User talk:Pmc4ua

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Speedy deletion nomination of Sean Schimmel


A tag has been placed on Sean Schimmel requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6100&ATCLID=209271587. 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.

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. ... disco spinster   talk  23:44, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Copyvio
Hey, just came on here to explain some of the reasons for us not allowing copyvio. The first is the obvious, that we don't want someone to come on here and sue us for plagiarizing their work. The second doesn't immediately come across, and is why I'm kind of giving some explanation. Even if the work is your own or if you've been given permission to use the material, the article would still need to be re-written in your own words because it's extremely likely that the material in question will be written in a promotional manner. The thing about things posted on personal websites or places affiliated with the subject is that they want their topic (person/place/thing/etc) to be seen in a positive manner, so they'll put all sorts of words, phrases, and tones in the article to come across well. (Or in the instance of a site being anti-whatever, in a negative light.) Articles must be neutral and encyclopedic in tone, so odds are high that you'd have to re-write it anyway, even if the content was given up as fair use.
 * On a side note, if you were asked to write this for Schimmel, then I'd like you to read over our WP:COI policy. It's not against the rules to edit something you're affiliated with, but it is heavily discouraged. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   06:41, 16 April 2014 (UTC)