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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Brianda (Wiki Ed) (talk) 01:05, 28 February 2023 (UTC)Reply

Thank you! Zeallous124 (talk) 19:31, 13 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Creed M. Chorpening edit

Hi @Zeallous124, Thenewobjective: One of our sourcing tools noticed that some of the sources on the Creed M. Chorpening don't meet Wikipedia's requirements for reliable sources. All of the sources used are what seem like blog websites, or family ancestry related which are not considered reliable sources. Identifying good sources can be difficult. You may recall that the Evaluating articles training module discusses examples of what is a good source and what isn't. I recommend that you review those training slides as a refresher on this, and add 3-5 reliable sources to support the notability of this topic. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Brianda (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:31, 20 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hi Brianna, thank you for this feedback. It is very helpful. I was wondering about several of the sources. I will continue to look for the credible sources. It has been a challenge given the timeframe of the year being the early part of the 1900's. I know that Creed created the company, invented etc. I just need to dig up the source. Thank you. Ill keep working. Zeallous124 (talk) 21:12, 20 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of Creed M. Chorpening edit

 

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A tag has been placed on Creed M. Chorpening requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://hamgallery.com/Tribute/W8MJM/w8mjm.pdf. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken 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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Wikipedia and copyright edit

  Hello Zeallous124! 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.

  • You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
  • Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
  • We have strict guidelines on the usage of copyrighted images. Fair use images must meet all ten of the non-free content criteria in order to be used in articles, or they will be deleted. To be used on Wikipedia, all other images must be made available under a free and open copyright license that allows commercial and derivative reuse.
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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, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 10:44, 26 April 2023 (UTC)Reply