UMBSSW741
Wikipedia and copyright
editHello UMBSSW741, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Draft:University of Maryland School of Social Work have been removed, as they appear to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. 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 here.
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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, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 16:26, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
Your submission at Articles for creation: University of Maryland School of Social Work (December 18)
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Hello! UMBSSW741,
I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that 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! WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 19:56, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
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Your submission at Articles for creation: University of Maryland School of Social Work (January 9)
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- I'm not going to decline your submission again; I'll leave that to someone else. I'm simply going to try to explain to you why your submission is not yet ready. In order to be included at Wikipedia, an university program (such as a degree program or school) must have been the subject of multiple instances of significant coverage separate from the university itself. So, your references need to show that the School of Social Work has been covered as the main topic of an article in a publication not published by the University of Maryland, and that this has happened multiple times. Your citations should not just indicate that the words "University of Maryland School of Social Work" appeared in an article, or that your school's staff and/or alumni are notable, but that the school itself has been the subject of significant coverage. As yet, you have failed to do this. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 00:59, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image File:University of Maryland School of Social Work logo.png
editThanks for uploading File:University of Maryland School of Social Work logo.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
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Your submission at Articles for creation: University of Maryland School of Social Work (March 5)
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Your username
editWelcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Draft:University of Maryland School of Social Work, and I noticed that your username, "UMBSSW741", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are permitted to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".
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Your draft article, Draft:University of Maryland School of Social Work
editHello, UMBSSW741. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "University of Maryland School of Social Work".
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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Dolotta (talk) 18:07, 2 January 2019 (UTC)