User talk:Atbrooks3

October 2010
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Copyright problems with Conservation Council of Nations
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However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. While contributions are appreciated, Wikipedia must require all contributors to understand and comply with its copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright concerns very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Thank you. Best regards,  Cind.   amuse  (Cindy) 13:13, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Why the article was deleted
You said:

I am the creator of the CCN website and the wiki page This sounds like a pretty solid reason, but let me see if I can convince you it is not.

If the article stands, then Wikipedia owns the copyright to the words. Wikipedia could insist that you are not allowed to post the words on a site you create without giving proper attribution to Wikipedia. Perhaps not a big deal, but you might find it odd to have to add proper licensing to your site to cover words you have written.

Furthermore, anyone can edit the words, so you might decide to copy the latest version from Wikipedia, and find it doesn't match what you originally wrote. You have no standing to object.

Additionally, we allow anyone to register just about any user name. Anyone in the world could have registered the screen name you chose and anyone could claim to be you. Surely you would be unhappy if some other person, claiming to be you, said it was OK to copy your words.

There are ways for people to ensure they are who they say they are, but we have specific procedures for that, and they are more complicated than simply making the claim.

See Donating copyrighted materials

So, while it may seem odd to delete an article using a copyright rule when those words are almost certainly yours, it is being done for your protection. You can give up the rights to your words, but we want you to do so understanding the consequences.-- SPhilbrick (Talk)  17:44, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

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December 2011
Hello Atbrooks3. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Conservation Council of Nations, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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 * Please stop editing this article. You have stated that you have a conflict of interest.  If there are items that you would like to update, please post a request on the article's talk page and an impartial editor (I or someone else) will make the edit for you.--RadioFan (talk) 19:08, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

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Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Talk:Conservation Council of Nations, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. RadioFan (talk) 20:13, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments, as you did at Talk:Conservation Council of Nations, is considered bad practice, even if you meant well. Even making spelling and grammatical corrections in others' comments is generally frowned upon, as it tends to irritate the users whose comments you are correcting. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Calabe1992 20:21, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

I notice you are having some trouble
It can be frustrating when your initial efforts are removed and you shouldn't let this prevent you from contributing. However I notice that you are having some additional trouble, particularly in removing or changing what others have posted on talk pages. This is looked on very poorly by wikipedia editors and will not stop conflicts of interest issues from being identified. Please slow down and carefully consider the guidance being offered by others above. If you ignore this, it's only going to lead to your editing privileges being revoked.--RadioFan (talk) 21:18, 28 December 2011 (UTC)


 * This is not the case. I was editing a comment I had made myself the day before. I believe it is one of the main pillars of wikipedia to allow a user to go back and improve old language with clearer, more accurate information. This is what I was doing: to more clearly represent the true sentiments of the discussion attached to Council of Nations I cleaned up my own language. -- atbrooks3


 * It may not have been your intention but you blanked the talk page here. That included removing another editor's comments.  Please dont do this.--RadioFan (talk) 21:51, 28 December 2011 (UTC)


 * So you're saying I can go back and edit my comments, as long as I keep the other editor's comments in place? --Atbrooks3 (talk) 18:47, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.48.105.253 (talk) 16:49, 29 December 2011 (UTC)


 * If you are immediately going back and correcting something, that's fine of course. After others have commented, and you've changed your mind, it's polite to strike out your previous comments and add new ones unless it is something really minor like whitespace or a spelling correction.--RadioFan (talk) 19:06, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

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