User talk:Nikkidiscovers

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June 2020

Hi Nikkidiscovers! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor at Fatima Meer that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia – it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. Thank you. Dawnseeker2000 14:59, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

Nikkidiscovers (talk) 09:22, 1 July 2020 (UTC) Hi Dawnseeker2000 thank you for letting me know and for the information. Is there a way that I can correct my mistake? Anyways I hope you have a good day.

Your submission at Articles for creation: Gloria Davies (activist) (July 6)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Political Animal Lobby

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A tag has been placed on Political Animal Lobby 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 palobby.org/campaigns/extermination-of-dogs-in-turkey. 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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Copyright problem: Political Animal Lobby

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Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! Hut 8.5 19:42, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

If you have permission then you will need to provide evidence of this, see WP:IOWN for instructions. I would still recommend rewriting the text, Wikipedia is supposed to be a neutral encyclopedia and it isn't very neutral to describe this organisation using their own promotional material. Hut 8.5 11:57, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Dope Saint Jude (July 17)

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MurielMary (talk) 10:19, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

Hi there, I spotted that you have trouble getting this article over the line (so to speak). I don't really get involved in draft article reviews but offer the following feedback, which once implemented should be sufficient to meet the notability threshold. There's a recent and detailed article about her on Independent Online. I'm assuming that's a reliable source. If so, that's the third independent and reliable source that discusses her in detail, and that should do to satisfy WP:GNG. In addition, I suggest the following tidy up (that's just a nicety; not essential for approval):

• Drop caps in headings as per WP:LOWERCASE
• Drop the all caps title parameters in your citations
• Wikilink the parameter website or publisher where the target article exists
• Wikilink relevant terms (e.g. Matroosfontein, even though it redirects to something else)

Hope this helps. Best of luck. Feel free to reference this conversation when you next submit this for approval. Schwede66 22:34, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Gloria Davies (activist)

Hello, Nikkidiscovers. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Gloria Davies".

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. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. 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!} 20:37, 6 January 2021 (UTC)