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It's all verifiable. Does every line including where he worked have to be referenced. What specifcially is acceptable and isn't? This is too broad a statement for me to be able to respond to it effectifly. I've already spent over 30 hours on this. This is a significant entry that merits a place in Wikipedia. What specifcially do I need to do? Please provide specifics and examples. For example - can you highlight the sections that are allowable? Please look at the list of articles published (which are all available through major library services). His work is verified through those. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Writerswriter1893 (talk • contribs) 23:34, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Writerswriter1893, and thanks for bringing this to my attention. You are correct - my apologies for not being more specific when denying the submission. I took a closer look at the submission and have a few suggestions to offer. First of all, I want to commend you on writing this article, as it certainly deserves a place in Wikipedia, and the subject is indeed verifiable and notable. However, the article is written more in a resume format than that of an encyclopedia article. For example, we don't want to have separate sections for "Education" and "Career", but instead want to integrate them into passages of prose. Also, you want your summary paragraph to be formatted into a 2-5 sentence, one-paragraph lead that gives a brief description of the person (who he is (occupation), what he/she did/is currently doing, when he/she was born and when he/she died (if applicable)). For an example of a good lead, take a look at John Boehner. In terms of references, we want to add the actual references between ref tags, rather than numbers. Overall, this is a very good article, and it just needs a few minor tweaks before it is added. If you have any other questions, or would like me to take a look at the article again, feel free to leave a message here on my talk page. PS - Whenever I'm writing biography articles about people, I always use George Washington as a standard. Feel free to take a look at it if you want a good example to work off of. Cheers, Freebirds Howdy! 17:25, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi Freebirds, Thanks for taking the time to address my questions. I went through your suggestions and believe I have addressed your concern, but please review and let me know if this still needs further work. I can, for examnple, add a bit more narrative around the family section. That said, I am not sure what is required with the references. Would you give me an example of the coding required? I'm finding the instructions from Wikipedia a bit confusing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Writerswriter1893 (talk • contribs) 00:47, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi Freebirds - Please go back to the entry for Dr. Glenn Bassett - I made several changes and put in a request that the submission be published. If you can't address this please post a message in my site. I need to get this posted. Dr. Bassett is a major figure in the development of corpate mangement theory. If this still isn't ready I need specifics from you so that this can be posted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Writerswriter1893 (talk • contribs) 20:27, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi Writerswriter1893, sorry about making you wait so long for a response; I have been busy lately and thus have not had time to do any editing. I will look over the article now and give you a response when I am finished. Cheers, Freebirds Howdy! 22:23, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

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I have accepted the submission now! mabdul 12:29, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
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 Done. Thanks for pointing that out for me. Cheers, Freebirds Howdy! 18:49, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

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So a print encyclopedia, a strawberry shortcake, and a sycamore walk into a bar - wait, have you heard this one? (talk) 20:45, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

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page creation for Praj

Hi I have created new page for Praj company but have not submitted for approval. Can you please take a look and let me know if any changes are needed before I submit it. Thanks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jagdisha/Praj — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jagdisha (talk • contribs) 11:43, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Of course. I'll notify you after I finish reviewing it. Cheers, Freebirds Howdy! 02:10, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
Jagdisha - I have finished reviewing your article, and overall everything seems to be in order for it to be submitted. I have made a few minor edits regarding spacing, word choice, and fixed some grammar issues, but overall the article seems to be very well-written. A few suggestions for future edits: 1) Since Praj Industries is a public company, you may want to add the appropriate stock exchange codes for the company in the infobox, 2) If you are going to mention the Praj Foundation, such as in the final paragraph, I would recommend either adding a separate URL link to the foundation's website in the "External Links" section of the article or creating a new page on the topic altogether, and 3) You may want to convert your reverence links from URL links to MLA format; the current method of citation may withhold your article from inclusion if it goes through AfC. If you have any other questions, or would like for me to review anything else, feel free to leave me a message here. Cheers, Freebirds Howdy! 11:28, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

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  2. update the name of the template, since the edit links will go to the redirect page instead of the template. this causes confusion, and editors will frequently mistakenly edit the redirect, rather than the template.

otherwise, everything looks good. thank you. Frietjes (talk) 15:19, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for pointing this out to me. However, I reviewed your revisions to Template:New York State Legislatures and Template:Texas State Legislatures and was wondering how you were able to center each link in its respective column, something I was unable to do using the previous formatting style. Is this the result of the addition of "bodyclass = plainlist" or something else? Cheers, Freebirds Howdy! 15:51, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
the centering should be due to the |colstyle = text-align:center, the plainlist removes the bullets from the bullet lists. Frietjes (talk) 15:57, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
Alright. Thanks for the help - I really appreciate it. Cheers, Freebirds Howdy! 16:00, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

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when you move a template, make sure you update the name, or the edit link won't lead to the template. thank you. Frietjes (talk) 15:39, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. Cheers, Freebirds Howdy! 16:39, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

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an article for creation

Hi, Freebirds! I would appreciate if you take a look on this page I am trying to improve and tell me what should I add/modify on it so that it can be ok from the Wiki p.o.v.. Thank you! Vasiba (talk) 07:03, 15 July 2013 (UTC) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Vasile_Baghiu

Hi Vasiba. Sorry about the delayed response, as I have not been editing much lately. However, I would be glad to look over your AfC article. I will post any suggestions I have here as a response to this thread. Cheers, Freebirds Howdy! 03:15, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
Thank you! I appreciate it. Take your time, please, no hurry! Cheers, Vasiba (talk) 05:15, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
Is there a version of the same name on any of the other Wikipedias; specifically the Romanian Wiki? Cheers, Freebirds Howdy! 13:34, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
Thank you very much, Freebirds, for the question and interest! Yes, there is such a version on the Romanian Wikipedia, here: https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasile_Baghiu Vasiba (talk) 17:32, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

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My submission for AfD of the article has been withdrawn. Thanks for cleaning it up. Cheers, Freebirds Howdy! 17:24, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
Great! It would be nice if the person creating these stubs would do a better job, though. -- 101.119.14.2 (talk) 00:06, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

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Hi could you help me, please?

Hi Freebirds, I updated the page about Palazzo Margherita. I would appreciate if you could check it again. Thanks a lot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Palazzo_Margherita_(Bernalda)Dishv80 (talk) 21:53, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

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