User talk:CNMall41

Babil Khan

Hi CNMall41, I hope you're doing well. I came across Babil Khan's article today, on which you're working, and saw that a new user WaftCinematic published it and has literally just copy-pasted Draft:Babil Khan on which I was working for a few months now and was waiting for it to be moved to the mainspace through AfC since it was rejected once by a reviewer. Now that the article is already published, what do you think can be done with the draft, delete or redirect? ManaliJain (talk) 05:16, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

@ManaliJain:, I am not sure really. There are some issues with that user moving a lot of pages to mainspace that do not meet guidelines. I am on the fence with taking Babil Khan to AfD so I was cleaning it up to try to hopefully find notability to save it. Maybe just keep the draft as-is for now so there is a copy in the event the mainspace page gets deleted?--CNMall41 (talk) 05:26, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

@ManaliJain:, actually, I think most of the offending content and references are now gone. Appears to meet WP:GNG. As far as the draft, it is up to you if you want to delete it or redirect (although I do not see many redirects from drafts). --CNMall41 (talk) 05:56, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for the update. It's good to hear that the issues with the content and references have been addressed, and that the page now appears to meet WP:GNG. Appreciate your input on this matter. ManaliJain (talk) 06:29, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Heyo CNMail41

hey @CNMall41 –– after my last experience with creating a page, I must admit I am nervous to 'be bold' and try to add more pages.

My question is this, should I never publish without AfD? Is AfD the requirement? (Draftspace)

Also I did a lot of browsing and reading through the forums last night and want to say I am sorry if I came off defense. I didn't realize that people abusing wikipedia and doing paid stuff was so prevalent and bad –– and I can totally understand why someone like me (new editor) might raise eyebrows. Thanks for your help thus far! Comintell (talk) 21:42, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

I'm curious what Wikipedia "forums" this editor read. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:10, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

These: Wikipedia:Teahouse Wikipedia:Dispute resolution Wikipedia:Reference desk Comintell (talk) 03:24, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Don't be discouraged. I will tell you there is no requirement that you submit through WP:AfC, although I highly recommend it. When I first started I created pages in the mainspace and only after learning guideline more thoroughly did I realize that some of them shouldn't have been created. I subsequently went back and requested some be deleted. For someone just starting out, I would recommend going through AfC as you can get feedback on drafts prior to them being moved to the mainspace. You will pick up on guidelines quicker until you have the hang of it and are more comfortable with moving them yourself. I still occasionally submit to AfC if I feel the community may disagree with my notability assessment on a page I want to create.--CNMall41 (talk) 06:59, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks! Comintell (talk) 08:03, 19 November 2023 (UTC)