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Your submission at Articles for creation: Field Foundation of Illinois (January 22)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Seawolf35 were:

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.

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:Field Foundation of Illinois 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.
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--Seawolf35 ^T--C 15:49, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Elizabeth 2435! 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! --Seawolf35 ^T--C 15:49, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

January 2025

Hello Elizabeth 2435. The nature of your edits gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being employed (or being compensated in any way) by a person, group, company or organization to promote their interests. Paid advocacy on Wikipedia must be disclosed even if you have not specifically been asked to edit Wikipedia. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially serious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to black-hat search-engine optimization.

Paid advocates are strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the talk page of the article in question if an article exists. If the article does not exist, paid advocates are strongly discouraged from attempting to write an article at all. At best, any proposed article creation should be submitted through the articles for creation process, rather than directly.

Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:Elizabeth 2435. The template {{Paid}} can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form: {{paid|user=Elizabeth 2435|employer=InsertName|client=InsertName}}. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, do not edit further until you answer this message. --Seawolf35 ^T--C 15:52, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Seawolf35, Thank you for your thoughtful message and for reviewing my contributions. I want to clarify that I am not being compensated directly or indirectly for my edits to the Field Foundation article. I work in the nonprofit sector and am genuinely passionate about the work the Foundation does, which is why I wanted to contribute to its Wikipedia presence. However, I understand the importance of adhering to Wikipedia’s guidelines, and I appreciate you bringing these policies to my attention.

This is my first article on Wikipedia, and I am still learning the ropes. I now realize that my tone may have unintentionally leaned toward advocacy, and I’m committed to revising it to align with Wikipedia’s neutral point of view (NPOV) policy. I’ve been reviewing similar foundation pages for inspiration and plan to make edits accordingly.

Thank you for suggesting the Teahouse as a resource; I will use it to ask specific questions and seek advice to ensure my contributions meet Wikipedia’s standards. If you have additional recommendations for curating more in-depth, reliable sources or refining my approach, I would be grateful for your guidance.

Again, I value your feedback and take it seriously as I work to improve my understanding of Wikipedia’s policies. Please let me know if there are further steps I need to take to address your concerns.

Thank you for your time and assistance --Elizabeth2435 Elizabeth 2435 (talk) 20:10, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]