Maggszn

  Hello, I'm DB1729. An edit that you recently made to Template:SouthAfrica-school-stub seemed to be a test and has been reverted. If you want to practice editing, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! DB1729^talk 20:30, 22 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Then its not possible to contribute to Wikipedia. This is a stub, Ive seen stubs about schools that Wikipedia have approved with only 1 sentence. Im starting think theres an issue of preference here. This is a stub about a school, not a famous person or celebrity - of course there wont be alot of content, how else do you want a stub about a normal high school to be? It seems Wikipedia doesn't want certain stubs. Maggszn (talk) 10:25, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Please do not add or change content without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 15:06, 23 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

 

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by KylieTastic was:

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

• in-depth (not just brief mentions about the subject or routine announcements)
• reliable
• secondary
• strictly independent of the subject
  

Make sure you add references that meet all four of these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

 The comment the reviewer left was:

See Wp:NSCHOOLS

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.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Capricorn High School and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

KylieTastic (talk) 16:23, 23 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Then its not possible to contribute to Wikipedia. This is a page about a school, not a famous person or celebrity - of course there wont be alot of content, how else do you want a page about a normal high school to be? It seems Wikipedia doesnt want short articles. I had independent references on this article, and they all credible, all the information I wrote is true and factual. Maggszn (talk) 10:21, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello, Maggszn! 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! KylieTastic (talk) 16:23, 23 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

 

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Greenman was:

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

• in-depth (not just passing mentions about the subject)
• reliable
• secondary
• independent of the subject
  

Make sure you add references that meet these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

 The comment the reviewer left was:

See WP:NSCHOOL.

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.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Amanzimtoti High School and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Greenman (talk) 09:47, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Then its not possible to contribute to Wikipedia. This is a page about a school, not a famous person or celebrity - of course there wont be alot of content, how else do you want a page about a normal high school to be? It seems Wikipedia doesnt want short articles. I had 2 independent references on this article, and they all credible, all the information I wrote is true and factual. Maggszn (talk) 10:16, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

It is not about being a short article it is about Wikipedia only having articles on topics that meet it's notability guidelines. In general most high schools do not have a enough written about them to make them notable. In general all new articles on Wikipedia have to show the subject is notable (See WP:N) which in most cases requires significant coverage (WP:SIGCOV) in multiple independent (WP:INDY) reliable sources (WP:RS). Regards KylieTastic (talk) 10:27, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

So youre saying that if a topic is not written about alot and widely wriiten about, its not going to get approved by Wikipedia? So in essence this online encyclopedia doesnt inform people on real life topics, relevant institutions and real life things as an encyclopedia. Meanwhile theres stubs that have been approved on wikipedis with only 1 sentence on them. Maggszn (talk) 10:36, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Basically yes. It's not a perfect solution but it gives a good basic criteria for what is useful for a world wide encyclopedia. There are a huge number of primary and secondary/high schools, most are only of interest to the local community. Not everyone agrees and many think schools should be more generally accepted as notable, but Wikipedia works by consensus and currently that is consensus is they need to pass the General notability guideline. KylieTastic (talk) 11:05, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

 

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Greenman was:

This appears to be a duplicate of another submission, Collegiate Girls High School, which is also waiting to be reviewed. To save time we will consider the other submission and not this one.

 The comment the reviewer left was:

Don't waste reviewer's time by submitting an inferior duplicate of something you've already had declined elsewhere.

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.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Collegiate Girls High School and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Greenman (talk) 07:54, 26 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Excuse me, I dont know who you think you are, youre not even a manager at Wikipedia. Take your arrogance & go offload it elsewhere. Maggszn (talk) 10:48, 26 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for your contributions to Fourways High School, Johannesburg. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it needs more sources to establish notability and Do not try to circumvent the AfC process by moving drafts yourself. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 13:02, 26 September 2024 (UTC)Reply