User talk:Professorbgdsr

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Speedy deletion nomination of Barry Davis Sr


A tag has been placed on Barry Davis Sr 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. 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 that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but 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 yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lugia2453 (talk) 18:26, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Removing Speedy at Barry Davis Sr
Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for taking the time to create a page here. It might not have been your intention, but you recently removed a speedy deletion tag from a page you created yourself. Because Wikipedia policy does not allow the creator of the page to remove deletion tags, an automated program has replaced the deletion tag you removed from Barry Davis Sr. Please do not continue to remove the deletion tag, instead, if you disagree with the deletion, you can follow these steps: Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do. For further help about the deletion, you could contact the user who first placed the tag or a highly active user who is willing to help with deletion. This message was left by a bot, so please do not contact the bot about the deletion. Thank you, - SDPatrolBot (talk) 18:44, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) Go to the page by clicking this link. Once there, select the button that says [ Click here to contest this speedy deletion].
 * 2) This will take you to the talk page, where you can make your case by explaining why the page does not meet Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion.

The actual problem
No, it wasn't any links. It was the text itself. It had already been published, and therefore was copyright. Wikipedia is licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0 for free use anywhere by anyone, but that text you posted wasn't licensed or free. Text can be licensed and used, but I wouldn't advise it in this case. It would be deleted as promotional fairly quickly (see WP:SPAM and WP:NPOV). In addition, I couldn't see any real notability (our definition of notability - see WP:BIO and WP:BAND). Playing with big names doesn't automatically confer notability. What precisely is "Nominated Man Of The Year, Cambridge, England, 2001"? Nominated by whom and in what context? And more similar... The whole format is that of a sort of CV (see WP:RESUME), and Wikipedia as an encyclopaedia is not the place for CVs. Many people confuse us with places like LinkedIn and Facebook, and think they can post their profile here. Sorry, that's not the case. Notability has to be shown and proven with reliable independent sources WP:RS. Finally, in view of your user name, I would also advise reading WP:COI (conflict of interest) and WP:AUTOBIO too. Peridon (talk) 21:24, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Barry Davis Sr


A tag has been placed on Barry Davis Sr 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 band or musician, 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 the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but 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 yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent 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.  — further, Francophonie&#38;Androphilie sayeth naught (Je vous invite à me parler) 23:02, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

November 2012
Please do not write or add to an article about yourself, as you apparently did at Barry Davis Sr. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Wikipedians with articles). If you wish to add to an existing article about yourself, please propose the changes on its talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was my page deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you.  — further, Francophonie&#38;Androphilie sayeth naught (Je vous invite à me parler) 23:04, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages to Wikipedia, as doing so is not in accordance with our policies. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read Your first article; you might also consider using the Article Wizard. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.  — further, Francophonie&#38;Androphilie sayeth naught (Je vous invite à me parler) 23:04, 10 November 2012 (UTC)