User talk:Sjcworks

Copyright problem: Tinker's Christmas Radio Drama
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It may also be necessary for the text be modified to have an encyclopedic tone and to follow Wikipedia article layout. For more information on Wikipedia's policies, see Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.

If you would like to begin working on a new version of the article you may do so at [ this temporary page]. Leave a note at Talk:Tinker's Christmas Radio Drama saying you have done so and an administrator will move the new article into place once the issue is resolved. Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! Rtphokie (talk) 12:46, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Copyright permission
Good day! I am the author of Tinker's Christmas as well as the person who provided the information for the "Author's Den" web site. I hold the copyright for both Tinker's Christmas, the book and Tinker's Christmas, the radio drama. I receive Google Alerts weekly for Tinker's Christmas, which is how I found it posted on Wikipedia. Was honored to say the least and created an acc't last evening to add the explanation as to what it was. Was so honored, as a matter of fact, that I shared the posting w/ a hundred or more people. Please advise what I need to do for the post to be reinstated. Thank you. Sandra J. Cropsey —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sjcworks (talk • contribs) 00:54, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

How to verify copyright permission for article Tinker's Christmas Radio Drama
Hello, Sjcworks.

Thank you for your interest in donating material from http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewevent.asp?id=12783&AuthorID=94802 to Wikipedia. Since we do not currently have a method in place to verify the identity of account holders at account creation, we must verify such donations through external processes. The article has been blanked to allow time for that verification to proceed. I see that you have already sent a note to the Foundation, according to the article's talk page, so the matter may be swiftly resolved.

Should you run into problems with that permission, the swiftest and simplest way to verify is to place a release on that external website putting the material into public domain or releasing it under a license compatible with GFDL, which permits modification and reuse, even commercially, as long as authorship credit is given. This release is irrevocable and must continue to be displayed, or the material will need to be removed. A statement such as the following, including the link to the GFDL, would be sufficient: "The contents of this website (or page, if you are specifically releasing one section) are available for modification and reuse under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 and later." If you decide to take this route, please put a link to that release on Talk:Tinker's Christmas Radio Drama so we can restore the contents.

If you decide you don't wish to release the material into public domain or under the terms of GFDL, you are welcome to rewrite the text from scratch at [ this temporary page]. As long as the material is otherwise compliant with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, it will be used to replace the previous contents. Please leave a note at Talk:Tinker's Christmas Radio Drama saying you have done so.

If you are not familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, you may wish to review Starting an article or Your first article. If you are closely related to the subject matter, you may also want to read our conflict of interest guidelines to get an idea how best to proceed. It may be necessary once permission is verified to address other concerns in the text, if it is otherwise inconsistent with our policies and guidelines.

We apologize for the additional steps necessary, but as copyright is a matter of legal concern, we must ensure that we not only protect the rights of copyright holders, but also guard the Wikipedia project against inadvertent infringement.

However, there is some additional concern that this material may be inappropriate for inclusion here. I see that another contributor has raised the question of whether it meets our inclusion guidelines at Articles for deletion/Tinker's Christmas Radio Drama. You can express your opinion by joining the conversation there. A deletion debate typically lasts 5 days. You may wish to read how to participate in AfDs here and here. Comments that are correctly formatted and show an understanding of policy are more likely to carry influence with other Wikipedians.

If you have any questions about any of this, please feel free to let me know at my talk page or to address them at Wikipedia's help desk, typically manned around the clock by volunteers. Thank you.

Thank you. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:19, 19 December 2008 (UTC)