User talk:Porcupinepress

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Hello, Porcupinepress, 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 David Robbins (South African writer), may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Proposed deletion of David Robbins (South African writer)


The article David Robbins (South African writer) has been proposed for deletion because under Wikipedia policy, all biographies of living persons created after March 18, 2010, must have at least one source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't take offense. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners or ask at Help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい ) 14:58, 15 March 2011 (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; you are welcome to create a new account with a username that represents only you. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline. If your username doesn't represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. Thank you. TN X Man 15:04, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Copyright problems with David Robbins (South African writer)
Hello. Concerning your contribution, David Robbins (South African writer), 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). This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.porcupinepress.co.za/authors/david-robbins.html. As a copyright violation, David Robbins (South African writer) appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. David Robbins (South African writer) 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:


 * If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at Talk:David Robbins (South African writer) and send an email with the message to . See Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
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However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. While contributions are appreciated, Wikipedia must require all contributors to understand and comply with its copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright concerns very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Thank you. Phil Bridger (talk) 13:13, 16 March 2011 (UTC)