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Speedy deletion nomination of Leon Smith First New Zealander to sail single handed around the world. 1972-75
A tag has been placed on Leon Smith First New Zealander to sail single handed around the world. 1972-75 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. 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 as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

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 * It would definitely help if you got permission from the original copyright holder to host the material, I suggest you direct them to Donating copyrighted materials if they want to donate the material to us. Note that any article will still have to comply with the rest of our policies on article style and the like; if you just want to reprint the article itself I'd suggest either going to our sister site Wikisource or hosting it elsewhere.  Lankiveil (speak to me) 12:26, 8 June 2009 (UTC).

Leon Smith
Do you have any concept of what an encyclopedia is? Yachting New Zealand - Karma around the world is source material, not an article. It is also probably a copyright violation. Look at some of the articles in Category:New Zealand yacht racers to see what a Wikipedia bio looks like. Then try writing a biography at Leon Smith (yachtsman). &mdash; RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 14:33, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Leon Smith - Karma around the world


The article Leon Smith - Karma around the world has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * No relevant google hits I can find, which suggest this was not an achievement of lasting fame. Many people have sailed alone around the world before this, so it's no record. With only a small-town newpaper as a reference, so lacks verifiability.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing  will stop the Proposed Deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The Speedy Deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and Articles for Deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. gadfium 09:16, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Leon Smith - Karma around the world
I have nominated Leon Smith - Karma around the world, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Leon Smith - Karma around the world. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Fences &amp;  Windows  23:34, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

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