MeloOpti

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Again, welcome! Lorraine Crane (talk) 20:36, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: James Alister “Jim” Coombs (November 11)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Yoshiman6464 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.

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Yoshiman6464 ^♫🥚 04:10, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

Hello, MeloOpti! 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! Yoshiman6464 ♫🥚 04:10, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

Thanks Yoshiman6464 I will work on finding further sources and come back to you at the Teahouse with questions. How long will my draft stay active? I already had one disappear and lost all the citations. :( MeloOpti (talk) 18:46, 11 November 2025 (UTC)