User talk:Ron Widdicombe
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[edit]Hello, Ron Widdicombe, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
I notice that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Marcia Willett (January 17)
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- Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Rankersbo (talk) 19:55, 17 January 2014 (UTC)
There were reasons given on the article, but they were lost when it was deleted for copyrightThe article was rejected for not being written in an encyclopaedic tone before being deleted for being a straight copy-and-paste of your website. It read a lot like a feature in a magazine, or the blurb from the back of a book, rather than a flat, factual, encyclopaedia article. It also lacked any independent, reliable sources.
You can donate copyright material to wikipedia, but that means making it creative commons so anyone can edit or reuse the text. In any case I think the article in question needed such substantial rephrasing that donating the material would not be worthwhileRankersbo (talk) 10:58, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
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Hello! Ron Widdicombe,
I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about 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!
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A tag has been placed on Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Marcia Willett requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.marciawillett.co.uk/page2.html. 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.
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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 "Click here to 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. Rankersbo (talk) 19:57, 17 January 2014 (UTC)