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Your submission at Articles for creation: Fall of the Berlin Wall (March 30)

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Libby norman (talk) 16:17, 30 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Barton Fox, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about 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!

Note on my talk page about Articles for creation: Fall of the Berlin Wall

Hi Barton Fox and thanks for your note. I appreciate all the points you are making, but it is not a matter where personal judgement and exceptions come into it – Wikipedia is designed as an encyclopaedia and the five pillars sets out the frame that we use as volunteer editors and reviewers. By its very nature, your firsthand account can't be considered because it isn't sourced from previously published works and contains original research – albeit firsthand and live reportage. None of the above makes it a bad article or an unworthy one – it's just that Wikipedia is a bad fit for it because that's not what Wiki does. Have you thought about looking for other sources via your local library – history projects and so forth, because it would be a shame to waste such a valuable firsthand account of in important moment in history. Best regards. Libby norman (talk) 18:18, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Libby Thanks for the info and I do understand completely about the relevance of the Wikipedia remit. The article has been placed in several other places over the last five years including a BBC Radio reading/talk. I'm not looking for an outlet I was just reacting to what I had read on Wikipedia about 'personal accounts' of the Fall of the Berlin Wall on the morning of 9th November 1989 and believed that my own account could, shall we say, 'enhance' the other reports. At present I am researching the event as this November will be the 25th anniversary...and so my research on Wikipedia. Thanks for your time and good luck. Barton Fox (talk) 18:30, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Fall of the Berlin Wall

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Rankersbo (talk) 11:48, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]