User talk:Firstinduty

License tagging for Image:M37 Ithaca2.JPG

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License tagging for File:Dads video (11).JPG

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Welcome!

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Leroy Drumm

Hi. Welcome, again. We don't allow redirects from the main encyclopedia space to user pages, so the redirect you posted at Leroy Drumm has been deleted. If you want your draft article to be in the main encyclopedia you will have to move it there, but first read WP:Your first article and note particularly the need to establish notability by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." You can get advice about your draft by asking at WP:Requests for feedback. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 12:59, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation

Thank you for submitting an article to Wikipedia. Your draft submission has been reviewed. However, the reviewer felt that a few things need to be fixed before it is accepted. Please take a look and respond if possible. You can find it at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Combat Vets Motorcycle Association. If there is no response within seven days, the request may be declined. If this happens, please feel free to continue to work on the article. You can resubmit it (by adding the text {{subst:submitdraft}} to the top of the article) when you believe the concerns have been addressed. Thank you. Hallows AG (talk) 09:20, 12 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How references work

Simple references

These require two parts;

a)

Chzz is 98 years old.<ref> "The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009. </ref>

He likes tea. <ref> [http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com Tea website] </ref>

b) A section called "References" with the special code "{{reflist}}";

== References ==
{{reflist}}

(an existing article is likely to already have one of these sections)

To see the result of that, please look at user:chzz/demo/simpleref. Edit it, and check the code; perhaps make a test page of your own, such as user:Firstinduty/reftest and try it out.

Named references

Chzz was born in 1837. <ref name=MyBook>
"The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009. 
</ref> 

Chzz lives in Footown.<ref name=MyBook/>

Note that the second usage has a / (and no closing ref tag). This needs a reference section as above; please see user:chzz/demo/namedref to see the result.

Citation templates

You can put anything you like between <ref> and </ref>, but using citation templates makes for a neat, consistent look;

Chzz has 37 Olympic medals. <ref> {{Citation
 | last = Smith
 | first = John
 | title = Olympic medal winners of the 20th century
 | publication-date = 2001
 | publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]]
 | page = 125
 | isbn = 0-521-37169-4
}}
</ref>

Please see user:chzz/demo/citeref to see the result.

For more help and tips on that subject, see user:chzz/help/refs.

Hi there! Your article needs inline citations, as explained above, nice article, by the way :)--Hallows AG (talk) 05:28, 13 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for File:CVMA on Cover 2011.JPG

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Orphaned non-free media (File:CVMA_on_Cover_2011.JPG)

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April 2012

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July 2012

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to blank out or remove portions of page content, templates or other materials from Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. Thank you. I just reverted your unexplained blanking of this article. If you want an article deleted that is not the way to go about it. Biker Biker (talk) 18:39, 9 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is your last warning. The next time you remove or blank page content or templates from Wikipedia, as you did at Combat Vets Motorcycle Association, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Biker Biker (talk) 15:38, 14 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked temporarily from editing for abuse of editing privileges. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.

Jeepday (talk) 10:11, 15 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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Request reason:

I am the creator of the entire post, I was instructed by higher authority to remove due to members attesting to its content, and pictures posted of members who no longer wish to be affiliated with the Combat Vets Motorcycle Association. I understand I did not go about the proper way of removing site, but it is in need of removal as soon as possible

Decline reason:

I cannot see where an administrator of this project said to remove it. There is no higher authority - if you're speaking of something internal to the organization then you should know they have no say in the content due to WP:COI. There's a right way and a wrong way to have material changed: WP:CONSENSUS via discussion/reliable sources is the right way. There is no need for speed around here as we're an encyclopedia (✉→BWilkins←✎) 15:48, 15 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Response

Don't talk to me. Zerox42 (talk) 12:14, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright violation

Your addition to Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. The material appears to be substantially taken from: https://cvma15detachmenta.shutterfly.com/. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text, or images borrowed from other websites, or printed material without a verifiable license; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. -- Brianhe (talk) 05:22, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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File permission problem with File:Leroy Drumm 1984.jpg

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File permission problem with File:Leroy Drumm and Stan Nelson, 2007.jpg

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