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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Simplexity22 (talk) 02:50, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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 adequately show the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage (not just mere mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject—see the guidelines on the notability of people, the golden rule and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners and Help:Introduction to referencing/1), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time.

 The comment the reviewer left was:

No references at all

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KylieTastic (talk) 10:41, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Rvbcave! 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! KylieTastic (talk) 10:41, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Capt. John Zumrick, M.D.. Thanks! --Cameron₁₁₅₉₈ ^(Talk) 18:17, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This article is not about Capt. John or you, unsourced and overly biased anecdotes about you and your friendship are not appropriate or encyclopedic. Please do not restore this again, and also please read WP:COI, as you clearly have one here--Jac16888 ^Talk 13:06, 22 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Would you like Bill’s phone number or email address to confirm any of this information? Zumrick was integral to Bill beginning work on the Hogarthian Configuration. I’m the only instructor teaching his methods purely. Rvbcave (talk) 14:22, 22 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

For instance, this statement is wholly incorrect: “Described as "a perfectionist," Main and his dive partner Sheck Exley adopted the long hose devised by Exley and began to look at other ways to improve the minimalism, efficiency, and safety of every component of his dive gear“

Zumrick is the person who invented the long hose, not Exley. Rvbcave (talk) 14:29, 22 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

In that case I have removed that sentence altogether. A phone number is not a reliable source, we have no way to verify it's truly the person in question and even if we could "He told me himself" is not verifiable. Please find some real sources, and stop trying to add content about yourself, it's not appropriate--Jac16888 ^Talk 09:53, 23 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage (not just mere mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject—see the guidelines on the notability of people, the golden rule and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners and Help:Introduction to referencing/1), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time.

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Legacypac (talk) 11:04, 17 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]