User talk:Bo robert pedersen

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
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Hi,

I got the standard message on deletion of content, because I have copied word-for-word. I work for the MICS team with UNICEF. I understand the concern of copyright, I just can't handle going through a process of getting consent to use something that is obvious information. Please give me and colleagues a couple of weeks to rewrite some of the content and then we should be ok.

Cheers,

Bo UNICEF Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa Nairobi
 * Hi Bo, it wasn't entirely a standard message - in fact the procedure recommended at Copyright violations is to remove the material straight away, or revert to a previous version, as has happened to this article before. I suspected from googling your name that you work for UNICEF though, so I thought there might be a good chance you could obtain permission. I'm no expert on copyright law, but Wikipedia seems to take it pretty seriously. I'm happy to wait a couple of weeks, but I can't speak for anyone else. around here. Best wishes, Qwfp (talk) 20:11, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi Qwfp,

Thanks for your quick reply! I am pretty amazed that you took the time to google me - goes to show that sometimes it is good to use your real name... Anyway, I have edited bits and pieces here and there - still brand new to wiki - and hope it will fly with the wiki folk. I am asking my MICS colleagues to add info, so we'll hopefully see the content change rapidly - particularly on the individual countries that have conducted surveys. Cheers, Bo