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Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (October 17)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted because it included copyrighted content, which is not permitted on Wikipedia.

This submission appears to be taken from https://www.againstprostatecancer.org/about/leadership-board/#:~:text=In%20November%20of%202005,%20Congressman,and%20reflexology%20to%20overcome%20cancer. Wikipedia cannot accept material copied from elsewhere, unless it explicitly and verifiably has been released to the world under a suitably free and compatible copyright license or into the public domain and is written in an acceptable tone—this includes material that you own the copyright to. You should attribute the content of a draft to outside sources, using citations, but copying and pasting or closely paraphrasing sources is not acceptable. The entire draft should be written using your own words and structure.

You are welcome to write an article on the subject, but please do not use copyrighted work.

User:Theprmg1/sandbox may be deleted at any time unless the copied text is removed. Copyrighted work cannot be allowed to remain on Wikipedia.
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DoubleGrazing (talk) 15:06, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Theprmg1! Having an article draft 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! DoubleGrazing (talk) 15:06, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Theprmg1/sandbox[edit]

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A tag has been placed on User:Theprmg1/sandbox 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 https://www.againstprostatecancer.org/about/leadership-board/#:~:text=In%20November%20of%202005,%20Congressman,and%20reflexology%20to%20overcome%20cancer. 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.

If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

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. DoubleGrazing (talk) 15:07, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I saw that you said that your client, Lorraine Pace, had given you permission to post this information on Wikipedia. Please see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on how that can occur. However, even if those instructions are followed, I would have to advise you that Wikipedia is not the place to promote people or organisations – even if the information can be copied over from a legal perspective does not mean it should be, as Wikipedia has many content policies, including notability and a neutral point of view. The fact that you are a paid editor also means that you have certain obligations on this website. I hope that those links are helpful. Sdrqaz (talk) 15:21, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Would it just be better if I re-wrote the entire article? Theprmg1 (talk) 15:26, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it certainly would.

First you must declare your conflict of interest (COI), however. I will post a message below with more information. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 15:37, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. It doesn't seem that writing about a client is allowed by Wikipedia then. What would be my best option to get this article posted? Also, is there anything I need to do to prevent my account from being deleted? Theprmg1 (talk) 15:55, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You are allowed to write about a client (or other subject where you have a COI), but you need to be open about it and disclose the relationship.

User accounts are not (in fact, cannot be, AFAIK) deleted. Your account may get blocked, however, for serious and/or persistent violations of T&Cs of use, which could include COI editing without appropriate disclosure. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 16:01, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, Theprmg1. 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:

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);
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. DoubleGrazing (talk) 15:37, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]