User talk:Awhite01

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Speedy deletion nomination of Ruth Farwell


A tag has been placed on Ruth Farwell requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion, or "db", tag; if no such tag exists, then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hang-on tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. &mdash; Timneu22 · &#32; talk 17:55, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Deletion declined, but possible copyright problem
I have declined the speedy deletion nomination on this article, as the article makes a sufficient indication of importance; but I am concerned that the wording appears in parts to be a close copy of sources such as http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/stories/honorarydegrees2010/2010 and http://www.guildhe.ac.uk/en/members-list/index.cfm/id/A8C58B8B-92AD-4E1F-BD86B1473359C545. Copyright is a serious issue for Wikipedia; minor rewording is not enough to avoid an infringement, and assertion of permission to reproduce is not enough, because of the terms of the Wikipedia license, which allow readers to copy material, alter it, and use it for any purpose, including commercial. A copyright release, if necessary, has therefore to be made according to procedures explained at WP:Requesting copyright permission or WP:Donating copyrighted materials.

Given that the passages concerned are fairly short, I am not certain whether there is a problem with this article; I have therefore posted a request for editors with more expertise in this area to look at it, and you may hear from them. If they confirm that there is a problem, the simplest solution might be for you to rewrite the passages concerned in your own words.

The links in the Welcome paragraph above will tell you more about contributing here. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:44, 23 December 2010 (UTC)