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Proposed deletion of Raymond Leonard

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The article Raymond Leonard has been proposed for deletion because, under Wikipedia policy, all newly created biographies of living persons must have at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Fly by Night (talk) 16:25, 30 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

Re: Raymond Leonard

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Hello, Creative-captures. You have new messages at Singularity42's talk page.
Message added Singularity42 (talk) 10:51, 7 October 2011 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.Reply

copyvio concerns

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The continuing concern was close paraphrasing. Authors have copyright not just in the words they use, and the arrangement of the words in a sentence, but in the arrangement of the sentences and the organization of the material--everything that pertains to the expression of their ideas, as distinguished from the ideas themselves. Therefore, we cannot accept such work in Wikipedia--see WP:Close for a fuller explanation.

I first thought of rewriting the article to eliminate the copyvio, but I found the material so pervasive that it was impractical. I therefore deleted the article for a second time. Since he's notable, I started the skeleton of a new article. If you add anything, do so in you own words entirely, And please note that his scientific work is much more significant that his literary work. And also, that we need references providing substantial coverage from 3rd party independent published reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases. DGG ( talk ) 18:36, 27 November 2011 (UTC)Reply

November 2011

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  Your addition has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other websites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of article content such as sentences or images. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. DGG ( talk ) 18:30, 27 November 2011 (UTC)Reply

February 2012

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  Hello Creative-captures. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Raymond Leonard, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about following the reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:

  • Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
  • Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
  • Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).
  • Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 21:18, 4 February 2012 (UTC)Reply

 
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only you. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of what username you choose. If your username doesn't represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} below this notice. Thank you.

--Orange Mike | Talk 17:36, 5 February 2012 (UTC)Reply