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Your submission at Articles for creation: John Thorley (disambiguation) (May 19)
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Your submission at Articles for creation: John Thorley (Classicist) (May 21)
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- provide significant coverage: discuss the person in detail, not brief mentions or interviews lacking independent analysis;
- are reliable: from reputable outlets with editorial oversight;
- are independent: not connected to the person, such as interviews, press releases, the subject's own website, or sponsored content.
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Your submission at Articles for creation: John Thorley (Classicist) has been accepted
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Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 05:32, 23 May 2026 (UTC)Welcome!
editHello, Walter's Sea Legs, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
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Help is available: check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or , and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 05:35, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
Your submission at Articles for creation: John Thorley (disambiguation) has been accepted
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🌀Hurricane Wind and Fire, why did you decline my draft? (talk) (contribs)🔥 22:32, 23 May 2026 (UTC)