User talk:FrederickX

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello FrederickX, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Draft:Benjamin Rose have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. MER-C 12:34, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Thanks for the input. FrederickX (talk) 19:18, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jones Creek and Cypress Creek

Hello FrederickX,

I added coordinates to Jones Creek and Cypress Creek. Feel free to send me any other articles needing coordinates.

Or add {{coord missing|Virginia}} and someone (perhaps me) will eventually get to it.

Nice work on these articles! GeorgeofOrange (talk) 14:41, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My apologies, I had to revert a copyright violation which might have undone your addition of coordinates. S Philbrick(Talk) 15:22, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Sphilbrick Can someone review the Cypress Creek (Pagan River tributary) article. Additional references have been added and the article expanded. Can the flags regarding relying on one reference be removed by Wiki. Please let me know and thanks. FrederickX (talk) 13:24, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks George - Really appreciates your help. The coordinates look great. Take care. FrederickX (talk) 15:55, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Recent edit reversion

In this edit here, I reverted some information that appears to be a violation of our copyright policy.

I provided a brief summary of the problem in the edit summary, which should be visible just below my name. You can also click on the "view history" tab in the article to see the recent history of the article. This should be an edit with my name, and a parenthetical comment explaining why your edit was reverted. If that information is not sufficient to explain the situation, please ask.

I do occasionally make mistakes. We get hundreds of reports of potential copyright violations every week, and sometimes there are false positives, for a variety of reasons. (Perhaps the material was moved from another Wikipedia article, or the material was properly licensed but the license information was not obvious, or the material is in the public domain but I didn't realize it was public domain, and there can be other situations generating a report to our Copy Patrol tool that turn out not to be actual copyright violations.) If you think my edit was mistaken, please politely let me know and I will investigate. ~~~~ S Philbrick(Talk) 15:21, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Thanks for the update. FrederickX (talk) 16:05, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Giles Jones

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The page Giles Jones has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appeared to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appeared to be a direct copy from http://www.virginiaplaces.org/nativeamerican/warraskoyack.html. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition has been 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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Hello - Can I please re-write the Jones Creek article and use the reference as source material. FrederickX (talk) 14:46, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You may recreate the articles using your own words. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 14:50, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome - Thanks Significa liberdade. May I use Jones Creek (Pagan River tributary) name or must it be a different name? I grew up near the river and am just trying to help chronicle its existence. FrederickX (talk) 14:54, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You can create the new article under the same name.

Also, as a heads up, if you want someone to reply to you, you may want to ping them. This will notify them of your message. One way to do this would be to type {{ping|NAME}}, such as {{ping|Significa liberdade}}.

Have a great rest of your day! Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 15:03, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Significa liberdade: Thanks. Where do I enter the ping request. FrederickX (talk) 15:08, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You've successfully included a ping. :) Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 15:17, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And good day to you also.. FrederickX (talk) 15:08, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Significa liberdade: Hi Significa liberdade. Please review Looney Creek (James River tributary article when able. Second ping not sure other one went through. Thx. Frederick X. FrederickX (talk) 20:19, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Jones Creek (Pagan River tributary)

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The page Jones Creek (Pagan River tributary) has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appeared to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appeared to be a direct copy from https://dwr.virginia.gov/blog/explore-the-wild-from-the-pagan-rivers-jones-creek-landing/. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition has been 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.

If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

Please do not recreate the material without addressing these concerns, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If you think this page should not have been deleted for this reason, you may contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you may open a discussion at Wikipedia:Deletion review. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 14:34, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello - can i re-word the Gile Jones article and only reference the two sources. FrederickX (talk) 14:45, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Significa liberdade Hello Significa liberdade. If able please review the Looney Creek (James River tributary) article i just created. I could use your expertise. Thanks. Frederick X. FrederickX (talk) 19:46, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! I do not review articles on request. Someone from New Page Patrol will review the article. If you have any specific questions about the articles, feel free to ask. If you have general questions about Wikipedia, reach out to the Teahouse. Take care, Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 23:03, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Significa liberdade (she/her): Hi Singnifica liberdade(she/her). I will refer to Teahouse for matters of generality as directed. I will also be in touch with you regarding very targeted/specific questions as these arise. Very soon I hope to write a Wiki article for the last James River tributary Catawba Creek and then afterward i will disappear onto other matters. Thanks for the guidance and for keeping Wikipedia alive and relevant. Take care.. FrederickX (talk) 03:26, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Significa liberdade: Hi Singnifica liberdade. I will refer to Teahouse for matters of generality as directed. I will also be in touch with you regarding very targeted/specific questions as these arise. Very soon I hope to write a Wiki article for the last James River tributary Catawba Creek and then afterward i will disappear onto other matters. Thanks for the guidance and for keeping Wikipedia alive and relevant. Take care.. FrederickX (talk) 03:28, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jones River (Pagan River tributary) moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to Jones River (Pagan River tributary). Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it needs more sources to establish notability. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, 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 the draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. CycloneYoris ^talk! 21:15, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok thanks. Will find additional sources for the article. FrederickX (talk) 12:01, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fishing Creek Reservoir moved to draftspace

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Fishing Creek Reservoir (June 27)

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

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—pythoncoder (talk | contribs) 19:03, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Will rewrite. FrederickX (talk) 19:04, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks. I will review the notes and rewrite as requested. FrederickX (talk) 19:05, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Fishing Creek Reservoir has been accepted

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qcne (talk) 14:20, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for all your help. FrederickX (talk) 03:39, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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