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Thank you for edits on the Dotmobile page. Requesting any feedback that could aid in speedy review and publishing of the page. Thanks. --WindowPlant96 (talk)18:06, 29 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,WindowPlant96. The fact that the article has not yet been approved may be at least partly because the information in it is mainly about things that are planned and announced for the future, rather than facts about what the company has actually done. If the company's products are still in development it may beWikipedia:Too soon.

To comply with Wikipedia's requirements (Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)), and to confirm the accuracy of information, a company has to have been written about extensively by journalists and/or other independent authors in published documents. Press releases, or articles which just copy information from press releases saying something like "according to company sources", or quotes of comments made by company officials in interviews, don't help, because they are not independent.

It's surprising how much difference there can be between what company representatives think is important for the public to know and what independent writers find interesting enough to research and write about.

To improve the article's chances of passing a review, I suggest that you check the current references, and if they are based on material spoken or written by the company's staff, remove them and find articles written instead by business or tech reporters.(I didn't see anything in the Toronto Star, the Toronto Sun, the National Post or the Globe and Mail.) If you don't find anything, you may want to wait until there is more coverage. If you succeed in finding some, then change the tone of the draft so that there is less of "aims to" "announced", and "under development" and more "this happened" and "that was reported", to avoid the appearance that the purpose of the draft is to promote the company (perWP:PROMOTION).—Anne Delong (talk)20:45, 29 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks,Dr. Blofeld; 10,000 improvements is a challenging goal - I hope we get there someday...—Anne Delong (talk)05:40, 4 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Passing along sincere thanks from the originator of theNancy Dillow page, whose editing skills do not extend to talk pages, but who is extremely grateful for your incisive editorial efforts!the artchivist (talk)14:50, 11 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your input may be appreciated atWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Revive the Rose, if you haven't already seen it.Tpdwkouaa (talk)16:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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I have revised this article that was immediately denied by someone that appears to have a history of just denying articles immediately with little reason. This is regarding Mark Johnson the banjo player. I am looking for feedback on if the page is acceptable or if it needs further revision. I have corrected the concerns addressed in the first denial. Thank you for any help.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Mark_Johnson_(musician)— Precedingunsigned comment added byHarpgear (talk •contribs)02:22, 12 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,Harpgear. This draft interests me and I may be able to improve it. However, I have been working on two music projects in real life right now, plus I am in the middle of improving another draft, so it may be a few days before I can get to it.—Anne Delong (talk)17:19, 12 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much!!!! —Harpgear (talk)—Precedingundated comment added22:15, 12 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Okay,Harpgear, I have fixed it up and accepted it. It needed a lot of changes - not enough facts in the body of the article, too much promotional language and namedropping for a neutral encyclopedia article, and some superfluous information that was about the awards rather than about Johnson. Most of the references were not to independent sources - company blogs in particular always have an agenda. I had no trouble finding news articles to use instead.—Anne Delong (talk)08:31, 15 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you again!!!! I am learning and I appreciate your help very much!! —Harpgear (talk)13:55, 15 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sky Glabush, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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Hi Anne, could you tell me why my submission for Douglas Wilson was declined?— Precedingunsigned comment added byThumper1001 (talk •contribs)12:30, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,Thumper1001. I can't find a submission called "Douglas Wilson" in the Draft area, but I did find a short paragraph in your sandbox here:User:Thumper1001/sandbox. Is this what you are talking about? It's the only thing I can find in your contributions.

Sandboxes are just for experimenting, so no one would notice what you wrote there unless you notified them about it. However, if this is the "submission" you are talking about, it would in no way be suitable for an encyclopedia article. For one thing, it has a long phrase taken from a press release in the Globe and Mail, which would be a copyright issue. For another thing, it's written more as a CV than as a biography. Thirdly, Wikipedia has inclusion criteria (read about them here:Wikipedia:Notability (people). To show that Mr. Wilson is well-enough known to be the subject of a world-wide encyclopedia article, his life and activities must have been written about extensively in books, magazines, news reports, business journals, etc., by authors or journalists who are not connected with the companies and organizations with which he's connected (ie, not press releases or company documents). The article has to include references to these sorts of things to demonstrate this to the other Wikipedia editors. Here's an example of an article with appropriate references -Alan Gertner; if you click on "edit" and look at the code you can see how these are added.

