User talk:Jack.houghteling

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Hello, Jack.houghteling, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you created or edited was Draft:Jack Houghteling, which appears to be an article about yourself. Creating an autobiography is a common mistake made by new Wikipedians—as this is an encyclopedia, we wouldn't expect to have an article about every contributor. Your user page, however, is a great place to write about yourself, making sure to stay within user page guidelines. Just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit it normally.

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Jack Houghteling (February 3)[edit]

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

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:

This will not fly as it stands. The conflict of interest may be ignored while this is a draft, but the standard of referencing misses what we require.

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 when they have been resolved.

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Fiddle Faddle 20:57, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Jack.houghteling! Having an article 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! Fiddle Faddle 20:57, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Jack Houghteling (February 3)[edit]

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

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:

Nothing seems to have been added following the earlier decline, to demonstrate that the subject can pass the notability guidelines. Does not pass either WP:NPOL or WP:NAUTHOR.

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 when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Jack Houghteling and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Jack Houghteling, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 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.

Eagleash (talk) 23:43, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

February 2021[edit]

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I knew this standard message existed somewhere. I can't explain it any better! Also, when you reply you do not need a new title each time. Instead we indent. You'll soon get the knack Fiddle Faddle 13:36, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If you're wondering where to start...[edit]

I started seriously by finding things that interested me, and lookkng them up on Wikipedia. WHen I couldn;t find them I started to create them. My first article was in the days before one could draft outside main article space with ease. I created a very poor article at Raven's Ait which woudl have been nuked on sight today. If you look at the history tab, startimg with the oldest and moving forward, you can see my halting and excruciating first steps.

And I learned.

I hope I learned well. I am still learning.

Find things, everyday things, that interest you, that are absent from here. Work them up into drafts. Fiddle Faddle 14:10, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Can't flippin wait! And that place-based article is a very useful reference!

JackJack.houghteling (talk) 14:15, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Also, looks like I sort've figured the comms system out (baby steps, baby steps)!!!

Best

Jack.houghteling (talk) 14:16, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Jack Houghteling[edit]

Hello, Jack.houghteling. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Jack Houghteling, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Draft space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for article space.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion under CSD G13. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it. You may request userfication of the content if it meets requirements.

If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available here.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 04:02, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Jack Houghteling[edit]

Hi Liz,

Understood! Thanks for the heads and completely understand.

So in the future I can either A) request its un-deletion or b) create a new file separate from the old one?

Hope you're having a great weekend!

Thanks again, Jack

Hello, Jack.houghteling. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Jack Houghteling".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:46, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, Jack.houghteling. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Draft:Jack_Houghteling, 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;
propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{edit COI}} template);
disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § How to disclose a COI);
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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, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Qcne (talk) 19:52, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Jack.houghteling, this is just a general note because you have written a draft about yourself. Please keep it in mind. Qcne (talk) 19:53, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Understood and thanks! Per my note from 21st, I aimed (best I could) for maximum vocal objectivity and third-party corroboration. Appreciate the note and look forward to hearing what you think. Jack.houghteling (talk) 19:57, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]