User talk:Tipaloo

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 * @LudicrousSengir Thank you I am happy to be here and helping. Thank you for the warm regards. Tipaloo (talk) 20:40, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Don't mention it! Keep up the great edits. :) Ludicrous (talk) 20:42, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

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Replaceable non-free use File:Bobby Braddock Album Cover.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Bobby Braddock Album Cover.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of non-free use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of non-free use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:


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A belated welcome!


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Your submission at Articles for creation: Iron Flame (October 31)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by GoingBatty was:

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GoingBatty (talk) 17:26, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Rebecca Yarros (November 1)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Asilvering was:

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asilvering (talk) 18:30, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Rebecca Yarros
Hi, Tipaloo! Thank you for creating the article for Rebecca Yarros! I have significantly expanded it based on her whole collection of work and accepted it at Articles for Creation. It's out in the wild now! Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 22:49, 1 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much! If you're a reader I hope you're copy of Iron Flame was not delayed. Thanks-a-bunch! Tipaloo (talk) 14:48, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Iron Flame has been accepted
 Iron Flame, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

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Thanks again, and happy editing! Vanderwaalforces (talk) 15:08, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Crescent City (fantasy series) has been accepted
 Crescent City (fantasy series), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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Thanks again, and happy editing! asilvering (talk) 19:39, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Plot summaries for books
Hi there, I see you tried to tone down the PR-like language on Crescent City (fantasy series). (Thanks!) I wanted to point out, additionally, that you don't need to be worried about leaving "suspense" or avoiding spoilers. If you only want to write a brief sentence that explains the topic of a book, sure, "Character 1 and Character 2 team up to fight the Big Evil Thing after it Does Something Terrible" is fine. But one of the most useful things you can write in a wikipedia article on a book/series is what actually happens in the story. You can go ahead and tell us how it ends. -- asilvering (talk) 03:55, 12 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much! I was using other fantasy book pages as a reference, so I appreciate the help! Thanks-a-bunch! Tipaloo (talk) 16:29, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
 * So, so many of our articles on fantasy books are really out of date when it comes to Wikipedia standards (we used to have spoiler tags and everything!). If you're interested in cleaning up fantasy/SF articles in general, there's loads to do and it would be a big help! There are several related wikiprojects you might be interested in: WP:FANTASY, WP:SF, WP:BOOKS, and WP:NOVELS. -- asilvering (talk) 18:36, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

I'll add to this, I reverted your addition of a plot summary to Iron Flame. The summary you added was lifted directly from the linked source. That's copyright infringement, and is definitely not allowed. See WP:Copypaste for guidelines. Darkage7 [Talk] 04:59, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Reading it again, I notice you did at least attempt to "change it up", so my apologies. However, it still isn't acceptable. Close paraphrasing is another good rule to read. Darkage7 [Talk] 05:06, 18 March 2024 (UTC)