User talk:CofCMFA

Welcome![edit]

Hello, CofCMFA, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Anthony Varallo, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Proposed deletion of Anthony Varallo[edit]

The article Anthony Varallo has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no reliable references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp/dated}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. GAB^gab 01:25, 5 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Anthony Varallo[edit]

Hello CofCMFA,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Anthony Varallo for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Trivialist (talk) 01:29, 5 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You can request a copy of the deleted article at Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion. (I"m not an administrator, so I don't have access to deleted articles.) Also, hope that the hurricane didn't disrupt things too much for you. Trivialist (talk) 22:03, 12 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A page you started (Anthony Varallo) has been reviewed![edit]

Thanks for creating Anthony Varallo, CofCMFA!

Wikipedia editor Teblick just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

Anthony Varallo seems to be notable and worthy of an article in Wikipedia. However, you need to document information in the article with references other than the subject's own works. References should be independent, reliable sources.

To reply, leave a comment on Teblick's talk page.

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Eddie Blick (talk) 00:24, 7 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A page you started (Lindsey Drager) has been reviewed![edit]

Thanks for creating Lindsey Drager, CofCMFA!

Wikipedia editor Teblick just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

Lindsey Drager seems to be notable and worthy of an article in Wikipedia. However, you need to document the information in this article with more references. A subject's own work is not acceptable for references. References on Wikipedia should be from independent, reliable sources.

To reply, leave a comment on Teblick's talk page.

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Eddie Blick (talk) 00:32, 7 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Gary Jackson (poet)[edit]

Hello,

This version shows the addition of content that appears to have been copied from this site or elsewhere online. Copying text directly from a source is a copyright violation. All content you add to Wikipedia must be written in your own words. See WP:Copyright and close paraphrasing, regarding paraphrasing of content. I have paraphrased the content and submitted a request to hide the previous versions. Please leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions.–CaroleHenson (talk) 16:15, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Lindsey Drager and Anthony Varallo[edit]

This article that you created also had copyrighted content that appears to have come from this source. It was a substantial block so I removed the block of text, which can be paraphrased and added back to the article. It would be better, though, to get secondary sources.

See Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL - news, newspaper, google scholar, NYT, and WP reference are good places to start for reliable, secondary and independent sources.

Again, if you have any questions, please let me know.–CaroleHenson (talk) 16:28, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The same is true for the Anthony Varallo article.

See Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL–CaroleHenson (talk) 16:48, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, CofCMFA. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about in articles about faculty from College of Charleston, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:

avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your family, friends, school, company, club, or organization, as well as any competing companies' projects or products;
instead, you are encouraged to propose changes on the Talk pages of affected article(s) (see the {{request edit}} template);
when discussing affected articles, disclose your COI (see WP:DISCLOSE);
avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or to the website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. –CaroleHenson (talk) 18:56, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Anthony Varallo[edit]

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.

A tag has been placed on Draft:Anthony Varallo, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

It appears to be a clear copyright infringement of http://english.cofc.edu/graduate-programs/master-fine-arts-creative-writing/faculty-and-staff-listing/index.php. (See section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites 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.
If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. However, even if you use one of these processes to release copyrighted material to Wikipedia, it still needs to comply with the other policies and guidelines to be eligible for inclusion. If you would like any assistance with this, you can ask a question at the help desk.

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 removed 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. –CaroleHenson (talk) 20:39, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]