User talk:BatteringSheep

In reviewing submissions to Wikipedia, I noticed the page you wrote on the NUIG Literary and Debating Society; I made some formatting changes (we do not start articles with a list of all the current officers) but there's a potentially bigger problem. The entire history section,  is unreferenced, and gives the impression of having been copied from some other publication;   I haven't identified it--the history section on the website is much briefer. But regardless of where it is from, no content in WP may be copied from an external published source,  even your own -- first it's a copyright violation, but, even if you own the copyright and are willing to give us permission according to WP:DCM (permission that irrevocably gives everyone in the world the right to copy, reuse, and modify the material), the material still has to be referenced--especially as some of it  seem to be opinion, rather than the recital of bare facts.

We're sometimes reluctant to include pages for college societies of various types, but the page does make a compelling case for the historical and cultural importance of the society, so there is no real question that an article is appropriate. But the entire utility of WP is that the information here can be traced to its sources--see WP:V for the full explanation. Material copied or closely paraphrased from a previous source must be exactly attributed, to avoid plagiarism, as well as be free content with respect to copyright.

I hope yu will attend to it, as it leaves us otherwise no other course but to remove material we cannot source.  DGG ( talk ) 23:33, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up. The history was sent to me by a person put in charge of compiling something for the page, so I'm afraid I can't verify the source myself; as webmaster it was merely my task to upload it. So, I've got a few people on referencing duty, and I'll edit the section as necessary. Is there any kind of time frame you could give me on when we need this done? BatteringSheep (talk) 02:17, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of NUIG Literary and Debating Society for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article NUIG Literary and Debating Society is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/NUIG Literary and Debating Society until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. The Banner talk 18:46, 19 October 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/NUIG Lit&Deb concern
Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/NUIG Lit&Deb, a page you created, has not been edited in 6 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it.

You may request Userfication of the content if it meets requirements.

If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available at WP:REFUND/G13.

Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 02:08, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Your draft article, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/NUIG Lit&Deb


Hello BatteringSheep. It has been over six months since you last edited your WP:AFC draft article submission, entitled "NUIG Lit&Deb".

The page will shortly be deleted. If you plan on editing the page to address the issues raised when it was declined and resubmit it, simply and remove the  or  code. Please note that Articles for Creation is not for indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you want to retrieve it, copy this code:, paste it in the edit box at this link , click "Save page", and an administrator will in most cases undelete the submission.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. HasteurBot (talk) 18:00, 31 March 2014 (UTC)