User talk:Smartin408

Branden Spikes moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to Branden Spikes. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it is promotional and reads like an advertisement and you may have a possible Conflict of Interest. 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 the draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Sarsenet•he/they•(talk) 11:56, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick review! I did work with Branden several years ago (2016) and saw the Brian Krebs DOGE article and thought it would be good to put this together. I'll ask for some assistance at the Teahouse on how to make it a more neutral article and resubmit when that's done Smartin408 (talk) 20:05, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

Your thread has been archived

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Branden Spikes (December 18)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Somepinkdude was:

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

• in-depth (not just passing mentions about the subject)
• reliable
• secondary
• independent of the subject
  

Make sure you add references that meet these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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:Branden Spikes and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Somepinkdude (talk) 03:08, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Smartin408! 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! Somepinkdude (talk) 03:08, 18 December 2025 (UTC)