User talk:JWM83

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April 2011
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to New Haven, Connecticut, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. The reverted edit can be found here. Thank you. HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   00:30, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

File source problem with File:Springfield Massachusetts1938 flood.jpg
Thank you for uploading File:Springfield Massachusetts1938 flood.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, please add a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a brief restatement of that website's terms of use of its content. However, if the copyright holder is a party unaffiliated from the website's publisher, that copyright should also be acknowledged.

If you have uploaded other files, consider verifying that you have specified sources for those files as well. You can find a list of files you have created [ in your upload log]. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged per Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion, F4. If the image is copyrighted and non-free, the image will be deleted 48 hours after 05:14, 16 April 2011 (UTC) per speedy deletion criterion F7. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. If you have any questions or are in need of assistance please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Baseball  Watcher  05:14, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, but when you add or change content, please cite a reliable source for the content of your edit. This helps maintain our policy of verifiability. See Citing sources for how to cite sources, and the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 09:52, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Cut-and-paste
This version of the Old Hill, Springfield, Massachusetts article that you created reads like a newspaper article or travel brochure. One might conclude that you copied the entire text verbatim from another sources, which would violate Wikipedia's copyright violation guidelines. Although I cannot find a source from which the text may have been copied, I have rewritten the text to maintain a more neutral tone. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 18:32, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

What happened to Worcester, Massachusetts?
Did it get nuked? - Denimadept (talk) 17:33, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

May 2011
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Pioneer Valley. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. A520 &#124; Talk me away! 16:04, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Talkback
-A520 &#124; Talk me away! 16:42, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Memorial Bridge, Springfield, Massachusetts


A tag has been placed on Memorial Bridge, Springfield, Massachusetts requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.  T RANSPORTER M AN  ( TALK ) 20:00, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Removing Speedy at Memorial Bridge, Springfield, Massachusetts
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from Memorial Bridge, Springfield, Massachusetts, a page you have created yourself. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, then you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that looks like this: which appears inside of the speedy deletion notice, which will allow you to make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. - SDPatrolBot (talk) 20:12, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself, as you did with Memorial Bridge, Springfield, Massachusetts. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, then you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that looks like this: which appears inside of the speedy deletion notice, which will allow you to make your case on the article's . Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. Thank you. - SDPatrolBot (talk) 20:13, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

East Forest Park, Springfield, Massachusetts
Please consider providing sources for this location otherwise it  will be deleted. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 05:23, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

NPOV
Hey, I noticed that you have been creating articles on the neighbourhoods of Springfield Massachusetts, which is great, but the tone and language of the articles make them look a lot like WP:SPAM. Remember, that this is an encyclopedia, so the content which we present to our readers has to maintain a Neutral Point of View and tone when presenting information, and cannot abdicate for one opinion or another. I removed a lot of content from Sixteen Acres for this very reason. I encourage you to continue contributing to Wikipedia, but remember this is not a place to advocate for or sell a location. Happy editing! and if you have any questions feel free to ask, Sadads (talk) 14:55, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Redirects
Hi there. I notice you're creating a bunch of redirects. Just so you know, you need to put a # in front of the redirect (like this) in order for it to work. Cheers, 28bytes (talk) 06:03, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
 * You are still doing it. Use a # in front. Yoenit (talk) 08:29, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Please - you're still doing it. It needs to be #REDIRECT . -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 18:23, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Silly redirects
Please stop creating your silly series of implausible redirects relating to Dr. Seuss. Toddst1 (talk) 06:18, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Springfield Massachusetts1938 flood.jpg
 Thanks for uploading File:Springfield Massachusetts1938 flood.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 09:56, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Category proposed for deletion
FYI, a category you created, Category:National Historic Landmarks Springfield, Massachusetts has been proposed for deletion at Categories for discussion/Log/2011 July 31. You may wish to comment there. --Orlady (talk) 01:42, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Springfield articles and "A Primer for newcomers"
Hi. It's always nice to see contributors enthusiastically building content about their local communities, as you have been doing in Springfield, Massachusetts. However, after perusing some of your contributions there, I'm concerned that your efforts are less effective than you probably want them to be, because some of your contributions have been inconsistent with Wikipedia policies or guidelines. Before I go into the details of my concerns, I'd like to recommend the new A Primer for newcomers -- I think you will find it particularly helpful for explaining "how things work" here, so you can "edit smarter" in the future.

Here are some specific concerns I want you to know about:
 * 1) I must advise you that I deleted the article John Breck because it violated copyright. Almost all of the content was copied from a website -- and yes, web content is copyrighted to the creator. See Copyright violations and Plagiarism for advice on what is and isn't acceptable in using information from cited sources. If you wish to recreate the article about John Breck, make sure that the content is original. And please don't repeat this error. If you have copied other content from sources, I suggest you go back and fix it before it also gets deleted for copyright violation.
 * 2) Wikipedia is not an advertising venue. Several of your recent contributions, including edits to Apremont Triangle Historic District, Metro Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, and Club Quarter, read to me like advertising copy for a real estate business or a chamber of commerce, or possibly for Knowledge Corridor Productions or the Springfield Media Guild. Watch your tone and writing style, and remember that this is an encyclopedia. As that "newcomers primer" says "Whatever you write about has to be presented in the same dry and informative (or even boring) fashion as you might expect to read it in Encyclopædia Britannica or Encyclopedia Americana." Furthermore, note that identifying buildings by whether they are currently for sale or rent (as, for example, at the Metro Center article is utterly appropriate for an advertisement, and utterly inappropriate for an encyclopedia.
 * 3) It is poor form to cite a bare URL as a reference. For one thing, how is the reader supposed to be able to identify your source when the URL changes? Provide the same kind of reference citations you would be required to use if you were writing a school term paper, including the author(s) (if known), title, and date, as well as access date if you are citing an web page. See WP:Citing sources for more information about this. The newcomers primer has good advice on how to format references in articles.

I think that's enough for now. I hope you will accept the advice to bone up on policies, guidelines, and how-tos in order to improve your contributions. --Orlady (talk) 17:59, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

October 2011
Your addition to Van Horn Park has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other websites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of article content such as sentences or images. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Orlady (talk) 16:57, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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