User talk:Allenmal83

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Happy editing! GoldRomean (talk) 17:05, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Gold! Allenmal83 (talk) 15:44, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: JewQ International Torah Championship (April 25)

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

This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.

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:JewQ International Torah Championship and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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CoconutOctopus talk 22:01, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Coconut, I hope you are doing well and i appreciate you looking over my submission.

This is my first time submitting an article to Wikipedia and i am really not trying to be promotional i just want to document this project correctly. If you have any suggestions of how to go about doing so i would really appreciate it.

Thank you! Allenmal83 (talk) 15:46, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Allenmal83! 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! CoconutOctopus talk 22:01, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: JewQ International Torah Championship (May 22)

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

The sources are mostly competition announcements, and please link the references to the actual websites if available.

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.

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ToadetteEdit (7M articles) 10:46, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, and thank you again for taking the time to review my submission. I really appreciate the work that goes into keeping Wikipedia accurate and reliable — and I want to be sure I’m contributing in a way that aligns with that mission.

I wanted to kindly clarify one point: most of the sources I included are actually from independent, third-party publications — not internal announcements or press releases. Outlets like The Jerusalem Post, Long Island Press, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, JNS, Washington Jewish Week, and several regional newspapers and TV stations have all reported on JewQ, often in quite a bit of depth. These stories highlight the kids who participate, their local communities, and the broader educational impact — not just the event logistics.

That said, I completely hear your concerns and I can see how the way I cited the references may have made them seem less clear. I’m working now to clean that up — adding proper formatting, linking directly to the source websites, and making sure the tone of the article stays neutral and encyclopedic.

This is my first time contributing to Wikipedia, and I’m genuinely grateful for your feedback. I’m not trying to promote anything — I just want to document something meaningful in a way that meets the standards and helps readers understand what it is and why it matters.

Thanks again for your guidance and time. Looking forward to revising and resubmitting soon. Allenmal83 (talk) 21:07, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

June 2025

Hello, Allenmal83. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for article subjects for more information. We ask that you:

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
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In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicizing, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Can you state what your connection is with Chabad.org?EducatedRedneck (talk) 19:28, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi EducatedRedneck,

Thanks for the heads‑up,and for spelling out the COI rules so clearly. I’m just getting started here on wikipedia, so the guidance is genuinely helpful.

To answer your question, I’m not employed by Chabad.org, paid by them, or connected to their staff. I’m simply fascinated by the Rebbe’s writings and, because Chabad.org hosts a trove of material, that site was the first place I looked when I started editing.

If there’s anything I’m doing wrong, please let me know. I’m eager to learn and want to contribute in a way that strengthens the encyclopedia.

Thanks again for the friendly guidance.

All the best,

Allenmal83 Allenmal83 (talk) 19:43, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Allenmal83, thanks for the quick and thorough answer. Also, I think your attitude is excellent; Wikipedia has a steep learning curve, but your approach will help you fit right in. If you have any questions, feel free to ping me (using @EducatedRedneck. You can also use the WP:TEAHOUSE, or for quick questions, use {{helpme}}. It seems like you're doing alright on your own, but I figure it wouldn't hurt for you to have these resources in your back pocket. Happy editing! EducatedRedneck (talk) 20:56, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much @EducatedRedneck, i appreciate the supportive words. Allenmal83 (talk) 04:57, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: CKids International (June 12)

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

Well done on creating the draft, and it may potentially meet the relevant requirements (including WP:GNG, WP:NCORP) but presently it is not clear that it does.

As you may know, Wikipedia's basic requirement for entry is that the subject is notable. Essentially subjects are presumed notable if they have received significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources that are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject. To properly create such a draft page, please see the articles ‘Your First Article’, ‘Referencing for Beginners’ and ‘Easier Referencing for Beginners’. Also, if you have any connection to the subject, including being the subject (see WP:AUTOBIO) or being paid, you have a conflict of interest that you must declare on your Talk page (to see instructions on how to do this please click the link). Please familiarise yourself with these pages before amending the draft. If you feel you can meet these requirements, then please make the necessary amendments before resubmitting the page. It would help our volunteer reviewers by identifying, on the draft's talk page, the WP:THREE best sources that establish notability of the subject. It would also be helpful if you could please identify with specificity, exactly which criteria you believe the page meets (eg "I think the page now meets WP:NCORP criteria #3, because XXXXX").

Once you have implemented these suggestions, you may also wish to leave a note for me on my talk page and I would be happy to reassess. As I said, I do think this draft has potential so please do persevere.

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.

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Cabrils (talk) 00:39, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: JewQ International Torah Championship has been accepted

JewQ International Torah Championship, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

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Thanks again, and happy editing!

JSFarman (talk) 21:31, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]