User talk:Operafan2009

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Speedy deletion of Nolan Van Way
A tag has been placed on Nolan Van Way 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 blatant 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.

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If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, 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. Ironholds (talk) 05:54, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Copyright release for Wikipedia & Nolan Van Way
Hi there and welcome. I just deleted Nolan Van Way as sll text used on Wikipedia must be released under GFDL which basically means that the original copyright holder relinquishes all rights to the text and must allow for it to be reused, altered and reproduced without restriction. The official explanation is at WP:COPY. That aside it is often the case (and would be in this one I think) that cut and paste text from other websites are problematic on Wikipedia for other reasons - for example they are likely not to be neutral, to be written in an unencyclopaedic tone, are often promotional and are probably a primary source. This is why I usually recommend that rather than go to the trouble of jumping through all the hoops necessary to release text to GFDL it is better to simply write an article in your own words remembering that you must show why the topic is notable by reference to multiple, independent, reliable secondary sources. Hope this helps, kind regards, Nancy  talk  07:45, 31 March 2009 (UTC)