User talk:HDodgertown

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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Historic Dodgertown
Hello ,

It seems to me that an article you worked on, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Historic Dodgertown, may be copied from http://www.vbsportsvillage.com/Historic+Dodgertown+history/. It's entirely possible that I made a mistake, but I wanted to let you know because Wikipedia is strict about copying from other sites.

It's important that you edit the article and rewrite it in your own words, unless you're absolutely certain nothing in it is copied. If you're not sure how to fix the problem or have any questions, there are people at the help desk who are happy to assist you.

Thank you for helping build a free encyclopedia! MadmanBot (talk) 17:35, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Historic Dodgertown
Hello, HDodgertown.

I wanted to speak to you briefly about a few issues here. I have had to decline your submission, as it fails to document how the subject meets our notability guidelines. You can read those guidelines here: Notability. The rule of thumb is noting whether the place has received significant or widespread coverage in secondary sources that are reliable and independent of the company (excluding company PR releases and information solely available on the company website—these sources may be used for additional information after notability has been established by secondary sources). The criteria are explored more fully in that document.

Importantly, we cannot accept content that is copied from external sources, even if those external sources belong to you, unless we are able to verify that they are compatibly licensed. Since we have no means of verifying your identity on account creation, the verification of compatible license must be done through external means, either through a note on the site or through an email from the site manager to Wikimedia. You can read more about these processes at Donating copyrighted materials.

As a final note, your username is a bit of an issue under our WP:Username policy. We ask that people choose usernames that represent themselves and not an entity. I do appreciate your candor in acknowledging your connection to the company. If you have not already, I'd recommend a read of WP:COI just to make sure that you continue to comply.

I'd encourage you to consider requesting a name change using the process described at WP:CHU. This would eliminate any potential issues arising from the name itself.

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Thank you! --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:55, 19 December 2013 (UTC)