User talk:Signthis1

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 * Fred - I am the owner of Alexander Autographs. The page has had negative content added by a competitor, an act done in retribution for our exposure of a bogus item he has heavily promoted on Wikipedia and elsewhere. You may find the full thread at http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=717482. If my deletions are not allowed, I ask that the entire page be deleted, citing our copyright. Thank you. Signthis1 (talk) 16:23, 1 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Discussion forums are not reliable sources, so I'm not even going to consider what was presented there. However, since the cited article mentioned only allegations and not the outcome of the case, it's reasonable for the removal to stand. It's the same logic where a person getting charged with a crime isn't always mentioned in their article the way a conviction for the crime would be.


 * That said, please keep a couple of things in mind. You do not own or otherwise control your company's article; material that is properly sourced may be added, within Wikipedia's various guidelines, including WP:Neutral point of view. Editors with a connection to the subject are also strongly discouraged from editing because of their conflict of interest. It's not an absolute prohibition against you editing the article, but it means you need to make sure to cite reliable sources and preferably secondary sources to support your edits.


 * Finally, a copyright issue would pertain only to the wholesale use of text from another entity's website. In other words, if the article were copied wholesale from the AA website, it would need to be removed as a copyright violation. This removal is not conditional on whether you get your desired edits made or not: if the text infringes, it would need to be removed. The name of the company is not subject to copyright in that way: we can write an article about the company mentioning it by name. Finally, the above statement about copyright infringement does not apply to any text you added from a website you control: as the text below every edit box states, "By clicking the "Save page" button, you agree to the Terms of Use, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 License and the GFDL." So, any such text you add to the article or a talk page may be used by anybody for any purpose, including commercial reuse or use by your competitors. —C.Fred (talk) 16:47, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

February 2014
Hello, I'm C.Fred. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Alexander Autographs without explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry: I restored the removed content. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. A large portion of the text you deleted was sourced to the New York Times. If you think it should be removed, please explain at Talk:Alexander Autographs how the text does not tie back to what the source says. Then other editors can assist you in removing the (portions of the) text that are problematic. Thank you. —C.Fred (talk) 15:29, 1 February 2014 (UTC)