User talk:Orangedog111

Nomination of Bruce Van De Velde for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Bruce Van De Velde, to which you have significantly contributed, is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or if it should be deleted.

The discussion will take place at Articles for deletion/Bruce Van De Velde (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

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Copyright problem: Bruce Van De Velde
Hello Orangedog111! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as Bruce Van De Velde, but we regretfully cannot accept copyrighted material from other websites or printed works. This article appears to contain work copied from https://latechsports.com/news/2010/3/4/Van_De_Velde_Named_LA_Tech_Athletics_Director, and therefore to constitute a violation of Wikipedia's copyright policies. The copyrighted text has been or will soon be deleted. While we appreciate your contributions, copying content from other websites is unlawful and against Wikipedia's copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators are likely to lose their editing privileges.

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Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! —  Red-tailed hawk (nest) 21:52, 7 January 2023 (UTC)