User talk:Frankmcb

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Copyright problem: User:Frankmcb/sandbox/Russell Barnett Aitken[edit]

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as User:Frankmcb/sandbox/Russell Barnett Aitken, but we regretfully cannot accept copyrighted text or images from either web sites or printed works. This article appears to contain work copied from https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/129424198/ & http://mrsastor.com/content/ & http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/a-pair-of-ringnecks-ward-brothers-crisfield-4045920-details.aspx etc., and therefore to constitute a violation of Wikipedia's copyright policies. The copyrighted text has been or will soon be deleted. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with our copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators are liable to be blocked from editing.

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Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! (t) Josve05a (c) 14:28, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of J. Roberts & Son (Gunmakers)[edit]

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A tag has been placed on J. Roberts & Son (Gunmakers) 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 company, corporation or organization, 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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Copyright problem: J. Roberts & Son (Gunmakers)[edit]

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Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! Largoplazo (talk) 16:59, 2 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits[edit]

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Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 17:18, 2 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

May 2017[edit]

Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Contest this speedy deletion, which appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. Thank you. Largoplazo (talk) 18:42, 2 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to remove speedy deletion notices from pages you created yourself, as you did at J. Roberts & Son (Gunmakers), you may be blocked from editing. Largoplazo (talk) 18:59, 2 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Frankmcb/sandbox/Russell Barnett Aitken[edit]

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A tag has been placed on User:Frankmcb/sandbox/Russell Barnett Aitken, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

It appears to be a clear copyright infringement of http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/a-pair-of-ringnecks-ward-brothers-crisfield-4045920-details.aspx. (See section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites 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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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 10:07, 10 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your edits[edit]

Hi! I see that you've got a mass of notices on this page, but I don't see where anyone has explained a few basic things to you. Very briefly, with no sugar:

You may not copy material from elsewhere on the internet into Wikipedia. It's almost always a violation of copyright to do so. What you write must be in your own words
You may freely copy stuff from other parts of Wikipedia, but you must say where you are copying from; the easiest way is in your edit summary, something like "start this page, using material from James Purdey & Sons as a template"
If you have a personal or professional connection to any of the topics you've written about, you have what we call a conflict of interest and you should declare it, either in an edit summary or on a talk-page, if ever you edit any such article; in general, you are strongly discouraged from directly editing any affected articles.

I'm afraid the rather unfriendly reception you've had here is because you've inadvertently stepped over some fairly firmly-drawn lines – there's a steep learning-curve, as you've seen. If in doubt about anything, you can always ask (here is fine); you can use {{help me}} to get a prompt response. I'll leave you an invitation to the Teahouse, which is a good place to take beginner questions. Good luck! Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:24, 10 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation[edit]

Hello! Frankmcb, you are invited to join other new editors and friendly hosts in the Teahouse. It's a good place to meet people, ask questions and learn more about Wikipedia. Please give it a try! Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:24, 10 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Writing style[edit]

Hi, thank you for your work here. I noticed that you had expanded the article Pigeon-shooting. Please could you rewrite it in a more formal encyclopaedic style, e.g. not referring to the intention of the article? – Fayenatic London 07:35, 16 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]