User talk:The Drought

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:25, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Marcus McCraven moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Marcus McCraven, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more in-depth coverage about the subject itself, with citations from reliable, independent sources in order to show it meets WP:GNG. It should have at least three, to be safe. And please remember that interviews, as primary sources, do not count towards GNG.(?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page.Onel5969 ^{TT me} 13:17, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Marcus McCraven

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A tag has been placed on Marcus McCraven 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.thehistorymakers.org/biography/marcus-mccraven and https://www.albertus.edu/media-public-relations/press-releases/albertus-magnus-college-is-saddened-by-loss-of-marcus-mccraven.php. 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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Marcus McCraven moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to Marcus McCraven. Unfortunately, it is not ready for publishing because It's a stub now that the copyvio has been removed. Your article is now a draft where you can improve it undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 12:07, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

Marcus McCraven

Hi The Drought. I wanted to share with you some suggestions about how to move forward with Draft:Marcus McCraven to get it to mainspace. You have some good sources, and I've shared a few more with you.

Early life and education

Something like: McCraven was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Marcus and Buena McCraven. He earned a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Howard University; his education was interrupted when he was drafted into the United States Army, but he returned to Howard after completing his military service.<ref: The History Makers>

Military service

Since this is mentioned quite a bit: McCraven was drafted into the U. S. Army during his first year at Howard University. Designated an expert rifleman, he served as a supply clerk in the Army Engineering Regiment in Papua, New Guinea and the Philippines. His unit consisted entirely of Black enlisted me and white officers.<ref: both The History Makers and the Middletown Press>

After that you can continue in a similar style to cover his career. Stick to factual statements, avoid the fancy terms. And make sure you're using your own words. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:03, 26 April 2023 (UTC)