User talk:Krystalelliott
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Hello! Krystalelliott,
I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about 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! — kikichugirl oh hello! 17:57, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
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Draft:SkySync
Krystalelliott,
I'm admittedly not an expert when it comes to writing about software on Wikipedia, but I do have some experience. The first place I'd recommend you look at is the article Wisely (mobile application), which I created almost two years ago. As you can see, it is very short, consisting of only a lead section along with "Development" and "Features". Aside from a few well placed direct quotes from the co-founder of the company, which are well set-off by their quotation marks from the rest of the material, the rest of the article is very direct and descriptive and (thanks to work done by Arbitrarily0) is largely devoid of "fluffy" promotional content. As you can see, he improved the article by toning down passages that I wrote that he deemed to be too promotional. It is always hard to be objective and stay away from promoting material that one knows well, as was the case for me with the Wisely article.
That said, I'd like to observe that some phrases ("downloadable software solution", "broad ecosystem of partners") and even whole sections ("Awards", "Customers", "Partners") give the article an advertisment-like promotional tone, which is what I think
Long story short, I'd focus more on the specifics of the software's development and features, less on its "broad ecosystem of partners" and customers, and (most importantly) add a healthy amount of materials by third-party reviews. This could be a challenge, however, as a quick Google News search revealed mostly press releases, which are much less helpful than third-party coverage. There appeared to be a couple of potential third-party sources in their, though, such as
Another alternative at this point is connecting with
Please don't hesitate to ask me any questions you may have, or enlist my help if you need it. I know Wikipedia editing can be challenging for newcomers, so please don't feel discouraged. I'm here for you, as are many other people; the aforementioned Teahouse is a great resource for new editors. Above all, happy editing!
Michael Barera (talk) 19:16, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
Your submission at SkySync (January 4)
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Great advice from Onel5969
Good news! I asked for perspective about developing
- Thanks Michael Barera - No need to worry, though, I only archive once a month, so the next time won't be until early February. Onel5969 TT me 03:06, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
Thank you both! I will be taking the time to gather more references and adding more factual information to the post before I submit again. The change of wording/positioning of the partners was particularly helpful, Onel5969. And thanks Michael Barera for following up and getting more information for me. This is a serious learning experience! Krystalelliott (talk) 18:53, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
Your submission at SkySync (January 18)
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Your submission at SkySync (March 2)
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Your draft article, Draft:SkySync
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