User talk:Jaffacity

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Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Jaffacity, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Diaphorodoris olakhalafi have been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

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22:02, 27 May 2017 (UTC)

A page you started (Trapania norakhalafae) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Trapania norakhalafae, Jaffacity!

Wikipedia editor Nick Moyes just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

I've tidied up your references and have added sufficient detail from your source to make this article worth having. It would be great if you could add basic information yourself in future articles, please. It's great to see the source referencing so many Wikipedia pages. I am a little concerned this may not be a validly published nov.sp., but this is beyond my skills to ascertain, nor indeed of immediate concern to us on Wikipedia unless there were a scientific challenge.

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Nick Moyes (talk) 14:59, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A page you started (Urocaridella renatekhalafae) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Urocaridella renatekhalafae, Jaffacity!

Wikipedia editor Animalparty just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

Please note that very common terms like red, cave, or very broad subjects like Indian Ocean should almost never be linked. This is called overlinking. See more at Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking.

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--Animalparty! (talk) 07:54, 14 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Norman Ali Khalaf

The article Norman Ali Khalaf has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp/dated}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. A loose necktie (talk) 08:32, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion discussion about Norman Ali Khalaf

Hello, Jaffacity,

Welcome to Wikipedia! I edit here too, under the username Elmidae and it's nice to meet you :-)

I wanted to let you know that I've started a discussion about whether an article that you created, Norman Ali Khalaf should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Norman Ali Khalaf .

You might like to note that such discussions usually run for seven days and are not ballot-polls. And, our guide about effectively contributing to such discussions is worth a read. Last but not least, you are highly encouraged to continue improving the article; just be sure not to remove the tag about the deletion nomination from the top.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment here and prepend it with {{Re|Elmidae}}. And, don't forget to sign your reply with ~~~~ . Thanks!

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Elmidae (talk · contribs) 15:54, 14 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your contributed article, Zoology (scientist)

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Hello, I noticed that you recently created a new page, Zoology (scientist). First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page – Zoology. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will continue helping to improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at Zoology. If you have new information to add, you might want to discuss it at the article's talk page.

If you think the article you created should remain separate, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. 49ersBelongInSanFrancisco (talk) 05:11, 15 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your contributed article, Zoologist (scientist)

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

Hello, I noticed that you recently created a new page, Zoologist (scientist). First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page – Zoology. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will continue helping to improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at Zoology. If you have new information to add, you might want to discuss it at the article's talk page.

If you think the article you created should remain separate, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. Daiyusha (talk) 06:44, 15 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Palestinian zoologists

A tag has been placed on Category:Palestinian zoologists requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. UnitedStatesian (talk) 02:52, 4 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Chilean blue whale for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Chilean blue whale is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chilean blue whale until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Hyperik ⌜talk⌟ 14:47, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]