User talk:EmilyRoseWood96

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Again, welcome! Leela0808 (talk) 16:56, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Halima Cassell
Hallo, thanks for your work on this article: I created the original version after seeing her exhibition in Manchester a few years ago and being much impressed.

But a couple of points: There's a lot to learn about editing Wikipedia but it's an interesting journey. Happy Editing! Pam D  11:01, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia section headings don't use capital letters except for the first letter and any proper nouns. Before changing the existing style of anything it's worth checking whether just possibly the earlier editor knew Wikipedia's style rules as set out in the WP:MOS, and was doing it right. Or, simpler than checking the MOS, have a look at a random "Featured Article": anything they do there will be OK.
 * If you're quoting someone else's words, make this clear. The "Style" section seems to have been lifted entirely from published sources: say so. And if you can find a source which is freely available, rather than one behind a paywall, use it (that quote about "play of light and shadow" seems to be part of her standard press release package, as I found it elsewhere, now attributed there).
 * I don't know why you removed her postnominal FRSS: it's standard Wikipedia style to include any significant honours, fellowships etc (eg OBE, FRS, FRSS - but not academic degrees). You removed them without any explanation. I've replaced them.

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Hello EmilyRoseWood96, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Halima Cassell have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.


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