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Happy editing! —Alalch E. 18:34, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft about Andy Winter is now at Draft:Andy Winter. —Alalch E. 18:35, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK thank you. I need to add the citations, links, and photos. I wasn't sure how to do that when I created the article. CLWwrites (talk) 19:13, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Since the draft reads as if written by someone close to the subject, and it is you who created it, meaning that you seem to be a person close to the subject, please study the guideline Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, which is about contributing to Wikipedia about yourself, family, friends, clients, etc. Namely, you should WP:DISCLOSE conflict of interest. Sincerely—Alalch E. 18:38, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It isn't a conflict of interest, I was paid a small fee to write the article for him. I will check the Conflict of Interest link you provided. CLWwrites (talk) 19:14, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK...where do I put that I was paid by Andy Winter to write an article about his life? CLWwrites (talk) 19:24, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please study the policy Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure. The instructions on how to perform the paid-contribution disclosure are in the section Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure § How to disclose. This is the link for your user page: User:CLWwrites. If you need help with adding the template, I can do it for you. —Alalch E. 20:50, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would like some help. I don't expect I'll be doing any more paid articles for anyone. I edited his poetry book and he asked if I could write an article about his life for Wikipedia so I said yes. So it sounds like I need to list it on my main page but then I can't edit anything else on Wikipedia? I didn't understand that. 2607:FEA8:9180:6600:25CB:80A3:54F9:A667 (talk) 21:00, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You left the comment I'm replying to while logged out. While editing this way is fine, since you have an account, it would be better to edit while logged in. You can edit other pages. As the owner of a brand new account, you can not create new articles directly in the encyclopedia proper yet (you will be able to soon) but you can edit most of them and you can create drafts of new articles. You can also create your user page. If you follow the link User:CLWwrites, you will see that you can do so. —Alalch E. 21:16, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK I've logged back in. Thanks for responding so quickly. I told Andy (my client) when I started this project for him that it can take a while to post an article. He's been an integral part of the business community in Toronto and internationally. I've done a lot of research to find references for some of the newspapers he listed. I have emails from some of them that say they don't have digital archives for their publications that are 25 years or older, that's why I wanted to use the photos my client took of the newspaper articles.

Also not sure how to answer the copyright question on a photo of the Toronto Star. It's a photocopy of the front page of the business section, so technically I don't have copyright...is that how you would respond? CLWwrites (talk) 21:31, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have added your paid editor disclosure. Thank you for providing useful contextual information and for highlighting some important topics in your last reply.

You have written about the coverage the subject has received, which relates to whether this person's biography is eligible for inclusion. Only "notable" subjects are eligible for stand-alone encyclopedia entries. "Notable" is a Wikipedia term of art: To determine if a topic is notable, Wikipedia has defined standards. For your draft, the relevant ones are the general notability guideline and the guideline on the notability of people.
In addition, you must use the Articles for creation (AfC) process to cause this draft to become an article. That's one of the rules of paid editing. AfC is a good way to get feedback. However, if an AfC reviewer deems the topic to be non-notable, the submission will not be accepted and the draft won't become an article. The reviewer may also decline for other reasons. The prose must be neutral, for example.
Articles must be verifiable. To be able to verify a statement, the source must be reliable. This is very important when writing about living people. Sourcing is essential when determining notability.
Working on an article the way you have begun is difficult. Adding a lot of unreferenced prose and then adding references is writing Wikipedia articles backward.
You can use printed works which may not be accessible online as references. You should be able to provide short relevant quotes. Some of these newspaper issues may be archived by Newspapers.com or other such services. It's best to ask editors about this at the WP:TEAHOUSE.
Yes, you may generally not upload photos and scans of newspapers due to the copyrights policy.

Sincerely, —Alalch E. 23:16, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Andy Winter (December 23)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by KylieTastic was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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 after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Andy Winter and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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KylieTastic (talk) 16:39, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, CLWwrites! Having an article draft 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! KylieTastic (talk) 16:39, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Andy Winter has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Andy Winter. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 16:49, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Andy Winter has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Andy Winter. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 17:46, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your thread has been archived

Hello CLWwrites! The thread you created at the Teahouse, I'm really not sure why my article was declined., has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days.

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AfC notification: Draft:Andy Winter has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Andy Winter. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 08:19, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Paid editing

Whatever Andy Winter has paid you for writing this garbage, I suggest you refund him. It is TOTALLY unsuitable for an encyclopaedia article. Theroadislong (talk) 08:51, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Andy Winter (January 16)

Your recent article submission has been rejected and cannot be resubmitted. If you have further questions, you can ask at the Articles for creation help desk or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help. The reason left by Theroadislong was: This topic is not sufficiently notable for inclusion in Wikipedia.

Theroadislong (talk) 21:24, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I understood if I fixed the issues, I could resubmit, so that's what I did CLWwrites (talk) 21:27, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

But you didn't fix any of the issues, the content is TOTALLY inappropriate for an encyclopaedia. Theroadislong (talk) 21:47, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed everything are you looking at the most current version? CLWwrites (talk) 22:03, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm looking at this Draft:Andy Winter that you submitted just over an hour ago, you cannot seriously think it is suitable for an encyclopaedia?. Theroadislong (talk) 22:29, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I do think it is fine. Are you this unkind on all of reviews? CLWwrites (talk) 22:56, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your thread has been archived

Hello CLWwrites! The thread you created at the Teahouse, A formatting question, has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Andy Winter

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Andy Winter, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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