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Happy editing! JW 1961 Talk 17:24, 30 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

Vinul Fernando, you are invited to the Teahouse!

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Errors in page names

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Hi and Welcome, if you make a mistake in a page name you don't have to re-create it under the right name the page can be corrected by using the page move feature at Wikipedia:Moving a page as you will see that I have done at Lal Fernando (note we don't have ranks or titles like Dr on the page names - you can say that at the start of the article). Thank you for your contributions JW 1961 Talk 17:24, 30 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

AfC notification: Draft:Lal Fernando has a new comment

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I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Lal Fernando. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 19:02, 30 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

AfC notification: Draft:Lal Fernando has a new comment

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I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Lal Fernando. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 19:05, 30 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

Managing a conflict of interest

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  Hello, Vinul Fernando. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 19:06, 30 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

This means that on your User page, state that Draft:Lal Fernando (where the article is at now) is about your father. David notMD (talk) 21:06, 30 August 2021 (UTC)Reply
How is the new photo your own work, 2020, when it shows L. Fernando receiving an award at a young age? David notMD (talk) 21:14, 30 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

AfC notification: Draft:Lal Fernando has a new comment

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I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Lal Fernando. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 06:47, 31 August 2021 (UTC)Reply
Theroadislong hey, since he worked during 1973-2005, it's bit harder to find an article about him as a source. But my source (1) direct you to prove that he was a former official in Sri Lanka Army. Moreover, source (2) photo illustrates the passing out which his name includes as Cdt. L.L.A. Fernando.
We are not looking for proof. Wikipedia summarises what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about a topic, showing how it meets Wikipedia's special definition of a notable topic. Theroadislong (talk) 07:31, 31 August 2021 (UTC)Reply
Theroadislong how about the new sources I added recently?

Your submission at Articles for creation: Lal Fernando (August 31)

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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 GoingBatty 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.
GoingBatty (talk) 13:02, 31 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

Concern regarding Draft:Lal Fernando

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  Hello, Vinul Fernando. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Lal Fernando, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 23:01, 12 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

Your draft article, Draft:Lal Fernando

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Hello, Vinul Fernando. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Lal Fernando".

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! 23:31, 28 February 2022 (UTC)Reply