Editing Eurovision Wiki:WikiProject Articles for creation/Reviewing instructions (section)

== Invalid reasons for declining a submission ==
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;Avoid the following errors:
# Avoid declining an article because it correctly uses [[Wikipedia:General references|general references]] to support some or all of the material. The content and sourcing policies require [[Wikipedia:Inline citations|inline citations]] for only [[WP:MINREF|four specific types of material]], most commonly [[direct quotations]] and contentious material about [[WP:BLP|living persons]].
# Avoid declining an article that meets the [[WP:MINREF|criteria for requiring inline citations]] because you wrongly assumed that the absence of little blue numbers meant that no inline citations existed. The use of <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tags, although popular, is not required. Editors may choose any form of [[Wikipedia:Inline citation|inline citation]], not just the most popular one. Many new editors choose a different style, and their choice is protected by [[WP:CITEVAR|Wikipedia's citation guidelines]].
# Avoid declining an article because the references contain [[Wikipedia:Bare URLs|bare URLs]] or other reference formatting problems. Instead, run [[User:Zhaofeng_Li/Reflinks|reFill]] (and ''check its output!'') or tag the article with {{tlx|cleanup-link rot|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} or {{tlx|citation style|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}.
# Avoid declining an article because it contains formatting issues, such as the absence of [[WP:WIKILINK|wikilinks]], or because it has no sections. Instead, [[WP:SOFIXIT|fix it yourself]], or accept the article and tag it with [[Wikipedia:Template messages|maintenance templates]] to alert other editors to issue(s).
# Avoid declining an article because [[WP:IJDLI|you personally don't like]] the citation style or formatting. 
# Avoid declining an article because the reliable sources are not [[WP:PAYWALL|free]], [[WP:SOURCEACCESS|online]] or [[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Non-English sources|in English]]. Books, magazines, and other print-only sources are perfectly acceptable, and may also be in another language.