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Storchy (talk) 20:25, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

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Hello, SammySpartan. Thank you for your work on List of San Jose State Spartans men's basketball head coaches. User:Bruxton, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

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Bruxton (talk) 23:51, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of San Rafael Military Academy

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A tag has been placed on San Rafael Military Academy 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.marinij.com/2020/05/25/marin-history-how-marin-academy-came-to-be/?msg=fail&shared=email. 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 SammySpartan! Your additions to San Rafael Military Academy have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) 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.

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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) 01:10, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

• Note - even with the changes you made, there is still the issue of close paraphrasing. You cannot copy the source text and then rearrange some words. That's still a problem from a copyright standpoint. You need to write the article from scratch in your own words. -- Whpq (talk) 01:12, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

February 2023

Before adding a category to an article, as you did to Harold Lloyd, please make sure that the subject of the article really belongs in the category that you specified according to Wikipedia's categorization guidelines. The category being added must already exist, and must be supported by the article's verifiable content. Categories may be removed if they are deemed incorrect for the subject matter. Thank you. DonIago (talk) 20:39, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Hi, I believe that the category is indeed warranted Harold Lloyd attended San Diego High school. SammySpartan (talk) 21:19, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

That may be, but the article doesn't say that. DonIago (talk) 21:36, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

I've updated the article to include that information now. SammySpartan (talk) 23:22, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

APLU doesn't merit inclusion in university infobox

Please don't add APLU to the university infobox of member institutions. The academic affiliations parameter is intended for affiliations that "provide essential definition of the institution (mission, values, activities, etc.)." Membership in this organization doesn't meet that definition, especially since the infobox for each member institution already says that they're public or land-grant universities. Thanks! ElKevbo (talk) 22:52, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

About Burlington Chiefs

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Nomination of Atlantic Lacrosse Conference for deletion

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Let'srun (talk) 14:46, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

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CS1 error on 2024 San Diego Seals season

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I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hello, SammySpartan. Thank you for your work on Battle for the Victor's Bell. SunDawn, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

Hello my friend! Good day to you. Thanks for creating the article, I have marked it as reviewed. Have a blessed day!

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