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Dear Wiki helpers,
I wrote an article about Pillar Project, a new Blockchain project which (IMHO) will change the world. Even though the project is in its early stages, I would think it would deserve a place on Wikipedia. My article was rejected (and deleted) because it was promotional. Promotion is not my goal, and Pillar Project has nothing to gain or no need for promotion, but I understand how the terms apply.
Right now, I am not sure if my article can be rewritten enough to make it accepted. I think it is factual about the current state of the project. I am therefore kinda lost on what I should change, and if the article is in some for acceptable at all. Can someone help me indicate the promotional problems, and indicate if rewriting will help at all?
Many thanks for your help!
XL2000 ( talk) 06:49, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
- Hi XL2000. The draft has been deleted a third time for being unambiguous advertising or promotion, so I can't evaluate its contents. "In its early stages" is almost synonymous with "not notable". Things in their early stages normally have not been covered extensively by indepedent reliable sources over a period of time, and thus do not meet Wikipedia's inclusion criteria. Wikipedia is not for "getting the word out" about anything, it only reflects what the world at large has already taken significant notice of. I recommend that you set the topic aside until it has changed the world. Meanwhile there are millions of other ways to improve Wikipedia, check out Wikipedia:Community portal for ways you can help. -- Worldbruce ( talk) 15:52, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
Hello, I just submitted an article named "Bice Piacentini", it's actually a translation from an italian page with the same name. It's about an italian author which is very little known, there are no references to her online, except for a couple of pages. Therefore I cannot quote anything online that proves her existence, how can I have my article published if there is no other reference of her online?
Mikkedn (
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15:30, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Mikkedn. There is no need for references to be online, but all content must be verifiable in published reliable sources. To cite an offline source, I recommend using an inline citation with a citation template such as this:
<ref>{{cite book |last=Rossi |first=Mario |year=1956 |title=Obscure book where you found the information |language=it |location=Milan |publisher=Skira |pages=114-115 |oclc=fill in oclc from worldcat.org}}</ref>- See Help:Referencing for beginners, Wikipedia:Citing sources and Template:Cite book/doc for more information. There are other templates in the same family for citing academic journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. -- Worldbruce ( talk) 16:08, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
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September 1 Information
Dear Wiki helpers,
I wrote an article about Pillar Project, a new Blockchain project which (IMHO) will change the world. Even though the project is in its early stages, I would think it would deserve a place on Wikipedia. My article was rejected (and deleted) because it was promotional. Promotion is not my goal, and Pillar Project has nothing to gain or no need for promotion, but I understand how the terms apply.
Right now, I am not sure if my article can be rewritten enough to make it accepted. I think it is factual about the current state of the project. I am therefore kinda lost on what I should change, and if the article is in some for acceptable at all. Can someone help me indicate the promotional problems, and indicate if rewriting will help at all?
Many thanks for your help!
XL2000 ( talk) 06:49, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
- Hi XL2000. The draft has been deleted a third time for being unambiguous advertising or promotion, so I can't evaluate its contents. "In its early stages" is almost synonymous with "not notable". Things in their early stages normally have not been covered extensively by indepedent reliable sources over a period of time, and thus do not meet Wikipedia's inclusion criteria. Wikipedia is not for "getting the word out" about anything, it only reflects what the world at large has already taken significant notice of. I recommend that you set the topic aside until it has changed the world. Meanwhile there are millions of other ways to improve Wikipedia, check out Wikipedia:Community portal for ways you can help. -- Worldbruce ( talk) 15:52, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
Hello, I just submitted an article named "Bice Piacentini", it's actually a translation from an italian page with the same name. It's about an italian author which is very little known, there are no references to her online, except for a couple of pages. Therefore I cannot quote anything online that proves her existence, how can I have my article published if there is no other reference of her online?
Mikkedn (
talk)
15:30, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Mikkedn. There is no need for references to be online, but all content must be verifiable in published reliable sources. To cite an offline source, I recommend using an inline citation with a citation template such as this:
<ref>{{cite book |last=Rossi |first=Mario |year=1956 |title=Obscure book where you found the information |language=it |location=Milan |publisher=Skira |pages=114-115 |oclc=fill in oclc from worldcat.org}}</ref>- See Help:Referencing for beginners, Wikipedia:Citing sources and Template:Cite book/doc for more information. There are other templates in the same family for citing academic journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. -- Worldbruce ( talk) 16:08, 1 September 2017 (UTC)