User talk:Mmaua1

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Sources should verify information[edit]

I just reverted your source addition on Geography of Namibia. Please do not add sources that do not support the preceding statement. Inline citations need to support the preceding sentence, and are not meant to be generic sources related to the topic. It is very time-consuming to correct these mistakes, so please take good care to avoid this mistake in the future. Femke (talk) 16:14, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

October 2022[edit]

Your edit to Climate change in the Middle East and North Africa has been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources for more information. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 14:35, 23 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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I've added the attribution for the above article, but please add it if you've added similarly licensed text in other articles :). —Femke 🐦 (talk) 17:31, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

November 2022[edit]

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Thank you for your contributions. It seems that you have added Creative Commons licensed text to one or more Wikipedia articles, such as Congo Basin. You are welcome to import appropriate Creative Commons licensed content to articles, but in order to meet the Wikipedia guideline on plagiarism, such content must be fully attributed. This requires not only acknowledging the source, but acknowledging that the source is copied. There are several methods to do this described at Wikipedia:Plagiarism#Compatibly licensed sources, including the usage of an attribution template. Please make sure that any Creative Commons content you have already imported is fully attributed. Thank you. Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 17:30, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Training[edit]

Mmaua1, could you please take the training module here and let me know when you have finished it: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/training/editing-wikipedia/plagiarism ? This is critical. Wikipedia volunteers are spending way too much time dealing with the problems you have brought into articles. Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 17:35, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 05:13, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Clayoquot, the training is an eye opener. This will go along in bettering my editing experience. Mmaua1 (talk) 08:56, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Fatima Driouech[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Fatima Driouech 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.ipcc.ch/people/fatima-driouech/. 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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Your submission at Articles for creation: Catherine Masao (April 14)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by PK650 was:

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs to

meet any of the eight academic-specific criteria
or cite multiple reliable, secondary sources independent of the subject, which cover the subject in some depth

Make sure your draft meets one of the criteria above before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If the subject does not meet any of the criteria, it is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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May meet notability criteria, but please provide more sources so we can assess this.

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PK650 (talk) 11:04, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Mmaua1! 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! PK650 (talk) 11:04, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

CS1 error on Access control[edit]

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CS1 error on Access control[edit]

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CS1 error on Bird[edit]

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Concern regarding Draft:Rondrotiana Barimalala[edit]

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Concern regarding Draft:Catherine Masao[edit]

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 12:01, 14 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Rondrotiana Barimalala[edit]

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In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:31, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Reminder to vote now to select members of the first U4C[edit]

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Urgent[edit]

Please contact me asap Flixtey (talk) 12:15, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you sir Mmaua1 (talk) 12:16, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Leonard Mbotela for deletion[edit]

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BoraVoro (talk) 07:06, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]