User talk:Rris Centaur

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Hello, Rris Centaur, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Cgingold (talk) 01:43, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
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Hi, I see that you are a new editor, so I just want to explain why your edits have been reverted. The obituary that you added was copied in its entirety from another website; as such, it is considered a copyright violation. Such material is not permitted to be posted on Wikipedia -- so please DO NOT continue to re-post it. I would suggest that you pick out one or two brief excerpts which you feel are especially worth quoting (using quotation marks). And of course you'll need to identify the source -- just do your best to write up a citation, if need be another editor will correct the formatting. Hope this helps! Cgingold (talk) 01:43, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, I first must beg forgivness if I have transgressed. However I put to you a few points: I am the owner and copyright holder of the site that was properly credited as being one source of the Obit. Also I was forwarded the Obit _by the family of the deceased_ for the express purpose of distributing it into the public domain. I would think that the familys official Obituary is a valid entry on a page directly dealing with the man.

How would you suggest I proceed? Thanks Rris Centaur (talk) 03:21, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, if you are, you should say on the obituary: I, Rris centaur, hereby release this obituary into the Public Domain/GFDL (your choice). Hope that helped. BoL (Talk) 03:46, 25 May 2008 (UTC)