KathyAustin

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Speedy deletion nomination of Keith Thompson (British musician)

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A tag has been placed on Keith Thompson (British musician) 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 https://www.densitymusic.com/Bandinfohtm.htm. 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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Wikipedia and copyright

Hello KathyAustin! While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

• You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
• Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 13:58, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi, Thank you for the information you have provided re: Keith Thompson (British Musician) article. I'm sure you appreciate this is my first article and I have a lot to learn. I am confident however that I am not infringing any copyright. I have worked alongside Density Music and have been given permission to use text. The same goes for the photograph. I do realize though that I need to make that clear via citation or re-writing and possibly further proof of copyright permission. I would like to work on the article in Sandbox and re-submit when I am satisfied that I have met all the criteria. I acknowledge that I may need help from an experienced Wikipedia editor before this article is acceptable. Any advice would be most welcome.

KA23 KA23 (talk) 07:21, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

Please read the message I left above; in particular pay attention to the bullet point that starts "If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a legally designated agent...". Also see the message below. -- Whpq (talk) 11:35, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

April 2023

Hello KathyAustin. The nature of your edits gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially serious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to black-hat search-engine optimization.

Paid advocates are very strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the talk page of the article in question if an article exists. If the article does not exist, paid advocates are extremely strongly discouraged from attempting to write an article at all. At best, any proposed article creation should be submitted through the articles for creation process, rather than directly.

Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:KathyAustin. The template {{Paid}} can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form: {{paid|user=KathyAustin|employer=InsertName|client=InsertName}}. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, do not edit further until you answer this message. Whpq (talk) 11:36, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi, I am not being compensated for this in any way. I am a friend of Keith Thompson and his wife and simply believe he has a notable career. It sounds as though I need to rewrite and obtain correct licenses or permissions but would it be easier for them to do the article themselves as they own all the copyrighted material?

Kathy KA23 154.47.120.174 (talk) 13:59, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (May 2)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Theroadislong was:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to User:KathyAustin/sandbox and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Theroadislong (talk) 16:28, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi Thank you for your very speedy reply. I'm not sure I understand why this is not acceptable. I have looked at many similar articles that seem comparable to mine but If I understand correctly, I need to reference more independent coverage relating to Keith Thompson. There is one totally independent source listed and I'm sure there are more. This may take a little time to do. Am I still able to edit within Sandbox?....I will attempt to do this but...are there any pointers you can give me to avoid rejection?

Many Thanks,

Kathy Austin KA23 (talk) 16:45, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

Hello, KathyAustin! 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! Theroadislong (talk) 16:28, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Keith Thompson (Musician) has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Keith Thompson (Musician). Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 16:49, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

Thank you,

KA KA23 (talk) 17:02, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

AfC notification: User:KathyAustin/sandbox has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at User:KathyAustin/sandbox. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 18:49, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Keith Thompson (Musician) has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Keith Thompson (Musician). Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 12:17, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for your helpful comments. I have re-written parts of the article where text was directly lifted from their sources....I think I saw them as quotes but re-writing is probably the best option. I have also added several independent sources and put the references in directly after the text they refer to as you suggested. It feels like I am getting somewhere now. Do you think I am ready to re-submit?

Many Thanks

KathyAustin KA23 (talk) 13:03, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

"re-writing is probably the best option" is absolutely correct we cannot accept any content copied and pasted from the sources. If you think they pass the criteria at WP:NMUSICIAN re-submit. Theroadislong (talk) 13:10, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Keith Thompson (Musician) has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Keith Thompson (Musician). Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 15:26, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Keith Thompson (Musician) has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Keith Thompson (Musician). Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 16:44, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Keith Thompson (Musician) has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Keith Thompson (Musician). Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 16:48, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Keith Thompson (Musician) (May 23)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Theroadislong was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Keith Thompson (Musician) and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Theroadislong (talk) 16:48, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Keith Thompson (Musician)

Hello, KathyAustin. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Keith Thompson".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. ✗plicit 23:35, 23 November 2023 (UTC)