If this is not the one that you mean, please indicate the exact name of the page you submitted.

I hope this helps.—Anne Delong (talk)13:55, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

WishingAnne Delong a veryDelonghappy adminship anniversary on behalf of theWikipedia Birthday Committee!Chris Troutman (talk)14:36, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Anne,

I'm fairly new to wiki, and created this draft about Yiannis Papadopoulos (guitarist) a month ago.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Yiannis_Papadopoulos_(guitarist)

I saw your name in a few articles for musicians includinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannis_Anastassakis

and I thought I'd ask your if you could maybe have a look and let me know if you see sth that I could make betteror if it's ok? Sorry if I'm asking sth that I shouldn't, I'm not very familiar with all the wiki policies.

I appreciate your time, I know you're busy. Thank you very much.Rhythm Zero (talk)18:29, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,Rhythm Zero. It's fine to ask for help; Wikipedia is a giant collaborative project. I took a look at the page, and I have some suggestions:

First, be careful of name-dropping, because anything that seems as though it is included only to boost the importance of the subject is inappropriate. For example, you mention the well-known band Creed in the lead section, but Mr. Papadopoulos has nothing to do with that band, really. If he plays Creed songs it could be mentioned further down in chronological sequence of his career.

Tone down or remove any text that is about feelings and ideas rather than about facts; for example "influences" instead of "inspirations" is more neutral; musicians whose work he enjoyed shouldn't be in the article - Wikipedia is not a fan magazine - but sometimes those who had an influence on his style of playing are included.

Announcements of upcoming projects are inappropriate, as other types of press releases and promotions. Concert reviews by music writers are good. I removed a reference to "discogs"; this isn't an independent reliable source - it's user-contributed like Wikipedia. Be careful about the use of interviews as references; only what the interviewing journalist says can be used as a reference, not what the interviewee says - that is, avoid relying on Mr. Papadopoulos' own words - these are not neutral or independent verification. Interviews where the journalist just asks questions and has not included his or her own research shouldn't be included.

Promoting his sponsors is definitely a no-no - if there's equipment that he is so known for that independent journalists and music critics are writing about it (like Willie Nelson's guitar or Paul McCartney's bass), that's okay; otherwise don't mention brand names - Wikipedia has a policy against advertising. The same goes for using promotional videos of the band as references - I haven't heard of gshow, but it sounds like that, and definitely facebook references are out.

A musician who is mainly known for work in one band is often included in Wikipedia as a section of the article about that band. To be eligible for a separate article, he/she has to have been written about extensively, not just a sentence or two in an article about the group, so look for those sorts of references.

One more thing: when adding references, be sure to include the name of the journalist, the name of the magazine or newspaper, and the publication date, not just what website it was posted on. These items help to show that it is an actual published document, not just somebody's social media or personal blog. I fixed one for you that just said "issue.com".

Okay, I hope this helps. If I get some time I may work on the draft a bit. I've been surprisingly busy for an old lady that can't leave her house these days.—Anne Delong (talk)12:33, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Anne, first of all I'd like to thank you for your quick and in-depth reply, it really shed light on aspects I would be able to understand and correct on my own. I edited the article following your guidelines, deleting parts and the "not good/not acceptable" sources, correcting the language and the format of all the sources. If you can find some time to have one more look I'd appreciate it. Thank you very much once again.Rhythm Zero (talk)20:59, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

--KaziKamrulOfficial17 (talk)19:06, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello sir,My name is Kamrul. This is my first article on Wikipedia. I am now the new Wikipedia editor. I am bored sitting at home all day because the university is currently closed. So I thought let's do something. That's why I came to Wikipedia. I thought of writing the article "Iftekhar Rafsan" because I am one of his super fan. I don't know how successful I was in writing this article but I tried my best. If I have any mistakes, I have a request to correct them. Finally, my request was that the article be reviewed once. Thank you

Hello, Kamrul. Welcome to Wikipedia! I took a look at your draft; you've done a good job with the formatting. Before the draft is reviewed, it's important that the information in it verified by independent, published sources. If journalists or other authors not connected to Iftekhar Rafsan write about him extensively in magazines, news articles or books, then he is well-enough known to be the subject of an encyclopedia article.

