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Thanks for the info, Diannaa. I understand the concept and made edits inside the section I pasted in, plus also cited the source. However, I will be more careful in the future about this type of addition to pages. I appreciate the time you took to explain Wikipedia's policies. MelTeeEditing ( talk) 20:49, 30 March 2022 (UTC) reply

I have a question about submitting old scanned articles. The articles appeared in print, such as in old newspapers, but they are not available on the internet. Is it permissible to scan the article and upload the PDF to support the given citation? If so, is that done within the article footnote? Please advise, and thanks! MelTeeEditing ( talk) 23:22, 8 April 2022 (UTC)Melanie reply

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TruthGuardians ( talk) 02:13, 7 July 2022 (UTC) reply

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Greenman was:

This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.

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See also WP:COI.

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Greenman ( talk) 18:14, 2 September 2022 (UTC) reply

@Greenman - Thank you for your feedback. I have deleted all refereces to the museum's own website and also the ad-sounding descriptions in the content. This is a legitimate place for tourists to visit, so I left the contact info at the bottom (which includes the website), since that is similar to other wikipedia pages that are legitimate tourist sites. Also, the activities of the owners are well documented (appearance on the NOVA series, for example), so I left those kinds of sources. Please reconsider this submission. Let me know if I need to place it somewhere else for reconsideration. Thanks MelTeeEditing ( talk) 12:24, 3 September 2022 (UTC) reply

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Keystone Gallery, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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Star Mississippi 01:34, 15 September 2022 (UTC) reply

Hello, MelTeeEditing. 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 organizations for more information. We ask that you:

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. You seem to be writing a lot about the Bonners and their museum. Do you have a connection you need to disclose? Star Mississippi 01:35, 15 September 2022 (UTC) reply

my error, you disclosed it but you overwrote it. As the article didn't belong on your user page so I've removed and left the disclosure to save others asking for the same. Star Mississippi 01:38, 15 September 2022 (UTC) reply

@Star Mississippi - Thank you so much for your help MelTeeEditing ( talk) 12:41, 15 September 2022 (UTC) reply

Happy to. Let me know if I can help in any other ways. Star Mississippi 13:41, 15 September 2022 (UTC) reply

@Star Mississippi , hope you had a nice holiday. I have a question -- The article title included Bonner's full name. Is there a way I can add a tag so that a search for just his first and last name -- Marion Bonner -- brings readers to the article? MelTeeEditing ( talk) 13:16, 8 January 2023 (UTC) reply

Hi @ MelTeeEditing. Marion Bonner now redirects to the article. Thanks for flagging. Star Mississippi 18:54, 8 January 2023 (UTC) reply