User talk:JamesLTracy

Might as well welcome you in here as well, since you have done fabulous job at Wikispecies. OhanaUnitedTalk page 06:06, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Re: Employer Objections to Contributions
If you made contributions to Diorhabda beetles not during work time, they don't have any rights to ask you to modify/remove anything as this is your private life. This is the same principle as telling you where to watch your next movie or shop for your groceries.

If your employers persist, tell them that anyone with access to scientific journal database, not just you, can write about the beetles and use those references. Second, all materials from USDA/ARS are in public domain so there is no need to request for permission on using information or remove contents from Wikipedia because it's a potential for inaccurate information inserted onto the article. Public domain sources are not required to be credited by law, though it's always appreciated if you do so. Inform your supervisor that this is the policy for the entire federal U.S. government and the right approach is to ask your supervisor to contact the copyright to explain to him. Your supervisor will have to cut through so much redtape that he's going to give up. For now, don't worry about it. If this problem really occurs, let me know right away and I'll redirect you to the right person who is capable to explain such cases better than me.

P.S. When I mean Wikipedia, I also mean Wikispecies because they're essentially the same (only Wikispecies is less prone to inaccurate information. OhanaUnitedTalk page 02:53, 23 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I don't use that feature so I'm not familiar with it. OhanaUnitedTalk page 04:35, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

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