User talk:Oxford13

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Oxford13, good luck, and have fun. – Mat ty.007 18:58, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Template

Hi Oxford13, I am having some trouble with the above welcome template, which I recently created. I will leave it there for now, whilst someone with more expertise looks at it, as, at present, it will put all the text which is below into a blue box. If you want, feel free to remove the template, or you can just wait for it to be fixed. Alternatively, if you feel that having all your talk page text in blue looks good, please say... Regards, Mat ty.007 08:03, 13 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

YFixed. Mat ty.007 08:06, 13 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Please stop removing speedy deletion notices from pages that you have created yourself, as you did with Peter Constandelis. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing.

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. —teb728 t c 23:22, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi, thanks for message.

it did not provide adequate independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines. It is now Wikipedia policy that biographical articles about living people must have independent verifiable references, or they will be deleted. Although you gave some references, they were not necessarily appropriate. The Agape ref is just a copy of the poem, doesn't support your claim that it's notable, just that it exists. The book is referenced to a site offering it for sale, obviously not independent.
I'm also not clear in what way you are claiming he is notable. As a historian, author, poet or entrepreneur, or all of them?
part of the article was a copyright violation. The description of the book is a close copy of text for which Amazon claims copyright. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient.
it was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include: After decades of running varying businesses... most notably his real estate business... historically accurate and well documented... everything of interest... The book contains many black-and-white photographs... published many poems... His most notable poem... help educate youth of the power of our freedom... — and whose freedom?

I can sandbox the most recent version for you if you haven't kept a copy. If he is genuinely notable, there should be better sources than those given in your text. Even if he is, the language needs to be more neutral and entirely in your own words Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:10, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted text here shortly Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:14, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! Oxford13, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about 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! Mat ty.007 17:20, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]