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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. 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.

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Hello, MaxPower2017. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "KCS Old Boys RFC".

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 05:37, 31 October 2019 (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 Nightenbelle was:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

 The comment the reviewer left was:

Article relies very heavily on primary sources, which do not contribute to notability, and twitter- in fact all social media, is not an acceptable source.

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Nightenbelle (talk) 20:36, 28 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, MaxPower2017. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "KCS Old Boys RFC".

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! CommanderWaterford (talk) 20:55, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

An article you recently created, Hampshire 4, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Mccapra (talk) 21:28, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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An article you recently created, Dorset & Wilts 2 Central, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 16:01, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, MaxPower2017. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "KCS Old Boys RFC".

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:54, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 22:02, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, MaxPower2017. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Hampshire 4".

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:03, 22 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 16:02, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, MaxPower2017. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Dorset & Wilts 2 Central".

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 16:10, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I'm Belbury. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Pauline Quirke, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Belbury (talk) 09:20, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your contributions to Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Waqar💬 14:30, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Morning Waqar. Thanks for your message. As you'll have seen I anticipated this issue in the original editing comment I put on the page. As you'll see from my editing history I am trying to be an ally to community rugby in England, a sport that doesn't get media coverage - there are virtually no sources to validate the existence of leagues except from the governing body themselves, the RFU. I am at a complete loss as to how I can persuade Wikipedia that these these leagues exist and the teams included are participating in them. I can't provide links to BBC Sport or Sky Sport or The Times or The Telegraph, they simply don't exist. This is not malicious content, there is no attempt to spread disinformation, just a genuine fan trying to give a platform to clubs who otherwise have no online presence save for their own club website. You'll note that was a time a couple of years ago when every league in the 'system' section of the English Rugby Union System page was populated with details of teams competing. The RFU changed the league structure at the start of the 2022-23 season and since then the page has dozens of blanks pages. People like me are trying to reinstate the information and fill in the gaps. I can't tell you how frustrating and dispiriting it is to spend hours curating pages, getting maps right, uploading the details of clubs only to seen it all taken down the same day. I hope you can apply some discretion and reinstate the information I uploaded. Thank you. MaxPower2017 (talk) 09:08, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Waqar. Have you had a chance to consider my message above? Thanks in advance MaxPower2017 (talk) 07:33, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

MaxPower2017, if there is no source to verify what you have written on Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex, then it is not notable enough for Wikipedia. Please see Wikipedia:No original research. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 13:44, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jeraxmoira. Thanks for replying. The same logic could be applied to every community rugby league. As per my longer message above Wikipedia previously supported entries for all local leagues until c.2022 when the league structure changed. What sources do you require? There is a link to the RFU page confirming the existence of the league and the fixtures to be played. What, specifically, is required? Thanks in advance MaxPower2017 (talk) 14:48, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for your contributions to Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Boleyn (talk) 21:19, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Morning Boleyn. Thanks for your message. As you'll have seen I anticipated this issue in the original editing comment I put on the page. As you'll see from my editing history I am trying to be an ally to community rugby in England, a sport that doesn't get media coverage - there are virtually no sources to validate the existence of leagues except from the governing body themselves, the RFU. I am at a complete loss as to how I can persuade Wikipedia that these these leagues exist and the teams included are participating in them. I can't provide links to BBC Sport or Sky Sport or The Times or The Telegraph, they simply don't exist. This is not malicious content, there is no attempt to spread disinformation, just a genuine fan trying to give a platform to clubs who otherwise have no online presence save for their own club website. You'll note that was a time a couple of years ago when every league in the 'system' section of the English Rugby Union System page was populated with details of teams competing. The RFU changed the league structure at the start of the 2022-23 season and since then the page has dozens of blanks pages. People like me are trying to reinstate the information and fill in the gaps. I can't tell you how frustrating and dispiriting it is to spend hours curating pages, getting maps right, uploading the details of clubs only to seen it all taken down the same day. I hope you can apply some discretion and reinstate the information I uploaded. Thank you. MaxPower2017 (talk) 10:22, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Counties 1 Surrey / Sussex, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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Thank you for accepting the creation of this page and the feedback - both much appreciated. MP17 MaxPower2017 (talk) 15:08, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your contributions to Counties 2 Sussex. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it needs more sources to establish notability. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 12:49, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Counties 2 Sussex, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. This is a great rating for a new article, and places it among the top 21% of accepted submissions — kudos to you! You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

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		For your excellent work in updating and creating English rugby union league articles Bcp67 (talk) 19:29, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you - much appreciated. Trying to backfill the English Rugby Union System page is not a straightforward thing since there is very little coverage of the clubs so finding sources is a painstaking business but I am motivated to try since all the clubs, big or small, deserve to be recognised for their achievements / participation.

One QQ for you - I *think* I have resubmitted a Draft page for KCS Old Boys RFC - I created it a while ago then it was archived and I requested it to come out so I could work on it which I did today but can't tell if it has has now gone off for review or if it is just sat as a a draft. Are you able to see / advise?

Many thanks, MP17 MaxPower2017 (talk) 15:10, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I can see the draft and I think it needs resubmitting - I took a look at WP:AFCREVIEW and there was an instruction there to add the submit for review button to the article. I've done that on your draft and it looks like it has been submitted. Good luck with it this time. Bcp67 (talk) 18:04, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The draft has been accepted and your article is now in mainspace - KCS Old Boys RFC. Bcp67 (talk) 07:06, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Brilliant - thank you again for your support / encouragement - much appreciated MaxPower2017 (talk) 13:40, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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