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Speedy deletion nomination of File:LC-cad 1.png

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A tag has been placed on File:LC-cad 1.png requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image is an unused redundant copy (all pixels the same or scaled down) of an image in the same file format, which is on Wikipedia (not on Commons), and all inward links have been updated.

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Hello. Concerning your contribution, Chilliwack Cultural Centre, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.chilliwacktoday.ca/?cat=1910 and http://www.constructioncanada.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=439. As a copyright violation, Chilliwack Cultural Centre appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Chilliwack Cultural Centre has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.

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FYI conflict of interest notice

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  Welcome to Wikipedia. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Hairhorn (talk) 03:15, 14 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

Chilliwack Cultural Centre

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Wikipedia isn't really supposed to be a place where we simply repost material written by organizations' own marketing departments. The core inclusion rule on here is that our content needs to be referenced to reliable sources that are independent of the topic itself — such as newspaper or magazine articles or radio/TV coverage about the centre, or a book by a local historian about the history of the centre, that sort of thing. In fact, we strongly discourage organizations from simply having their own marketing departments repost the kind of profile they might publish on the "about us" page of their own website — not just because of the copyright issue, but also because we're trying to be an independent reference rather than a press release distributor.

I'm willing to restore the page for you, but I'd ask you to consider two things:

  1. You would need to submit an e-mail through the WP:OTRS process confirming that the organization grants Wikipedia permission to use the content. It's not enough that you have organizational permission to post it; we need to have a record confirming that we have the permission to use it.
  2. You would also need to understand that by the nature of what Wikipedia is, other people would have the right to further modify the article by adding references, changing wording, reformatting how it's displayed, and on and so forth. As long as their changes follow Wikipedia's rules and aren't frivolous or inappropriate, neither Wikipedia nor the Chilliwack Cultural Centre would have any particular right to enforce the "original" version over the modified one. For example, we'd obviously revert it if some goofy teenager replaced the entire article with the words "MONKEY POOP!" — but if somebody replaced it with a quality article whose only flaw was that it wasn't the centre's own "approved" text anymore, their version would be allowed to stand.

If you're okay with both of those things, then I'm willing to restore the page — but if either one of them is a problem for you, then you'd be better off waiting for somebody else to decide that you're a topic worth writing about. Hope that helps a bit. Bearcat (talk) 18:16, 14 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

Okay, fair enough. I'll restore the page momentarily. Bearcat (talk) 18:53, 14 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
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Thank you. Moonriddengirl (talk) 15:48, 9 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

Ron Huebner moved to draftspace

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An article you recently created, Ron Huebner, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. CommanderWaterford (talk) 18:16, 22 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Ron Huebner (January 16)

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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 Sulfurboy was:  The comment the reviewer left 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.
Sulfurboy (talk) 01:40, 16 January 2021 (UTC)Reply
 
Hello, Derzak! 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! Sulfurboy (talk) 01:40, 16 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

Concern regarding Draft:Ron Huebner

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  Hello, Derzak. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Ron Huebner, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 06:01, 12 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

Concern regarding Draft:YETI and the Canadian Ski Patrol

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  Hello, Derzak. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:YETI and the Canadian Ski Patrol, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 19:08, 12 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

Your draft article, Draft:YETI and the Canadian Ski Patrol

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Hello, Derzak. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "YETI and the Canadian Ski Patrol".

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 deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. 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. Liz Read! Talk! 19:21, 12 January 2024 (UTC)Reply