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Your submission at Articles for creation: Horane Smith - Author (February 1)

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.

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AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 19:15, 1 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Thanks for reviewing the article I submitted. Can you specifically point to the area of copyright violation as I can't seem to put a finger on it. The article was rewritten by me and in my own words. Thanks much. SikeyDread (talk) 17:11, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Whenever I do a search on the sentences I see it quoted word-for-word on an Amazon writeup.

Also are you associated with the author in any way? AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 18:41, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your prompt reply. I know of the author but is not related to him. I might have in advertently written words associated with his Amazon review without even being conscious of it as I did visit his Amazon page. I will do another rewrite to ensure no words are not borrowed from Amazon or any other source. Will do this and re-submit. Thanks. Appreciate the response. SikeyDread (talk) 19:26, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, SikeyDread! 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! AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 19:15, 1 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

COI notice

Hello, SikeyDread. 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. Thank you. AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 18:48, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there again. I wouldn't say I have a relationship with the author. He's known to me through a family member. I'll respect the rules, so if this disqualifies me then I won't repost. Thanks. SikeyDread (talk) 21:00, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]