User talk:Kevrawk

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Kevrawk


A tag has been placed on User:Kevrawk 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 a clear copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://www.kevrawk.com/. 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.

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 modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website or image but have permission from that owner, see Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines 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. Sunmist3 (talk) 18:50, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page should not be speedy deleted as an unambiguous copyright infringement, because that is my personal website!
 * You may want to take a look at Donating copyrighted materials if you would like to use this content on Wikipedia. Also, keep in mind that Wikipedia is not a webhost, so you may just want to link to your website instead. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me or place on this page. Sunmist3 (talk) 19:05, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

August 2016
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Peridon (talk) 19:34, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Kevrawk


A tag has been placed on User:Kevrawk 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 a clear copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from www.Kevrawk.com. 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.

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 modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website or image but have permission from that owner, see Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines 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. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:51, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page should not be speedy deleted as an unambiguous copyright infringement, because I personally wrote that - like an autobiography. If I were to rewrite it, it will be virtually the same exact info about myself.
 * I would point out that you shouldn't be writing about yourself here - please see WP:AUTOBIO. Userpages are for editors who are working on the encyclopaedia to tell us a bit about themselves. They are not free web space or profile pages for self promotion. The page is promotional in wording, and that is not allowed on Wikipedia WP:SPAM. Whether or not you wrote the text, if it has been published elsewhere it cannot be used on Wikipedia because of Wikipedia's licensing under CC-BY-SA 3.0 and the GFDL. There would be no point in you licensing your text to make it compatible as it would not be allowed because of the promotional wording. I would also refer you to WP:COI about conflict of interest. Editors here are supposed to be working for the benefit of the encyclopaedia, and anyone writing about themselves or their business is reckoned to have a conflict of interest. Peridon (talk) 20:59, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not for writing about yourself
Welcome to Wikipedia, but it is not a place like Facebook or LinkedIn for people to write about themselves. It is a quite different sort of site, a project to build an encyclopedia, so it is selective about subjects for articles, and writing about oneself is strongly discouraged, for reasons explained at Wikipedia is not about YOU and Autobiography.

Wikipedia user pages are not like those at social-networking sites. Their use is explained at WP:NOTWEBHOST: "'Wikipedians have their own user pages, but they should be used primarily to present information relevant to working on the encyclopedia. Limited biographical information is allowed, but user pages should not function as personal webpages or be repositories for large amounts of material that is irrelevant to collaborating on Wikipedia. If you are looking to make a personal webpage or blog or to post your résumé, please make use of one of the many free providers on the Internet or any hosting included with your Internet account.'" The links in the Welcome message at the top of this page will tell you more about Wikipedia. JohnCD (talk) 21:14, 4 August 2016 (UTC)