Donal P McDonald

Your submission at Articles for creation: Lorna McDonald (historian) (January 8)

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Param Mudgal ^talk? 08:28, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

Hello! Donal P McDonald, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about 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! Param Mudgal talk? 08:28, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

My head is spinning with all the directives, but have made an attempt to meet the suggested changes needed for this article to be published, Please let me know how I have gone. Donal P McDonald (talk) 11:51, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Draft:Lorna McDonald (historian) concern

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Your draft article, Draft:Lorna McDonald (historian)

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• Comment I happened to see this article. She is almost certainly notable because of the Order of Australia, but the article must have references providing substantial coverage from third-party independent reliable sources, not press releases or mere announcements.Newspaper articles and book reviews are what's wanted. I started you off by changing the books format to our usual, and removing material we do not include, but now it's up to you to find and add the material. Make certain none of it is copied from any other publication. DGG ( talk ) 17:37, 10 August 2015 (UTC)