AGMcW

Your submission at Articles for creation: John Alexander MacWilliam (January 6)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Mr. Guye was: You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Mr. Guye (talk) 00:07, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Hello! AGMcW, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about why your article submission was declined please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Mr. Guye (talk) 00:07, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

About your submission

Dear AGMcW: I have added a few citations to your draft article, and although it still needs improvement in the placement of the citations next to particular facts instead of at the top of sections, I believe that this could be done after the draft has been moved into the encyclopedia.

I have one concern before it's approved: The language in the draft is very ornate, typical of writing in biographical tributes from years ago rather than the more straightforward, factual style normally used in an encyclopedia today. That's okay, provided that this is your own writing, and that none of the sentences have been previously published (even if you wrote them) in another work. Can you assure me that this is the case? If not, those sections will need to be rewritten to avoid copyright problems. Please reply here, either right away if the text is okay now, or after some rewrite if there are sections that need to be changed. Thanks. —Anne Delong (talk) 15:10, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: John Alexander MacWilliam has been accepted

John Alexander MacWilliam, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. Note that because you are a logged-in user, you can create articles yourself, and don't have to post a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for Creation if you prefer.

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—Anne Delong (talk) 16:21, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

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