April 2023

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Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, club, organization, company, or website, I have blocked this account from editing. You are welcome to continue editing after you have chosen a new username that complies with Wikipedia's username policy.

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Cullen328 (talk) 05:27, 5 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: David Latimer (April 5)

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Jamiebuba 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 after they have been resolved.
Jamiebuba (talk) 07:02, 5 April 2023 (UTC)Reply
 
Hello, LeftMindMedia! Having an article draft 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! Jamiebuba (talk) 07:02, 5 April 2023 (UTC)Reply


 
This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

JasonWeitz (block logactive blocksglobal blocksautoblockscontribsdeleted contribsfilter logcreation logchange block settingsunblockcheckuser (log))


Requested username:

Request reason:

I am a new creator learning the ropes. I did not realize I could not have an association name. This new username is my personal name. JasonWeitz (talk) 18:55, 5 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Accept reason:

The username issue is resolved, so I am removing the block. 331dot (talk) 09:00, 6 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Do you have any personal or business relationship with the individual you're writing a draft article about? --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 21:42, 5 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

He is paying me to edit and draft the article as a neutral third party. I am attempting to update my disclosure, but I can't with my account blocked. JasonWeitz (talk) 22:15, 5 April 2023 (UTC)Reply
Not a problem, I have updated it for you while your block review is still pending. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 22:46, 5 April 2023 (UTC)Reply
OK, looks like you're unblocked and fully disclosed. Allow me to provide some advice for your draft.
  1. Remove all references self-published sources. Wikipedia articles must be backed up by reliable and independent sources. The subject's own social media sites fail on both these counts.
  2. Articles must be written from a neutral point of view - a cold, emotionless summary of facts. We do not appeal to readers' emotions - we present plainly factual information, and let the reader decide how they feel about it. Therefore, reword or remove entirely any text that contains rhetorical flourishes such as "resonated with Latimer's passion" and "An experiential, deep nature hospitality concept at the foot of the beautiful and incomparable Sierra Mountains in California". MOS:WTW is a guide of how to avoid words and phrases that introduce bias.
  3. Realize that as a Wikipedia editor, you must place the interests of the encyclopedia and its readers above personal concerns. Wikipedia's mission is to provide the public with articles that summary accepted knowledge from reliable sources, written neutrally and independently of their subjects. Also, you and your client will never have any right of ownership or control over an article should it be accepted. Anyone acting in good faith, which we assume by default, can edit any article at any time. A Wikipedia article is not a badge of honour, and there are many reasons why someone should not desire to have one.
--Drm310 🍁 (talk) 15:34, 6 April 2023 (UTC)Reply
Thank you very much, I really appreciate your prompt responses and customer service. I would never want to compromise Wikipedia, and I have been given full editorial reign over the article, so all the pretty and colorful adjectives will be removed.
Once again, thank you. I can't tell you how wonderful you have been! JasonWeitz (talk) 16:25, 6 April 2023 (UTC)Reply
You're welcome, although I wouldn't call it "customer service". I am not an employee of Wikipedia; I and every editor here is a volunteer, editing in their spare time. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 17:05, 6 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: David Latimer (April 15)

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Jamiebuba 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 after they have been resolved.
Jamiebuba (talk) 08:04, 15 April 2023 (UTC)Reply
Hi @Jamiebuba,
Thank you for your quick response! Can you help me to understand what type of article and mentions you are looking for? David Latimer has had numerous appearances in Dwell Magazine, Architectural Digest. Buzzfeed, Country Living, HGTV, New York Post, Good Morning America, Business Insider, the Today Show, etc. I have done my best to include only third-party, independent articles, but he may only get passing mention in them because he was working with large brands, like Dunkin' and Disney - they funded the project as part of a PR campaign and so were the focus of the article. David Latimer has more extensive case studies of these projects, but they live only on his website which I did not want to refer to.
Please let me know what adjustments can be made that would get this article accepted. Thank you! JasonWeitz (talk) 17:44, 16 April 2023 (UTC)Reply