User talk:SharedSpace

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edits to Harrell Fletcher
Hello SharedSpace, I know you're a new editor to WP, so I assume your edits may have been an error because you made a large of edit to Harrell Fletcher article, however much of the information added was un-cited. The few citations you did provide, are bias sources because they were either self published by the artist or by the gallery/art fair representing the artist, see Identifying reliable sources. I have to ask, do you have any relationship to this artist? Because wikipedia has policies around conflict of interest edits, Conflict of interest, and the type of information you added to this article are based on commercial interests. Jooojay (talk) 04:20, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
 * I see two of your citations added are not bias (I missed them because the publisher name had not been added, only an acronym) - so I will add them back. Please be more careful with adding in information to a biography of a living person. Jooojay (talk) 04:28, 25 November 2018 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Fred Tschida (November 25)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Bradv were:

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Brad v  16:17, 25 November 2018 (UTC)

Edits to Draft:Fred Tschida
I noticed on your edits to the Draft:Fred Tschida that you copy and pasted some text that is copyrighted, see Terms of Use. I worked today to remove that text. Hello SharedSpace, and welcome to Wikipedia. While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues here.


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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Jooojay (talk) 05:27, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

I found a similar problem in the article Harrell Fletcher. All material you add to Wikipedia needs to be written in your own words please. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 14:42, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Fred Tschida has been accepted
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