User talk:Friel

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Copyright problems with Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates
Hello. Concerning your contribution, Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.cumv.cornell.edu/. As a copyright violation, Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message. If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA) then you should do one of the following:


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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. Jll (talk) 23:30, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

advice
As reviewing administrator, I have deleted the article, both for copyvio and because the material was totally unsuitable. We have no way to know whether or not you are the copyright holder--more likely, the holder is the University, but you may have permission to release it. We make that distinction.

But it really makes little difference in this case, for I do not suggest you obtain and send the appropriate formal permission, because a Wikipedia article needs to be written like an encyclopedia article, not a press release, and the tone of the material is unsuitable.

We'd certainly like to have an article. But when you write it, don't praise the museum. Omit adjectives. Omit generalities. Give the history of the museum, first, not by copying, but by writing from scratch in your own words. It'll probably be more interesting to talk about the growth of collections than purely administrative matters. Describe the general nature of the collections--their extent, and the amount and type of use.

Include only material that would be of interest to a general reader coming across the mention of the subject and wanting the sort of information that would be found in an encyclopedia. Additionally, a Wikipedia article needs to show notability with references providing substantial coverage from 3rd party independent published reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases. this means not works by the museum staff, but works about the museum. As a general rule, a suitable page will be best written by someone without Conflict of Interest; it's not impossible to do it properly with a conflict of interest. but it's relatively more difficult: you are automatically thinking in terms of what the subject wishes to communicate to the public, but an uninvolved person will think in terms of what the public might wish to know.

If you think you can do it right according to our guidelines, do so, but expect the article to be carefully checked for objectivity. I'm a biologist, and interested in this sort of subject; just ask at my talk page for any help you need.  DGG ( talk ) 01:55, 29 September 2012 (UTC)