User talk:Hazyj

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Hello, Hazyj, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions, especially your edits to Speed of electricity. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:

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I noticed that you made comments about the article Speed of electricity within the body of the article. The place for comments about the article are on the article's talk page. Constant314 (talk) 22:29, 11 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Richard Ewald Arentz[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Richard Ewald Arentz 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.dickarentz.com/biography/. 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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My apologies! I thought this was my sandbox! I kept seeing the phrase "Draft article not currently submitted for review. This is a draft Articles for creation submission. It is not currently pending review. There are no deadlines as long as you are actively improving the submission. Drafts not being improved may be deleted after six months."

I had no idea ANYONE was going to be seeing this Diannaa, so for that reason I thought it was the perfect place to put my references while I collected my thoughts and started writing the article!

Hazyj (talk) 14:03, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note that copyright text can't be hosted anywhere on wikipedia, including sandboxes and drafts, and anything you post can be seen immediately Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:34, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. I know now, but as a professional software developer going 21 years the word "sandbox" has a different meaning in most contexts. I won't say "all" contexts, and yes I understand Wikipedia has it's own workflow, procedures and etiquette. Still, you must be able to understand how this could be an honest mistake. After all, I'm trying to join the wiki community which I hope tells you I'm just as devoted to truth via documentation as ANYONE else. Sorry I'm getting defensive here, but to call me a plagiarizer or a cheater is like calling a brain surgeon a bumbler. Hazyj (talk) 15:40, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reply[edit]

If you want me to see a reply, you need to post on my talk page. You can alternatively leave a message on this page, and I will know you have done so if you start it with my user name, User:Jimfbleak and sign it with four tildes ~~~~ when you post it. That will send me an alert. It's only chance I saw your comments above.

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I suggest that you look at biographies such as Pamela C. Rasmussen to get an idea of layout and referencing. You don't have to use the fancy reference templates, just <ref>[url description]</ref> for web refs or <ref>[publication details]</ref> for books etc will do.

Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:07, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

User:Jimfbleak

I can't be sure from your words, but are you implying that I am writing about myself? Do you think I am Richard Arentz? Richard Arentz is a photographer. I am a physicist who is currently editing the article "Speed of Electricity". It should be a very simple matter for you to see how careful I've been with that edit. I'm taking my time and trying to follow the rules. In particular I'm taking my time rounding up references. Anyhow, I am not Richard Arentz. Hazyj (talk) 16:26, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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