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Nomination ofJohn Day, Clatsop County, Oregonfor deletion

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March 2023

Your edit toEgypt, Wharton County, Texashas been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have addedcopyrightedmaterial to Wikipedia without evidence ofpermissionfrom the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please readWikipedia:Donating copyrighted materialsfor 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 ofinformation,but not as a source ofcontent,such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policywill beblocked from editing.SeeWikipedia:Copying text from other sourcesfor more information. —Diannaa(talk)10:29, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

AlsoLane City, Texas,Glen Flora, Texas.Please don't add copyright material to Wikipedia. —Diannaa(talk)10:42, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Diannaa:Thanks, Dianna. I apologize for my mistake. The text was so long, I was not sure how to paraphrase it. I now have an idea that I hope works. Thanks again!Colman2000(talk)17:00, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please remember to be careful with minor edits / language changes

Hi Colman2000, some time ago you were asked to be careful when you make language corrections to articles. I'd like to ask you again to take greater care – quite a few of the edits you have made with the edit summary "corrections" recently were changes from one acceptable phrasing to another acceptable phrasing (thus not a correction) or, more concerning, changes from correct to incorrect phrasing. Inthis edit,for instance, there are multiple issues, including changes from "which" to "that" which violatedWP:ENGVAR;changes from "a number of" to "several" where "several" made no sense; and changes of "more arid" to the unidiomatic "arider". Again, if you use a grammar checking tool, you have to go through every single change the tool suggests, and only accept the ones that are improvements. In almost very case, most of the tool's suggestions will not be improvements and should not be accepted. Regards, --bonadeacontributions talk12:33, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Bonadea:I apologize for my mistake. Yes, I do use a grammar-checking tool and sometimes I do not read the sentence to make sure it makes sense. With that said, I will take your advice into consideration.Colman2000(talk)17:03, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Your edit toWesley, Texashas been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have addedcopyrightedmaterial to Wikipedia without evidence ofpermissionfrom the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please readWikipedia:Donating copyrighted materialsfor 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 ofinformation,but not as a source ofcontent,such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policywill beblocked from editing.SeeWikipedia:Copying text from other sourcesfor more information. —Diannaa(talk)13:28, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is your third warning. —Diannaa(talk)13:30, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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From one Postcards With Buster fan from another, wishing you happy holidays!Elvisisalive95(talk)18:01, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I tried to get it to work!Elvisisalive95(talk)18:03, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Elvisisalive95:Thank you! Happy holidays to you, too!Colman2000(talk)02:19, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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@CAPTAIN RAJU:Thank you! Hope you enjoyed your holiday. Have a happy new year 2024!Colman2000(talk)21:32, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Colman2000!

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@CAPTAIN RAJU:Thank you! Have a happy new year 2024!Colman2000(talk)15:49, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Your addition toCavazos, Texashas been removed or altered, as it appears toclosely paraphrasea copyrighted source. Limited close paraphrasing orquotationis appropriate within reason, so long as the material is clearlyattributed in the text.However, longer paraphrases which are not attributed to their source may constitutecopyright violationorplagiarism,and are not acceptable on Wikipedia. Such content cannot be hosted here forlegal reasons;please do not post it on any page, even if you plan to fix it later. You may use external websites or printed material as a source ofinformation,but not as a source ofsentences.This part is crucial:say it in your own words.

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Hello, Colman2000. This message is being sent to inform you that arequest for a contributor copyright investigationhas been filed atContributor copyright investigationsconcerning your contributions to Wikipedia in relation toWikipedia's copyrights policy.The listing can be foundhere.Thank you.Fram(talk)09:34, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:7&6=thirteenThank you, my friend!Colman2000(talk)16:40, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Admin noticeboard discussion of your continued close paraphrasing

I've startedWP:ANI#Colman2000 and close paraphrasing,suggesting either a final warning or some block to put a stop to your incessant additions of long sections of close paraphrasing. You are invited to post your comments at that discussion.Fram(talk)10:49, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Finger, North Carolina

Your addition toFinger, North Carolinais not very good. It has the same problem for which you got blocked: too-close paraphrasing. You cover the same points, rearranged the content a bit, and substituted a few words. That's not okay. If you are not able to write your own content, you won't be able to edit here, so sorry.

This particular source is public domain, so I am going to add the required attribution template{{source-attribution}}and leave the content in place. —Diannaa(talk)14:01, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A page that might assist

Hi Colman2000, I stumbled in here and realized that a guide I recently found might be helpful for you - it's been great for me as I start work on my first drafts.How to mine a sourceis the guide in question. tl;dr, it describes how to get the maximum amount of information from a sourcewithoutparaphrasing or plagiarizing in any way. The process is laid out clearly with an example source and in my opinion makes it much easier to break down information and put the facts back together in your own words. I hope this might be as useful to you as it has been to me, and wish you happy editing!StartGrammarTime(talk)07:33, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@StartGrammarTime:Thank you so much! I will definitely take a look!Colman2000(talk)15:24, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Goodland, Bailey County, Texas

I understand you don't remember every article you've created, but as you're more familiar with this subject area, could you please tell where you got the information under "Education" from and cite it? Thanks,NotAGenious(talk)12:38, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@NotAGenious:Hi. I got it from the GreatSchools school district boundaries map. The Handbook of Texas can also show what school district the community is served by.Colman2000(talk)15:18, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Understood. Could you provide a link for where you got the data forSummers Mill, Texas?NotAGenious(talk)13:49, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@NotAGenious:Same exact website.Colman2000(talk)15:57, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For me, typing in the search field the database doesn't recognize Summers nor Sommers Mill.NotAGenious(talk)16:34, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@NotAGenious:Sometimes I like to look at the exact location on HomeTownLocator or GNIS and click on its location in the database.Colman2000(talk)16:48, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Something likehttps://www.greatschools.org/school-district-boundaries-map/?districtId=138&level=e&schoolId=750&state=TX?NotAGenious(talk)08:03, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@NotAGenious:Kind of... Go to hometownlocator.com and click on the link to the location of Summers Mill in Bell County, then look at the map to see its precise location. When you go back to the GreatSchools boundaries map, look for it, and then click on it. That is what I meant.Colman2000(talk)15:36, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rattan

Hi again! As promised, I've spent some time messing around with the source you provided. Unfortunately I really don't think we can do much with just that one reference - it's a great reference, with concise info, well laid-out, but the problem is that without other sources no matter what I do it's effectively close paraphrasing. If there were other sources we could bring the information together, flesh bits out - like I'd love to be able to add names of some of the first residents, or why the mill and gin were the first buildings, whether 350 residents was a big jump in numbers and whether that was considered a good-sized town at the time...you know what I mean? Without other things to add I just don't see any way to avoid basically rewriting the source but with slightly different wording. I can make lists of the information in the source, but it's absolutely vital to be able to work with another source (or two, or three...) to find and fill in the gaps.

I'm very sorry I couldn't be of more help. If you do end up with a draft with more sources, please feel free to come chat again - I enjoy being able to practice!StartGrammarTime(talk)05:59, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@StartGrammarTime:Understood. For now, I will cool it with the Texas community articles and focus on something else. In the meantime, there is some information on two communities named Vasco and Yowell in the Handbook of Texas and Texas Escapes Magazine. How should I use what you described for these communities in these two sources?Colman2000(talk)06:09, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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