User talk:Halclyon

July 2007
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Your addition of an external link to Bass fishing
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Adding an external link to Angling
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April 2011
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Harold Howe II
Hello ,

It seems to me that an article you worked on, Harold Howe II, may be copied from http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/features/howe12022002.html. 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) 13:07, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Harold Howe II
Hello Halclyon,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Harold Howe II for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to rewrite it in your own words, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Barney the barney barney (talk) 13:30, 21 July 2013 (UTC) Hi Barney,

IFirst of all, I'm not an experienced Wiki editor and do not understand a lot about the tecnical aspects. I worked closely with Harold Howe II and knew him well and was asked by a Wikipedia editor if I would write an article on him. I drafted the piece you have nominated for deletion from Harvard Graduate School of Education as a draft beginning of the article and later referenced the Harvard source, hoping I and others could add to it. I encountered this editor some years ago when I was making some changes to the Sesame Street article as she kept deleting my edits even thoughI was there as the project officer for Sesame Street, and knew what happened. My experience here has been very frustrating! Did you see my references to the draft crediting its source?

Another question for you as certainly a more experienced wiki editor than I: The article on me: Harold C. Lyon Jr. has been labeled as a "Stub" bu someone, after which, as suggested, I added more content. How do I get it "unstubbed as it now has much more content??

Thanks.

Hal (halclyon@yahoo.com -- a better eay to reach me than here as I'm rarely here...)Halclyon (talk) 17:19, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Opting in to VisualEditor
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February 2014
Please do not write or add to an article about yourself. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Wikipedians with articles). If you wish to add to an existing article about yourself, please propose the changes on its talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was my page deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you. ElKevbo (talk) 03:37, 12 February 2014 (UTC) I have been putting in the references requested as links as well as correcting information on other sites where I personally present and know that information posted was incorrect an have put in references where I could to published sources. (Sesame Street, Carl Rogers, George Wallace, James Meredith, etc). Some editor posted on my addition to the George Wallace, "unlikely story". I was there when this secret negotiation took place and this editor was not even born at that time! Very frustrating!Halclyon (talk) 21:25, 23 February 2014 (UTC)Harold LyonHalclyon (talk)

Talkback
Could you please provide a source showing that "Hal C. Lyon, Jr." is a commonly used alternative name for Harold C. Lyon, Jr.? Thanks! Mz7 (talk) 17:01, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Halclyon


A tag has been placed on User:Halclyon requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free Web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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