User talk:Kimballp

Redirect of Qualifications Based Selection
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Seeking to restore Qualifications-Based Selection
With information from Oxymoron83, I found the deletion record:

07:35, 3 December 2007 Hut 8.5 (Talk | contribs) deleted "Qualifications-Based Selection" ‎ (G12, copyright violation from http://oqbs.com/)

To Hut 8.5, I wrote the following in effort to restore my stolen content back to Wikipedia:

Deletion of Qualifications-Based Selection

Hello. Wikipedia's Oxymoron83 guided me to your talk page. I am writing you about a deletion:

07:35, 3 December 2007 Hut 8.5 (Talk | contribs) deleted "Qualifications-Based Selection" ‎ (G12, copyright violation from http://oqbs.com/)

I am the original author of an article created for and posted only to Wikipedia.com entitled, "Qualifications-Based Selection." It was an original article and did not contain copyrighted material.

My article has been stolen by several websites, as a google search will reveal. One site stealing my original content is http://oqbs.com/. I was not aware of this website until Oxymoron83 told me about it.

Another example of a site lifting my content wholly is http://www.answers.com/topic/qualifications-based-selection?cat=biz-fin. This site includes a reference back to Wikipedia and even preserves my Wikipedia footnotes, which oqbs.com leaves off.

I am a former official with the State of Georgia, USA, state government. My office developed procurement processes and guidelines for professional construction services. You can see my name on state publications as editor or contributor (for example, http://scm.ga.gov/Manual/Appendix/Project%20Implementation/Guidelines_for_Commissioning.pdf).

The article that I personally authored and placed in Wikipedia during the summer of 2007 is replete with references about the state of Georgia, including to http://www.qbsgeorgia.org/, an organization in which I have been active.

I am really at a loss to know how to assert more clearly that I am the original author of the deleted article.

Certainly, I want my article restored to Wikipedia. I did not copyright my material because I do not mind it being in the public domain. The topic is innocuous and academic; certainly, it is not controversial.

Once this article is restored (or I happen to author some future article), what do I do to reduce the chances that someone will steal my legitimate content and then someone will presume that fault lies with me instead of the thief and have my hard work in Wikipedia summarily deleted?

I sincerely thank you for any help. I will be glad to provide whatever evidence you might require. Kimballp (talk) 16:22, 1 March 2008 (UTC) Kimballp (talk) 16:29, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I have looked at this case again, and it does appear that the website copied your content, so I have put the article back. Please accetp my apologies - the content did seem to be copied, and the other website did claim copyright on the material. Hut 8.5 16:46, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Restored QBS Article
Thanks to Hut 8.5, the article Qualifications-Based Selection is restored. Kimballp (talk) 16:08, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Qbs (build tool)


The article Qbs (build tool) has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * fails wp:gng

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Donottroll (talk) 10:54, 2 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Please note that the article Qbs (build tool) has nothing whatsoever with my article Qualifications-Based Selection. I have no opinion about the former. My article on Qualifications-Based Selection should not be affected, regardless. Thank you. Kimballp (talk) 18:25, 18 May 2024 (UTC)