User talk:Mmespino

Welcome![edit]

Hello, Mmespino, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Florida and Puerto Rico Digital Newspaper Project, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Florida and Puerto Rico Digital Newspaper Project[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Florida and Puerto Rico Digital Newspaper Project 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 https://ufdc.ufl.edu/ndnp/about. 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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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 22:50, 17 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Some advice regarding the Florida and Puerto Rico Digital Newspaper Project article[edit]

Hi Mmespino. I saw your post on Talk:Florida and Puerto Rico Digital Newspaper Project, but the page was deleted before I had a chance to respond. I appreciate that you removed the copyrighted content, and encourage you to have another go at writing the article—there are a few things you should keep in mind before you begin writing, however. You mentioned on the talk page that you manage the University of Florida website where you copied the content from. Since the Puerto Rico Digital Newspaper Project is a project of the University of Florida, this means you have a conflict of interest (COI) in regards to that topic. Wikipedia editors are expected to adhere to certain restrictions when creating articles where they have a COI. First, they should disclose their connection to the article. You can do this by copying the following text to your userpage: {{UserboxCOI|1=Florida and Puerto Rico Digital Newspaper Project}}. Second, editors with a COI should use Wikipedia's Articles for Creation (AfC) process instead of creating their articles directly in mainspace. AfC submissions start off in draft namespace (with the prefix Draft: preceding the article title) and are reviewed by an independent editor before being moved to mainspace. This helps ensure that the drafts conform with Wikipedia's core policies, such as notability. Wikipedia:Article wizard will walk you through the process of creating an AfC submission, step by step. I know this is a lot to take in—I hope that you will process everything and continue to contribute to Wikipedia! Best of luck in your efforts, and let me know if you have any questions. – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 21:47, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]