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Hi,
Two years ago I submitted a basic description of our company, which was declined. I attempted to find the reason for this, but to no avail. I'm happy to resubmit, but I honestly need to know that the problems are perceived to be. As far as I can see the article is neutral, factual and correct (at time of writing, there a few amends after 24 months). Can you help? Thanks, Mark — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.14.15.55 (talk) 12:49, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
- That draft cites no independent sources like newspaper articles or articles about the company in reputable trade magazines. We need such sources both to allow our readers to verify the article's content and to establish that the company is notable enough for an encyclopedia article in the first place. The company's own websites don't help with that. Huon (talk) 21:57, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Amanda Cole
how do i add an image to my article and links to other wikipedia pages mentioned in the article? Stonecolecrazy (talk) 16:31, 11 August 2013 (UTC)Stonecolecrazy
- For the links see Help:Link; in short, links to other Wikipedia articles are created by double square brackets; [[rhythm and blues]] will give rhythm and blues. If you want the displayed text to differ from the title of the linked article, you can use a "piped" link: [[rhythm and blues|R&B]] will still link to that article but will look like this: R&B.
- Regarding the image, that depends on copyright issues. Did you take the image yourself, do you own the copyright? Are you willing to irrevocably release it under a free license that allows everybody to re-use and modify it for any purpose, including commercial purposes? Then you can upload it to the Wikimedia Commons via their Upload Wizard. Once it's uploaded, the picture tutorial explains how to add it to an article. If you didn't take the image yourself, then whoever owns the copyright would have to release the image under a free license; see WP:Requesting copyright permission on how to request that and how to prove that the image has been freely licensed. If the image hasn't been released under a free license it likely won't be acceptable for Wikipedia because Cole is alive and a free image could be produced. Huon (talk) 21:57, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
How do you make an article to go on Wikipedia, because I edit my stuff and do other things but seriously, WHEN DO YOU MAKE YOUR ACTUAL ARTICLE!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stitch1100 (talk • contribs) 17:46, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
- You have written a draft, and you can submit it for a review by following the instructions in the "currently not submitted for review" message box. The draft's topic, however, seems to be made up - I am not aware of any war with this combination of belligerents, and I have no idea what "Ryadaho" is supposed to be. You also don't give a date for this war and provide no other context. I tried to look up Naveen's book and failed. Thus your draft appears to be a hoax and will not be accepted. Huon (talk) 21:57, 11 August 2013 (UTC)