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Design indaba
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Speedy deletion nomination of Design indaba


A tag has been placed on Design indaba 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 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. Syrthiss (talk) 13:21, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

May 2012
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from a page you have created yourself. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Click here to contest this speedy deletion and appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. Syrthiss (talk) 13:26, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Your addition has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other websites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of article content such as sentences or images. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Alexf(talk) 13:27, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi Alex - how does one request copyright permission to use the information supplied? Or rather, if I get permission from the copyright holder, how do I illustrate this on the Wikipedia article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sarah.faerie (talk • contribs)


 * Sarah, we have advice for this situation at WP:IOWN. Essentially, the copyright holder would email the Wikipedia offices from an official email address and give permissions.  Once that email is recognized (which may take a few days), a note is placed on the article's talk page that shows that we have permissions on file for the text.  However, you and they should know that the text will likely be changed over time as other editors seek to improve it. Syrthiss (talk) 11:38, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to List of Design Indaba speakers, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Thank you. -- WikHead (talk) 01:17, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Design indaba
This is an automated message from MadmanBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Design indaba, and it appears to be a substantial copy of http://www.designindaba.com/conference/design-indaba-2012.

It is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article. The article will be reviewed to determine if there are any copyright issues.

If substantial content is duplicated and it is not public domain or available under a compatible license, it will be deleted. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material. You may use such publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. See our copyright policy for further details. (If you own the copyright to the previously published content and wish to donate it, see Donating copyrighted materials for the procedure.) MadmanBot (talk) 13:28, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

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February 2016
Hello, I'm Emotionalllama. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Sandboarding because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Emotionalllama (talk) 12:08, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of List of Design Indaba speakers for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of Design Indaba speakers is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/List of Design Indaba speakers until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Rathfelder (talk) 07:41, 7 June 2020 (UTC)