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Your submission at Articles for creation: O.L.Thomas (September 5)

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

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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DoubleGrazing (talk) 15:28, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Ajaysingh9119! 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! DoubleGrazing (talk) 15:28, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: O.L.Thomas (September 5)

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 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.

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:O.L.Thomas 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) 16:05, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am unable to understand the reason for the rejection of my article. O. L. Thomas is my former coach, and I know him personally. I have included a reference to his Wikipedia page for you to validate his bronze medal in the 1970 Asian Games, where he is listed as the first person to win the 100m bronze. Additionally, I included his LinkedIn profile to verify other aspects of his career. Please review these references Ajaysingh9119 (talk) 16:10, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The draft was entirely unreferenced when I reviewed it, and now seems to have all of one source, LinkedIn, which is completely useless as it's user-generated.

And based on what you just said, you have a clear conflict of interest, which must be formally disclosed. I will post another message below with instructions. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 16:14, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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). You have zero independent sources, let alone multiple independent reliable sources. Someones own social media account is not an independent reliable source. KylieTastic (talk) 16:14, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Ajaysingh9119. 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:O.L.Thomas, 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:

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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. Thank you. DoubleGrazing (talk) 16:14, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]