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Your submission at Articles for creation: Heritage Trust Network (December 3)[edit]

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

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

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McMatter ^(talk)/_(contrib) 15:14, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Heritage Trust Network! 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! McMatter ^(talk)/_(contrib) 15:14, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

December 2021[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, club, organization, company, or website - I have blocked this account. Please take a moment to either create a new account, or request a change of username of your current account here. The new username must represent only yourself as an individual and comply with Wikipedia's username policy.

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Thank you. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 15:59, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Renamed, unblocked, courtesy ping to Justlettersandnumbers - Cabayi (talk) 16:27, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome![edit]

Hello, Heritage Trust Network, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

One rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should request a change of username or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)

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Discussing an unblock[edit]

@Jimfbleak would you be open to unblocking this account? Wikimedia UK are working with the Heritage Trust to provide Wikipedia training for heritage professionals so they can share their knowledge. As part of this, we'll be covering how to disclose and manage conflicts of interest, and the importance of Wikipedia's policies about verifiability and neutrality. Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 15:01, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Nevell (WMUK), please look at the history, Cabayi has already renamed and unblocked Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:10, 29 September 2022 (UTC) ⋅[reply]

From the block log, it looks like a block was reinstated after that. Would it be possible to lift that block? Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 15:22, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Jimfbleak, please excuse the second ping, but I wanted to check what the next steps should be. Cabayi removed the block on 3 December 2021 once the account had been renamed, but a new block was put in place a day later. Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 08:51, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Nevell (WMUK) My apologies, you are correct. Immediately after being unblocked the first time, the user recreated the same article without declaring a conflict of interest, despite the warning on this page that declaring paid editor status is mandatory. It's pretty clear that this editor also doesn't understand how to create and reference an article, and if I were to unblock, what is to stop more of the same? Jimfbleak - talk to me? 09:41, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Jimfbleakthanks for taking the time to respond. I'm currently undergoing training on this with the Wikimedia Connected Heritage team. I should have undertaken training before attempting my first edits as I was totally new to Wikipedia editing and didn't know what I was doing. This training is remedying that but I can only listen in rather than participate fully as my IP address is blocked. If I was to be unblocked this wouldn't happen again as I'm receiving training. Thanks very much. BGormley (talk) 09:46, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The missteps came from unfamiliarity with how Wikipedia works. To remedy that, Wikimedia UK are running training sessions for the heritage sector on Wikipedia, establishing core principles and the role of policies (WP:V, WP:RS, WP:NPOV). I think that will help BGormley, and the training also covers how to manage conflicts of interest. Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 10:03, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I think you have got the message. Thanks to Richard Nevell (WMUK), I'll unblock shortly Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:04, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for joining us for our Potluck Wikithon![edit]

Thank you so much for attending our workshop - here's a thoughtful looking Pallas Cat to show our appreciation. Please do get in touch if you have any queries at all! Happy editing. EriedgenArc (talk) 13:39, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Really enjoyed it! Thank you. Looking forward to the next one. BGormley (talk) 13:41, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Team GB Junior Roller Derby (September 30)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by DoubleGrazing 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 for sports persons and athletes). 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.

The comment the reviewer left was:

No evidence of notability.

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:Team GB Junior Roller Derby and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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DoubleGrazing (talk) 17:36, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A cup of tea for you![edit]

Thank you so much for attending the Heritage Trust Network Wikithon 2022. Here's a cup of tea to show our appreciation! EriedgenArc (talk) 17:15, 24 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Team GB Junior Roller Derby[edit]

Hello, BGormley. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Team GB Junior Roller Derby, 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) 18:02, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Team GB Junior Roller Derby[edit]

Hello, BGormley. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Team GB Junior Roller Derby".

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. When 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!} 19:17, 30 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]