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Hi Matthewobrien!
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This message is from a robot. -- John Bot III ( talk) 23:32, 30 April 2008 (UTC) reply

Hello Matthewobrien and welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for contributing to the article Marin Headlands. The pic looks good. I just wanted to check with you about the bench description, I've changed the caption because it sounds like you want to say that the bench was dedicated to Ben and that's where the phrase "He saved the schoolhouse" comes from. I have no idea if this is correct, and couldn't tell from how the caption was written. So I changed it to:

"

This view of the Golden Gate and San Francisco is from a bench on Hawk Hill. The bench is dedicated to Ben and bears the inscription: "He saved the schoolhouse"

"

Does that work for you? It makes it more clear where the phrase in quotes comes from.

Wevets ( talk) 17:38, 21 May 2008 (UTC) reply

You have been accused of sockpuppetry. Please refer to Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Matthewobrien for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with notes for the suspect before editing the evidence page. Quaeler ( talk) 14:36, 3 November 2008 (UTC) reply

Hello, welcome, and thank you for the useful verbiage which you've added to articles.

Please notice that the precedent for images added to articles is that they are, with the periodic rare exception of wide-aspect images, added as scaled thumbnails; it should be obvious that your edits take on the guise of heightened smarmy-ness since they are needless advertising, in size, your own photographs. If you continue to make these types of edits without first being able to cite editor-agreed exception to this precedent on some discussion page somewhere, i'll issue an actual warning which will lead to your being blocked on further repeats. If you wish to reply to this, i'll be watching this page. Thanks. Quaeler ( talk) 15:03, 3 November 2008 (UTC) reply

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There is a Request for Comment posted at Talk:New York Daily News#Request for Comment. You are being notified as one of every registered editor who has edited that article in that past year. -- Tenebrae ( talk) 23:10, 18 January 2017 (UTC) reply

An article you recently created, James H. Higdon Sr., does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. ( ?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed ( verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. ( t · c) buidhe 02:04, 30 July 2020 (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 DGG was:

This submission reads more like an essay than an encyclopedia article. Submissions should summarise information in secondary, reliable sources and not contain opinions or original research. Please write about the topic from a neutral point of view in an encyclopedic manner.

 The comment the reviewer left was:

originall research based upon primary 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 when they have been resolved.

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DGG ( talk ) 08:44, 5 August 2020 (UTC) reply

Hello, Matthewobrien! 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! DGG ( talk ) 08:44, 5 August 2020 (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 Theroadislong 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:

Not clear how he passes WP:GNG and FamilySearch and Ancestry.com are not reliable sources.

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Theroadislong ( talk) 17:08, 14 October 2020 (UTC) reply

Please do not add commentary, your own point of view, or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to Cleta Mitchell. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Thank you. Elizium23 ( talk) 18:57, 3 January 2021 (UTC) reply

Hello, Matthewobrien. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, " James H. Higdon Sr.".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! UnitedStatesian ( talk) 22:02, 14 March 2021 (UTC) reply

J.H. Higdon, 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.

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Thanks again, and happy editing!

🇺🇦  Fiddle^Timtrent  Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 20:23, 2 November 2022 (UTC) reply

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article J.H. Higdon is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J.H. Higdon until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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Fram ( talk) 14:05, 3 November 2022 (UTC) reply

An article you recently created, J.H. Higdon, is not suitable as written to remain published as discussed at the recent AfD. When you have made the necessary improvements, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Star Mississippi 14:40, 10 November 2022 (UTC) reply

Please work on the article at Draft:J.H. Higdon. Do not recreate it in mainspace as it isn't ready to be there. Thank you! Star Mississippi 22:00, 10 November 2022 (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 Star Mississippi 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:

The AfD closed literally today and you have not made any of the necessary improvements. Higdon is not ready for mainspace. If you disagree with the closure, you're welcome to use WP:DRV.

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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Star Mississippi 22:18, 10 November 2022 (UTC) reply

Hello, Matthewobrien. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, " J.H. Higdon".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. ✗ plicit 23:26, 10 May 2023 (UTC) reply