined for being an advert, but there is no question in my view that he is notable and should have an article on Wikipedia. The main problem is that the article isn't particularly well formatted, as Wikipedia's style prefers prose to lists. However, that in itself is not a reason for rejecting an article. If you want, you can either fix the issues and resubmit, or I can pass the article now and add various cleanup templates so somebody else can help. --Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:48, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Getting an article posted onto Wikipedia

I am the publisher of author Jude Southerland Kessler's two reference books on The Beatles, have developed, and am trying to post, a Wikipedia page about the author. I believe I have created an objective ariticle with sufficient third-party references. The author has been a recognized authority on John Lennon for several years, has two books in print and hosts a radio show about JWL. Unfortunately I am related to the author, and with the same last name am having difficulty getting the article onto Wikipedia for reference by interested parties. What must I do to get the page reviewed and posted on Wikipedia? The article for creation is "Jude Southerland Kessler." Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Jude Southerland Kessler

Thanks in advance for your help. Kessler9091 (talk) 16:23, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your article has not been submitted for review. I see several newspaper reviews and articles that directly relate to Kessler, so my gut feeling is she is notable and will pass a review. I would recommend adding inline citations for the references using {{cite web}}, but that's not essential to pass an article. For the moment, I have added the draft template, that explains how you can submit it to review. --Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:42, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/The Neo Naturists

I am writing about Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/The Neo Naturists

I have inserted references using the 'cite' button. However even though the numbers have appeared next to the text, the info I typed into the template is not appearing at the bottom in References. What can I do to make the referenced info be available in Reference.

Also is it possible to put photos on Wikipedia?

Cheers Christine Binnie (81.140.21.41 (talk) 17:24, 7 January 2013 (UTC))[reply]

You need to add a {{reflist}} template to your article to display references. I have done this for you. Regarding photos, you can use the Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard to upload files, but make sure you read Wikipedia's policies on copyright first, as you must make sure any photos you upload have express permission to be modified and redistributed by anybody. --Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 17:53, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Can I take it that Sylvia C Tring (talk · contribs) is Christine Binnie, one of the founders of the Neo Naturists? If so I would ask her to kindly have the decency to wait until someone with no COI thinks the group is notable. The article was deleted for being a copyvio from wilmaweb.com/press.html. I note that User:Sylvia C Tring/The Neo Naturists contains copyvios from neonaturists.org.uk. In other words, slovenly editing - attempting to get an article in cheaply instead of taking the trouble to create a Wikipedia article. Even if it not been deleted as copyvio, it would probably have been rejected for lack of evidence of notability. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 12:35, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Finding verifiable source

My article is about the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI and the only real source for information is the organization's Web site. There are no published articles about the Society and its members because of privacy issues for the members.

Here is my article: Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Society of Former Agents of the FBI, Inc.

Can you help me determine if this an article that can be done?

Sfsafbi (talk) 21:30, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

To be considered notable by Wikipedia's standards, an organization must have received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the organization, such as news reports. Right now, your draft cites but a single source, the organization's own homepage, which clearly isn't independent. If there are no independent published articles about the society, then we won't have any luck looking for better sources, and we unfortunately cannot write an article about the society that satisfies Wikipedia's notability and verifiability guidelines. Huon (talk) 22:10, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]