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Your submission at Articles for creation: Mike Toppa (January 10)

Latest comment: 1 year ago4 comments3 people in discussion

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

This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.

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.

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❯❯❯ Raydann ^(Talk) 07:30, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the feedback. I was basing this article on other sailor bios that have already been accepted by Wikipedia, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Read_(sailor) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Conner.

I did include two independent news sources and did a careful fact-check.

Is there a specific paragraph that was a red flag, or just the general tone?

Thank you. 2600:8805:BD80:46:61AB:D25A:1228:7FB5 (talk) 19:04, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

PS This is cansail, forgot to log in before posting. Thx Cansail (talk) 19:06, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hello, Cansail! 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) 07:30, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Mike Toppa (January 28)

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

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

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 for sports persons and athletes). 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.

The comment the reviewer left was:

More coverage is required.

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:Mike Toppa 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.

Modussiccandi (talk) 15:51, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

Concern regarding Draft:Mike Toppa

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Hello, Cansail. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Mike Toppa, 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) 16:02, 30 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

Your draft article, Draft:Mike Toppa

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Hello, Cansail. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Mike Toppa".

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!} 16:02, 28 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

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