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I can't find the article I recently submitted called Doyle Beatenbough. It needs some polishing on format (headline,indents, citations). No content changes though. I'm having trouble figuring out how to achieve these last steps and finding the article on Wikipedia. Katemunroedaly (talk) 23:11, 29 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

Hi Kate. At the very top of this page is a link for "My contributions". If you click on that you will be able to see all the pages you have edited and would immediately find you created the page it at your user page here (it would have been better to create it at a subpage, and even better using the article wizard). Note that right now it is not an article but only a proposed article since it is in your userspace rather than in the main space where articles reside. I'll take a look at the content in a moment.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:27, 29 July 2011 (UTC)Reply
Okay, I have moved the page to User:Katemunroedaly/Doyle Beatenbough--a better place for you to work on it. Note that when it is ready to go live, it would not be all capitalized as you have it right now on the first section header, but take normal proper noun capitalization as I've used in the subpage name. One problem with the content as it stands is that it has no inline citations, which are required generally for article on living persons, and must be given at the end of every quote, without fail. Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners is a good place to start in learning how to do this. It has some tone and formatting problems. I'll go make some tweaks. I will leave this request open for other to help out with the article, if they see fit, but only you know which content comes from what sources and which quotes come from which source, so only you can do the citations.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:41, 29 July 2011 (UTC)Reply
I take back the end of my post. I see you attempted to make "homemade citations" and so I can follow where you attempted to place them and can put them in for you. Working on that now.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:44, 29 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

== Looks better! Thanks. How does the submitted article now get moved into main space? Katemunroedaly (talk) 20:33, 30 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation

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You recently made a submission to Articles for Creation. Your article has been reviewed and because some issues were found, it could not be accepted in its current form; it is now located at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Doyle Beatenbough. Please view your submission to see the comments left by the reviewer. Feel free to edit the submission to address the issues raised, and resubmit once you feel they have been resolved. (You can do this by adding the text {{subst:AFC submission/submit}} to the top of the article.) Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! CharlieEchoTango (discuss) 23:48, 1 August 2011 (UTC)Reply

It is really hard to start with a new article without having much experience how to edit Wikipedia (and its policies). Maybe you should start editing related articles. mabdul 13:48, 3 August 2011 (UTC)Reply

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Hello, Katemunroedaly. You have new messages at CharlieEchoTango's talk page.
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Doyle Beatenbough

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A few of observations about this proposed article;

  • The lead paragraph should concentrate on summarising the most notable aspects of the subject. What was his job? What companies? What did he do that makes him notable?
  • "leaving his own imprint on the trucking industry in America." - This is what's called a peacock phrase. It tells the reader nothing factual, just an opinion designed to talk up the subject. What did he actually do?
  • "who has survived many mergers and consolidations" - This a bit melodramatic. Was his life really in any danger? How does this make him notable?
  • "Armed with a high school degree" - not neutral, he had a high school degree, that's all.
  • "Beatenbough left home at the age of 16 to look for a job in Atlanta, Georgia." - Good background info, but doesn't belong in the lead.
  • "Both moves were considered innovative yet controversial at a time" - This is a weasel phrase. Whose opinions are these? Who is doing the considering?

Hope this helps. --Escape Orbit (Talk) 22:42, 25 August 2011 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation

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You recently made a submission to Articles for Creation. Your article has been reviewed and because some issues were found, it could not be accepted in its current form; it is now located at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Doyle Beatenbough. Please view your submission to see the comments left by the reviewer. Feel free to edit the submission to address the issues raised, and resubmit once you feel they have been resolved. (You can do this by adding the text {{subst:AFC submission/submit}} to the top of the article.) Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Nathan2055talk - review 17:18, 27 August 2011 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation

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Doyle Beatenbough, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Thank you for helping Wikipedia!

 Chzz  ►  06:20, 22 October 2011 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Doyle Beatenbough for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Doyle Beatenbough is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Doyle Beatenbough until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Meeanaya (talk) 12:07, 11 August 2019 (UTC)Reply