MikieSimon

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File permission problem with File:El Hortelano by Edi Clavo cropped.jpg

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As requested per email, the file is now available at Wikimedia Commons under the same name. Jcb (talk) 20:07, 1 October 2013 (UTC)'

Thanks! Mikie

Your submission at Articles for creation: Olivier Vidal (January 15)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by HickoryOughtShirt?4 was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:15, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello, MikieSimon! 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! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:15, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Olivier Vidal (May 19)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Robertsky was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Olivier Vidal and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Olivier Vidal, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
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– robertsky (talk) 10:51, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Olivier Vidal

Hello, MikieSimon. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Olivier Vidal, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 14:01, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Olivier Vidal

Hello, MikieSimon. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Olivier Vidal".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 17:23, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello MikieSimon! Your additions to Erica Gimpel 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. — Diannaa (talk) 14:59, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi Diannaa,

Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. You say that part of my additions were cribbed from https://toppodcast.com/podcast_feeds/little-known-facts-with-ilana-levine/. This is amazing to me because I'd never heard of this podcast until you mentioned it. Nor can I find anything similar to my additions in the podcast itself. Can you point me to the exact text I supposedly copied? I'd appreciate that.

Thx, Mikie Michael J. Simon (talk) 20:14, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

It's not unusual for the same prose to be present in multiple places online. For excample the content I removed is also present at this website and elsewhere.

For a look at the overlapping content, you can visit the CopyPatrol report and click on the iThenticate link. — Diannaa (talk) 12:21, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

The text is in multiple places because Erica wrote her own bio and sent it to multiple places without copyrighting it explicitly. Question: how can Erica claim authorship? Or should she just rephrase the section? Or should she release the material to everyone under Creative Commons Zero Waiver 1.0? I tried to read the instructions in e.g. Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials but only got more confused. Any advice would be lovely. Thx, MJS Michael J. Simon (talk) 14:46, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Since the work has been previously published elsewhere, that means that the material is automatically copyright and we can't use it here until such time as it's released under a compatible license. This is done in order to protect the rights of copyright holders. We have in place what we call the VRT ticket system, whereby copyright holders can provide proof via email that they are the copyright holder. In the email she would also specify which license she wishes to use. There's a list of compatible licenses here and a sample permission email here and detailed instructions here. Sorry it's all so complicated but these are legal requirements that keep us in compliance with the policies of this website. — Diannaa (talk) 00:38, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Thanks so much! Will do.

Mikie Michael J. Simon (talk) 01:07, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Olivier Vidal

Hello, MikieSimon. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Olivier Vidal".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:16, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi Liz,

Now that I can't see the page or the dates of my edits, I can't be sure I did edits at all, but I'd swear that I did. I should say that I zoned on them before I thought they were finished, which is why the 6-month hiatus happened. But I believe that I inserted inline references and did other recommended actions. Can you restore this so I can finish it? I have more time now that I retired.

Thx,

Mikie Michael J. Simon (talk) 02:24, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

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