User talk:MichaelGormanEditor

Copyright problem: Draft:Nancy La Vigne[edit]

Hello MichaelGormanEditor! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as Draft:Nancy La Vigne, but we regretfully cannot accept copyrighted material from other websites or printed works. This article appears to contain work copied from http://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/author/18951/la_vigne_cv_2017.pdf, and therefore to constitute a violation of Wikipedia's copyright policies. The copyrighted text has been or will soon be deleted. While we appreciate your contributions, copying content from other websites is unlawful and against Wikipedia's copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators are likely to lose their editing privileges.

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Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! — Diannaa (talk) 15:45, 14 December 2023 (UTC).[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Nancy La Vigne (December 19)[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 Oltrepier was:

This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms that promote the subject.

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 after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Nancy La Vigne and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Oltrepier (talk) 21:10, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, MichaelGormanEditor! 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! Oltrepier (talk) 21:10, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red[edit]

Hi there, MichaelGormanEditor, and welcome to Women in Red. I see you have already created Nancy La Vigne and now look forward to many more. In this connection, you may find it useful to look through our Ten Simple Rules. You might like to add our user box {{User WikiProject Women in Red}} to your user page where others will be able to see your interest in the project. Please let me know if you run into any difficulties or need assistance. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 10:02, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red March 2024[edit]

Women in Red | March 2024, Volume 10, Issue 3, Numbers 293, 294, 299, 300, 301

Online events:

New: Alphabet run Q & R | Art+Feminism | Find Her

Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements

Celebrate Women – All content gender gap events, in every language Wikipedia, in March 2024
Francophone Women★ Writers Fortnight 2024
Feminism and Folklore 2024 Writing Contest

Tip of the month:

When creating a new article, check various spellings, including birth name, married names
and pseudonyms, to be sure an article doesn't already exist.

Other ways to participate: