User talk:Schafphoto

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Wagon Wheel, Oxnard, California
Good work on the Wagon Wheel, Oxnard, California article. FYI: There was an article in today's LA Times on the future plans.

You should pick one of the interesting facts from the article and nominate it for the Did you know section on the Wikipedia's Main Page. BlankVerse 12:33, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

San Buenaventura Conservancy
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Your submission at Articles for creation
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Your submission at Articles for creation
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Secretary of the Interior's Standards
Hi there, Schafphoto. Thank you for your contribution at Articles for Creation. Unfortunately, copying and pasting text from other sources is not allowed on Wikipedia. I understand that you are trying to make the article both precise and accurate, which is admirable. However, it needs to be reworded before it can be accepted on Wikipedia.

Because the article was in violation of copyright, I've deleted it. Please do not let this discourage you—you should feel free to recreate the article in your own words. If you want a place to find friendly help in creating this article, I would suggest you check out WP:Teahouse. Also, please feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you have any further questions. – GorillaWarfare (talk) 16:32, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Conflict of interest and username warning
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Jytdog (talk) 03:24, 26 February 2015 (UTC)


 * I have been using schafphoto as my handle everywhere on the internet since first using the internet in the early 1990s. My nickname is schaf (short for Schafer, my last name) and I've always been a photographer. I comment and edit occasionally on mostly photographic subjects and sometimes architecture. Schafphoto (talk) 23:45, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion
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Jet Lowe
Thanks for adding to that article. One of my longstanding complaints about Wikipedia is the extreme under-representation of visual artists, as opposed to performing artists, a byproduct of the way the notability and sourcing guidelines are written. If you can find any better biographical and third-party sources, that would be valuable - I'm coming up with not much.  Acroterion   (talk)   21:27, 28 February 2021 (UTC)