User talk:Jperrygodfrey

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I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Janelle Kirtley, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Janelle Kirtley

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A tag has been placed on Janelle Kirtley requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://ashof.org/index.php?src=directory&view=company&srctype=detail&refno=465&category=Water%20Skiing. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Article on Janelle

I reworded further and then removed the copyright violations from the history. Don't write articles by cutting and pasting from other websites! We need to use sources, but we take their facts and put them in our own words. Where we do use exact words, we must quote and cite the source. I guess Janelle is a family member - please disclose this interest on the article talk page. You may edit, but be careful to use good sources - newspapers, books, and magazines - stay neutral, and don't add in your own knowledge or opinions of her. Please also consider helping out on other articles such as those about Alabama or athletics. Fences&Windows 23:11, 12 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Drm310, would you mind reviewing the changes I made and consider removing the header notes that say "This article has multiple issues?" If not would you mind explaining exactly what I need to fix it? Thank you Jperrygodfrey (talk) 21:34, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Drm310: Pinging addressee. --JustBerry (talk) 22:32, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Right now there are multiple paragraphs in the article whose sources are unclear. How can our readers verify their content? And no, the image does not show that "at 12 years old" she won an award "for competing against older women water ski competitors". Even if it did, if that image were the only evidence, the award cannot have been all that important. Huon (talk) 23:46, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Jperrygodfrey: It's better now, but I agree with User:Huon's assessment about the lack of citations for the statements he mentioned. Also, since you have declared that you are a relative of the article's subject in this edit's edit summary, I suggest that you do three things:

Repeat this formal declaration of your connection on your user page (User:Jperrygodfrey).
Refrain from editing the article directly, as suggested in Wikipedia's plain and simple conflict of interest guide.
Never add any material that consists of unpublished personal knowledge or experience (referred to on Wikipedia as "original research"). If what you are writing has never been published in a reliable third-party source, it cannot exist on Wikipedia.

--Drm310 (talk) 07:13, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Mary Leona Perry Kirtley

The article Mary Leona Perry Kirtley 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. Comatmebro User talk:Comatmebro 20:03, 17 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This article The article Mary Leona Perry Kirtley is not of a living person. What do I need to do to change it? Jperrygodfrey (talk) 20:20, 17 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Mary Leona Perry Kirtley

Hello Jperrygodfrey,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Mary Leona Perry Kirtley for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions.

JackTracker (talk) 21:40, 17 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Iron Man Water Ski Classic

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A tag has been placed on Iron Man Water Ski Classic requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organized event (tour, function, meeting, party, etc.), but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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