User talk:Lgsimkin

Copyright problem, and advice on editing
The article Jewish Orphanage of Rhode Island has been deleted, because it was an unambiguous copyright infringement of http://www.jewishallianceri.org/about-us/history/. It is almost never acceptable to post content copied from elsewhere to Wikipedia. Also, even if there had been no copyright problem, the article might well have been deleted very soon for various reasons, such as lack of citations to reliable third-party sources to show notability, and a somewhat promotional tone. My advice to new editors is that it is best to start by making small improvements to existing articles, rather than creating new articles. That way any mistakes you make will be small ones, and you won't have the discouraging experience of repeatedly seeing hours of work deleted. Gradually, you will get to learn how Wikipedia works, and after a while you will know enough about what is acceptable to be able to write whole new articles without fear that they will be deleted. Over the years I have found that editors who start by making small changes to existing articles and work up from there have a far better chance of having a successful time here than those who jump right into creating new articles from the start. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 16:09, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Jewish Orphanage of Rhode Island
Hello Lgsimkin,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Jewish Orphanage of Rhode Island for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source, probably infringing copyright.

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.

Timothy Joseph Wood 16:23, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

Copyright issues
Hi, I received an alert that you had posted content that had previously been published elsewhere, in a manner that made it appear to be your own work. I also note that this was your second time trying to post this content on Wikipedia and that you had received a prior warning against this. Please do not post material published elsewhere, as this is seen as plagiarism and a copyright violation on Wikipedia, even if this was not your intent. Reposting the content is also not something you should do, as reposting the content can lead to you getting blocked from editing, which will almost certainly have an adverse effect on your grade. I'm tagging your professor since this is your second time posting this content. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:43, 12 April 2017 (UTC)