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Good luck and happy editing. ```Buster Seven Talk 15:12, 5 November 2012 (UTC)Reply

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Replaceable fair use File:Janet Devlin Album Shoot.jpg edit

 

Thanks for uploading File:Janet Devlin Album Shoot.jpg. I noticed the description page specifies that this media item is being used under a claim of fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails the first non-free content criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media item could be found or created that provides substantially the same information or which could be adequately covered with text alone. If you believe this media item is not replaceable, please:

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Your recent submission at Articles for Creation edit

 
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Almost all reality TV personalities are treated in a similar fashion - they do not generally warrant a separate article until they have successfully forged an independent career. By that, I mean we generally wait till they've at least released a successful single or album. A lot of your draft article, post X-Factor, is cited to Twitter and Facebook, which are not acceptable sources. Sionk (talk) 18:15, 23 November 2012 (UTC)Reply

I think you're absolutely correct. The best thing to do would be to wait till she releases a single or track, that charts or gets added to a major national playlist, or wait for her album to be released. WP:NMUSIC lists some of the instances where a music artist can be considered 'notable' enough for their own article. I was a fan of Devlin but I know (unfortunately, in some cases) that most X-factor contestants fail to make it, once they no longer have the backing of a major TV station/TV series/tour. P.S. if you have any further comments its probably best to leave them here, on your Talk page, so the conversation is in one place. Sionk (talk) 00:03, 26 November 2012 (UTC)Reply

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Your draft article, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Janet Devlin (2) edit

 

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. —Anne Delong (talk) 05:54, 21 December 2013 (UTC)Reply