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I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Toomaj Salehi. Thanks! Robert McClenon (talk) 16:19, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Bilorv 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:
Salehi is not likely to be notable if all coverage of him is in context of his arrest.
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.
If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Toomaj Salehi and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Toomaj Salehi, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
Hello, Gharouni!
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! — Bilorv (talk) 23:36, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
@BilorvThanks for your warm message. However, I believe this refusal is rather political. Not even based on wiki policies listed. I don't have questions to ask as I have enough experience in wikipedia. Thanks again for the offer. Your's sincerely, GharouniTalk 00:27, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
This is a very strange assumption on your part. I have very little knowledge of Iranian politics, as you can likely tell from the topic areas I edit, but I certainly oppose their government's actions here. If you have sufficient experience on Wikipedia then you will know that we should first consider WP:BLP1E. We find it inapplicable (criterion #2, Salehi is not low-profile) and so WP:BIO1E is the policy we should next turn to, where we see that it would be more common to have an article on the incident of arrest than on a biography of Salehi. However, evaluating the topic under Wikipedia:Notability (events) we find that the incident has not received sustained coverage, at least not according to the sources in the article (all from a couple of weeks in September, none from October), and as such I did not recommend an article on the incident itself, instead declining the draft as not demonstrating notability. — Bilorv (talk) 00:38, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
@Bilorv Thanks for your comment. I apologise if I jumped into conclusion quickly. Regards, GharouniTalk 01:22, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
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