User talk:Ktimm3

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Hello, Ktimm3, 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 CSM Jeffery A. Hof, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion nomination of CSM Jeffery A. Hof


A tag has been placed on CSM Jeffery A. Hof requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. 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 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.

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If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can 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 a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Scopecreep (talk) 15:38, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Ktimm3/sandbox


A tag has been placed on User:Ktimm3/sandbox requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. 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 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 belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — 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 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 that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can 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 a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Scopecreep (talk) 15:39, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Jeffery A. Hof article
Welcome, again, to Wikipedia. I have read what you wrote on the talk page, but Wikipedia cannot host copyright material on the basis of an assertion of permission. For one thing, we have no way to be sure that someone on the end of a wire is who he says. For another, release to Wikipedia involves more than permission to reproduce: Wikipedia's CC-BY-SA license allows any reader to copy, modify, and re-use for any purpose including commercial, and it is essential that the copyright holder understands and agrees to this. For that reason, a formal copyright release must be made as described at WP:Donating copyright materials if you own the copyright, or WP:Requesting copyright permission if someone else does.

I hacve to say that I do not think it is worth your doing that, because I see other problems with this article. You wrote: "CSM Jeffery Hof sent me a Word Document with his autobiography that he wanted to be put onto a wikipedia page." Wikipedia is not a site like LinkedIn or Myspace for people to write about themselves or post their CVs: it is a project to build an encyclopedia, and autobiography is strongly discouraged, for reasons explained at Autobiography.

Article subjects have to be notable, which is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." The notability standard for military people is at WP:MILPEOPLE. While CSM Hof has evidently had a most creditable military career, that is not the same thing as deserving an article in an encyclopedia.

The links at the top of this page will tell you more about Wikipedia and how to contribute: WP:Your first article is a useful introduction. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 16:42, 5 April 2012 (UTC)