User talk:Sem200957929

Promotional material removed. Peridon (talk) 13:39, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of MTC Namibia hit another landmark by introducing 4G LTE and being the 2nd country in Africa to launch 4G data service


A tag has been placed on MTC Namibia hit another landmark by introducing 4G LTE and being the 2nd country in Africa to launch 4G data service, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Business for more information.

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. A:-)Brunuś (talk) 12:47, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Why I deleted it
"MTC Namibia hit another landmark by introducing 4G LTE and being the 2nd country in Africa to launch 4G data service" - OK, look at it. 'Hitting a landmark' is promotional talk. You may not have been intending to promote - but this is worded in a way that looks as if it is. (We don't use titles like that, anyway. Far too long, and no-one is going to search for that...) I appreciate that you are doing this for course work, but we cannot have unsuitable articles. Think of it like driving - you may be a new driver, but that doesn't allow you do drive down the wrong side of the street, does it?

What to do about it? Look at other articles. Read WP:NPOV - that's our policy on neutral point of view. You can quote something nice and short (in direct speech quote marks) if it's relevant. You shouldn't use indirect quotes from people connected with the company, or from politicians. Both will talk promotionally. Use info from those people, but it must be worded neutrally. Avoid too many quotes anyway. Do not use words like 'marvellous', or refer to 'attractive packages', and linking to where they are 'available' from is not done here.

References. Not blogs, forums, wikis or the company's own sites. They are not reliable or independent. Read WP:RS about reliable independent sources. These are needed to show that an article subject is notable, and that any info that might be questioned later is correct.

Subject. I'm going to suggest you find another one. This launch is not really a suitable topic for an article. It could be a paragraph in the company's article, but it's not stand alone material. This is a press release sort of thing - here today and gone tomorrow when the next advance is made. Articles should be about things that will be looked up in the future as well as looked up now. When you find a subject (not an easy thing to do), set it up at User:Sem200957929/DRAFT and then ask for advice. Always ask for advice - Wikipedia is a complicated place, and not all the lecturers that run these courses around the world know as much as they should - yours might be very knowledgeable or may not, I've no way of telling. Ask any adnim here, or people like User:MelanieN. You should be able to tell by looking at their talk page - if someone is getting told off a lot, then don't ask them. If people are asking them questions and getting good answers, ask them. Don't count this as a telling off - it's an attempt to help you.

One last thing - have you got two accounts? User:Sem200957929 created the article, but your talk page link at the Windhoek list goes to User talk:Sem. You are OK to use 'Sem' as your signature, but your talk link should go to this page, and not to the User talk:Sem page. If you edit from two accounts without good reason, you could get blocked for sockpuppetry WP:SOCK. You haven't edited from the 'Sem' account (except something on the talk page), and if you want me to block it for you, just ask. Just don't use it. As I said, Wikipedia is complicated and has lots of rules - I'm an admin and I don't know all of them. Probably even Jimbo Wales doesn't. Good luck, and do ask if you're not sure. Peridon (talk) 14:22, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Your contributed article, THE REVOLUTION THAT LED THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM IN NAMIBIA WAS NOT A SHOW


Hello, I notice that you recently created a new page, THE REVOLUTION THAT LED THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM IN NAMIBIA WAS NOT A SHOW. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page - History of Namibia. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will continue helping to improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at History of Namibia - you might like to discuss new information at the article's talk page.

If you think that the article you created should remain separate, 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. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. A:-)Brunuś (talk) 11:07, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Copyright problems with THE REVOLUTION THAT LED THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM IN NAMIBIA WAS NOT A SHOW
Hello. Concerning your contribution, THE REVOLUTION THAT LED THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM IN NAMIBIA WAS NOT A SHOW, 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.newera.com.na/articles/45202/Revolutions-under-attack. As a copyright violation, THE REVOLUTION THAT LED THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM IN NAMIBIA WAS NOT A SHOW appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. THE REVOLUTION THAT LED THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM IN NAMIBIA WAS NOT A SHOW 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:


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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. JohnCD (talk) 11:18, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Copyright
You must not copy material into Wikipedia. Below every edit screen it says "Content that violates any copyrights will be deleted." Copyright violations could give Wikipedia serious legal problems, and contributors who continue to post them after warning may be blocked from editing. Minor re-wording is not enough to avoid a violation - see WP:Close paraphrasing.

Please read Copy-paste and, if you are editing as part of a class project, ask your instructor to read it too and explain it to the rest of the class. JohnCD (talk) 11:26, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Welcome and general advice
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Speedy deletion nomination of THE REVOLUTION THAT LED THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM IN NAMIBIA WAS NOT A SHOW


Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, introducing inappropriate pages, such as THE REVOLUTION THAT LED THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM IN NAMIBIA WAS NOT A SHOW, is not in accordance with our policies. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox.

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. A:-)Brunuś (talk) 13:21, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Another copyright warning
The text of this last Vingerklip article, and of the copy on your user page, was substantially copied from http://www.mme.gov.na/gsn/posters/geological-attractions/vingerklip.pdf. For the last time, please read Copy-paste. If you continue to post copyright violations, you may be blocked from editing. JohnCD (talk) 13:50, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Another tip - although messages on talk pages should be signed with ~, articles should not be signed -the history is enough to show who contributed to them. JohnCD (talk) 15:04, 27 May 2012 (UTC)