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Happy editing! EasyWikis (talk) 00:36, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

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

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.

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and 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:

From the provided sources, it doesn't appear that the subject is notable enough. In addition, sourcing is also problematic; a deprecated source is referenced, other comes the the subject's own book and several others couldn't be verified. More reliable and independent sources are needed in order to establish the notoriety of this subject.

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NeoGaze (talk) 22:13, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Haysop76! 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! NeoGaze (talk) 22:13, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

Hello! Thank you very much for your feedback! However, I just had a little question concerning a source that you marked as "failed verification". Here is its full name: Pepper, Roland Neville (July 30, 1965). "Geoffrey Hoyland". The Friend (Quaker magazine). pp. 903–904.

How can I make this source reliable? I have a paper edition of the article, should I just scan it on maybe contact the newspaper archives? Haysop76 (talk) 08:47, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Hello Haysop76

I tried to access digitalized versions of the source, but it appears they are not available yet, so I can't verify the source. You could ask the newspaper if they would be kind enough to digitalize the article and make it available on their website. Alternatively, you could scan it and upload it to a website like Archive.org or (less desirably) ResearchGate, or similar websites. That would make it a self-published source, which makes verification even more necessary, specially considering you stated you have a conflict of interest.

By the way, while reviewing I found this source that seems reliable and independent, as well as very detailed on Hoyland. You may expand the draft using this info or substitute problematic references with this one if they agree on the same things.

I hope my reply is helpful! Have a good day. NeoGaze (talk) 11:16, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Please do not introduce links to draft articles in actual articles, as you did to List of Quakers and Hoyland (surname). Since a draft is not yet ready for the main article space, it is not in shape for ordinary readers, and links from articles should not go to a draft. Such links are contrary to the Manual of Style. These links have been removed. Thank you. - Arjayay (talk) 19:35, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

@Arjayay Thank you very much, I did not know. Kind regards. Haysop76 (talk) 20:12, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi Haysop76! I noticed that you recently made an edit at Daniel Wheeler and marked it as "minor", but it may not have been. "Minor edit" has a specific definition on Wikipedia: it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. fifteen thousand two hundred twenty four (talk) 09:09, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

Hello Haysop76! Your additions to George Edmondson (educationalist) have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:

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Hello, Haysop76. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Quakers in Russia, a page you created, has not been edited in at least five months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 13:08, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Haysop76. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Geoffrey Hoyland, a page you created, has not been edited in at least five months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 07:07, 24 December 2025 (UTC)