User talk:Avi Holtzman

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (July 17)

Draft declined

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The reviewer, ChrysGalley, left the following feedback:

This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:

• provide significant coverage: discuss the subject in detail, not just brief mentions or routine announcements;
• are reliable: from reputable outlets with editorial oversight;
• are independent: not connected to the subject, such as interviews, press releases, the subject's own website, or sponsored content.

Please add references that meet all three of these criteria. If none exist, the subject is not yet suitable for Wikipedia.

This draft does not include any sources or inline citations. Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires that all content be supported by reliable sources. You should also use inline citations (footnotes) to show which source supports which specific statement.

The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:

• provide significant coverage: discuss the subject in detail, not just brief mentions or routine announcements;
• are reliable: from reputable outlets with editorial oversight;
• are independent: not connected to the subject, such as press releases, the subject's own website, or sponsored content.

Please add references that meet all three of these criteria. If none exist, the subject is not yet suitable for Wikipedia.

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This article is not in any conventional way sourced and it's not possible to assess the subject for notability as a result. Please have a look at WP:YFA and WP:REFB, and have a look at similar published Wikipedia articles on photographic material. There is also the issue of WP:PIA - though the wording here is neutral and focused on the art, nevertheless the topic area is considered contentious.

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ChrysGalley (talk) 11:27, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Avi Holtzman! Having a draft declined at Articles for creation can be disappointing, but don't be discouraged, it's common when creating your first article. Need help? For an overview of our policies and guidelines see Everything you need to know. To understand why your draft was declined, please read the reviewer's feedback and follow any links to help pages you've been given. If you're still confused, try asking for advice at the Articles for creation Help desk. For peer support regarding all other editing, sourcing, or policies, visit the Teahouse, a friendly question and answer hub for new editors. We'd love to see you there! ChrysGalley (talk) 11:27, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (July 17)

Draft declined

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The reviewer, Commandant Quacks-a-lot, left the following feedback:

This draft duplicates another submission, The War Trilogy, currently submitted for review. To save time, we will review the other submission only. Any future edits or improvements should be made on that submission, not here.

You needn't make a second draft whenever you want to change something, just edit the original draft.

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Commandant Quacks-a-lot (talk) 13:57, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, Avi Holtzman, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you created or edited was Draft:The War Trilogy, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, are related to, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, which will be reviewed by other editors. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

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Your submission at Articles for creation: The War Trilogy (1990–1994) (July 17)

Draft declined

Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. Your draft submission to Articles for creation has been reviewed but not accepted at this time.

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The reviewer, Bobby Cohn, left the following feedback:

This draft is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires that all content be supported by reliable sources.

• Reliable sources include: reputable newspapers, magazines, academic journals, and books from respected publishers.
• Unacceptable sources include: personal blogs, social media, predatory publishers, most tabloids, and websites where anyone can contribute.

Replace any unreliable sources with high-quality sources. If you cannot find a reliable source for the material, it should be removed.

This draft reads like an advertisement. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a platform for promotion or marketing. Drafts that are exclusively promotional may be deleted without notice.

Wikipedia articles must be written neutrally in a formal, impersonal, and dispassionate way. They should not read like a blog post, advertisement, or fan page. Rewrite the draft to remove:

• promotional language: see Words to watch;
• personal commentary: opinions or direct addresses to the reader;
• informal language.

Instead, only summarize in your own words a range of independent, reliable, published sources that discuss the subject.

If you have a conflict of interest (e.g. you are the subject, an employee, or a relative) or are being paid to edit, you must disclose this to comply with Wikipedia's Terms of Use.

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Bobby Cohn 🍁 (talk) 15:50, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Avi Holtzman. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. We ask that you:

• Avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors
• Disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § How to disclose a COI)
• Propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the Edit Request Wizard), including links or details of reliable sources that support your suggestions
• Avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam § External link spamming)

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation for any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

See the FAQ for article subjects for more information.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicizing, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Bobby Cohn 🍁 (talk) 15:52, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

You need to stick to one version of your draft. That is Draft:The War Trilogy (1990–1994). You need to be aware that Wikipedia is not for advertising. You may not remove COI templates on articles that you have drafted. If you are unsure about any of these instructions, you should ask before continuing to spam the project with your creations. Bobby Cohn 🍁 (talk) 15:56, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

AfC templaes

I noticed you have removed some AfC decline templates from your Drafts. Do not do that. They help out future reviewers. Commandant Quacks-a-lot (talk) 15:55, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: The War Trilogy (July 17)

Draft declined

Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. Your draft submission to Articles for creation has been reviewed but not accepted at this time.

