Editing Eurovision Wiki:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk (section)

== 09:53, 19 March 2026 review of submission by Jakob Øverland ==
{{Lafc|username=Jakob Øverland|ts=09:53, 19 March 2026|draft=Draft:Martin_Villhelm_Kroken_Viksøy}}
Hi, I’m new to Wikipedia and was wondering why my draft was rejected, and what changes are needed to make it suitable for publication.
Thank you for your help. [[User:Jakob Øverland|Jakob Øverland]] ([[User talk:Jakob Øverland|talk]]) 09:53, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

:Hello, @[[User:Jakob Øverland|Jakob Øverland]].
:A Wikipedia article should be a [[WP:Neutral point of view|neutral summary]] of what the [[WP:DUEWEIGHT|majority of people]] who are [[WP:Independent sources|wholly unconnected]] with the subject have independently chosen to publish about the subject in [[WP:Reliable sources|reliable publications]], (see [[WP:Golden rule|Golden rule]]) and not much else. [[WP:No original research|What you know]] (or anybody else knows) about the subject is not relevant except where it can be [[WP:Verifiability|verified]] from a reliable published source.
:Your draft does not resemble that description in any way. 
:My earnest advice to new editors is to not even ''think'' about  trying to create an article until you have spent several weeks - at least - learning about how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles. Once you have understood core policies such as [[WP:verifiability|verifiability]], [[WP:neutral point of view|neutral point of view]], [[WP:42|reliable, independent sources]], and [[WP:notability|notability]], and experienced how we handle disagreements with other editors (the [[WP:BRD|Bold, Revert, Discuss]] cycle), then you might be ready to read [[WP:your first article|your first article]] carefully, and try creating a draft. If you don't follow this advice but try to create an article without this preparation, you are likely to have a frustrating and disappointing experience with Wikipedia. [[User:ColinFine|ColinFine]] ([[User talk:ColinFine|talk]]) 10:04, 19 March 2026 (UTC)