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Sincerely, Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:52, 16 July 2020 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)Reply

Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:52, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the references

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The addition of sources is good, but the way you did it in the Plan USA article was not correct. Take some time to see how I changed the references you added and read Help:Wikitext#References and citing sources for additional details. Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:30, 18 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Tessie San Martin (August 24)

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by DGG was:  The comment the reviewer left 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.
DGG ( talk ) 21:02, 24 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
 
Hello, Smtsmith! Having an article 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! DGG ( talk ) 21:02, 24 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Tessie San Martin (September 9)

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by MurielMary were:  The comment the reviewer left 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.
MurielMary (talk) 11:47, 9 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

COI?

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Since this is your only contribution, and since it is written in the format of a press release, it is reasonable to ask whether you are a connected contributor, in which case you must declare the connection. Please see our rules on Conflict of Interest If you are writing this for pay or as a staff member of the organization, see also WP:PAID for the necessary disclosures. I will review it as soon as you infrom me that you have provided the necessary information DGG ( talk ) 15:11, 24 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Concern regarding Draft:Tessie San Martin

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  Hello, Smtsmith. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Tessie San Martin, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Draft space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for article space.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion under CSD G13. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it. You may request userfication of the content if it meets requirements.

If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available here.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 21:02, 24 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

Your draft article, Draft:Tessie San Martin

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Hello, Smtsmith. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Tessie San Martin".

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. If 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! 21:04, 24 March 2021 (UTC)Reply