Some of the references you have included seem to be this kind, but I am unfamiliar with news sources in that part of the world; you will know better which are well-respected sources. However, others seem to be press releases, advertising, and videos of the subject these are not independently written. About the statistics you have included in the article: References to the databases of results show that the sentences are accurate, but they don't show that they are significant; for that you once again need to show that journalists or feature writers (not people close to him) who cover these topics have written and published articles about his involvement in the sport.

I hope this helps; I will have to leave the reviewing of the page to someone who knows about gaming, food reviewing and Bangladesh.—Anne Delong (talk)21:08, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Anne Delong:Thank you so much sir for replying to my message. Honestly I was a little emotional when writing the article because this is my first article. I wasn't really familiar with Wikipedia Guideline. I didn't understand many things at all. I have tried a lot to learn as much as I can by Google. So I apologize if I made a mistake. I have tried a lot to collect data from verified by independent, published sources. Among themThe Daily Star (Bangladesh),Dhaka Tribune, The Prestige Magazine are many established newspapers in Bangladesh.HLTV,ESL (company) has his profile. Where news and statistics of professional esports players are published. Various official sports tournaments are arranged at challonge.com. These tournaments are arranged by the official sports clubs. CHALLONGE's parent organization isLogitech. As a fan of his, I follow him all the time. Moreover, he has a lot of TVCs that are not mentioned anywhere. For being involved with YouTube, Esport and many creative works, Iftekhar Rafsan is currently the most influential personality in Bangladesh, especially among the youth.So my request to you is to reconsider my article as a new Wikipedian. --Kazi-Kamrul-Hasan (talk)13:51, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

KaziKamrulOfficial17, it seems that you have deleted that draft. Perhaps you misunderstood me - I did not reject your work. I just said that I thought someone more familiar with the topic of YouTube personalities and online gaming should take a look at it rather than me. You could ask the guys atWikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games orWikipedia talk:WikiProject Bangladesh orWikipedia talk:WikiProject Internet culture to find editors who know about this stuff. It is too soon to give up!—Anne Delong (talk)20:14, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I know administrators are not supposed to resolve dispute but this isn't going anywhere. You might be familiar withUser:Kazi-Kamrul-Hasan. I'm just trying to improve the articleIftekhar Rafsan which he created. He is constantly reverting my edits without reasonable conclusions. He told me about putting citations but the parts I edited doesn't require any. I've been trying get to get to the bottom of this but he is making it difficult. He should also know that Wikipedia isn't a personal blogging website and he cannot 'own' an article he created. I would like your opinions in this matter. Thanks.Human (talk)21:44, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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I have created a page for a Mark Johnson collaboration album he recorded with the Rice Brothers. I was wondering it you might review it at your convenience for any corrections I may need to make. Thank you.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Harpgear/sandbox— Precedingunsigned comment added byHarpgear (talk •contribs)21:25, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

HelloHarpgear. Sorry to take so long to reply; I've been busy this week with my own (non-notable) album release.

I took a look at your draft, and I think there may be an insurmountable problem. In order to have a separate encyclopedia article about an album, the album itself (not just the musicians) needs to have been written about extensively by music reviewers or other independent journalists and authors. I did a Google search, and didn't find anything, really. There's a chance that paper music magazines may have written features or reviews about the album which haven't made it online because the album was out before the internet.

AllMusic can be a good source in some situations. Just being listed there doesn't mean anything - the site tries to list every release, no matter how obscure. If the AllMusic review staff have added a review of the album (not "user reviews"), then that counts as an independent source- they are experienced reviewers. Discogs is just a database which anybody can add to, so it doesn't indicate that the album is well-known; it belongs in the "External links" section, not as a reference.

Unless you can show that the album has had some notoriety now or back in the day, you run the risk that the article will be deleted if you move it to mainspace. This is often a problem with bluegrass topics; in many places it's a niche market; the magazines were often small and disappeared without a trace after a few years.

If you can't find multiple album reviews and/or feature articles about the album, my suggestion is that you add a section at the end of the article about Mr. Johnson, but before the discography, called by the name of the album. Trim your text of info that's already earlier in the article, and then copy the remaining text and tracklist there. Then you can create a "Redirect" article which will send anyone searching for the article to that section. If you decide to do this, I can help you with the last bit. The good thing about this is that people will be able to read what you've written, and if you later find good references you can always move the text to its own article.

