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Speedy deletion nomination of User:A Flaneur/sandbox


A tag has been placed on User:A Flaneur/sandbox, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Randall Lee Goodden (March 23)
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Fiddle  Faddle  20:01, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Randall Lee Goodden (March 23)
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CommanderWaterford (talk) 20:01, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Randall Lee Goodden has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Randall Lee Goodden. Thanks! Fiddle  Faddle  20:11, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Autobiography information
Please read Autobiography Fiddle   Faddle  21:41, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

New message from Timtrent
As a new user you may not have seen the notification that I have replied to you. This note is a courtesy to you Fiddle   Faddle  22:20, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Randall Lee Goodden


A tag has been placed on Draft:Randall Lee Goodden, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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You have an obvious conflict of interest, please don't write about yourself and read the guidance below:
 * When you write about a person, you must provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that they meet the notability guidelines. Sources that are not acceptable include those linked to the person or an associated organisation, press releases, YouTube, IMDB, social media and other sites that can be self-edited, blogs, websites of unknown or non-reliable provenance, and sites that are just reporting what the person claims or interviewing them. Note that references should be in-line so we can tell what fact each is supporting, and should not be bare urls. You had no in-text references at all, and the collection of links at the bottom seem mainly to be pages associated with or promoting you, and not independent third-party sources
 * You must write in a non-promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic, with verifiable facts, not opinions or reviews. Your whole text consisted of unverified claims
 * There shouldn't be any url links in the article, only in the "References" or "External links" sections, especially when they are links to your own speeches
 * You must not copy text from elsewhere. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. We require that text posted here can be used, modified and distributed for any purpose, including commercial; text is considered to be copyright unless explicitly stated otherwise. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient. I see that your claim to have taken the images yourself has been challenged, and does seem improbable that these images could be selfies! The whole of your text was created in a single edit with not a single wikilink or reference, and these three facts are a pretty good indicator that you have just dumped text from elsewhere.

You have obviously not read any of our guidance about writiing article, and have basically just dumped your CV on us.

Before attempting to write an article again, please make sure that the topic meets the notability criteria linked above, and check that you can find independent third party sources. Also read Your first article. You must also reply to the COI request above. Jimfbleak - talk to me?  10:53, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

March 2021
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions; however, it appears you may have written a Wikipedia article, or a draft for a Wikipedia article, about yourself. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – please see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Wikipedians with articles). If you wish to add to or change an existing article about yourself, you are welcome to propose the changes by visiting the article's talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was the page I created deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss this with the deleting administrator. Thank you. Fiddle  Faddle  11:45, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

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April 2021
You still have not adequately responded or taken action to the inquiry regarding your appearance as an undisclosed paid editor. If you make any additional edits without complying you may be blocked from editing. ''This declaration is not optional. You have stated that you are Randall Lee Goodden elsewhere, and you must make a formal declaration before making any other edits of any description in order to comply.'' Fiddle   Faddle  14:41, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

For the record I am not the above person nor am I a paid writer. As both seemed to be in question let me pass along that I once attended a business seminar chaired by Mr Goodden and was able to establish a professional relationship with him. I'm now retired but think creating a Wikipedia page would be fitting for someone fairly well known in his field.A Flaneur (talk) 20:31, 2 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the unequivocal declaration Fiddle   Faddle  20:33, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Randall Lee Goodden 2 (April 2)
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CommanderWaterford (talk) 19:43, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

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A major inconsistency
Please see this message thread where you introduce yourself as Randall Goodden just prior to your signature, and compare it with this message thread where you state that you are not Goodden.

Either you are Goodden (your first statement) or you are not Goodden (your second statement). Please state:


 * Why you signed yourself as Goodden if you are not Goodden?
 * Why you state that you are not Goodden if you are Goodden?

You do not appear to be here to build an encyclopaedia. Instead you appear to be here to promote Goodden, whether you are him or not. Fiddle  Faddle  20:58, 10 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Please do Wikipedia the courtesy of answering this question. I note that you have edited Wikipedia since this question was left for you Fiddle   Faddle  08:31, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
 * An answer has been given to me on my talk page in this diff and I have made a reply there. I am deeply concerned that thsi account has been used allegedly by two different people, Randall Goodden and 'his brother'. This behaviour must cease at once. See WP:NOSHARING Fiddle   Faddle  15:49, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Goodden interval with Reuters.jpeg


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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Reuters News Interview.jpeg


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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Speaking at the U.S. State Dept.jpg


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AfC notification: Draft:Randall Lee Goodden has a new comment (2)
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Randall Lee Goodden. Thanks! Fiddle  Faddle  19:04, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

Tim This relates to the whole copyright question and China, from the gov copyright website - "There is no such thing as an “international copyright” that will automatically protect an author’s writings throughout the world. Protection against unauthorized use in a particular country depends on the national laws of that country"

and "whoever takes the picture owns the U.S. copyright" doesn't apply when it's a Chinese National who took the picture with my camera in China. The U.S. isn't going to award him "The Copyright".

