User talk:Case Against

Hello there

I love Wikipedia. I did start an article / page but I think I might have started in the wrong place eg in my user page. Is there a way of recovering the work? Case Against (talk) 18:09, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Norma Procter (June 18)

Draft declined

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The reviewer, HitroMilanese, left the following feedback:

This draft is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires that all content be supported by reliable sources.

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Hitro talk 06:34, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Case Against! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Hitro talk 06:34, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

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Hello Case Against! Your additions to Draft:Norma Procter 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 Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:

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Not sure I completely understand your edits in terms of removal of newspaper articles (Wales online) which are freely available to access. Could someone explain why citing newspapers is not allowed?

The theme of the photos I will clear up with an email from the photographer.

Many thanks Case Against (talk) 01:36, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

You say they "appear" to have copyrighted material - couldn't you double check before deleting as obviously my work is in good faith and in my own time as much as yours. The main thing is to make a strong contribution and I am open to that process but don't understand the removal of content. Case Against (talk) 01:38, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

The content was removed because it was a match for prose already published online. Newspapers, magazines, and other written material is protected by copyright, whether online or in print. Our copyright policy does not allow copyright material to be added to the encyclopedia. Your sources should be used as a source of information, not of prose. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 14:25, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for your previous input. The issue of the photo has been sorted out. I have added some more references and will go through to make sure all the information is paraphrased rather than quoted. Thanks once again for your time and patience. Case Against (talk) 15:55, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Norma Procter (environmental campaigner) has been accepted

Norma Procter (environmental campaigner), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been accepted!

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msk 21:27, 6 August 2026 (UTC)