I hope this is clear.—Anne Delong (talk)18:07, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Mrs. Lelong,a very big thank you for contributing to the publication of the page "Diane Andersen".I really think that this artist deserves it; she is a citizen of the world who tries to honor forgotten composers, contemporaries and whose masterclasses encourage and perfect young pianists.Thank you for finding Anglo-Saxon references, and for making my text more neutral and less promotional.I will take inspiration from your work to improve the French page of Mrs. Andersen.with kind regards

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Hi. Please take a look atDraft:7shifts. It is a properly statedWP:COI contribution about a Canadian software company. I had an interesting discussion with the first reviewer on howWP:ORGCRIT should be applied in this case. Keen to know your oppinion on the subject, considering your vast experience of editing Wikipedia and knowing the Canadian media landscape. --Bbarmadillo (talk)19:48, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,Bbarmadillo. I have been reading your discussion, as well as the proposed article, and I have a few comments:

• You wrote about the Globe and Mail article, saying that most of it was information about that company. That's true, but please remember that only text written in the journalist's own words count towards notability. That's because the parts in quotations, or following words such as "The company announced", "Mr X said", "The owner hopes", etc., aren't independent and aren't fact-checked. (If I were being interviewed, and said "The Earth is flat", and if the reporter printed "Anne said the Earth is flat" that would be a true statement.) If all of that text isn't considered, there is still some plain info about the company, but not as much as it seems at first glance.

• I would say the same thing about the CBC article. Short paragraphs 2, 4, 5 have some info; the rest is quotes, speculation by the interviewee, etc.

• Press releases shouldn't be used for references - If no independent business writer has taken the time to write about a particular fact in the article, then that fact is likely of interest only to those with COI, and should just be omitted. Wikipedia articles include what the readers want to know, not what the company wants them to know. This often happens when awards, anniversaries or business milestones are being touted.

• I notice that the "Best Workplaces" article says "Sponsor content" at the top...

• I agree withCNMall41 about the government article - I can't tell if the text was written by an independent author or not.

I am not familiar enough with business websites to know the value of the three at the bottom of the list, but the local news articles do contain some good information. Here's another one:https://www.cjme.com/2019/02/03/sask-tech-company-using-ai-for-restaurant-scheduling-2/ Maybe this onehttps://thelogic.co/news/saskatoons-7shifts-preps-for-post-pandemic-restaurant-recovery-with-planned-hr-tech-expansion-raise/ will help.

Okay, that's all I have to say for now.—Anne Delong (talk)00:05, 27 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the ping. All my reviews of company drafts, which I have worked a lot on, come down toWP:ORGCRIT. The goal of AfC is to review and then approve those drafts which would "likely" (not definitely) make it through an AfD discussion. I could ping a few editors who are even more strict when it comes to ORGCRIT and I know they certainly would vote to delete if it went to AfD. That's why I feel that it likely would NOT pass AfD. One thing that could push something like this over the top is reviews of a company's products or services, but I couldn't even find those in any major publications outside of announcements of who is using the software. Wish I could give more hope, but keep in mind its just my opinion which is why I am leaving it for another reviewer. Good luck. --CNMall41 (talk)01:45, 27 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Anne DelongCNMall41 thanks a lot to both of you for very exact and helpful suggestions on improving the article. I edited the draft accordingly. I have doubts about thelogic.co, it doesn't look like a reliable source to me (the site doesn't have its own Wikipedia article and hasn't been used as a reference on Wikipedia). Also added more product reviews (Software Advice, Fool.com) to the existing ones (Capterra,Investopedia,G2 Crowd). --Bbarmadillo (talk)06:35, 27 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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HelloUser:Anne Delong. I work withBlack Girls Rock!, and therefore have a conflict of interest (COI) relationship. The organization is now much more than an awards show, so this article is quite out of date. I believe in adhering to the Wikipedia rules, therefore I’m looking for an editor that can help me improve this page. I was wondering if you might find it a good use of your time to help with article improvements? I look forward to your reply. Thank you,G Smiley BGR (talk)16:32, 19 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

HelloG Smiley BGR. I am willing to take a look at the page to see if it needs updating. Please remember that Wikipedia articles are not to be used to announce future events or to promote aspects of a subject which are not already widely known and independently reported. I'll look for news reports in recognized news sources with text written by reporters or reviewers, rather than press releases or interviews. It may be a couple of days before I have time to get to this.—Anne Delong (talk)03:50, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

