User talk:Metellusa

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Hello, Metellusa, 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 Mark Bailey (theologian), may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Mark Bailey (theologian)


A tag has been placed on Mark Bailey (theologian) 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 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. MikeWazowski (talk) 02:28, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Removing Speedy at Mark Bailey (theologian)
Welcome to Wikipedia, thank you for taking the time to create a page here. It might not have been your intention, but you recently removed a speedy deletion tag from a page you created yourself. Because Wikipedia policy does not allow the creator of the page to remove deletion tags, an automated program has replaced the deletion tag you removed from Mark Bailey (theologian). Please do not continue to remove the deletion tag, instead, if you disagree with the deletion, you can follow these steps: Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do. For further help about the deletion, you could contact the user who first placed the tag or a highly active user who is willing to help with deletion. This message was left by a bot, so please do not contact the bot about the deletion. Thank you, - SDPatrolBot (talk) 02:46, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) Go to the page by clicking this link. Once there, select the button that says [ Click here to contest this speedy deletion].
 * 2) This will take you to the talk page, where you can make your case by explaining why the page does not meet Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion.

Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself, as you did with Mark Bailey (theologian). If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Click here to contest this speedy deletion, which appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the article's . Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. Thank you. - SDPatrolBot (talk) 02:54, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

This is your last warning. The next time you remove a speedy deletion notice from a page you have created yourself, as you did at Mark Bailey (theologian), you may be blocked from editing without further notice. - SDPatrolBot (talk) 03:01, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Reported to AIV
Hi Metellusa, this is a notice to let you know that I have reported your removal of speedy deletion templates at Mark Bailey (theologian) to administrators. An administrator should assess the report in a short while, and they will take any appropriate actions. Please wait for an administrator before taking any further actions yourself. Thank you, - SDPatrolBot (talk) 03:03, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Hello Metellusa
You've had a bit of a rocky start here, and I'm sorry about that, but unfortunately you made a few mistakes that brought you to the attention of various bots. Anyway, none of these are permanent or series problems. If you'd like to try again to post Bailey's biography, then I suggest you do a couple of things. First, check with WP:PEOPLE and WP:SCHOLAR to make sure that he needs the criteria for notability. Second, write the article completely in your own words and add several citations to reliable sources which attest to his notability: things like links to articles in newspapers about him, links to awards he has received etc. If you have any questions or need some help, just leave a message here, and I will be back to help you. --Slp1 (talk) 03:26, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Mistake number one was to copy and paste Mark Bailey's bio from DTS into Wikipedia. You'll notice on the bottom of the page it says "Copyright Dallas Theological Seminary 1924-2012. All Rights Reserved" which means that it is illegal to copy it anywhere, including Wikipedia.
 * Mistake number two was to delete the deletion rather than simply following the instructions and explaining on the talkpage and rewriting the content to avoid the copyright violation.