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Speedy deletion nomination of Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace


A tag has been placed on Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://www.genevawaterhub.org/platforms/global-high-level-panel-water-peace-secretariat. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material 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.

If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, 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 from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. agt x 12:59, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Stephanekluser, and welcome to Wikipedia. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.


 * You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
 * Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Close paraphrasing. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
 * Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Copyrights. You may also want to review Copy-paste.
 * If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. However, there are steps that must be taken to verify that license before you do. See Donating copyrighted materials.
 * In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
 * Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in Copying within Wikipedia.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Drm310 🍁 (talk) 14:24, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Geneva Water Hub


A tag has been placed on Geneva Water Hub requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://www.swp-stockholm.ch/geneva-water-hub/about-us. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material 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.

If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, 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 from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Ahecht (TALK PAGE ) 18:16, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

A page you started (Geneva Water Hub) has been reviewed!
Thanks for creating Geneva Water Hub, Stephanekluser!

Wikipedia editor Boleyn just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

"Thanks for taking the time and trouble to create this - it's appreciated. It's now been reviewed and has had some improvement tags added. If you have the time, could you look it over and see if you can help address any of the issues raised in the tags? Thanks again for your hard work."

To reply, leave a comment on Boleyn's talk page.

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Boleyn (talk) 15:06, 24 May 2017 (UTC)

A page you started (Geneva Water Hub) has been reviewed!
Thanks for creating Geneva Water Hub, Stephanekluser!

Wikipedia editor Boleyn just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

"Thanks for taking the time and trouble to create this - it's appreciated. It's now been reviewed and has had some improvement tags added. If you have the time, could you look it over and see if you can help address any of the issues raised in the tags? Thanks again for your hard work."

To reply, leave a comment on Boleyn's talk page.

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Boleyn (talk) 15:08, 24 May 2017 (UTC)

Hello, Stephanekluser. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:


 * avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your family, friends, school, company, club, or organization, as well as any competing companies' projects or products;
 * instead, you are encouraged to propose changes on the Talk pages of affected article(s) (see the request edit template);
 * when discussing affected articles, disclose your COI (see WP:DISCLOSE);
 * avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or to the website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
 * exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 13:25, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Stephanekluser. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about in the article Geneva Water Hub, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:


 * avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your family, friends, school, company, club, or organization, as well as any competing companies' projects or products;
 * instead, you are encouraged to propose changes on the Talk pages of affected article(s) (see the request edit template);
 * when discussing affected articles, disclose your COI (see WP:DISCLOSE);
 * avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or to the website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
 * exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. Pam D  15:33, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

More on COI
Hallo, I note that on your user page you state: "As communications officer of the Geneva Water Hub, I am in charge of creating content for the Geneva Water Hub et High Level Panel on Water and Peace articles."

That is not the way Wikipedia works. As someone closely associated with the projects you must not edit those articles except to correct factual misinformation (see above). You can suggest improvements on the article talk pages, but for you to edit as part of your employment as communications officer is against Wikipedia's firm policies. No-one else is "in charge" of creating content either: volunteer editors will create or edit articles as they see fit, overseen, randomly or systematically, by other volunteer editors who are on the lookout for obviously promotional articles as well as other problems. Pam D  15:37, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

Talk pages
If you want to communicate with another editor, please leave your message on their User Talk page and not on their User page as you did with this edit.

Please also remember to sign all your talk page postings. Thank you.

I've fixed both problems for you this time, but please take the time to learn a little about how to edit this international encyclopedia. As a communications officer it should come easily. Pam D  15:45, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

Logo
Rather than labelling the logo file as "Own work", it might be better to upload the logo using the provision for adding the logo of an organisation. If you go carefully through the "Upload a file" process you'll see the appropriate option. Makes it more neutral. In step 3 look for "This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use." and go on from there. Pam D  10:19, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Though, that said, I can't see the logo in that form anywhere on the official website, just the 3 stacked words "Geneva Water Hub"! I can see your version at http://www.geneve-int.ch/geneva-water-hub-0. How confusing. Pam  D  10:24, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

Nomination of Geneva Water Hub for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Geneva Water Hub 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/Geneva Water Hub until a consensus is reached, and anyone 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. Pam D  18:25, 17 July 2017 (UTC)