User talk:Djsimonw

Copyright problem: Maitreya (MC)
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as Maitreya (MC), but we regretfully cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. This article appears to be a copy from http://oneloveandlight.com/biography.html, and therefore a copyright violation. The copyrighted text has been or will soon be deleted.

If you believe that the article is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) then you should do one of the following:


 * If you have permission from the author leave a message explaining the details at Talk:Maitreya (MC) and send an email with confirmation of permission to "permissions-en (at) wikimedia (dot) org". See Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
 * If a note on the original website states that re-use is permitted under the GFDL or released into the public domain leave a note at Talk:Maitreya (MC) with a link to where we can find that note.
 * If you own the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en(at)wikimedia(dot)org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the GFDL, and note that you have done so on Talk:Maitreya (MC).

It may also be necessary for the text be modified to have an encyclopedic tone and to follow Wikipedia article layout. For more information on Wikipedia's policies, see Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.

If you would like to begin working on a new version of the article you may do so at Talk:Maitreya (MC)/Temp. Leave a note at Talk:Maitreya (MC) saying you have done so and an administrator will move the new article into place once the issue is resolved. Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! AP1787 (talk) 02:49, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Copyright, more
Hi. With respect to your question at the article's talk page, I'm afraid that it is not acceptable use. Wikipedia's articles are bounded by fair use laws of the US. Lacking verification of permission or release at the source (by the processes above), we are severely restricted in how much text we can duplicate from external sources and how we may use that text. You can see more about this at our guidelines on non-free content. If you are able to verify permission, the material may be restored. However, as teh note above indicates, there are other issues of concern. The language used in this article did not conform to our policies guidelines. We are attempting to build an encyclopedia with neutral information verifiable by reliable, independent sources. Articles need sources that are separate from their subject, and they cannot use promotional language. In order to include, for instance, that this musician's melodies are "soulful" and his beats "head-nodding", we need a reliable source to have said it first. We do not analyze music. We only report what others have said.

If you have questions about any of this, please feel free to let me know at my talk page. Alternatively, you can always find assistance at Wikipedia's help desk, which is typically manned around the clock by volunteers. Thank you. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:00, 29 August 2008 (UTC)