User talk:Smcdja

June 2021
Hello, I'm Rdp060707. I wanted to let you know that I removed one or more external links you added to Manning's School because they seemed inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page or take a look at our guidelines about links. Thank you. Rdp060707&#124;talk 01:12, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

It refers to notable past student. Please tell me what is appropriate

Hello. Your recent edit to Manning's School appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person, organization or product added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. Thank you. POLITANVM talk 01:26, 28 June 2021 (UTC)


 * These are NOTABLE alumni. Is it that only athletes are notable? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smcdja (talk • contribs)


 * No, many people are notable. You can see the criteria for determining notability at WP:BIO. If these people do meet that criteria, they should first have an article before they're listed on other Wikipedia articles. You can learn how to create an article at Help:Your first article. Also, please indent your Talk page replies by using :, and sign your post by typing ~ . POLITANVM talk 01:38, 28 June 2021 (UTC)
 * we have had 2 attorney general, one is there and someone removed the other I guess because they don't have an article. This is becoming much too difficult. thanks. While I want to update the page, it is becoming a burden. I already spent over 3 hours and you deleted everything.


 * Patrick Attikson is listed on this page and you all delete my entry. It should not be this difficult . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Jamaica — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smcdja (talk • contribs)


 * I'm sorry, I'm not trying to make this difficult or discourage you from contributing to Wikipedia. Wikipedia has countless guidelines and policies, and it's not expected that new users will know all of them, though most of them (like WP:NOTABILITY) exist for good reason. If you decide to continue contributing, the page at Help:Getting started has many helpful resources, including the tutorial at Help:Introduction. I hope you'll stay, and please let me know if you have any questions. Best, POLITANVM talk 01:57, 28 June 2021 (UTC)


 * I will inform myself of the guidelines. The irony is that these guidelines don't contribute to the accuracy of the page.


 * where can I find the information which was deleted? SMCDJA


 * You can always view previous versions of an article by clicking "View History". For Manning's school, here are previous versions:, , . Also, if you're having trouble signing Talk page comments, this page could help: WP:SIGHOW. Best, POLITANVM talk 02:18, 28 June 2021 (UTC)


 * thanks. smcdja

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Hello Smcdja! Your additions to Manning's School have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Requesting copyright permission.) 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.


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