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[[File:Information.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]] Hello, and [[Help:Getting started|welcome to Wikipedia]]. We appreciate [[Special:Contributions/DonovanSingletary|your contributions]]; however, it appears you may have written a draft for a Wikipedia article about yourself, at [[:User:DonovanSingletary/sandbox]]. Creating an autobiography is ”strongly” discouraged – please see our [[Wikipedia:Autobiography|guideline on writing autobiographies]]. If you create such an article, it may be [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|deleted]]. If what you have done in life is genuinely [[Wikipedia:Notability|notable]] and can be verified according to our [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|policy for articles about living people]], someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see [[Wikipedia:Notable people who have edited Wikipedia|Notable people who have edited Wikipedia]]). If you wish to add to or change an existing article about yourself, you are welcome to propose the changes by visiting the article’s talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a blog, web hosting service, social networking service, or memorial site|not a personal web space or social networking site]]. If your article has already been deleted, please see: [[Wikipedia:Why was the page I created deleted?|Why was the page I created deleted?]], and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss this with the deleting administrator. Thank you.<!– Template:uw-autobiography –> [[User:Jlwoodwa|jlwoodwa]] ([[User talk:Jlwoodwa|talk]]) 22:01, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

== Your submission at [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation|Articles for creation]]: [[Draft:Donovan Singletary|Donovan Singletary]] (December 4) ==

<div style=”border: solid 1px #FCC; background-color: var(–background-color-warning-subtle, #fdf2d5); color: inherit; padding: 0.5em 1em; margin: 1.5em; width: 90%;”> [[File:AFC-Logo_Decline.svg|50px|left]]Your recent article submission to [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation|Articles for Creation]] has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time.<nowiki> </nowiki>The reason left by Monkeysmashingkeyboards was:

{{divbox|gray|3=This submission’s references do not show that the subject [[Wikipedia:Notability|qualifies for a Wikipedia article]]—that is, they do not show ”significant” coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in ”published”, [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|”reliable”]], [[Wikipedia:No_original_research#Secondary|”secondary”]] sources that are ”[[Wikipedia:Independent sources|independent]]” of the subject (see the [[Wikipedia:Notability (people)|guidelines on the notability of people]]). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see [[Help:Referencing_for_beginners#Inserting_a_reference|technical help]] and learn about [[Wikipedia:Common sourcing mistakes (notability)|mistakes to avoid]] when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.|}}<!–

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–> 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:Donovan Singletary]] and click on the “Edit” tab at the top of the window.

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[[User:Monkeysmashingkeyboards|<span style=”color:#ff00ff”>monkey</span><sub style=”color:#aa22aa”>smashing</sub><sup style=”color:#aa66aa”>keyboards</sup>]] ([[User talk:Monkeysmashingkeyboards|talk]]) 19:39, 4 December 2025 (UTC)</div><!–Template:AfC decline–>

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| <div style=”background-color:#e1e6db; color: #393D38; padding: 1em; font-size: 1.1em; border-radius:10px;box-shadow:-2px -2px 1px #8e8a78;”>Hello, ”’DonovanSingletary”’!

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 ”'[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk|Articles for creation help desk]]”’. If you have any ”other” questions about your editing experience, we’d love to help you at the ”'[[Wikipedia:Teahouse|Teahouse]]”’, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! [[User:Monkeysmashingkeyboards|<span style=”color:#ff00ff”>monkey</span><sub style=”color:#aa22aa”>smashing</sub><sup style=”color:#aa66aa”>keyboards</sup>]] ([[User talk:Monkeysmashingkeyboards|talk]]) 19:39, 4 December 2025 (UTC)</div>

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions; however, it appears you may have written a draft for a Wikipedia article about yourself, at User:DonovanSingletary/sandbox. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – please see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Notable people who have edited Wikipedia). If you wish to add to or change an existing article about yourself, you are welcome to propose the changes by visiting the article’s talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was the page I created deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss this with the deleting administrator. Thank you. jlwoodwa (talk) 22:01, 5 May 2025 (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 Monkeysmashingkeyboards was:
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.

monkey_smashing^keyboards (talk) 19:39, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, DonovanSingletary!
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! monkey_smashing^keyboards (talk) 19:39, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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