User talk:Josephine Omondi

Speedy deletion nomination of Asenath Odaga

Hello Josephine Omondi,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Asenath Odaga for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source.

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 please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Shovon (talk) 07:01, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Asenath Bole Odaga

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A tag has been placed on Asenath Bole Odaga requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.nation.co.ke/news/The+queen+of+folklore/-/1056/1721144/-/rl0b2jz/-/index.html%29. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites 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.

If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website or image but have permission from that owner, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.

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 "Click here to 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 removed 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. Sarahj2107 (talk) 11:25, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

hi User:Sarahj2107I am new to wikipedia. I am currently attending a lesson on the usage of wikipedia. Hopefully, i will be able to improve on my work on Asenath Odaga. Please do not delete my work just yet because by the end of the lesson it will be much better. Thank you in advance.Josephine Omondi (talk) 08:48, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Josephine. Unfortunately your page has already been deleted by an admin. Sometimes when a page is deleted you can ask an admin to recreate it in your user space/sandbox so you can work on improving it, however you wont be able to do that in this case because it was deleted as a copyright infringement. You can try creating it again when you're ready but make sure to write it in your own words and follow the guidelines and policies link to above. Sarahj2107 (talk) 10:25, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

May 2014

Hello Josephine Omondi, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your addition to Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg 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.

You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and a cited source. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Wikipedia:Copyrights. You may also want to review Wikipedia:Copy-paste.
If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. However, there are steps that must be taken to verify that license before you do. See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Wikipedia:Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied without attribution. If you want to copy from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.

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. Thank you. - Mr X 11:26, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg

Hello Josephine Omondi,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Amortias (T)(C) 18:36, 10 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]