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Omajemite Don Emmanuel Biography should be published. He is a young man that should be included in Wiki because of his notable achievement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Omajemite (talk • contribs) 17:48, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

What a shame to see that this page was deleted before I had the chance to change the wording. I really don't know what was copywrite infringement. He seemed like a really impressive person and I was surprised when I wrote the page that he didn't have one already. Now that it's been deleted, what do I do to get him the wiki that I believe he deserves? Is there an archive where I can see the deleted wiki so that I can reword it and start again? I appreciate your help! Fonduechocolatelove (talk) 05:26, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

Hi Fonduechocolatelove - one of Lefcentreright's talk page stalkers here - I didn't see the article, so I can't offer any specific advice on what about it was copyvio, but generally speaking not only can you not copy/paste from websites, you also can't just take the text and change a few words here and there - your writing needs to be entirely different. The log said it was copied from this site - I assume from the 'Award History' tab, which gives the subject a brief biography, so make sure your new text doesn't resemble anything there.

You can't view deleted pages directly (only admins can do that), but you can approach the deleting administrator - RHaworth - and ask him whether he'd be willing to e-mail you a copy of the text for you to work on offline. Make sure you give him a link to the page, like this: Allan D. Cruickshank. Cheers GirthSummit _(blether) 17:32, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

@Girth Summit: Thanks so much for your reply and assistance! I really appreciate when other editors are so helpful! I'm going to try to redo the page and keep it very simple (and obviously avoid the language that may have been a problem). Thanks! Fonduechocolatelove (talk) 06:06, 25 August 2019 (UTC)

No problem, Fonduechocolatelove. I'd suggest writing it up as a draft, I'd be happy to take a look before you publish it if you want a second pair of eyes. GirthSummit _(blether) 09:21, 25 August 2019 (UTC)

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I am Previn Vedan, the youngest elected Ward councillor in Ethekwini Municipality.

Think that you could create my Wikipedia?

pvedan@gmail.com 0794609702 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.225.186.133 (talk) 23:42, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

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@Isaacl: Thank you for enlightening me about this policy. I shall change it soon.  Lefcentreright (talk) 14:15, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

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Hello, there. Thank you for taking the time to help me. I have been editing Alan Winde's Wikipedia article for a LONG time now. Yes, I have nominated the article for "Peer Reviewing". I would just appreciate it if you could maybe just check over my work and give me a few pointers so that I can improve the article's quality. I would like to nominate it for Good Article status. LefcentrerightTalk 11:25, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

This is like asking permission to ask a question. Just let the peer review process take its course. While you are waiting, one thing I saw that you could do is change one of the titles of one of your references so that it is not in all-caps. It may be that way on the website being cited, but we generally conform such titles to our own manual of style. — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:32, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

Hi, recently, I noticed some 'authorized changes' in Bible Society of India, wherein I have upscaled the content over a period of time over the past couple of years'. However, a certain user, has been changing and reverting my edits citing 'authorized changes'. This user may be related to the institution (Bible Society of India), but I have left a note on the user talk page that Wikipedia is not an official front for their institutional updates to be posted from time to time, but they could do so on their own web site. Am I right in doing so and in my actions. Request your inputs. Thank you. Meher Mansion (talk) 18:23, 27 September 2019 (UTC)

@Meher Mansion: Hello, there. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It is appreciated. I have reviewed the "View history" section of the article. I have noticed that a user by the name of "Lastmoriarity" has been doing your changes with edit summaries such as "Authorized Changes by bible society of India Central office" and many other similar summaries. I am not the best person to help you with this matter. I am more than obliged to maybe point you in the direction of the admins. They have more knowledge about incidents similar to the one you are currently experiencing with that user, meaning they can help you more effectively. Cheers. LefcentrerightTalk (plz ping) 18:57, 27 September 2019 (UTC)

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@Jeromi Mikhael: Care to explain your particular choice of why I should put an unspecific tag on an article? Also, please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from Agustinus Jelani. The article contains copyright violations. Any work that contains copyrighted materials must be removed, according to Wikipedia guidelines. LefcentrerightTalk (plz ping) 17:50, 12 October 2019 (UTC) Forget to sign back then. The date is inaccurate.

@Lefcentreright: I expect to receive a reasoned response to my reason why this article should not be deleted. I can exchange almost any word except the key data items and link words to something else if this is really what you believe is needed. Downsize43 (talk) 00:14, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

@Downsize43: Unfortunately, your article contained a copyright violation. Copyrighted work is NOT allowed on Wikipedia. Here are some hints to help you avoid a WP:COPYVIO: Write everything in your own words. Try to summarise as much as you can. I suggest using a thesaurus (try an online one in order to supplement words).

If you need any more help. I am here. LefcentrerightTalk (plz ping) 14:16, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

I recently removed a speedy delete tag that you had placed on MasterChef Junior Thailand (season 2). I do not think that MasterChef Junior Thailand (season 2) fits any of the speedy deletion criteria  because With enough for a stub in English, there is no reason to delete, simple editing is sufficient.. I request that you consider not re-tagging MasterChef Junior Thailand (season 2) for speedy deletion without discussing the matter on the appropriate talk page. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 16:18, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

@DESiegel: I see that all the Thai language parts have been removed, so there is now no need for it to be deleted. Good. LefcentrerightTalk (plz ping) 16:21, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

Moreover, they are in the history, so any editor with the language skills can translate them if desired. Indeed, with them being simple tables of facts, google translate might be sufficient, although it isn't good enough yet for general article prose. In general, speedy deletion should not be used when another solution is available at a reasonable effort. No admin tools were needed for this edit. Please consider whether to use speedy deletion in such cases in future. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 16:26, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

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Omajemite Don Emmanuel Biography should be published. He is a young man that should be included in Wiki because of his notable achievement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Omajemite (talk • contribs) 17:48, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

@Omajemite: I believe you have the wrong user here. I did not nominate Omajemite Don Emmanuel for deletion. I did instead nominate "PROPHET JONES ODE ERUE," for deletion. LefcentrerightTalk (plz ping) 17:56, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

@Omajemite: I have looked at the Omajemite Don Emmanuel and it should also be deleted. LefcentrerightTalk (plz ping) 18:02, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

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Thank you for quality articles around South Africa, such as Naledi Pandor and Wynand Boshoff, for appreciation of the work of colleagues, for nominating and updating for In the news such as Bavelile Hlongwa, for "I try to be as nonpartisan as possible", - Jan-Hendrik, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2296 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:18, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Thank you! I appreciate it a lot. LefcentrerightTalk (plz ping) 15:52, 13 October 2019 (UTC)

I liked you nomination for Greenman. Next round, don't call it a bloodbath. Some RfAs are, but this was not, just the normal digging up of what went wrong over years. I am not happy with the outcome, and said so, but we all can also live with it without loosing interest in the project, I hope. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:00, 13 October 2019 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Thank you for the advice, Gerda. LefcentrerightTalk (plz ping) 17:46, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

Today is a day of bad memories, see the thread on my talk with your name, and this was a bloodbath, but there's also the smiling face on my talk all this year, telling you something ("go on with life"), - it helped me back then, and still does when needed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:29, 15 October 2019 (UTC)