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 Welcome Sarah for SF!
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Sincerely, Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(become old-fashioned!) (Leave me a message) 13:36, 11 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Your draft article on Sam Feldman

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Dear Sarah,  
Further to your earlier request at my talk page yesterday, I have now reviewed your draft, applied a few cosmetic changes, and fixed a few simple issues. However, I would still recommend that you contact the Guild of Copy Editors, with a request for one of their volunteers to review your draft, and then work with you to ensure that it meets all prerequisites for a successful move into main article space. These editors specialise in this process and will ensure that all editorial guidelines are adhered to, and that your article meets the required standards. I hope that the little I have done today, including the present advice, will have proved of some assistance; I certainly wish you success.
With kind regards;
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(become old-fashioned!) 16:56, 11 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello again, Sarah,  
To request a review of your draft by someone at the Guild of Copy Editors, all you have to do is:
  1. click here: Requests,
  2. scroll down to/click on the "Submit a Request" button, which opens the request page,
  3. copy the "CCN: C-class nomination" words from the top table (to paste it later),
  4. scroll down to the editable text at the bottom of that page,
  5. replace "Articlename" with: User:Sarah for SF/Sam Feldman draft|Sam Feldman, within the double brackets,
  6. type your comments under the heading and paste "CCN: C-class nomination" somewhere within those comments,
  7. leave the tildes in place so that your signature is appended to the request,
  8. scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on 'Publish changes', as usual.
Please note that it will probably take a while before a volunteer takes on the task, but it is well worth waiting patiently, since this process will maximise your chances that your draft will be accepted for publication in article main space, after the volunteer has suggested any improvements that might still be required. Good luck, and I wish you success.
I hope this helped a bit more; if not, then please just let me know.
With kind regards;
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(become old-fashioned!) 16:06, 29 June 2024 (UTC)Reply