Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (June 7) edit

 
Your recent article submission has been rejected. If you have further questions, you can ask at the Articles for creation help desk or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help. The reason left by GoingBatty was: This submission is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia. The comment the reviewer left was: There is no article here - only a photo.
GoingBatty (talk) 17:33, 7 June 2020 (UTC)Reply
 
Hello, Ellisongardner! 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! GoingBatty (talk) 17:33, 7 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Welcome! edit

Hello, Ellisongardner, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created may not conform to some of Wikipedia's content protocols, and may not be retained. In short, the topic of an article must be notable and have already been the subject of publication by reliable and independent sources.

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AfC notification: Draft:Carol Jenkins has a new comment edit

 
I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Carol Jenkins. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 18:43, 7 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Carol Jenkins edit

 

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Carol Jenkins, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. –User456541 02:14, 8 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Persistent attempts to use Wikipedia to promote a person edit

I have moved the article Ellisongardner to Draft:Carol Jenkins, as the title you gave it was evidently a mistake. I then came to this page to tell you about the move, but when I got here I saw the messages above. The current draft is no less promotional than the earlier one, so it too will be deleted unless you fairly quickly provide a good reason why it shouldn't be. If you continue to post promotional material you are likely to be blocked from editing, as doing so is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia. You should also read Wikipedia's |guideline on conflict of interest before you make any more edits if you haven't already read it. JBW (talk) 11:08, 8 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Problem with your custom signature edit

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Solution 1: Reset your signature to the default:
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More information about custom signatures is available at Wikipedia:Signatures#Customizing how everyone sees your signature. If you have followed these instructions and still want help, please leave a message at Wikipedia talk:Signatures. Thank you. 18:02, 7 September 2020 (UTC)