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Critical Hippo, good luck, and have fun. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 13:38, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (March 26)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Robert McClenon was:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Robert McClenon (talk) 04:29, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Critical Hippo! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering 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! Robert McClenon (talk) 04:29, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 21:02, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 05:01, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Children and Families Act 2014

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 13:03, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:03, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022

Hello, Critical Hippo. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:29, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

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