Did my article get posted somewhere so I can see the comments and suggestions from other Editors? If so, where? If not, why?

Randy A Flaneur (talk) 23:39, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry but that's incorrect. Whoever takes the photo is the copyright holder, regardless of who owns the camera. And since China is a signatory to the Berne Convention, the photo enjoys copyright protection that is similar (but not identical) to what it would be in the United States. Please see Copyright rules by territory/China for an overview of Chinese copyright law. — Diannaa (talk) 20:36, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I have completely lost track of which draft is which. Why you have chosen to create so many is beyond me. Special:Contributions/A_Flaneur will locate all of your contributions. As far as I can tell you have:
 * Draft:Randall Lee Goodden - not submitted for review
 * Draft:Randall Lee Goodden 2 - now redirects to 1, above, but this permlink shows a prior version, broadly identical to 1, above.
 * Draft:Randall Goodden - rejected by and will thus not proceed further, and I am not surprised. It is a mess. I am concerned that you did not even consider to check your work prior to submission.
 * You would do well to listen to and understand what tells you. They have a wealth of expertise in the area of copyright issues, and they absolutely know the topic inside out. It really does not matter how much you insist that you must be correct, you are mistaken.
 * I did research to see if I could find sourcing to consider writing an article, mostly as an academic challenge. I found some old TV shows, very much of their day, but no sources that pass this shorthand description of what is required. I have concluded that, while you are most assuredly notable to those who love you and whom you love, your notability as far as Wikipedia is concerned is below the threshold required to write an article. Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 20:59, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
 * @Diannaa I just made a small correction to your link to the copyright rules of China. One too few "Commons"in the link. Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 21:11, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

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File:Reuters News Interview.jpg listed for discussion
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Please read up on copyright ownership
The two files above cannot be your copyright even if you held the camera because they are photographs of copyright material. Thus the copyright is vested in the person or corporation whose video you have taken a photograph of.

Taking a photograph of it and claiming it is your copyright is like photocopying something that you do not own the copyright of and claiming that you now own the copyright of the material. It just is not so.

It is particularly surprising that a person whose business has been the creation of intellectual property is continuing to seek to drive a coach and horses through copyright law by uploading here and to Commons files to which you cannot and do not own the copyright, and that you have not sought to gain and prove permissions to upload them here or to Commons.

Read, please Copyrights and when you have digested that please concern yourself with providing necessary permissions to Volunteer Response Team. Only by provision of such permissions will files you do not and can not own the copyright to be allowed to remain.

Concerning a file showing an image you you that can only be here uploaded by the copyright owner or with permission from them. Please read this rationale for pictures of you:

"No evidence that the image is under an acceptable free licence. Ownership or possession of a photo, proprietorship of the equipment used to take the photo, or being the subject of the photo does not equate holding the copyright. The copyright holder is the photographer (i.e. the person who took the photo), rather that the subject (the person who appears in the photo) or the person possessing the photo, unless transferred by operation of law (e.g. inheritance, etc.) or by contract (written and signed by the copyright holder, and explicitly transfers the copyright)."

Just re-uploading files willy nilly and hoping no-one will notice will get your editing privileges removed.

If you have any questions on copyright you should ask at Help desk or at Teahouse but not on both. Fiddle  Faddle  07:57, 16 April 2021 (UTC)


 * I am asking one of our copyright experts (by pinging them), @Diannaa, to ask if they will be willing to offer you advice. I know this is an important project for you and they may be able to help you in a manner so that you can achieve your objectives with the photographs you wish to upload Fiddle   Faddle  08:56, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

I don't have much to add but I can sum up as follows:
 * The person who takes a photograph owns the copyright, even if they took it with your camera at your direction.
 * Taking a photo or screenshot of something from the Internet or TV does not transfer the copyright of that content to you. The original copyright holder still holds full rights. It's not okay for you to use their work or claim it as your own. This applies to File:Speaking at the U.S. State Dept.jpg and file:Reuters News Interview.jpg.
 * There's a simplified version of Wikipedia's copyright rules at FAQ/Copyright.
 * Repeatedly violating Wikipedia's copyright policy will result in you being blocked from editing.— Diannaa (talk) 10:33, 16 April 2021 (UTC)


 * You have just uploaded two pictures that contravene this: "No evidence that the image is under an acceptable free licence. Ownership or possession of a photo, proprietorship of the equipment used to take the photo, or being the subject of the photo does not equate holding the copyright. The copyright holder is the photographer (i.e. the person who took the photo), rather that the subject (the person who appears in the photo) or the person possessing the photo, unless transferred by operation of law (e.g. inheritance, etc.) or by contract (written and signed by the copyright holder, and explicitly transfers the copyright)."


