User talk:Drifter84

Speedy deletion nomination of Geoffrey Smith (drummer)


A tag has been placed on Geoffrey Smith (drummer) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. JamesBWatson (talk) 13:28, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Conflict of interest and copyright
In Talk:Geoffrey Smith (drummer) you have posted the following text:
 * Biography copied from the artists website with the artists permission..

This implies that you are in contact with Geoffrey Smith, and possibly acting on his behalf. If so then by editing the article Geoffrey Smith (drummer) you are in conflict with Wikipedia's conflict of interest guideline.

Anyway, whether you are Geoffrey Smith or not, your say-so can scarcely be taken as convincing evidence of copyright permission, since anyone could post such a statement into Wikipedia. If Smith has material which he wishes to release to Wikipedia he needs to use a more verifiable method, such as writing to the Wikipedia Foundation.

Finally, material copied from Smith's own blog can scarcely be considered to be neutral or independent, and so is not suitable for a Wikipedia article, no matter who it is who has copied it to Wikipedia. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:06, 22 September 2009 (UTC)