User talk:Gregmw4

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Hello, Gregmw4, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Greg Walker (academic), may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Proposed deletion of Greg Walker (academic)


The article Greg Walker (academic) has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no reliable references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp/dated tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. Toyedzapp (talk) 15:57, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Greg Walker (academic)


A tag has been placed on Greg Walker (academic) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/greg-walker. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 19:23, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

September 2016
Please do not write or add to an article about yourself, as you apparently did at Greg Walker (academic). Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Wikipedians with articles). If you wish to add to an existing article about yourself, please propose the changes on its talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was my page deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you. Drm310 (talk) 02:28, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

The "article" about you has been deleted. Why? What to do next?
Oh dear, where to start...

Professor Walker, hello from a mild early spring evening in Melbourne, Australia.

I am the anonymous Wikipedia editor and administrator who deleted the page you wrote about your good self. You can find out more about me by clicking on the "" links.

Yes, I deleted an "article" (as Wikipedia web-pages are called) about a Regius Professor.

What. The. Actual. f*ck?!? An article about a Regius Professor has been deleted?

Yes. The reason why this article was deleted is because it was an unambiguous "copy and paste" from http://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/greg-walker.

Adding text subject to copyright without an attribution and/or rationale is a violation Wikipedia's Wikimedia:Terms of Use and copyright policies. You may be blocked from making changes to Wikipedia if you continue adding text subject to copyright. I'm obligated to write this.

I am looking to fix this up very soon.

Pete AU aka --Shirt58 (talk) 11:18, 28 September 2016 (UTC)