 * You have stated explicitly that they are taken by your camera. It is patently obvious that you did not take them so you do not own the copyright.


 * You have once again tried to drive a coach and horses through copyright law. I asked @Diannaa to advise you and they have. Their advice was almost precisely the same as mine with additional resources. Fiddle   Faddle  15:43, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:Reuters News Interview.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Reuters News Interview.jpg, which you've attributed to screen shot of copyright content. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

If you are the copyright holder for this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either
 * make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
 * Send an email from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en@wikimedia.org, stating your ownership of the material and your intention to publish it under a free license. You can find a sample permission letter here. If you take this step, add OTRS pending to the file description page to prevent premature deletion.

If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org.

If you believe the media meets the criteria at Non-free content, use a tag such as non-free fair use or one of the other tags listed at File copyright tags, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have created in [ your upload log]. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described in section F11 of the criteria for speedy deletion. You may wish to read Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 10:26, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

This also applies to File:Speaking at the U.S. State Dept.jpg.— Diannaa (talk) 10:33, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

File:Goodden Speaking2.jpg listed for discussion
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The picture was taken by a friend at my request that was sitting in the front row using my camera. I inserted a number of pictures prior to this one trying to get one that was the right size. Randy A Flaneur (talk) 18:34, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
 * The person who took the photo is the copyright holder, regardless of who owns the camera. I explained this to you yesterday. I ahve deleted this file as it is a duplicate of File:Goodden Speaking.jpg.— Diannaa (talk) 18:48, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

File:Goodden Speaking.jpg listed for discussion
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I have deleted both of these new uploads. Please stop uploading other people's work without evidence of permission, or you will be blocked from editing.— Diannaa (talk) 19:00, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

I uploaded a number of pictures only because I was trying to find one that was thee right size, and I did all this in Sandbox so I don't know why it was being reviewed. I didn't submit it for review until 3 hours ago, once I found something that fit. These Goodden Speaking jpgs were taken by a Chinese friend of mine, in China, more than 10 years ago, using my camera at my request. He's not from the U.S., has never been in the U.S., and would have nothing to do with U.S. copyright law, nor would U.S. copyright law have anything to do with him. This is all being blown out of the water for no practical reason.

Randy A Flaneur (talk) 20:20, 16 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Please read again the wording under the "Publish" button: "you agree to our Terms of Use and agree to irrevocably release your text under the CC BY-SA 3.0 License and GFDL."
 * This wording holds true whether you upload a file, work in a sandbox, work on a talk page or any area on Wikipedia.
 * The rules apply to you in the same manner that they apply to our founder, Jimmy Wales. There is no arguing or special pleading your way around them. Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 20:26, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Neutral observer here. Flaneur, you keep saying "He's not from the U.S., has never been in the U.S., and would have nothing to do with U.S. copyright law, nor would U.S. copyright law have anything to do with him."  It has been explained that China is a signatory to the Berne convention on copyrights -- so the person who took the picture is absolutely affected by this convention.  You keep repeating that it was your camera -- but Diannaa, who knows much more than most about copyright, says it does not matter who owns the camera.  It sounds like you are refusing to accept what you are being told.  73.127.147.187 (talk) 06:12, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Randall Goodden (April 17)
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I have not reviewed this draft in detail, but there is no need to review it in detail when I can see that the submitter has not even reviewed their own draft adequately, and so is submitting two nearly complete copies of this draft in one.

Robert McClenon (talk) 02:54, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Question
Do you have any reason for editing Wikipedia other than to promote yourself? If you are only here to promote yourself, it would be a good idea not to call unfavorable attention to your account by arguing with reviewers and administrators, because then you could wind up with an administrator concluding that you are not here to contribute to the encyclopedia. (The administrator might request a block review after the fact at WP:AN. If a block review is requested by a blocking administrator at WP:AN and no one objects, it becomes a de facto ban.)  So, if you are not here to contribute to the encyclopedia other than about yourself, keep a very low profile in promoting yourself, or you might push some administrators too far. Robert McClenon (talk) 00:35, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Draft:Randall Goodden
Draft:Randall Goodden, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Randall Goodden and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of Draft:Randall Goodden during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Fiddle Timtrent Faddle Talk to me 08:05, 21 April 2021 (UTC)