User talk:NateS108

Username issue

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "CollegeUnbound", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to represent a School on Rhode Island. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. Velella ^{Velella Talk} 16:31, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: College Unbound (November 18)

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

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

in-depth (not just brief mentions about the subject or routine announcements)
reliable
secondary
strictly independent of the subject

Make sure you add references that meet all four of these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

All but one of the sources are directly related to the school. References must be independent and reliable, and not affiliated in any way. Your username also gives a real concern that there is a conflict of interest here and that you are associated in some way with the school. Editing directly with a conflict of interest is not permitted

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:College Unbound and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Velella ^{Velella Talk} 16:34, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, CollegeUnbound! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Velella ^{Velella Talk} 16:34, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:College Unbound

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A tag has been placed on Draft:College Unbound 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://www.collegeunbound.edu/apps/pages/history, https://www.acenet.edu/Documents/A-College-Unbound-Lessons-on-Innovation.pdf, and https://www.collegeunbound.edu/apps/pages/impact. 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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Recreating College Unbound article

Although your first creation has had an unfortunate and very short existence, I suspect that it should have an article. If you start at article for creation and find a number of independent and reliable sources such as this or this and then simply write it in your own words. Steer well clear of the College's own web site or anything affiliated to it except to confirm non-contentious details. Any copy and pasting will be picked up and it can lead to the whole article being deleted. Best of luck Velella ^{Velella Talk} 09:58, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]