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January 2011

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Cerithium

Hello, you are doing good work on Cerithium articles. But you have probably accidentally copied only one but a copyrighted sentence to the article Cerithium nodulosum [1]. I have checked other Cerithium article and they are OK. Beware of copyright. If you need further information, feel free to read Wikipedia:Copyright violations. If you need help, feel free to ask at Wikipedia talk:Copyright problems. Thank you for your contributing Wikipedia. Have a nice day. --Snek01 (talk) 01:23, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi. Just for my info, how is it possible to understand that it was a sentence covered by copyright? So that I will not make the same mistake again.Mpaa (talk) 09:59, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Hello, maybe this information can help: Wikipedia:Copy-paste. Have a nice editing. --Snek01 (talk) 10:53, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Rare Disease day

ITN/C is not the appropriate place for a request to publicise this. Best I can suggest is that you add it at 28 February, as a recurring event, and a few days before next year's date, try to get it accepted at WP:SA for next year. Kevin McE (talk) 14:44, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of John V. Soto

The article John V. Soto has been proposed for deletion because under Wikipedia policy, all biographies of living persons created after March 18, 2010, must have at least one source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't take offense. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners or ask at Wikipedia: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. Eeekster (talk) 00:36, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

I have added sources and removed tag (I was unsure I should do that, not completely familiar yet with guidelines). Can you check if now it is OK please? Mpaa (talk) 09:55, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

Needle (film)

Thank you for adding a plot summary to Needle (film). Since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia rather than a review or fan site, it is best to include the full details rather than a teaser. The trailer seems to suggest Marais is the killer, but I have not seen the film so I am not sure. - 2/0 (cont.) 07:15, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

I am unsure if I should state who is the killer and why. From How_to_write_a_plot_summary#Spoilers:Wikipedia should contain potentially "spoiling" detail where it substantially enhances the reader's understanding of the work and its impact but be omitted when it merely ruins the experience of the work of fiction for our readers. Mpaa (talk) 11:23, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

I would classify this as an important plot point that someone accessing an encyclopedia rather than a review site would expect to find, but I can see where you are coming from. Certainly I would not want to try to badger you into spending your volunteer time at my direction. Thanks for your work and happy editing, - 2/0 (cont.) 18:33, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

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GOCE July 2012 mid-drive newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors July 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter Participation: Out of 37 people signed up for this drive so far, 25 have copy-edited at least one article. It's a smaller group than last drive, but we're making good progress. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us! Progress report: We're almost on track to meet our targets for the drive. Great work, guys. We have reduced our target group of articles—May, June, and July 2011—by about 40%, and the overall backlog has been reduced by 264 articles so far, to around 2500 articles. Copy Edit of the Month: Starting in August, your best copy-editing work of the month will be eligible for fabulous prizes! See here for details. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. >>> Sign up now <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 16:46, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

GOCE July drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors July 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up Participation: Out of 45 people who signed up this drive, 31 have copy-edited at least one article. Lfstevens continues to carry most of the weight, having edited 360 articles and over a quarter of a million words already. Thanks to all who have participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, will be available early in August here. Progress report: We are once again very close to achieving in our primary goal—removing the oldest three months from the backlog. Only 35 such articles remain at press time. The total backlog currently sits at under 2400 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We are just two articles away from completing all requests made before July 2012 (both are in progress). Copy Edit of the Month: Starting in August, you'll be able to submit your best copy-editing work for palaver, praise, and prizes. See here for details. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 00:10, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Page:Fantastics and other Fancies.djvu/4

Hello Mpaa,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Page:Fantastics and other Fancies.djvu/4 for deletion, because it seems to be inappropriate for a variety of reasons.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. ubiquity (talk) 20:46, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

I apologise. I created these pages by mistake. Go ahead.--Mpaa (talk) 21:10, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Page:Fantastics and other Fancies.djvu/3

Hello Mpaa,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Page:Fantastics and other Fancies.djvu/3 for deletion, because it's too short to identify the subject of the article.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. ubiquity (talk) 20:47, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Ditto. Per above.--Mpaa (talk) 21:11, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Thanks for reviewing Elijah (film), Mpaa.

Unfortunately Jackmcbarn has just gone over this page again and unreviewed it. Their note is:

The page was tagged for speedy deletion but no longer meets the criteria, so it needs re-reviewed

To reply, leave a comment on Jackmcbarn's talk page.

At least now there is something ...--Mpaa (talk) 14:10, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Kenneth Folingsby

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A tag has been placed on Kenneth Folingsby requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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