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Your submission at Articles for creation: Leon Russell (human rights activist) (July 2)

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What did I use that was allegedly copyrighted? Peacebeestill (talk) 13:45, 3 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

Leon Russell (human rights activist) moved to draftspace

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An article you recently created, Leon Russell (human rights activist), is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) 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. PICKLEDICAE🥒 11:44, 8 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Leon Russell (human rights activist) (October 2)

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Your draft article, Draft:Leon Russell (human rights activist)

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April 2023

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  Hello. Your recent edit to List of people from Dayton, Ohio appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person, organization or product added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. Thank you. General Ization Talk 23:18, 29 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Both people are very notable in the Dayton Community and throughout the world in the Civil Rights arena. Maybe you could create a page for both individuals. Peacebeestill (talk) 23:35, 29 April 2023 (UTC)Reply
That would be your responsibility, or someone else's, before you or they attempt to add them to lists of notable people on Wikipedia. Visit WP:SUGGEST to suggest that another editor create an article. General Ization Talk 23:39, 29 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

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I research and write about a lot of different people, especially people in politics or civil rights. Peacebeestill (talk) 00:52, 30 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

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