HelloUser:Anne Delong. Thank you for your response and your willingness to look for news reports and to take a look at theBlack Girls Rock! page. I also appreciate you for reiterating the Wikipedia rules regarding future event promotion and sourcing. I am pulling sources as well and will have some content for your review within the next week. I will put the content on the article's talk page and ping you andUser:SyLvRuUz. Thank you, again!G Smiley BGR (talk)16:39, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

G Smiley BGR, I do not want to review text that has been written by someone who works with the subject of the article. Wikipedia is supposed to be written by neutral editors. I made a few changes, and started a history section with information in the NYT article. If you find news or magazine articles that have more details about the history that are not written as quotes from people connected with BGR, please let me know and I will read them. for example, how the organization has been funded, where and when new initiatives were started, setbacks or controversies if any, etc.)

The content as it is has some issues: The mention of an event that hasn't happened yet will need to be removed until it actually takes place unless it is notable enough that newspapers and concert reviewers are writing about it. (seeWP:CRYSTAL). Also, the lists of award recipients are mostly referenced to closely connected websites. If you can find news or magazine sources (not social media) that have reported the winners, I will happily change the references. If no one has written about the award winners except the organization itself, this is problematic.—Anne Delong (talk)20:59, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

HelloUser:Anne Delong. Yes, I completely understand. Rather than posting the text that has been written, I can post a list of articles/sources that may be helpful for your review and editing process. Would you like me to post the sources as links or would you prefer that I post them formatted with wiki syntax? Also, would you like the references posted to your talk page or the article talk page? Thank you again for your willingness to review and edit.G Smiley BGR (talk)16:18, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The article talk page would probably be better - they may be useful to others. Be sure to include only sources that are independently written. Links to the original sources are best. I'll take a look in a day or two.—Anne Delong (talk)22:26, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

HelloUser:Anne Delong. I am writing to let you know that I updated the article talk page with links that may help in updating the history section of the article. Thanks again,

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• The Arbitration Committee haspublished a generalised comment regarding successful appeals of sanctions that it can review (such as checkuser blocks).
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• Special:Nuke will now allow the selection of standard deletion reasons to be used when mass-deleting pages. This was aCommunity Wishlist Survey request from 2022. (T25020)
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• Several unused discretionary sanctions and article probation remedies have been rescinded. This follows the community feedback from the2021 Discretionary Sanctions review.

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Technical news

• Access toSpecial:RevisionDelete has been expanded to include users who have thedeletelogentry anddeletedhistory rights. This means that those in theResearcher user group andCheckusers who are not administrators can now accessSpecial:RevisionDelete. The users able to view the special page after this change are the 3 users in the Researcher group, as there are currently no checkusers who are not already administrators. (T301928)
• When viewing deleted revisions or diffs onSpecial:Undelete a back link to the undelete page for the associated page is now present. (T284114)

Arbitration

• Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures § Opening of proceedings has been updated to reflect current practice following amotion.
• A arbitration case regardingSkepticism and coordinated editing has been closed.
• A arbitration case regardingWikiProject Tropical Cyclones has been opened.

Miscellaneous

• Voting for theUniversal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines has closed, and theresults were that 56.98% of voters supported the guidelines. The results of this vote mean theWikimedia Foundation Board will now review the guidelines.

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2022).

Administrator changes Colin M David.Monniaux •Fribbler •Grue •Kpjas •West.andrew.g

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Guideline and policy news

• Following anRfC, a change has been made to theadministrators inactivity policy. Under the new policy, if an administrator has not made at least 100 edits over a period of 5 years they may be desysopped for inactivity.
• Following adiscussion on thebureaucrat's noticeboard, a change has been made to thebureaucrats inactivity policy.

Technical news

• The ability to undelete the associated talk page when undeleting a page has been added. This was the11th wish of the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey.
• A public status system for WMF wikis has been created. It is located athttps://www.wikimediastatus.net/ and is hosted separately to WMF wikis so in the case of an outage it will remain viewable.

Arbitration

• Remedy 2 of theSt Christopher case has been rescinded following amotion. The remedy previously authorised administrators to place a ban on single-purpose accounts who were disruptively editing on the articleSt Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine or related pages from those pages.

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