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16:01, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Adhocdown! Your additions to Draft:Victoria Interrante have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. DanCherek (talk) 22:10, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi DanChereck,

As you noticed, I have been including references in conjunction with excerpts from those references temporarily within my drafts. I just started writing these two articles, so it helps me keep information straight. I did not realize that people would actually be looking at my very, very early works in progress!! I'm a computer science person, so I have been using the drafting as a form of version control (which bit me in the butt here because my most up-to-date drafts have now all been deleted).

Since I have received multiple copyright complaints from you, does this mean that I should NOT do rough drafting within the Wikipedia drafts? I did not think I had to worry about references, etc. until I submitted the article for review since they were not published yet. Should I just write locally and then paste it into Wikipedia at the end (?).

I am new here, so I appreciate any clarification! I've also never used talk pages, so I might be doing this wrong. Adhocdown (talk) 17:28, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like the guidelines on the Wikipedia Drafts page are fairly open ended for reviewers. Moving forward, I will put large notes within the page to notify potential reviewers that the content is not permanent. That way I can still use Wikipedia's version control when drafting. Let me know if you can think of any other approaches to ensure early drafts are not deleted! Thank you for your insight Adhocdown (talk) 17:45, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Mary C. Whitton (April 4)

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

This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms that promote the subject.

The comment the reviewer left was:

This is a tribute, not a npov bio. reduce the length of the introduction. Then give first he biography, with years for each degree and position. Then her research, with references. Then he commercial and other contributions, again with third party refernces. Finally, a list of hr most cited publication, with number of of citations,

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 when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Mary C. Whitton and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Mary C. Whitton, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

DGG ( talk ) 05:00, 4 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Victoria Interrante

Hello, Adhocdown. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Victoria Interrante, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 18:01, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Victoria Interrante

Hello, Adhocdown. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Victoria Interrante".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:47, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Mary C. Whitton

Hello, Adhocdown. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Mary C. Whitton, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 05:01, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Mary C. Whitton

Hello, Adhocdown. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Mary C. Whitton".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:00, 4 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]