Fr Mark Sahady

Speedy deletion nomination of Thekla Convent

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A tag has been placed on Thekla Convent requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://stjohntheforerunnerblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/five-reasons-to-visit-monastery.html. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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A kitten for you!

Hey, looks as though you've been overlooked with any niceties such as "Hello!" Finding the Teahouse is a good first stop for new editors, though it can be difficult to discover! ([1] A direct link!])

MurderByDeletionism^"bang!" 01:40, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia

Hello Fr Mark Sahady,

Welcome to Wikipedia. I see that you have written an article that is proposed for deletion. This can often be very frustrating for new editors, and I sympathize. One thing that you should know is that Wikipedia is much stricter about copyright than many other websites. As a general rule, we do not use any material which is copyrighted elsewhere, even if the copyright holder adds it here. This may seem strange, but Wikipedia is dedicated to providing freely available and reusable content to our readers, and most copyrighted content does not apply. In order to include copyrighted material, we must have formal written evidence that the content has been freely licensed under, for example, an acceptable Creative Commons license. There is a larger issue, though. An acceptable well-written Wikipedia article will summarize what reliable, independent sources have written about the topic. Independent means unaffiliated with the topic of the article. I am expressing no opinion at this time whether or not the topic of your article is notable and eligible for a Wikipedia artivle or not, as I have yet looked into it. But I do encourage you to read Your first article, which may give you a much better idea of how to write a halfway decent Wikipedia article. Please be aware that you can ask questions about editing Wikipedia at The Teahouse at any time, for a pretty quick response. If you want a more personalized response, ask at my talk page. I will answer as promptly as I can, but I am a volunteer with work and family obligations, so my response may not be rapid. I wish you well. Thank you. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 03:39, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Fr Mark Sahady. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the article Thekla Convent, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, please:

• avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your circle, your organization, its competitors, projects or products;
• instead propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{request edit}} template);
• when discussing affected articles, disclose your COI (see WP:DISCLOSE);
• avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
• exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. --Drm310 (talk) 04:11, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of St. Thekla Convent (Glenville, Pennsylvania)

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A tag has been placed on St. Thekla Convent (Glenville, Pennsylvania), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. DrStrauss talk 21:25, 12 January 2017 (UTC)