User:Ktr101/Articles for Creation
Hi. If you are here, it is because I have declined your
So, you declined my article...
Yes, there was a reason that I declined it. Less than one quarter of AFC submissions that are submitted are accepted (although it is probably way lower because a lot of the rejected submissions get periodically deleted). As the Wikipedia article
But I did everything right...
You might have, but you also might not realize that a conflict of interest might exist in your writings. If you think this is a problem, just try to be a historian, where all works have some sort of bias within. In short, we all write with a bias, but there are ways to make it less apparent. If you are writing about a company in which you are involved in, do not write it in a promotional tone. If you are writing about your favorite person, do keep it neutral. Should your work be declined because there is a bias or advertising tone, try having someone whom you know look over the article and try to neutralize the wording. It would help if they are not connected to the subject in any way, but it might amaze you how much peer-review will help you. If I see anything in the article that goes against this, I will decline it. Also, we all make mistakes and there is the possibility that I will decline the submission by accident. If this is the case, then please let me know.
In addition to all of this, you may have added references that talk about the person. One issue of references is that there are differing levels of mention in references. In terms of references that focus on the person (say, a story in the Boston Globe or New York Times on the person), versus an article that just mentions them, the former is applicable here. Just because a person is mentioned in something, doesn't mean that they are notable. If that were the case, there would be millions more articles on this site, just because people were mentioned by a news source.
Is there hope for my submission?
Yes, but only if it does have reliable sources and it meets all the criteria. The idea of Articles for Creation is to allow you to essentially make your submission the best thing possible before you send it to be a real article. This is in contrast to the other system where you just type the article up, submit it, and hope for the best. If you are unable to address the notability guidelines, your submission will not be accepted by either me or any other editor who reviews articles.
You also have to be aware that this whole process is a great lesson on sales. Your job is to convince us that your submission is notable. If it is not, we will not accept it. If it is, we will. This means you usually have one shot to tell us everything, although we will work with you if you think that you may have had something missed, no matter what. Sometimes, your article will not be notable, and I will let you know before I send you down a dead-end path.
What do I do now?
Well, if you have read all of this and you have addressed all of the issues, you can leave a message on my talk page, or leave a message at the AFC help page. Please make sure that all of these issues are addressed before you leave a message, so that your article has the best chance possible.