User talk:Johnmaszka

Speedy deletion of Terrorism and the Bush Doctrine
A tag has been placed on Terrorism and the Bush Doctrine requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. CardinalDan (talk) 03:15, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed maintenance templates from. When removing maintenance templates, please be sure to either resolve the problem that the template refers to, or give a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, as your removal of this template has been reverted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. - Adolphus79 (talk) 03:16, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from a page you have created yourself. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, you can place a tag on the page, under the existing speedy deletion tag (please do not remove the speedy deletion tag), and make your case on the page's. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. - Adolphus79 (talk) 03:29, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Terrorism and the Bush Doctrine
A tag has been placed on Terrorism and the Bush Doctrine, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion debate, such as at articles for deletion. Under the specified criteria, where an article has substantially identical content to that of an article deleted after debate, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. CardinalDan (talk) 03:39, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

June 2008
Please stop. If you continue to introduce inappropriate pages to Wikipedia, you will be blocked from editing. Xp54321 ( Hello!, Contribs ) 03:40, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

WP:COI
If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
 * 1) editing articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
 * 2) participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors;
 * 3) linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam);
 * and you must always:
 * 1) avoid breaching relevant policies and guidelines, especially neutral point of view, verifiability, and autobiography.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see Business' FAQ. For more details about what constitutes a conflict of interest, please see Conflict of Interest. --Ave Caesar (talk) 04:21, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of US Unilateralism in the Global Order
A tag has been placed on US Unilateralism in the Global Order 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.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must include on the external site the statement "I, (name), am the author of this article, (article name), and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later." You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. NuclearWarfare (talk) 05:16, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Groupthink or Gross Incompetence
A tag has been placed on Groupthink or Gross Incompetence 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.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must include on the external site the statement "I, (name), am the author of this article, (article name), and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later." You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. LegoTech &middot;(t)&middot;(c) 05:29, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Copyright problems
Hello. Concerning your contribution, US Unilateralism in the Global Order, 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). As a copyright violation, US Unilateralism in the Global Order appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. US Unilateralism in the Global Order 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 GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) then you should do one of the following:


 * If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at Talk:US Unilateralism in the Global Order and send an email with the message to "permissions-en (at) wikimedia (dot) org". See Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
 * If a note on the original website states that re-use is permitted under the GFDL or released into the public domain leave a note at Talk:US Unilateralism in the Global Order with a link to where we can find that note.
 * If you own the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en(at)wikimedia(dot)org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the GFDL, and note that you have done so on Talk:US Unilateralism in the Global Order.

However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you. Adolphus79 (talk) 05:39, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Democrats or Demagogues
A tag has been placed on Democrats or Demagogues 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.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must include on the external site the statement "I, (name), am the author of this article, (article name), and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later." You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Rnb (talk) 05:41, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Please stop posting original research and copyrighted material to Wikipedia, and please stop recreating articles that have been deleted... if you continue to do this, you may be banned from editing... - Adolphus79 (talk) 05:43, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

I did not realize that I could not post my own original work. I see that you have deleted all my pages except my home page, and now are copnsidering deleting that. What's wrong with my homepage? What do I need to do to correct it?

I'm still wondering what is wrong with my user page and how I can remedy the problem. Am I allowed to post anything?

Deletions
Of course you allow to edit, and even create articles, but they should be for the purpose of creating an encyclopedia, and not be copies of copyrighted material from somewhere else. As for your user page, check out User page. After that, here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Welcome!
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 Citi Cat   ♫ 15:02, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Oh, one more note - if your own work is on another website, you can't post it here unless you put a note on the other website waving the copyright to it, or placing it under a free license like the GFDL.  Citi Cat   ♫ 15:07, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

OK, I read the pages you suggested. Mypage John Maszka is an encyclopedic entry regarding an international relations scholar and his contributions to the field. Is that ok? I've not posted any of my work, only a list of my work and a link to my homepage. Acceptable? (Johnmaszka (talk) 05:49, 22 June 2008 (UTC))


 * There's nothing wrong with your userpage. The natives are just a bit skittish here, tis all. I'm sorry no one tried to talk with you first about some of these things. Wikipedia can be a big place and has lots of rules that are hard to take in at first. I hope we haven't scared you off, and with any luck the thing with your userpage will be resolved soon. Feel free to poke me if you have any more questions about anything. -- Ned Scott 07:52, 22 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Have you read the notability guidelines and criteria for valid sources? Those will be helpful if you wish to contribute...in a nutshell, articles must be about something or someone notable, and notability is established by outside sources having published something about the subject.  I suggest you give them a read.  As for your userpage...well, it seems a little promotional, so that's probably why it was jumped on.  It looks like an article about yourself, which is generally frowned upon in userspace.  Keep in mind that if you feel you meet the notability criteria, you can write an article about yourself in the encyclopedia itself, but it's probably not a good idea to, read the conflict of interest page if you want to do so.  It's a better idea to wait for another person to decide to write about you...and keep in mind that once you're in, you no longer have a say whether you want to be in or not (many people have regretted making an article about themselves).  I know that's a lot to take in, if you need help, please ask. --UsaSatsui (talk) 08:46, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Another thing to read might be the original research policy. If any of your work has been published in outside sources, that's where you want to source it from (and if it hasn't, it probably doesn't qualify for inclusion).  --UsaSatsui (talk) 08:48, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Let me try to cut through the jargon and propriety here. There doesn't seem to be anything establishing John Maszka's (i.e. your) significance as an "international relations scholar" outside the massive spam campaign you have conducted on Wikipedia and elsewhere. I can't find the institution you work for, nor any news writers commenting on your work, nor anyone citing it. That's why your articles have been deleted, and that's why your user page, with so many off-site links, is suspected of being part of the same spam campaign. WillOakland (talk) 09:38, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

MFD closing
I have closed the deletion discussion regarding your userpage as Keep; however, you should be aware that numerous concerns raised in that discussion and here remain valid. I closed the discussion the way I did primarily because you are a new user and you have asked for assistance and it is being provided. If you do not heed that advice, your userpage may yet be deleted as advertising.

Contrary to what User:WillOakland states above, your articles were not deleted due to there being no evidence of your expertise. Rather they were deleted because they appear to be Advertising and they are also a Conflict of interest. If your works are notable, someone else will write about them. If you want to write about topics that you have published works on, you should be careful to cite other reliable sources and leave out your own works. If your works are significant, others will notice them and cite them. The point is to build a quality encyclopedia, not advertise your works.

For example, if Stephen King edits Wikipedia, he is welcome to write about Fiction, Horror, Writing, etc., based on the published works of others, but not based on his own work on the topics, published or otherwise, even though he is a recognized expert; and he should endeavor to maintain a Neutral Point of View even where he has a particular opinion on a matter. And, of course, it would be generally inappropriate for him to make any edits to The Shining, Carrie, or Stephen King, or any other articles about himself or his works. He could of course point out errors on the talk page but to avoid any question of a conflict of interest, he should not make the changes himself.

So, please edit articles and write new ones on notable topics. Read the policies and guidelines mentioned by others above and take there advice. And avoid writing about or citing your own works even if you are the preeminent scholar in a very notable field.--Doug.(talk • contribs) 04:08, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

For reference, the deletion discussion can be found at: Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/User:Johnmaszka.--Doug.(talk • contribs) 04:26, 30 June 2008 (UTC)