User talk:Kballcop

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Problems with upload of File:VA Prohibition Enforcement.jpeg
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Speedy deletion nomination of Bassett Police Department


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License tagging for File:Bassett VA police patch.jpeg
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Help me!
Please help me with the pics I am putting of police patches and badges are off of odmp.org and I'm citing them as sources, but it's not acknowledging it.

Kballcop (talk) 16:31, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
 * You must not upload copyright material to Wikipedia. Just acknowledging the source is not enough - it is still a copyright violation unless the actual copyright owner makes a formal copyright release. Please read Copy-paste. JohnCD (talk) 17:44, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Burkeville Police Department (Virginia)


A tag has been placed on Burkeville Police Department (Virginia) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Bridgewater Police Department (Virginia)


Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on Bridgewater Police Department (Virginia) 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.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Buena Vista Police Department (Virginia)


A tag has been placed on Buena Vista Police Department (Virginia) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Bassett Police Department


A tag has been placed on Bassett Police Department requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Please stop
These police department articles are not suitable for an encyclopedia. Deaths of police officers are to be regretted, but Wikipedia is not here to list them all - we are not here to duplicate www.odmp.org. For reasons, see WP:Notability, WP:BIO1E, WP:VICTIM, WP:NOTMEMORIAL. For general advice on how to write acceptable articles, see WP:your first article. JohnCD (talk) 17:40, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

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