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Your submission at Articles for creation: James V McCloskey (May 14)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted because it included copyrighted content, which is not permitted on Wikipedia.

This submission appears to be taken from https://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?deceased-fathers-bro=father-james-v-mccloskey-mm. Wikipedia cannot accept material copied from elsewhere, unless it explicitly and verifiably has been released to the world under a suitably free and compatible copyright license or into the public domain and is written in an acceptable tone—this includes material that you own the copyright to. You should attribute the content of a draft to outside sources, using citations, but copying and pasting or closely paraphrasing sources is not acceptable. The entire draft should be written using your own words and structure.

You are welcome to write an article on the subject, but please do not use copyrighted work.

Draft:James V McCloskey may be deleted at any time unless the copied text is removed. Copyrighted work cannot be allowed to remain on Wikipedia.
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Qcne (talk) 07:53, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, James McCloskey! 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! Qcne (talk) 07:53, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @James McCloskey.

The webpage https://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?deceased-fathers-bro=father-james-v-mccloskey-mm states at the bottom "© 2024 Maryknoll Mission Archives". Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted content. Qcne (talk) 07:55, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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