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Thank you very much, you've already been helpful by showing me the user page where I can work on my articles.

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Hi Cc, you are clearly a reasonably experienced editor. We are seriously backlogged in Articles for Creation, and I would encourage you to simply create new articles directly, when you are satisfied that they are ready. If, however, you feel that you would like some outside review on a given article, do feel free to continue to submit via AfC. As an experienced registered user you are allowed (even encouraged!) to create your own new articles. You do this, if you don't know, by MOVING the draft from your sub-page or your sandbox to Wikipedia mainspace. Just to the left of the WP search box at the top right of your page, you will see a tab with a small down arrow on it, indicating a drop down menu. That's where you find the move button. Eg: draft a new article either in your sandbox or (better) create a draft subpage in your user area by going to WP:User:Curiocurio/My_New_Draft_Article_title (which doesn't yet exist) and confirming that you want to create a new page. When your draft article is complete, then Move the article (or your Sandbox content) to the Article_Title_page_name in Wikipedia mainspace. Voila, you are done! However, do not cut and paste content, as this separates the article from its history, and that needs to be fixed by an Admin. If you need help at any point, ask at the Teahouse or any Admin. Be BOLD! David_FLXD (Talk) 17:50, 19 December 2012 (UTC

A page you started (Carlo Gentile) has been reviewed!

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A page you started (Leonard Frank (photographer)) has been reviewed!

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Happy Holidays

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Sweet Brown Snail by Jason Rhoades and Paul McCarthy

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Thank you very much! Happy Holidays to you as well! Curiocurio (talk) 11:03, 22 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

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Thank you very much Netherzone! May you also have a wonderful holiday season! Curiocurio (talk) 16:03, 25 December 2020 (UTC)Reply

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Audain vs Michael Audain

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Hi Curiocurio. I was wondering why you replace the instances of "Michael Audain" in this edit marked "fixed typo"? Does MOS:LASTNAME (After the first use, "Generally speaking, subjects should not otherwise be referred to by their given name;") not apply? Thanks. --- Possibly 15:34, 7 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

PS I could not see any reasons for using his first name eight times, so I have reverted it. --- Possibly 15:43, 7 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
Sorry Possibly, I must have inadvertently reverted your changes from Michael Audain to Audain which is perfectly correct. I was merely trying to change a typo on your part for 'ans' instead of 'and'. I didn't realize I changed your whole edit. Curiocurio (talk) 17:37, 7 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for letting me know! I fixed the ans>and and also made it all Audain. --- Possibly 18:04, 7 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Article for Sam Feldman

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Hi Curiocurio, I work for music executive Sam Feldman of Vancouver, and I'm trying to create a Wikipedia article for him. I see that you have an interest in British Columbia, and that you've successfully created several articles, so I'm hoping that you will take a look at the draft I have posted here. Would you consider moving it to main space?

Thank you, Sarah for SF (talk) 19:25, 25 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for the compliment for asking me to review your article. It is good that you have disclosed you are being paid for writing the article, but that means the article will be scrutinized extra carefully. Someone else should really do it even if that means waiting quite a while for someone to get around to it. My impression is that Sam Feldman is notable by Wikipedia standards (I've heard his name in passing), so it would probably be done eventually. If you create the article, there is the risk another editor will put a flag on top saying there is a conflict of interest with a major contributor or paid editing is involved. That never looks good for an article. If you are are still the creator, the article would have to be strictly neutral and non-promotional. Being neutral means that if there is relevant and noteworthy negative information about a person, it should be included and sourced properly (particularly in the case of living persons). This is difficult to do if you are working for the person which is why paid editing is frowned upon. The second point is that the references shouldn't have excerpts, although the references overall are quite a decent job. Other editors should be able to look up the references on their own, even if they are not online and it means a trip to a library somewhere. Good luck with your editing, it looks like you have a knack for it. Curiocurio (talk) 23:19, 25 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thanks so much for your feedback! I understand that articles should not be created by someone who has a conflict of interest, and that is why I have created only a proposed draft and am not moving it to mainspace on my own. I also understand that the draft will be looked at carefully, but I have done my best to keep things neutral and to stay away from promotional language. If you notice any issues, I'd be more than happy for your input.
Regarding the excerpts in the references, since the publications are not available online, I included the relevant quotes in the references as indicated at Wikipedia:Citing sources, but if you think there is a better way to tackle this, I'm open to suggestions.
Given this, if you feel comfortable, I'd love for you to review the draft again and move it to mainspace if it is ready. Thanks again for your help, Sarah for SF (talk) 20:20, 26 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
Hello. I didn't know that about including excerpts, I'll check on that. It won't probably be until Sunday or Monday that I can review the article. One thing I noticed is that the lead section should be expanded at least two or three more sentences. It looks a bit unbalanced the way it is compared to the article length. Curiocurio (talk) 22:44, 26 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
Hello, I've started looking at the article. I don't see a problem in eventually moving the article for you as it looks well done. I've added post-nominals after his name. One reference for MTV doesn't seem to support the source and it's not a good source to begin with. A lot of the links look temporary and will soon be subject to link rot. I would archive the links in Wayback Machine which I do for all internet sources when possible as a matter of course. I can archive them for you if you don't know how to do it. If you archive the links then there should also be included the dates you accessed the articles. Curiocurio (talk) 15:47, 27 June 2024 (UTC)Reply