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I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Mass Damping Theory. Thanks! Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 15:12, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Mass Damping Theory (April 1)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by CF-501 Falcon 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:

This is a very promising draft. However, the majority is unsourced. Filling in the tags would be a good starting point.

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.

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CF-501 Falcon (talk · contribs) 16:03, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Rigsbyjr! 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! CF-501 Falcon (talk · contribs) 16:03, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

Welcome!

Thanks for creating a draft!

Hello Rigsbyjr, welcome to Wikipedia! We appreciate your contributions and hope you stick around. I can see you've already started writing draft articles, so here are a few more resources that might be helpful:

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If you have general editing questions, the Teahouse is where you can seek help from experienced editors. Questions about the draft creation and publishing process should be directed to the Articles for creation Help Desk instead, where you can get assistance directly from reviewers. Don't hesitate to reach out on my talk page if you have any specific questions. Once again, welcome – I hope you enjoy your time here! CF-501 Falcon (talk · contribs) 23:50, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

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CF-501 Falcon (talk · contribs) 23:55, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Mass Damping Theory (June 13)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Garsh2 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:

As stated by another reviewer, the draft and content is promising. However, there is a significant concern regarding sourcing. Per WP:SCHOLARSHIP, pre-prints from websites like Zenodo are considered self published sources. This draft relies heavily on sources from an individual for whom I have been unable to verify expertise in the field. Additionally, the creator/significant contributor of this page appears to either be that individual or someone related to them. If fully published versions of those papers exist, please cite their published version when possible. Otherwise, other sources may be needed.

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.

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Garsh (talk) 16:39, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for taking the time to review. I am at a crossroads and would like your advice. This theory is gaining interest while under peer review. Is Wikipedia not a place for people to learn about Mass Damping Theory pre-publish? If I wait for review completion this draft will most likely be deleted. That combined with my time constraints, should I let it be deleted and try again later? 172.56.50.140 (talk) 00:16, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello! I want to commend you for a very well written draft article. Wikipedia is quite strict about some of its policies relating to sourcing and notability, so much so that otherwise well written articles are sometimes left out. As you stated, the article in its current form is probably not suitable for inclusion until the sources are published. You have a few options on how to proceed:

1. If you think there will be substantive content remaining after removing the Rigbsy (2025) sources and the information that they verify, you could shrink the article and resubmit. As there are other sources, this may have a good chance of success. There is no shame in submitting and publishing an article that is only a few sentences long. If the Rigsby sources end up peer reviewed and published, you are welcome to restore the missing information.
2. You could also leave the draft and wait until the sources are peer reviewed, if you believe that is likely. Luckily, you have a few ways to keep the draft page alive until the sources are fully published. Drafts are only deleted if they are not edited for 6 months, so you can keep it by simply making small edits within that window to reset the timer. Additionally, if the draft is deleted, you can have it restored at WP:REFUND when you are ready to finish it.

I should warn you that while citing one's own work is allowed, it likely constitutes a conflict of interest. See WP:COI for information about disclosures if that applies to you.

I'm happy that works on the subject are undergoing peer review and that this article should eventually come together in its current form. Once you've resubmitted the draft (in whichever option you take), feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you'd like me to take another look. I'm quite sympathetic, as this is one of the better draft articles I've had to reject over sourcing. Garsh (talk) 03:04, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for your time. Great advice. Have a great day. 172.56.15.201 (talk) 16:38, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

Once again I appreciate your advice. It was a brutal process reducing the page I worked so hard on; however, I believe I now have what you were guiding me towards. This will be a good placeholder until the peer review process is complete. It will serve those who are interested. Have a great day. Rigsbyjr (talk) 01:38, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Mass Damping Theory (July 12)

Your recent article submission has been rejected and cannot be resubmitted. If you have further questions, you can ask at the Articles for creation help desk or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help. The reason left by Johnjbarton was: This topic is not sufficiently notable for inclusion in Wikipedia. The comment the reviewer left was: Sorry, this is not the appropriate venue for this work. The current content is original research according to Wikipedia criteria. No source here describes the proposed topic. None of the content here is verified by reliable sources. Wikipedia makes no claim about correctness or truth. It is an encyclopedia with the goal of summarizing existing sources. I am familiar with the topics here and confident that other editors would agree with this assessment.

Johnjbarton (talk) 23:54, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Mass Damping Theory

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 09:08, 13 December 2025 (UTC)