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Copyright violation

• Please read the comments in the failing review on your article submission. You cannot create an article by cutting sentences out of other people's work and sticking them together in a different order, or changing a word here and there. To do so is plagiarism. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 13:36, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

• Sorry! It was my first time. I didn't know. From next article I would write them myself. Argha.hazra (talk) 13:42, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

North India blackout affects over one half billion people‎

Hi. Just a note to say, for most contributors the first article is the hardest, because it's when you're learning the basics of en.wn writing. Once you have the basics, it gets much easier (not that any of us ever stop learning, of course). --Pi zero (talk) 15:16, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I understand your say. But this time I did try my best. So please help me publish it! :) Argha.hazra (talk) 11:11, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

The article's own troubles were compounded by numerous other articles arriving on the review queue, competing with it for attention. Looks like this one got away from us. Hopefully it's been a learning experience. Honestly, entrenched sourcing problems like this are exceedingly hard to fix; the best way to deal with them is to not let them arise to begin with, when first writing the article. --Pi zero (talk) 13:46, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank You, anyways. I did learn form this experience. - Argha.hazra (talk) 14:50, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

Hang in there!!

It's a shame your blackout article didn't make it through review.......it was a fantastic effort!!! Hang in there!! Surely, with such a cataclysmic event, there're some current stories you could use to start a new article with, yes? Additionally, if handled correctly, you can even fold those old articles (from various sources) into that article's list of sources.....there's a few different ways you can make it flow, but again, if an event is huge enough, you can always make something work!! Please try again!! --Bddpaux (talk) 00:56, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

To be certain, I got a new article started for you! Check in the Newsroom! --Bddpaux (talk) 14:26, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

"Fearless Felix" influence spacesuit design

Hi, your article is interesting. It is not ready for publishing yet, please, take a look at the review comments; the main concern is that you only tried to write the first paragraph (see WN:C). It should be possible to address the issues while the news is still fresh and re-submit the story for re-review. Thank you. --Gryllida 10:58, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder in critical condition

Hi. The article was assessed not ready for publication. Please see the review comments, and detailed history of edits during review. --Pi zero (talk) 18:51, 28 March 2013 (UTC)