User talk:JonDoddsWV

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I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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 * You've already declared your conflict of interest to some degree, but it might be best if you make it explicit. There's no bar to editing as long as you've made the appropriate declarations and agree to abide by best practices, which in include avoidance of promotion and adherence to sourcing and verifiability policies. There appear to be a number of sources on the WVBHF after 28 years, so you can concentrate on sourcing all statements and editing to formalize the tone and avoid commentary. Please remember that sourcing to an organizations's website or promotional material is discouraged except for straightforward facts - we report what independent journalists and scholars say.


 * ,, to mention a couple.  Acroterion   (talk)   15:15, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: West Virginia Black Heritage Festival (December 31)
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KylieTastic (talk) 15:22, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:West Virginia Black Heritage Festival


A tag has been placed on Draft:West Virginia Black Heritage Festival requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://www.wvbhf.com/about-wvbhf.html. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Copyright
Thank you for your interest in creating an article for Draft:West_Virginia_Black_Heritage_Festival on Wikipedia. You cannot post copyrighted material on Wikipedia even if you are the copyright holder, unless special licensing permissions are in place. In short, a copyright owner cannot offer Wikipedia a one-time license for use. Rather, the copyright to the material has to be released – permanently and irrevocably – into the public domain or under a free copyright license that is compatible with Wikipedia's licenses. This is because Wikipedia aims to be freely distributable and copyable by anyone, so all content must be licensed for that purpose. You can learn more about this policy at Copyrights.

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I'm sorry this message could not be more favourable. If you have any questions, you can leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 15:29, 31 December 2018 (UTC)