User talk:Kassiedwarika

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Hello, Kassiedwarika, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Ontario Student Debate Union (OSDU), may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Ontario Student Debate Union (OSDU)


A tag has been placed on Ontario Student Debate Union (OSDU), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Business for more information.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page 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 page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. → Σ  τ  c. 20:13, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

High School Debate
Please don't copy and paste from other websites. Wikipedia cannot keep copyright violations. The Mark of the Beast (talk) 20:43, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Copyright problems with User:Kassiedwarika/York Debating Society
Hello. Concerning your contribution, User:Kassiedwarika/York Debating Society, 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). This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.yorku.ca/yds/about.html. As a copyright violation, User:Kassiedwarika/York Debating Society appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. User:Kassiedwarika/York Debating Society 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 Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA) then you should do one of the following:


 * If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at User talk:Kassiedwarika/York Debating Society and send an email with the message to . See Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
 * If a note on the original website states that it is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license, leave a note at User talk:Kassiedwarika/York Debating Society with a link to where we can find that note.
 * If you hold the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the CC-BY-SA and GFDL, and note that you have done so on User talk:Kassiedwarika/York Debating Society.

However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. While contributions are appreciated, Wikipedia must require all contributors to understand and comply with its copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright concerns very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Thank you. The Mark of the Beast (talk) 20:45, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

October 2011
Your addition to Ontario Student Debate Union (OSDU) has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other websites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of article content such as sentences or images. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. WikiPuppies! (bark) 21:07, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Copyright and notability
I have deleted the articles because they were largely copied from the OSDU website. See Copy-paste for why you must not copy material from other sites unless a formal copyright release has been made. If you are editing as part of a class assignment, please ask your instructor to read Copy-paste and explain it to the rest of the class. WP:Close paraphrasing explains that minor rewording is not enough to avoid a copyright violation.

The method of making a copyright release is explained at WP:Donating copyrighted materials, but it is seldom worth doing that, because material written for an organization's own website is often too promotional in tone, clearly written from the organization ("'We encompass all schools and school boards...") and stressing its virtues. An encyclopedia article is different, written from outside, plain facts neutrally stated and backed up by reliable sources. Also, any subject for a Wikipedia article has to establish notability, which is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by references showing significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources. The test is, have people independent of the organization found it important enough to write significant comment about?

This is explained in more detail in User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard, and there is good advice on how to write an acceptable article at WP:Your first article. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 09:34, 31 October 2011 (UTC)