User talk:Niavasha

Nomination of Henry Scudamore-Stanhope, 9th Earl of Chesterfield for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Henry Scudamore-Stanhope, 9th Earl of Chesterfield 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/Henry Scudamore-Stanhope, 9th Earl of Chesterfield until a consensus is reached, and anyone 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. JustBerry (talk) 03:12, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome, Niavasha!

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Copyright problem: John Leigh Douglas

Hello Niavasha! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as John Leigh Douglas, but we regretfully cannot accept copyrighted material from other websites or printed works. This article appears to contain work copied from https://morethannelson.com/officer/john-leigh-douglas/, and therefore to constitute a violation of Wikipedia's copyright policies. The copyrighted text has been or will soon be deleted. While we appreciate your contributions, copying content from other websites is unlawful and against Wikipedia's copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators are likely to lose their editing privileges.

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Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! — Diannaa (talk) 13:30, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]