User talk:Skhawkins

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Speedy Deletion Tags
Hi. I'm just dropping by to let you know not to remove "speedy deletion tags" from articles (the big red box at the top). Instead, you can follow the directions on the tag. Thanks for your work so far. We all hope you stay with us for a long time! :) Intothewoods29 (talk) 22:02, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Commonweal Theatre Company
Please do NOT remove speedy deletion tags, especially copyright violation tags, as you did on Commonweal Theatre Company without discussion on the article's talk page. The article in question is a wholesale copy of the Theater Company's website, which is clearly marked as copyright. If you are the owner of this copyright, you need to follow the instructions in the copyright violation notice to inform the Wikimedia Foundation that you grant permission for the material to be used on Wikipedia. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 13:45, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Copyright problems
Hello. Concerning your contribution, Commonweal Theatre Company, 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). As a copyright violation, Commonweal Theatre Company appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Commonweal Theatre Company 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 GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) then you should do one of the following:


 * If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at Talk:Commonweal Theatre Company and send an email with the message to "permissions-en (at) wikimedia (dot) org". See Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
 * If a note on the original website states that re-use is permitted under the GFDL or released into the public domain leave a note at Talk:Commonweal Theatre Company with a link to where we can find that note.
 * If you own the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en(at)wikimedia(dot)org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the GFDL, and note that you have done so on Talk:Commonweal Theatre Company.

However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:53, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself. Please use the template on the page instead if you disagree with the deletion. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:53, 23 September 2008 (UTC)