User talk:DegreeDriven

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, your addition of one or more external links to the page Billy Mann has been reverted.
Your edit here to Billy Mann was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove links in references which are discouraged per our reliable sources guideline (see also this list of frequently-discussed sources). The reference(s) you added or changed (https://jessica-simpson.fandom.com/wiki/Billy_Mann) is/are on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia.
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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 Qcne was:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

 The comment the reviewer left was:

prnewswire cannnot be used as a source.

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qcne (talk) 21:59, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, I removed that source. DegreeDriven (talk) 14:02, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Hello, DegreeDriven! 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! qcne (talk) 21:59, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

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Please help me with... One of my sources, www.ecampusnews.com, is not explicitly banned. However, I'm curious if articles listed on that site would be considered user-submitted, self-published, promotional, or PR based. Please advise. DegreeDriven (talk) 18:22, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

I am by no means an expert but have had some experience in citing sources. I think the answer to your question is "it depends." While trying to learn how to be a better contributor, I stumbled on WP:Source assessment and WP:BACKWARD that may be helpful. Looking forward the input from more experienced contributors. Antmaker (talk) 20:30, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

I would actually lean slightly more towards the "not reliable" side of things. Yes, there is an "editorial director", but from all of their verbiage and language it sounds much more like they curate content rather than actually write content; in other words, anyone can submit anything, and there isn't a clear guideline as to what will or won't pass. I think the best thing to do if you are truly concerned about using it as a source is to ask at WP:RSN. In the meantime, though, I would suggest finding other sources of information. Primefac (talk) 20:39, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

Yes, I agree. I'll certainly find other sources of information and build the article around that. DegreeDriven (talk) 13:34, 12 September 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. I found WP:BACKWARD to be quite helpful. DegreeDriven (talk) 13:33, 12 September 2025 (UTC)

Moved to Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk § Help me! (Draft:Penn Foster )

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I have moved your help request to the Articles for creation Help Desk, which should hopefully get you assistance with your query. Please follow the discussion linked above. If you want more help, change the {{help me-helped}} back into a {{help me}}, stop by the Teahouse, or Wikipedia's live help channel, or the help desk to ask someone for assistance. Primefac (talk) 22:55, 6 October 2025 (UTC)