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The Salmonella Threat

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Statement :Over the years, the increasing and almost uncontrollable rates of salmonella outbreaks have posed a public health hazard. As a result, a lot has been written about salmonella outbreaks as a way of creating awareness. URL: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-95306/Hospital-patients-die-salmonella-outbreak.html Black thunder9 (talk) 08:01, 7 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

I don't know why you've posted the above (WP:USERPAGE tells you how to use your pages (or rather our pages for your account), but we do not use the Daily Mail as a source. Just thought you should know. Doug Weller talk 11:53, 21 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

My contribution to the Article

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Hello editors, thank you for the great work you do to make Wikipedia better. I am glad to have had the privilege to contribute to this article on Christianity in East Germany (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_East_Germany) by adding more information to the article making it more useful. Thank you.Black thunder9 (talk) 04:32, 21 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

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  Hello Black thunder9, and welcome to Wikipedia. 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 here.

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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. Doug Weller talk 11:54, 21 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

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I don't understand why after the warning it was necessary to again remove material, but if you really are struggling I suggest you contact the editor who first mentioned it to you here. Doug Weller talk 12:00, 21 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

Sources

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I don't want you to give up, but we do have policies and guidelines you should read. For instance, the Guardian article on East Germany was an opinion column. We can't use those for statements of fact, and in this case we should have academic sources anyway. If you look at the other source you used[1] it's an undergraduate student writing about her experiences. Take a look at WP:VERIFY and WP:RS to learn more about sources. Doug Weller talk 12:03, 21 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (October 19)

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Dan arndt was: 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.
Dan arndt (talk) 08:23, 19 October 2018 (UTC)Reply
 
Hello, Black thunder9! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Dan arndt (talk) 08:23, 19 October 2018 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: The Salmonella Threat (October 19)

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Dan arndt was: 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.
Dan arndt (talk) 08:35, 19 October 2018 (UTC)Reply

Your contributed article, Salmonella threat

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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, Salmonella threat. 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 – Salmonellosis. 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 Salmonellosis. 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. Jmertel23 (talk) 17:18, 5 November 2018 (UTC)Reply

Your draft article, Draft:The Salmonella Threat

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Hello, Black thunder9. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "The Salmonella Threat".

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 nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. JMHamo (talk) 08:30, 20 April 2019 (UTC)Reply

Your draft article, Draft:Salmonella Threat

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Hello, Black thunder9. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Salmonella Threat".

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 nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. 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. CptViraj (📧) 00:45, 5 July 2019 (UTC)Reply