User talk:Mikeshenton

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Copyright problems with Nicholas childs
Hello. Concerning your contribution, Nicholas childs, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). As a copyright violation, Nicholas childs appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Nicholas childs has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message. If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA) then you should do one of the following:


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The article itself says "© Dr. Ronald Holz" - on every edit screen is the warning "Content that violates any copyrights will be deleted."

Please note that even if the copyright issue were resolved, the promotional tone of a company or personal website is likely be unsuitable for an encyclopedia article, which requires a neutral point of view.''' JohnCD (talk) 09:13, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Copyright and other issues
It is not sufficient to assert that you have Dr. Childs' permission to insert his biography - for one thing, the text you inserted actually carries the notice "© Dr. Ronald Holz" who is presumably the copyright owner. In any case, inclusion in Wikipedia requires more than just permission to use - it is an irrevocable and very general permission to others to re-copy, modify, and use for any purpose, see WP:Copyrights - and you will need to follow the steps set out in the warning notice above.

Three other points: There seems little doubt that Dr.Childs meets Wikipedia's notability requirements, but if you resolve the copyright issue and insert this text you should expect that it will get substantial modification - by you or others - to meet Wikipedia's requirements for an encyclopedia article. There are useful links in the Welcome paragraph at the top of this page.
 * if you work for Dr. Childs, in writing an article about him you have a conflict of interest and should carefully read that guideline and WP:BESTCOI,
 * you should also read Wikipedia's requirement for a neutral point of view - articles should not have a promotional tone and should avoid peacock terms such as "acclaimed", "outstanding", "innovative" unless directly supported by references,
 * all Wikipedia articles, but especially biographies of living persons, require that their content should be verifiable from reliable sources that are independent of the subject.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 09:50, 13 October 2009 (UTC)