User talk:Adam.rutland

May 2015
The material you added to Ashbourne, Derbyshire appears to be a direct copy of material at http://ashbourneshow.co.uk/mission-statement.html. This a copyright violation and is not permitted on Wikipedia. Dave.Dunford (talk) 09:07, 16 May 2015 (UTC)


 * am a member of the Ashbourne Show Committee and I have full permission to use this material. It is not copyrighted and is not a mission statement, simply a piece of local history. I hope this clarifies?


 * I'm not a copyright expert but I'm still not sure that's OK. There is no way to verify your credentials, and WP:DONATETEXT suggests that a more formal mechanism is required than a mere assertion of permission (though there may be a "fair use" justification for a short quotation). Shrovetide Football is probably what Ashbourne is best known for in a national context, whereas many towns have similar shows, so I don't feel the two should carry equal weight in an article about the town. In my opinion it would be better to paraphrase the Ashbourne Show material somewhere further down the article rather than copy it wholesale here, and I question whether the inclusion of the verbatim material in this prominent position in the article is entirely consistent with the aims and spirit of Wikipedia (see WP:PROMO, WP:NOTGUIDE, WP:SPA). However, I've left the material in place (with a few edits to make it more encyclopaedic and to make the source clearer). Dave.Dunford (talk) 10:28, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

That's great, thanks for your help, this is my 1st Wiki entry, so all suggestions greatfully received. I'm quite happy for it to be further down the list. I will work on an edited version as well. As the show has just launched a revamped web site we are keen to make it’s on line presence more up to date and accessible! Thanks again, Adam