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October 19

00:17:01, 19 October 2014 review of submission by Lowender

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  • Draft:Open carry guitar rally (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Firstly, I am a newbie. I have been asked to upload some original art that I created to the page and I need some guidance to do it correctly. It will be either .jpg on .png format. Thanks in advance for your help, Lowender

Lowender (talk) 00:17, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

08:59:10, 19 October 2014 review of submission by Murtazatt

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Murtazatt (talk) 08:59, 19 October 2014 (UTC) How I Make An Article About himself that not be speed deletion

Hi, I don't understand your question fully. Your draft is blank. Articles can be speedy deleted if they are about people who aren't significant. st170e^talk 23:22, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

Sockpuppet of User:Murtazakhojami, now blocked. NawlinWiki (talk) 17:41, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

09:18:33, 19 October 2014 review of submission by Mateus68

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Mateus Mvemba Eyaba 09:18, 19 October 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mateus68 (talk • contribs)

You haven't asked me a question. You submitted a blank draft. st170e^talk 23:24, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

09:56:42, 19 October 2014 review of submission by Mateus68

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Mateus Mvemba Eyaba 09:56, 19 October 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mateus68 (talk • contribs)

Again, you haven't asked a question. Please stop posting multiple times on the help desk if you aren't going to question the reviewers. st170e^talk 23:24, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

13:16:06, 19 October 2014 review of submission by Jaylloyd5

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I am not necessarily requesting a re-review at this time but certainly would like some help with guidelines. Do I need to write the article in code similar to the "language used on this page?" In terms of verification and references, how and where should I provide a list of the dozens of articles and TV reports that appeared in newspapers such as the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, weekly and campus newspapers and magazines. I notice that in articles on Wikipedia that some items are highlighted, others have small brackets with numbers enclosed. Do I need to be concerned with writing my article in that fashion? Thanks for your help. Jim Boyd

Jaylloyd5 (talk) 13:16, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi there. You must use the REF tags when citing sources. You can find out about using these tags and citing sources at WP:REF. When you use these tags, it automatically generates a reference list at the bottom of the page and it also brings up the numbers in brackets at the end of the sentence. Your article is pretty good, but you just need to add sources in for it to be approved. st170e^talk 23:20, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

20:11:25, 19 October 2014 review of submission by Bradlit

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Bradlit (talk) 20:11, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

Hello User:Mdann52

I have a question regarding an article submission I first attempted last August. I have made two attempts and am a little frustrated. The article is for noted musician Orville Stoeber who has a long and distinguished portfolio of work, but doesn't have a lot of press behind him. I am a writer who recently interviewed Mr. Stoeber for an article in the national genre publication Fangoria. I neglected to use the magazine piece as a reference and recently found a review of his first album on a Billboard magazine presence online. Would those be considered "reliable sources?" Most of the information I can find online, and there is quite a bit, are those pesky "primary sources." I am going to include the two publications that I mentioned, but am at a loss as to what else I can do to verify his professional significance. (He's even referenced in several Wiki articles, which makes this even more frustrating.) Any guidance you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

Here is the page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Orville_Stoeber

Thanks, Bradley

Hi. I'm going to weigh in on this. I've looked over your article and I do believe that the subject is notable. However, for an article of a living person, the standard for sources is one notch higher than other articles. Every claim in the article should be backed up. I would suggest that you take a look at WP:RELIABLE for information on reliable sources. For notability guidelines on Wikipedia to be met, there must be a significant number of secondary sources. WP:SECONDARY outlines what Wikipedia expects a secondary source to be like. News releases or anything you can find on the internet which could help the article can be referenced so that your article can be accepted next time round. Any unreferenced claims in the article should be removed. I hope this helps. st170e^talk 23:16, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

22:43:01, 19 October 2014 request for review of submission by JGabbard

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  • Draft:You (Marcia Hines/Rita Coolidge song) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

I have been waiting three weeks for approval of this draft, have completed work on it, and would like to see it promptly advanced to article status, please. My next step is to add images and wikilinks to other articles, but I cannot do this until it has been approved. Thank you! JGabbard (talk) 22:43, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

Please have patience with reviewers. There is an extreme backlog of articles that are waiting to be checked (>2,500) and whilst we are trying to review them all, there are more articles coming in to the stockpile. I would ask for your patience until we get round to your article. Thank you. st170e^talk 23:08, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

@JGabbard: You may add wikilinks to other articles at any time.

Articles are never finished, are they? PLease continue to improve the draft until such time as it is reviewed and accepted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Timtrent (talk • contribs)