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Request on 07:45:40, 1 March 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Moviecareer

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I have created article on "Hayley Faith Negrin" as she is the youngest Emmy award winner, plus she had a strong portfolio in Movie/Acting etc....Strongly thinks its worthy to be included in Wikipedia.

Moviecareer (talk) 07:45, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Moviecareer: Hi there, unfortunately Draft:Hayley Faith Negrin is unsuitable for Wikipedia at this time. This is because it seems clear that Hayley does not meet the criteria that apply to actors and entertainers for inclusion in Wikipedia. The criteria can be found at WP:NACTOR. Bellerophon talk to me 19:53, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 16:54:18, 1 March 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Shug1983

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I've been asked to create a wikipedia page in english for Dr Luc Foisneau. It is being rejected because of insufficient citations - although it contains footnotes and a full bibliography. Can you tell me please what it is that needs a citation?

Shug1983 (talk) 16:54, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Shug1983: While Foisneau is probably notable enough for Wikipedia to have an article about him per WP:PROF, the draft is problematical for its lack of independent references, more than for the scarcity of its inline citations. We need to see him discussed/his achievements backed up by independent sources. Not sources written by him or closely connected to him. Also, the draft has a great many references to institutions and awards in the French vernacular which need clarifying, for example Sorbonne needs some more context. Be specific. There is also a lot of biographical information such as where he went to school and his date of birth which are not clearly backed up by the existing references. Biographical info needs citing to a reliable source or removing per WP:BLP. See WP:INTREF for an introduction to formatting citations and footnotes on Wikipedia. Bellerophon talk to me 20:16, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

23:06:27, 1 March 2015 review of submission by Jonathan lipworth

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Please can you help with the comment about 'correct citation style' I was sure I had followed the instructions but must have missed something

Thanks Jonathan

Jonathan lipworth (talk) 23:06, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Jonathan lipworth: I assume you are referring to Andrew Korda which is now in the mainspace. However, to answer your question the citation style you have used is a little 'bare', as most of the citations only include a URL and a title and publisher. It would help avoid link rot if you added more information to the citations such as the name of the author/editor of the source as well as publication and access dates. See WP:Citation templates for more details. Also, you need to add references to support the biographical information, or remove such information. Bellerophon talk to me 20:28, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

23:11:34, 1 March 2015 review of submission by Jonathan lipworth

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Hi, the article I have been contributing to has 17 references - all of which are independent

The comments in the flag says it needs more citations for references but I have searched the entire web and this is all there are

I have seen some Wikipedia pages with 3 or 4 so am struggling to understand why the 17 is not enough

Also, it says the citation style does not follow the wikipedia guidelines - I am sure i followed the instructions but must have missed something

Many thanks for you help

Jonathan

Jonathan lipworth (talk) 23:11, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Replied in the section above. Bellerophon talk to me 20:29, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]