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Hey I dream of horses -- I've declined this one; I don't think it's wrong, per se, and I don't think this is ever going to make it to mainspace for notability reasons, but perhaps we just all have to dial down the deletionist tendencies a bit, especially in draftspace, where no obvious benefit accrues to subject. Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 06:42, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Espresso Addict I suspect people are going to be a little more inclusionist for a moment; I'll have to adjust.

It was more G11'able when I nomm'd it; if the article improves after I nominate it, I'm never upset by that result. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 06:45, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I noticed that. I still think it would reasonably fall under G11, but it's not really doing much harm where it is waiting for G13 to remove it quietly. Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 06:47, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Espresso Addict I suppose that as long as it's not being resubmitted-declined-resubmitted-again enough, it's not doing any harm and will be G13'd eventually. Even in the case of someone resubmitting it repeatedly, it could be sent to MfD so as to delete the draft and remove any false hope. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 06:51, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe we should see draftspace (and userspace) as training wheels for new editors, and not worry too much about what goes on there (as long as it isn't obviously harmful, of course), in the hope that at least a few of the editors who have a less-antagonistic early experience of Wikipedia will become good contributors in time? It was three months before I started a BLP whom I hadn't met personally though I think they all turned out to be notable, and I haven't turned out that bad as a contributor.{cn} Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 07:02, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Espresso Addict Perhaps I'm cynical, but I doubt the few editors who become good contributors in time start out their editing careers with a G'11able draft...but then again, perhaps this one, who actually improved the draft after a CSD nom, will be an exception. So, perhaps I should touch grass. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 07:14, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, want to look into an article with/for me? The article in question is M. R. Mathias. Long story short, the guy doesn't appear to be notable. There aren't any good notability-showing sources in the page at all, honestly. The only claim to fame is being nominated for the Locus Poll Award, but I do have a bit of a question about that.

Now, Locus Awards are obviously going to give notability if you win. That's never in question. What I'm questioning is if this goes through a different process than the normal Locus Awards, as they only nominate books they've reviewed. The source used for this seems to imply that the Poll Award goes through a different process, namely that participants (the readers) can submit any book they want as long as it is the right genre, length, and year of release. Basically, if it's the normal process of nomination that means there may be a Locus review out there and possibly more. If it's the one I think it is, then there possibly won't be.

I'd edited this page some years back and meant to come back to it later, but never got the chance. I think I admittedly also didn't want to delete the page given his history of overcoming prison and drug addiction, as I am kind of hesitant in reaching out now about it. I just figure if we both can't find sources, then the guy unfortunately doesn't pass NAUTHOR and it can go to AfD. Which is my other reason for reaching out. I'm not on as regularly as I once was, so I'm hesitant to nominate articles for AfD. I don't want to nominate and then not keep up with any discussions on the page. Lately I've been good about getting on but I can't guarantee that I'll be able to keep that pace up. Would you be willing to nominate? ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 18:59, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@ReaderofthePack You're right. The man doesn't appear notable. A before search doesn't turn up much, and of course, the sources actually in the article aren't that great, either. If someone still living/recently deceased is this low-profile, it might be best to either get the article draftified/redirected/deleted at AfD, particularly if they've already overcome a lot in their life; we don't want someone to unexpectedly get a higher profile, which can bring its own issues. Fame is no pleasure cruise.

Occasionally, though, people will turn up with offline/paywalled sources at AfD, so who knows? I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 19:08, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I do hope that someone brings up sourcing, in which case I'll change my argument, but I don't think that there's anything out there. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 19:18, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I do not have a specific source but I have heard it time after time. 72.209.254.231 (talk) 23:21, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That would be a rumor. Please avoid adding it back unless and until you find a source for it. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 23:23, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! New here and I do not dream of horses although I like them. --CanadianAmerican96 (talk) 18:45, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@CanadianAmerican96 Nice to meet you! I've added links to tutorials and suggested edits on your talk page. I actually don't dream of horses myself very often. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 19:53, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sobey Art Award

Hi I dream of horses! Thank you so much for msging me, something seems to be wrong with the citation on Nico Williams. Do you know how to fix it? Also would you want to help me build and publish a page for this contemporary artist? We are old friends from school :) !!!!

I cant remember how to open a page for a new subject.

Lmk! Taya Cornett

TayaCornett (talk) 21:31, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

{{reply to|TayaCornett} What, specifically, seems to be wrong? I dream of horses (Hoofprints)

You can create an AfC draft through the article wizard. Another ping just in case: TayaCornett I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 21:33, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]