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The reviewer, EaglesFan37, left the following feedback:

This draft appears to contain text generated by a large language model (such as ChatGPT). You cannot use LLMs to generate article content.

LLM-generated pages with certain obvious signs of being machine generated may be deleted without notice.

These tools are prone to specific issues that violate our policies:

• hallucinations: they often invent false information and cite non-existent references.
• unencyclopedic tone: they tend to be vague, promotional, or essay-like, rather than neutral and factual.
• copyright issues: they may closely paraphrase existing text, leading to copyright violations.

Instead, only summarize in your own words a range of independent, reliable, published sources that discuss the subject.

See the advice page on large language models for more information.

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EaglesFan37 (talk) 18:01, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for what you wrote. Do not agree with anything you said, if you allow me. It is all written by myself, text which summarizes 35 years of The War Trilogy in exhibitions, collections, publications. All is SUPER verified, the collections in both Nevada Museum of Art and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam have direct links, each showing the entire trilogy - a unique phenomenon in the art world. So what else can I do? What precisely makes you say what you did? How can you attribute this text to hallucination when every single item is quoted by publication, author, tilte, year etc etc etc? Avi Holtzman (talk) 20:26, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

@Avi Holtzman I was suspicious about every word in all of the headers being capitalized, as that can often be a sign of AI usage. Removing previous decline templates and COI notices also raised some suspicions as well. However, this could also be human written (but is also a duplication of an existing draft as well). EaglesFan37 (talk) 23:03, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

I have no idea about these things, my world is on another planet. Capitalized, not capitalized - I go according to what it should be. If a header is a Title Case, then all words should be capitalized. This severe attention to detail is what brought me to where I am now - and my work. So what now? You did not say anything about how I should proceed. I am 74 and I need to leave a living record of my life work, accessible to all future generations, and you suspect my capitalization... I good faith, please tell me what now. Avi Holtzman (talk) 07:35, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Avi Holtzman, sorry you've been having trouble with this. It looks to me like this work is very likely to meet our inclusion guidelines. I don't have time to help you with this right now (sorry), but you can try asking for help at WP:TEA. In solidarity, asilvering (talk) 16:25, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

Of the two drafts, please continue to work on this one: Draft:The War Trilogy (1990–1994). It's much better than the other. In solidarity, asilvering (talk) 16:26, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

Also, sorry for the multiple messages - but do you have any sources, such as newspaper articles and so on, about you, not just the art? That would be helpful. In solidarity, asilvering (talk) 16:29, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the guidance, asilvering, much appreciated. I have consolidated the master draft at Draft:The War Trilogy (1990–1994) as suggested. I have updated the master draft text to include the precise issue and print page counts for the Katalog and Portfolio monograph features to satisfy the secondary coverage requirements.To answer your question regarding biographical press: any coverage written about me throughout my career has been strictly in the context of my art. I am the work, and the work is me; outside the art narrative, I have no public biographical element. Furthermore, this article is intended strictly and exclusively to document the institutional record of The War Trilogy itself. I am 74 years of age and should we come to the point that a major interview is done with me upon reaching 75, I will most enthusiastically add it to the current article. Avi Holtzman (talk) 18:01, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: The War Trilogy (1990–1994) (July 19)

Draft declined

Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. Your draft submission to Articles for creation has been reviewed but not accepted at this time.

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The reviewer, Significa liberdade, left the following feedback:

This draft does not include any sources or inline citations. Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires that all content be supported by reliable sources. You should also use inline citations (footnotes) to show which source supports which specific statement.

The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:

• provide significant coverage: discuss the subject in detail, not just brief mentions or routine announcements;
• are reliable: from reputable outlets with editorial oversight;
• are independent: not connected to the subject, such as press releases, the subject's own website, or sponsored content.

Please add references that meet all three of these criteria. If none exist, the subject is not yet suitable for Wikipedia.

You must place an inline citation directly after:

• quotations;
• any material whose verifiability is likely to be challenged or is contentious;
• any material about living people.

Learn how to create inline citations in the:

• Source Editor: Introduction to referencing with Wiki Markup.
• VisualEditor: Introduction to referencing with VisualEditor.

Please see Wikipedia's guides for adding in-text citations. This guide describes how to add them using Source Editor, while this one shows how to add them in Visual Editor.

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Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 00:32, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

AN/I

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Avi Holtzman. Commandant Quacks-a-lot (talk) 21:56, 20 July 2026 (UTC)

Closed without action. voorts (talk/contributions) 23:58, 20 July 2026 (UTC)