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March 2021

Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. This is just a note to let you know that I've moved the draft that you were working on to Draft:Day of the Moron, from its old location at User:60sRefugee/sandbox. This has been done because the Draft namespace is the preferred location for Articles for Creation submissions. Please feel free to continue to work on it there. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to ask me on my talk page. Thank you. Nathan2055^{talk - contribs} 21:41, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Day of the Moron (March 7)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Ashleyyoursmile 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. 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 when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Day of the Moron and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Day of the Moron, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
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Ashley yoursmile! 09:28, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, 60sRefugee! Having an article 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! Ashley yoursmile! 09:28, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Day of the Moron

Hello, 60sRefugee. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Day of the Moron".

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!} 15:09, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

declined article submission

This help request has been answered. If you need more help, you can ask another question on your talk page, contact the responding user(s) directly on their user talk page, or consider visiting the Teahouse.

I simply find the reasons cited for why my draft article was not accepted incomprehensible. I literally do not know what they are referring to. I'm completely dead in the water and have no idea how to even try to pursue this further; which is a shame because I had thought my contribution was worthwhile. ETA: and the suggested help features for new contributors lead me down an infinite rabbit hole of material to master. I am drowning in complexity. I am now wondering if I simply am not intelligent enough to do this.

60sRefugee (talk) 15:26, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Well, looking at the draft, I see that you gave a two-sentence intro (who wrote it, where it was published) and then gave nothing more than a plot summary. The singular reference is nothing more than a list of his works, which means it does nothing more than verify the book exists.

I don't think it's a case of being unintelligent, I just think sometimes it's easy to get into the weeds with some of these guidelines. The simplest way to explain it is that you need significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the topic. If you have these, then the book should be suitable for inclusion on Wikipedia. If you want more help, change the {{help me-helped}} back into a {{help me}}, stop by the Teahouse, or Wikipedia's live help channel, or the help desk to ask someone for assistance. Primefac (talk) 15:47, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Burton Light Machine Rifle 1917 (November 28)

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

This is not the correct place to request new redirects. Please follow the instructions at Articles for creation/Wizard-Redirects. Thank you.

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.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Burton Light Machine Rifle 1917 and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Burton Light Machine Rifle 1917, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
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Eagleash (talk) 23:02, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Burton Light Machine Rifle 1917

Hello, 60sRefugee. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Burton Light Machine Rifle 1917, 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.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 00:01, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]