User talk:Jjbinkes

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Draft:Elemental Impact
This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Draft:Elemental Impact, and it appears to include material copied directly from http://www.elementalimpact.org/about.

It is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article. The article will be reviewed to determine if there are any copyright issues.

If substantial content is duplicated and it is not public domain or available under a compatible license, it will be deleted. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material. You may use such publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. See our copyright policy for further details. (If you own the copyright to the previously published content and wish to donate it, see Donating copyrighted materials for the procedure.) CorenSearchBot (talk) 14:08, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Elemental Impact


A tag has been placed on Draft:Elemental Impact requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://elementalimpact.org/whatwedo. 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. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 14:16, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Copyright, notability, COI
Wikipedia cannot hold copyright material, not even in sandboxes or AfC submission pages, not even temporarily. Please read Copy-paste. Assertion of permission to use text is not enough; we have to be certain that the person giving a release has the authority to do so, and that the actual copyright holder understands and agrees to Wikipedia's license terms, which allow any reader to copy, modify and re-use material for any purpose including commercial. For those reasons, a formal copyright release, as described at WP:Donating copyrighted materials, is required.

It is not often worth making a copyright release, because copying an organization's own material is not the way to make an encyclopedia article, which needs to be written from a neutral point of view. See User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard for background.

Wikipedia is quite selective about article subjects: the inclusion criterion is called Notability, and is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by references showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." There is more detail at WP:Notability (organizations and companies) and WP:Notability (summary). This requirement applies also to non-profits: Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause.

There is good advice about how to make a satisfactory artiicle at WP:Your first article. If you are connected with the organization, you should also read the Plain and simple conflict of interest guide, and note that you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use ("Paid contributions without disclosure" under section 4), and in some jurisdictions by laws against covert advertising, to disclose your interest in any edits where you have a COI.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 22:00, 23 September 2015 (UTC)