User talk:A. Roderick-Grove

Welcome![edit]

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Welcome to Wikipedia. Please note that Darwin's theory of evolution is not a "philosophy", but is a solid fact, and genomic analyses from a multitude of observations are a robust support to it. Creationist views to the contrary, and Teach the Controversy, are best listed elsewhere, probably in a web forum? Thank you. Rowan Forest (talk) 16:24, 14 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

January 2021[edit]

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on International School of Geneva; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

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Speedy deletion nomination of David Hawley (Educator)[edit]

Hello A. Roderick-Grove,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged David Hawley (Educator) for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source, probably infringing copyright.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to rewrite it in your own words, you can contest this deletion, but don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks!

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John B123 (talk) 20:18, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, John B123. The article has not been copied from another source; I wrote it entirely myself on the basis of the available on-line sources. However, because (for the time being) the article is so brief and factual, it consists principally of a list of Hawley's academic and professional background. If the wording on this list coincides unduly with some of the sources on which it was based, I will be happy to modify it. But necessarily it must be chronological, so the possibility for variations are minimal. A mere list of academic qualifications and professional positions surely cannot constitute a copyright violation. Thank you for your understanding.A. Roderick-Grove (talk) 18:50, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The page on David Hawley (Educator) has been recreated and reworded with all the sources for the information it contains duly referenced. No language from the sources has been copied and pasted. Only the titles of the institutions, degrees and positions necessarily remain identical to the information contained in the sources. Thank you. A. Roderick-Grove (talk) 21:21, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

David Hawley (Educator) moved to draftspace[edit]

An article you recently created, David Hawley (Educator), is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. GPL93 (talk) 22:51, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. GPL93 (talk) 22:52, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:David Hawley (Educator)[edit]

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 23:02, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:David Hawley (Educator)[edit]

Hello, A. Roderick-Grove. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "David Hawley".

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. 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!} 22:52, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, A. Roderick-Grove. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the page Michael D. Aeschliman, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

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Also, editing for advertising, publicizing, or promoting anyone is prohibited. Thank you. 174.197.69.37 (talk) 17:42, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]