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You don't enter the article title that way. It is produced automatically from the title of the article. If and when it becomes a real article it will be in Article space at Metro TeenAids (Iassume) and that will be picked up as the title. Meters (talk) 04:15, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note from Kdsimph: Is this how I respond to you? I'm new to Wikipedia and have very little experience with computer programming or back-end systems. Thank you for the note. I'm not sure how to change the title, but you are right that when it becomes a real article, I want the title to be Metro TeenAIDS. Kdsimph (talk) 17:46, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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16:21, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

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Copyright

So, I just found out your article is copyrighted. It will probably soon be tagged with WP:G12. Dat Guy^Talk_Contribs 19:01, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi DatGuy -- Unambiguous copyright infringement? If it is tagged with WP:G12 will someone tell me what they think is copyright infringement? I wrote the article myself and tried to include as many citations as possible to make it publishable. I don't know what could seem like copyright infringement. It turns out that it was rejected as not being notable enough. But there's no notation saying anything about copyright. Thanks for any further info you can provide. Kdsimph (talk) 02:56, 15 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Currently it is not tagged. It probably is notable, however look at this. Dat Guy^Talk_Contribs 06:26, 15 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi DatGuy, Thank you for taking the time to show that to me. I did get the information from that article, but I put the quote in quotation marks and cited the article. Is the best workaround to simply rephrase things like that? To me, that seems more like plagiarism than actually citing something. I did read the guidelines on citations, but it seemed like limited use of direct quotes was acceptable. Is there a way for me to look at my whole document with those red slash marks and see what needs to be rephrased? Thank you for sticking with me on this project.Kdsimph (talk) 07:21, 15 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is not that if you didn't cite where you took it from, but if you copy-paste paragraphs (like you did), giving an attribution to the source doesn't pass our guidelines. Whatever is highlighted in red is what is copyrighted. There is no tool to edit it from there, but you should go between tabs. Dat Guy^Talk_Contribs 15:00, 15 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi DatGuy, Thank you. I will work on this and make sure there are no other instances of quoted text in my document. Thanks!Kdsimph (talk) 18:39, 15 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Metro TeenAIDS (February 5)

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

This needs to be written with "just the facts" - so no wp:peacock language ("groundbreaking"), and the entire background of AIDS belongs on the page about AIDS. Also, look at wp:corp for the criteria for notability for organizations. Articles that merely name the organization among others or that have brief quotes from an officer of the organization do not confer notability and should be avoided if possible. This article is overly long for its subject matter, and often reads like an essay rather than an encyclopedia article. Stick to just the facts.

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 when they have been resolved.

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LaMona (talk) 20:52, 5 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Metro TeenAIDS has been accepted

Metro TeenAIDS, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
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