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Hello, I'm Wracking. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, John Ashcroft, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Wracking  ^talk! 05:38, 23 April 2024 (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 Qcne 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:

I don't think this person quite meets WP:NACADEMIC

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Qcne (talk) 11:50, 10 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Thank you for reviewing this submission. However, I disagree with the judgement that this article does not meet notability criteria: As listed in WP:NACADEMIC, an academic meets the notability criteria for any one of several conditions, one of which is a prestigious award. If you will refer to the Awards and Honors section of the proposed draft, you will find several which meet the criteria. The strongest of these is the IEEE VGTC Visualization Significant New Researcher Award. This community is the host of the premiere visualization research conference IEEE VIS, and is highly regarded by data visualization researchers worldwide. The notability criteria explicitly mention IEEE ("The person has received a highly prestigious academic award or honor at a national or international level."). Several other fellowships arguably also meet this criteria, such as the NSF (National Science Foundation) GRFP (Graduate Research Fellowship Program). Even without considering that this person meets several other criteria for notable academics such as research impact, this recognition alone should be sufficient to qualify this biography for inclusion. Oak Azimuth ( talk) 05:43, 23 June 2024 (UTC) reply

Hello, Oak Azimuth! 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! Qcne (talk) 11:50, 10 May 2024 (UTC) reply