DrJsStph

Your submission at Articles for creation: Sharrell D. Luckett (January 27)

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DoubleGrazing (talk) 07:54, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi DoubleGrazing,

Thank you for reviewing my page. I'm a first time page-creator and am trying to successfully work through the complicated process.

I'm wondering: is the fix here as simple as rewriting the text taken from the SDLuckett website? And/or how is it possible to use the copied text as I have explicit permission from the subject of the page, Dr. Luckett?

Thank you in advance for your help,

DJS DrJsStph (talk) 19:23, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi,

It's not enough for the copyright owner to give you a permission to use it, they must release it into the public domain under a compatible (Creative Commons) licence, so that anyone in the world can use it for whatever they want. If that's what you and the copyright owner want, then you can find advice on this at WP:Donating copyrighted materials.

However, in practice it's much easier to just recreate the content in your own words, as you suggest yourself.

On a different matter, what is your relationship with the subject? I ask because you say you've obtained permission to use the content. I will post a message below regarding conflicts of interest (COI), and how to manage them. Please read and action as relevant.

Best, -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 19:31, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello, DrJsStph! 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! DoubleGrazing (talk) 07:54, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. DoubleGrazing (talk) 19:32, 8 March 2024 (UTC)