User talk:Jrobertson70

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March 2017
Hello, I'm 2601:188:1:AEA0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. 2601:188:1:AEA0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 17:21, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

Hello, Jrobertson70. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:


 * avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your family, friends, school, company, club, or organization, as well as any competing companies' projects or products;
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 * avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or to the website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
 * exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. 2601:188:1:AEA0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 17:21, 14 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Jrobertson70, some of the content you added was also copied verbatim from other sources, including press releases from NHIA. Please read our policies regarding copyright violations--persistent addition of such content will lead to a user block. Thanks, 2601:188:1:AEA0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 20:08, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Gary Samson


A tag has been placed on Gary Samson 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 an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://www.nhia.edu/about/faculty/gary-samson. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken 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.

If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

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. ‡ Єl Cid of ᐺalencia ᐐT₳LKᐬ  01:20, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

There is no button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion" so I am posting additional information here. I removed the warning, because the reviewer incorrectly identified the text as a copyright violation. However, most of the passages cited were quotations of Gary Samson. Quotations have been added to clarify this and additional sources cited. Most importantly, I am the author of both the bio on the NHIA website and the wikipedia entry so there can be no copyright infringement. Jrobertson70 (talk) 20:44, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
 * What you are saying does not make sense. The wikipedia article was an EXACT word for word match of the website. You violated the website's copyright. You do not own what is published by a third party site, despite having (possibly) written it. At the bottom of the webpage it states "© 2017 New Hampshire Institute of Art. All Right Reserved " That means that all right(s) are reserved and it is copyrighted content that you DO NOT own. And even if you did you would have to formally release the copyright to the public domain. Which you did not do. Therefore, you violated copyright law, and WP policy. Don't deny the obvious, please. ‡ Єl Cid of ᐺalencia  ᐐT₳LKᐬ  21:04, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

Yes, of course it was a EXACT word-for-word match because as you will note it is a direct quotation from the subject profiled that I used in the original bio we created. I corrected the attribution in a subsequent edit in the Wikipedia entry and cited the source. I can re-phrase any other "offending" passages in the Wikipedia entry or just as easily updated the faculty member's bio on the NHIA website. All we're trying to do here is properly recognize the subject who was recently named New Hampshire's artist laureate and an Emeritus Professor. Jrobertson70 (talk) 23:30, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
 * nothing you are saying changes the fact that you violated WP policy and copyright law. Period. Just give it a rest and learn from your mistakes. ‡ Єl Cid of ᐺalencia  ᐐT₳LKᐬ  00:59, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

August 2017
Your addition has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images&mdash;you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. ‡ Єl Cid of ᐺalencia ᐐT₳LKᐬ  15:30, 21 August 2017 (UTC) ‡ Єl Cid of ᐺalencia ᐐT₳LKᐬ  15:36, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
 * 1) Nothing was "incorrectly identified by reviewer." You CLEARLY copy and pasted substantial content from a copyrighted website. That is against core WP policies, and is furthermore illegal.
 * 2) Do not remove CSDs from articles you created. Even if you THINK you fixed the issue, DO NOT remove the CSD template from an article you created. An admin (or uninvolved editor) will do that. Especially in a serious case like a copyright violation, where an Admin NEEDS to address the copyrighted material and delete it from the page's history.
 * 3) Even though you 'tried' to paraphrase the website now, there are still a 44% match between the website and the article you created. That includes up to 19 consecutive words. That is STILL plagiarism and I advise that you correct the issue.
 * 4) Please make yourself familiar with WP policies, especially on copyright issues before you contribute further.
 * 1) Please make yourself familiar with WP policies, especially on copyright issues before you contribute further.

Ways to improve William H. Littlefield
Hi, I'm Sulfurboy. Jrobertson70, thanks for creating William H. Littlefield!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Would like to see more references that cover the subject, not just his art.

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse.

Sulfurboy (talk) 18:07, 13 September 2017 (UTC)