User talk:Only1misterwoodley

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Hello, Only1misterwoodley, 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 Joseph Woodley, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Joseph Woodley


A tag has been placed on Joseph Woodley requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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 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. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you.  Teapot  george Talk  19:01, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Copyright, notability, autobiography
That page, and your user page, were substantial copies of http://www.joseph-woodley.com/about_joseph. Wikipedia cannot accept material copied from elsewhere unless a formal copyright release has been made as described at Donating copyrighted materials. It is not enough to assert permission to use, or to assert authorship, as we have no way to be sure that someone at the end of a wire is who he says; also, release to Wikipedia involves more than just permission to reproduce, and it is essential that the copyright holder understands and agrees to the license terms.

However, it is not often worth making a copyright release, because the promotional tone of a company or personal website is likely to be quite unsuitable for an encyclopedia article, which requires a neutral point of view. Wikipedia is not a noticeboard, and is not for promotion of any kind.

Article subjects must have notability, 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." There is more detail at WP:Notability (people), and good advice on how to write an acceptable article at WP:Your first article.

If you are Joseph Woodley, I must tell you that writing articles about yourself is strongly discouraged, for reasons explained at Autobiography and Conflict of interest. User pages are for the volunteers, who are here to help build the encyclopedia, to say something about themselves, if they choose, to help communication within the project: they are not for detailed CVs, promotional material, or any "substantial content... that is unrelated to Wikipedia".

JohnCD (talk) 19:34, 15 September 2011 (UTC)