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Your submission at Articles for creation: Richard L'Abbé (May 30)

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

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.

This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms that promote the subject.

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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Gheus (talk) 00:23, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Jabbethehutt37! 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! Gheus (talk) 00:23, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

Hello, Jabbethehutt37, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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Hi Gheus! Thanks for the feedback, very helpful and fast. I'll first summarize the feedback you shared along with the points in the yellow box:

1. References do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article

2. Submission not written in formal tone

3. Conflict of interest: multiple users on one article, poor username, disclosure of compensation

I'll address each one individually, let me know if I missed one.

1. References do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article

There are several newspaper articles beyond the People Magazine one. These articles have no links as most were prior or early internet days. I've listed most of them below to supplement the existing resources in showing that Richard L'Abbe is worthy of a Wikipedia article.

- https://screenshot.click/30-22-2lw9t-5f9d1.png

- https://screenshot.click/30-23-pmpsx-hp76i.png

- https://screenshot.click/30-23-yr3gi-m2vtu.png

- https://screenshot.click/30-24-5mkj0-o4aex.png

- https://screenshot.click/30-24-z5kh0-4btay.png

- https://screenshot.click/30-25-2hxkf-iay92.png

- https://screenshot.click/30-25-bo5ai-arf3v.png

However, I don't believe these articles tell the full story. I believe being a recipient of the Order of Canada and receiving the Distinguished Public Service award from the US Navy as a Canadian speaks for itself. This is the single highest honor granted to civilians

2. Submission not written in formal tone

This is excellent feedback and I will gladly make use of the resources available for editing assistance. Thanks you for suggesting it. After reading the links, there appear to be at least 2 ways: using "subst:submit|username" and Userspace draft. I'm not sure which to proceed with so I'm going to try both, hopefully that isn't too bothersome.

3. Conflict of interest

- multiple users on one article - I am the only author of this article with the subject (my father) reviewing for accuracy

- poor username - In the process of changing my username to my real name

- disclosure of compensation - I am receiving no compensation for this, simply immortalizing my father's fascinating story

Thanks again for your help! Jabbethehutt37 (talk) 13:48, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Richard L'Abbé (May 31)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Ibjaja055 was:

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.

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:Richard L'Abbé 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.

Ibjaja055 (talk) 09:16, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks lbjaja055 for your feedback! I've made several changes to focus only on content that has reliable sources. Most of my references are from newspaper articles from the 90s of which we have photos of clippings. I believe these are sufficient as they are well known and respected local newspapers that still exist today (Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette). Another change I made was add in line citations to 2 sentences in the Career section, along with removing any content that didn't have a reference such as bronze medal in kayaking and Life Magazine's This Year in Pictures.

Please advise if these changes address your feedback or if you are suggesting more of the sources are unreliable, and if so which ones.

I very much appreciate your help and look forward to hearing from you. Eriklabbe (talk) 18:58, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Richard L'Abbé (June 1)

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

Gheus (talk) 01:44, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Richard L'Abbé has been accepted

Richard L'Abbé, 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.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider leaving us some feedback.

Thanks again, and happy editing!

Theroadislong (talk) 19:57, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Great work! Congratulations. You may now be interested in Wikipedia:About you. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:30, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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