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Hello! Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. At least one of your edits on the page
Kingswood College, Kandy, while it may have been in good faith, was difficult to distinguish from
vandalism. To help other editors understand the reason for the changes, you can use an
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welcome page to learn more about contributing to
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talk) 06:14, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
Kingswood Media Network moved to draftspace
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Kingswood Media Network, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from
reliable,
independent sources. (
?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (
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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.
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Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you recently removed
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Dan arndt (
talk) 02:27, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
Please do not remove
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Girls' High School, Kandy, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the
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Dan arndt (
talk) 02:42, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
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-- 05:16, Thursday, March 30, 2023 ( UTC)
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A barnstar is an award intended to show appreciation for an editor or for their contributions to Wikipedia, given by their fellow editors. It is not an award that you give yourself. Dan arndt ( talk) 08:37, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
I notice you've been moving the article John Randles and its associated talk page all around - I'm not entirely sure what you were trying to do but it did not work the way I assume you were hoping. I've cleaned up the pages - what exactly were you trying to do, specifically? Tollens ( talk) 08:55, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
- I try to move the page John Randles to Sir John Randles, because he is knighted in 1905 and I think he need to be honoured in his article. IDB.S ( talk) 10:39, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
- "Sir" and other honorifics should normally not be included in the article title. See this guideline for more information. -- bonadea contributions talk 10:55, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
Hello IDB.S! Your additions to
Kingswood College, Kandy have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the
public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a
suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see
Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) 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.
- If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. Understand, though, that unlike many other sites, where a person can license their content for use there and retain non-free ownership, that is not possible at Wikipedia. Rather, the release of content must be irrevocable, to the world, into either the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Please see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
- Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you must follow the copyright attribution steps described at Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. See also Help:Translation#License requirements.
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. DanCherek ( talk) 02:31, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Kingswood Astronomical Society
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A tag has been placed on Draft:Kingswood Astronomical Society, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, 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. AusLondonder ( talk) 15:56, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
Hello, I'm
Deb. I wanted to let you know that one or more of
your recent contributions have been undone because they appeared to be promotional.
Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "
soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using
independent sources, and from a
neutral perspective. Take a look at the
welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you.
Hello, IDB.S. We
welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things
you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a
conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the
conflict of interest guideline and
FAQ for article subjects for more information. We ask that you:
- avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
- propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{ edit COI}} template)—don't forget to give details of reliable sources supporting your suggestions;
- disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § How to disclose a COI);
- avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam § External link spamming);
- do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.
In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.
Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Deb ( talk) 15:57, 21 April 2024 (UTC)