Dare21

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Adam (Wiki Ed) (talk) 05:27, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: And Yet They Paused (April 10)

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

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Bradv 00:57, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Hello! Dare21, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that 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! Bradv 00:57, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

And Yet They Paused

Hi, Dare21. I've taken a look at your draft and I have three suggestions:

• Simplify the setting section so it talks about where the play is set more generally. The reader doesn't need to know which scenes (in scene order) are set where, just where the play itself was set. If it is set in various locations between Mississippi and DC, then all we need to do is say that.
• I would considerably shorten the plot summary section. Take a look at this guide on how to write a plot summary and see if you can shorten your summary to a 2-4 paragraphs. Don't break out into sections for each act unless it's absolutely necessary for the reader to follow the summary (it probably won't be).
• The section you have on Johnson's Lynching Dramas makes more sense to be in her article than one on a particular play. Find what part of that section directly relates to the play (which is what the reader wants to learn more about) and leave those in. Take the rest out or add it to her page (in small doses, since there are already bits about this there).

I think if you do those three things I'll be able to move this article in the mainspace. Looks fine otherwise. Let me know if you need a hand or have any questions. Adam (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:42, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: And Yet They Paused has been accepted

And Yet They Paused, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

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Onel5969 ^{TT me} 11:35, 24 April 2016 (UTC)