User talk:Museum of architecture and design

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Museum of architecture and design
Hello ,

It seems to me that an article you worked on, Museum of architecture and design, may be copied from http://www.visitslovenia.net/hr/kulturne-znamenitosti-slovenija/arhitekturni-muzej-ljubljana. It's entirely possible that I made a mistake, but I wanted to let you know because Wikipedia is strict about copying from other sites.

It's important that you edit the article and rewrite it in your own words, unless you're absolutely certain nothing in it is copied. If you're not sure how to fix the problem or have any questions, there are people at the help desk who are happy to assist you.

Thank you for helping build a free encyclopedia! MadmanBot (talk) 11:30, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

March 2013
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that the username you have chosen, "Museum of architecture and design", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of something other than yourself. Please note that you may not edit on behalf of a company, group, institution, product, or website, and Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or accounts that are shared. If you are willing to use a personal account, please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our Conflict of interest guideline and Plain and simple conflict of interest guide, and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. Alexf(talk) 12:38, 13 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Note: The above message was posted while I was writing the following message, and to some extent duplicates it, but I thought I might as well let you see all of what I have written.


 * The article has been deleted, as most if not all of its content was either identical to or closely paraphrased from text published in various other places, such as http://www.mao.si/About-the-museum.aspx, making it a copyright infringement. It may seem to you that, as you are working for the copyright holder, yo are free to use it. however, things are not that simple, for several reasons. Firstly, anyone can create a Wikipedia account and claim to be anyone, so we cannot accept an anonymous person's word for it that they have copyright permission, without evidence. Secondly, if the copyright owners do authorise publication in Wikipedia, they will be accepting Wikipedia's re-use terms, which allow anyone anywhere in the world to re-use the content, as it is or modified, for commercial or non-commercial purposes, under very free licensing terms. Very few organisations are actually willing to release their content under such broad terms, and almost certainly an organisation that has "© MAO All Rights Reserved" at the bottom of its web pages will not do so. If you ask me to I can give you a link to instructions on how to give Wikipedia copyright permission, but, for the reason I have just given, I doubt that doing so would be helpful.
 * Wikipedia policy is that an account is for an individual, not a business or organisation of any kind. You should therefore not continue to edit with this account, and if more than one person has been using it then you should each get an account of your own. Also, no matter what account you use, you should be aware that Wikipedia's guideline on conflict of interest strongly discourages writing about a subject to which you have a close personal connection, such as the organisation that you work for. Even if you intend to write in an impartial way, it can be very difficult to stand back from a subject you are closely connected to, and avoid writing in a way that seems promotional. JamesBWatson (talk) 12:49, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer instead to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you prefer to change your username rather than create a new account, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. Thank you. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:55, 13 March 2013 (UTC)