User talk:Bsidepro

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Ochiwar (talk) 10:05, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Bsidepro, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your addition to Draft:William D. Matthews has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

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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, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. The "The Matthews Manifesto" section of Draft:William D. Matthews appeared to have been copied from http://yorkmasons.org/information_links/MWNGL_History.html Thank you. Ahecht (TALK
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Your submission at Articles for creation: William D. Matthews has been accepted

William D. Matthews, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
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DGG ( talk ) 04:47, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

March 2015

Hello, I'm WordSeventeen. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —the one you made with this edit to National Grand Lodge— because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. WordSeventeen (talk) 23:24, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

National Grand Lodge and Prince Hall National Grand Lodge

I have started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Freemasonry concerning these duplicate articles. Your input would be appreciated. Fiddlersmouth (talk) 00:20, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

August 2015

Hello, I'm Snowycats. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Prince Hall National Grand Lodge without explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; I restored the removed content. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Snowycats (talk) 13:35, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have reverted your edit on the above article. We need a good reason to re-activate a re-direct, and building your own version of an existing article isn't one of them. If you think National Grand Lodge needs re-named, please start a discussion on its talk page. We value your contribution to Wikipedia, especially your knowledge of a little-understood subject. However, edit warring can easily get you banned, and that would be a great shame. Feel free to drop a note onto my talk page if you need any help. Fiddlersmouth (talk) 23:40, 14 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from making nonconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Prince Hall National Grand Lodge with this edit. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. -Da kar 12:32, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello this is BSidepro. I am the original author of Prince Hall National Grand Lodge which was redirected as National Grand Lodge. Snowycats and Fiddlersmouth it is highly constructive that the original title of Prince Hall National Grand Lodge remain. On the Prince Hall Freemasonry wikipage, the link to, when discussing the article refers to my page as Prince Hall National Grand Lodge. I, in my actions was only replacing the original title. This page has been the target of various cases of vandalism and I owuld like to preserve the integrity of the Page.Bsidepro (talk) 22:30, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You also appear to have created National Grand Lodge. As they both seem to be describing the same organisation, perhaps you could help us out by describing what is going on, and why we need a second article? Fiddlersmouth (talk) 23:04, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You may be mistaken. Either Aceumus or someone else redirected the page Prince Hall National Grand Lodge to National Grand Lodge. I was somehow warned for the action I did not do. I do however apologize for not completely understanding the Wikipedia etiquette. I am how ever am learning as I go. Thank you for your patience with me.Bsidepro (talk) 00:23, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This is Quill&Sword, I am a Prince Hall historian and writer. I am well-versed on the National Grand Lodge, and was sent a link to this conversation. I have read the article as it was first published, and knowing that Wikipedia is an open forum, I have documentation that will prove that edits made by myself are in line with the actual history of the organization that was called the National Grand Lodge. As of now, the requirements are that 10 edits must be made to get the access to upload documents and files to the article. If I have made more than 10 edits and would like the opportunity to upload the files and documents that will show that my edits are accurate and in line with the documented history of the organization. Bsidepro and myself have engaged in discussion and debate on this topic that can be found on my blog, The Quill and The Sword. Please direct me on the ability to expedite the process of uploading the documentation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Quill&Sword (talk • contribs) 03:31, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I restored the section of entitled Schisms on National Grand Lodge. A previous proper reference was removed by statements that were not properly referenced.Bsidepro (talk) 10:43, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Edits

I'm starting to see some back-and-forth editing and reversion in the NGL article again. If there is a concern, it is to be brought to the talk page first. If it's wrong, we will fix it. It's not going to kill anyone if it sits there for a day, because Wikipedia isn't an official resource for anybody, and it can be changed at any time. MSJapan (talk) 17:43, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your nb

You still need to cite where that information is coming from - you can't just say that there's a difference in sources and leave it at that. Otherwise it's still {{WP:OR|original research]], because you are saying it, not a source. MSJapan (talk) 16:55, 29 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: The Most Worshipful National Grand Lodge Free & Accepted Ancient York Masons Prince Hall Origin National Compact USA (March 8)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Legacypac was:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

The comment the reviewer left was:

There is some minor copy vio but the main problem is lack of sources. This could be a good topic though

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Legacypac (talk) 19:05, 8 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:The Most Worshipful National Grand Lodge Free & Accepted Ancient York Masons Prince Hall Origin National Compact USA

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! JMHamo (talk) 19:34, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]