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Pun89 ( talk) 08:05, 28 January 2022 (UTC) i need help with a draft , can someone help me ? i see also links that are in red colour in the weather section (cold wave) and i was wondering why noone gives a dime about these weather events ... is it because wikipedia is free encyclopedia ... do you need someone to privide money to start writing all articles that have links in red colour ? reply

@ Pun89:, Hello Pun89, if you're looking for help from editors with expertise on things like cold waves, I'd connect with the good folks over at WikiProject Weather. There you can ask a question on their talk page about help with drafts. 🌀 Locomotive207- talk 🌀 14:52, 28 January 2022 (UTC) reply

How can i submit a draft ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pun89 ( talk • contribs) 19:13, 28 January 2022 (UTC) reply

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Thanks for the feedback! Could you kindly tell me, specifically, where sources are lacking? There are currently 13 footnotes in the article, and all of the other sources link back to Wikipedia itself.

I also just read through this draft twice and the only tumblr link I see is Dusted, which is a legitimate New York-based webzine founded in 2002. As of 2021, the site boasts a revenue of $16M, and employs 71 people.

As for notability: again, most of the links are to Wikipedia pages. The subject of this article is the author of a song with over half a million plays on Spotify and who has been profiled in every major music outlet, including Pitchfork, NPR, and Stereogum.

While I have you: is it possible to amend the title of the article to include the artist’s middle name? This is his professional name, the one that appears on his published works. Omitting it was an oversight on my part.

Thanks again!

James Toth Howard Bleach ( talk) 15:26, 5 May 2022 (UTC) reply

Howard Bleach ( talk) 15:26, 5 May 2022 (UTC) reply

@ Howard Bleach:, Thanks for reaching out. Yes, there is sourcing lacking in certain portions of your draft. Especially sections like Production Work, where there are no sources at all, and in certain parts of the Career section. Please note that Wikipedia itself is not an acceptable source. It's crucial for biographies of living people that every claim is backed up by a reliable source. I realize now that the tumblr link is to the official account of a reliable webzine, which is acceptable. As for notability, I'll leave that for another reviewer to decide. There may be enough sourcing to pass WP:MUSICBIO but I'm not sure.

Just as an FYI, we generally leave middle names out of titles, although you are welcome to put it in the prose. -- 🚂 Locomotive207- talk 🚂 17:56, 6 May 2022 (UTC) reply

This is super helpful. Thanks so much! I'll implement those changes and do some more general editing and resubmit next week. Thanks again. Howard Bleach ( talk) 14:58, 7 May 2022 (UTC) reply

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Thank you for creating Connecticut's 17th State Senate District.

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@ SunDawn:, You're welcome! :) -- 🚂 Locomotive207- talk 🚂 01:27, 6 July 2022 (UTC) reply

Hello, Locomotive207

Thank you for creating Connecticut's 17th House of Representatives district.

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Dark Angel23490 ( talk) 20:49, 23 July 2022 (UTC)Hi, I believe there was a mistake. Maariv, Haaretz and Jerusalem Post are newspapers with millions of readers. These are the leading newspapers in Israel. I placed them as link in the article of Shay Wize, but you still deleted it, and wrote I should add more links... reply

@ Dark Angel23490:, I'm sorry, but what exactly are you referring to here?-- 🚂 Locomotive207- talk 🚂 16:23, 28 July 2022 (UTC) reply

On the value I added to Wiki - Shay Wize.

You placed a note that Maariv, Haaretz and Jerusalem Post are not a reliable source... Dark Angel23490 ( talk) 18:15, 28 July 2022 (UTC) reply

@ Dark Angel23490: I never said that those sources were unreliable. I simply stated that you needed more sources. Even looking at your recreated draft, it still lacks sources in many spots. Lastly, I would like to note that I am not responsible for the deletion of the original draft. It appears to have been deleted back in April because you hadn't edited it in over 6 months per WP:G13.-- 🚂 Locomotive207- talk 🚂 19:19, 28 July 2022 (UTC) reply

I see... Thank you for the clarification. I found also an English interview on a blog with almost Half a million followers https://www.visualatelier8.com/music-releases/2021/3/shay-wize-i-dont-believe-in-love

With the Jerusalem Post, The Maariv interview and Haaretz newspaper - do you think it will be enough?

Because honestly there are artists in Wikipedia with links to sources of information that are not as big as I placed and found... Dark Angel23490 ( talk) 11:29, 29 July 2022 (UTC) reply

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Thanks for the feedback on my submission on Kevin B. Lee [1]. I saw you gave further advice to others on their submissions, so I hope you can do the same for me.

Could you point me specifically how the entry "reads like a resume"? And what would be an example of how to correct it?

Also when you say there is "citation bombing", could you identify the specific cases (by their number)?

Thanks again for your careful attention.

Konstanze Winter Mostrandomusername ( talk) 14:09, 14 September 2022 (UTC) reply

Hello Mostrandomusername ( talk · contribs). Your draft uses language that slightly embellishes the subject and his accomplishments. This is known as peacock language. For example, "covered extensively by the media" could simply be written as "drew critical acclaim". An example of CITEBOMBing that I noticed actually comes from the sentence I just mentioned. It's three reviews that are all about the same film. In the lead section (which for the record, doesn't really need inline citations as it's supposed to serve as a summary of the article) there's three sources discussing Lee's role in pioneering desktop documentary, you really only need one. Hope my more specific review helps.-- 🚂 Locomotive207- talk 🚂 22:09, 15 September 2022 (UTC) reply

Thank you @ Locomotive207for your feedback, this is very helpful. I will adjust the article accordingly before I make another submission. Mostrandomusername ( talk) 14:24, 24 September 2022 (UTC) reply

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