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Notification of a June AfC BackLog Drive

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Copyright checks when performing AfC reviews

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The issue is in rather large numbers of copyright violations ("copyvios") making their way through AfC reviews without being detected (even when easy to check, and even when hallmarks of copyvios in the text that should have invited a check, were glaring). A second issue is the correct method of dealing with them when discovered.

If you don't do so already, I'd like to ask for your to help with this problem by taking on the practice of performing a copyvio check as the first step in any AfC review. The most basic method is to simply copy a unique but small portion of text from the draft body and run it through a search engine in quotation marks. Trying this from two different paragraphs is recommended. (If you have any question about whether the text was copied from the draft, rather than the other way around (a "backwards copyvio"), the Wayback Machine is very useful for sussing that out.)

If you do find a copyright violation, please do not decline the draft on that basis. Copyright violations need to be dealt with immediately as they may harm those whose content is being used and expose Wikipedia to potential legal liability. If the draft is substantially a copyvio, and there's no non-infringing version to revert to, please mark the page for speedy deletion right away using {{db-g12|url=URL of source}}. If there is an assertion of permission, please replace the draft article's content with {{subst:copyvio|url=URL of source}}.

Some of the more obvious indicia of a copyvio are use of the first person ("we/our/us..."), phrases like "this site", or apparent artifacts of content written for somewhere else ("top", "go to top", "next page", "click here", use of smartquotes, etc.); inappropriate tone of voice, such as an overly informal tone or a very slanted marketing voice with weasel words; including intellectual property symbols (™,®); and blocks of text being added all at once in a finished form with no misspellings or other errors.

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Manora Lighthouse

Hi France3470, I was looking up information for this lighthouse in case it was worth an article and I stumbled upon your sandbox article. It looks very good especially with the Chance Brothers lens image, but can see it needs a bit more work. Checking Rowlett's listings shows that it is not the tallest lighthouse in Pakistan. Just wondering if you were going to publish it in the future ?...Jokulhlaup (talk) 17:32, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

I can see that you are no longer editing, so I may refine this draft up to article standard...Jokulhlaup (talk) 18:14, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

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Waldeschule

Hi France, I am sorry that I have to correct one of the articles you had created. Your title Waldeschule is neither correctly spelled nor correctly described:

The right German name is Waldschule (forest school). A Waldschule is a certain type of German schools which was and is meant like a synonym to Freiluftschule (open air school). It was never and still is not the name of only one specific school. The correct name of the Waldschule you are referring to was Waldschule für kränkliche Kinder (Forest school for sickly children). Later its name was changed to Waldschule Charlottenburg and that's the name which is well-known. The school still exists as Wald-Gymnasium (formerly Wald-Oberschule).

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wald-Oberschule

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_air_school

I just created some new German articles about that topic:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freiluftschule

and

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Bendix

Please correct the wrong title of your article. I would suggest to change it to Waldschule Charlottenburg. The introduction may read: The Waldschule Charlottenburg, founded as Waldschule für kränkliche Kinder, was an open air school…

Miraculamundi (talk) 20:22, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

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Topics: "Euthanasia" and "Abortion in the UK"

My first edit was removed for possible copyright violations, although the © permits free distribution on computer networks. I did cite the source.

So, I rewrote both articles myself based on my own extensive knowledge of the topic.

These latest edits have been reverted. Why?

If the position of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are relevant on these important topics, why is the Buddhist position not relevant? This looks like religious discrimination.

Bhikkhu Pesala (talk) 18:36, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

Realizer

I saw that you deleted the follwoing line: "Realizer, a programming tool created by Actum Solutions of the Netherlands for micro-controllers based on the concept of converting a block schematic diagram into software" Can you explain me why? 213.126.104.130 (talk) 15:51, 11 March 2019 (UTC) RPAB, employee at Actum Solutions

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Flour milling at the Royal Victoria Dock

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Flour milling at the Royal Victoria Dock requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from {{{value1}}}. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken 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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Invitation to project revival

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Speedy deletion nomination of Factor I deficiency (disambiguation)

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"Pennagar (disambigution)" listed at Redirects for discussion

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"The Wii Didn't Start the Fire" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Proposed deletion of Nathan Miller (figure skater)

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