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Happy editing! Royal Autumn Crest (talk) 16:22, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (January 9)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted because it included copyrighted content, which is not permitted on Wikipedia. You are welcome to write an article on the subject, but please do not use copyrighted work.

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ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 05:53, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Harriett Type! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation 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! ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 05:53, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Harriett Type! 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.

• You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
• Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
• We have strict guidelines on the usage of copyrighted images. Fair use images must meet all ten of the non-free content criteria in order to be used in articles, or they will be deleted. All other images must be made available under a free and open license that allows commercial and derivative reuse to be used on Wikipedia.
• If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. Understand, though, that unlike many other sites, where a person can license their content for use there and retain non-free ownership, that is not possible at Wikipedia. Rather, the release of content must be irrevocable, to the world, into the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Such a release must be done in a verifiable manner, so that the authority of the person purporting to release the copyright is evidenced. See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
• Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you must follow the copyright attribution steps in Wikipedia:Translation#How to translate. See also Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.

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. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 05:54, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, Harriett Type, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

One rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should request a change of username or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)

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• How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
• Simplified Manual of Style

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Reply

Please don't post messages or edit when logged out, as you did on my talk page. Apart from anything else, it's not a good idea to reveal your ip address. In addition to the COI and copyright information posted above, here's more guidance.

• When you write about a person, you must provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that they meet the notability guidelines. Sources that are not acceptable include those linked to the person or an associated organisation, press releases, YouTube, IMDB, social media and other sites that can be self-edited, blogs, websites of unknown or non-reliable provenance, and sites that are just reporting what the person claims or interviewing them. Note that references should be in-line so we can tell what fact each is supporting, and should not be bare urls. Your text had no in-line references of any kind, let alone independent third-party sources. You gave a collection of external links at the end, but they appear to be links to him talking about himself, no not acceptable even if they had been in-line refs. He may well be notable, but what you claim must be verifiable. If you say that he's been nominated for a BAFTA, for example, there should be an in-line reference linking to the BAFTA web site page that says that.
• You must write in a non-promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic, with verifiable facts, not opinions or reviews. This was basically a vanity page with unsourced claims like leading TV drama and film directors... awards attached to most of his work... renowned for his aim for integrity, heartfelt stories and visual flair... inspires young people... notable professional across a diverse range of fields.; and that's just the lead!
• There shouldn't be any url links in the article, only in the "References" or "External links" sections. That's particularly the case when they are spam links to his own or affiliated pages or his own productions, even where a Wikipedia article existsfor some, and could be wikilinked
• You must not copy text from elsewhere. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. We require that text posted here can be used, modified and distributed for any purpose, including commercial; text is considered to be copyright unless explicitly stated otherwise. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient. For legal reasons, we do not restore copyright violations, so if you wish to continue you will need to start from scratch in accordance with the guidance you have been given.

Before attempting to write an article again, please make sure that the topic meets the notability criteria linked above, and check that you can find independent third party sources. Also read Your first article. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:11, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

AfC notification: User:Harriett Type/sandbox has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at User:Harriett Type/sandbox. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 13:16, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

This feedback was great and I was trying to fix and find better sources etc but now I am blocked so I have no opportunity to fix it. I thought the sandbox was a safe editing space to get everything right before a review. I have to say I seem to have missed this entire page previously and had just seen the reviewers brief comments which is unfortunate. I do feel like a bit of an idiot but I guess that is the issue with just starting out in something - yes the road is long indeed....

I do not have a COI - I have been working in PR and marketing for many years and I am very conscious that I was very behind in certain areas of digital channels and I wanted to include on my CV that I had experience in WIKI. I had done some edits on existing pages but wanted to know how to build a page and follow the process of getting it published.

How do I get unblocked?

ThanksHarriett Type (talk) 21:47, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

You were blocked because of "undisclosed paid editor repeat spamming and ignoring deletions and COI requests" Wikipedia really isn't the place for someone who has by your own admission "been working in PR and marketing for many years". Theroadislong (talk) 22:03, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Apologies for adding more questions - but I want to understand the following. I sincerely hope that this is not considered to be spamming as it is not my intention. - Was I not using the sandbox correctly? How was a spamming in the sandbox? I thought it is 'a space to experiment with the process of editing Wikipedia.' It was my aim to create a page which met the requirements of WIKI so it could be published. I don't want to circumnavigate the rules. I had asked jimfbleak about the deletion and he said to have another go - so I was having another go in the sandbox. - Can Wikipedia discriminate against me for having been in PR and Marketing in a previous role? - There is no COI - so why can't I have the opportunity to fix my mistakes or practice on another page which is perhaps less contentious than a profile page. Happy to focus on a completely different type of page.

Thanks in advanceHarriett Type (talk) 23:20, 27 January 2021 (UTC)