User talk:Swingslide

Furniture bank
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Speedy deletion of Furniture bank
A tag has been placed on Furniture bank requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

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Furniture bank
The article has now been deleted as a copyright infringement. Whilst you may assert that you are the copyright holder (and I'm sure that you are), for the text to remain on Wikipedia you must both prove you are the copyright holder and also release the text under GFDL. You will find that the links in the previous posts on this page will be useful for explaining Wikipedia's copyright and licencing policies in more depth as well as the process of releasing the text for use here. Good luck & kind regards, Nancy  talk  06:49, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi there again. Yes, the copyright release you have added to the source webpage will do the trick and it is now OK to use the text on Wikipedia. You will need to make some changes to it though as to be an encyclopaedic article it will need to have a more global outlook - it is currently very US centric & at the moment is more an article on "Furniture banks in the US" rather than "Furniture banks". You will also need to make sure that the article has a neutral point of view and you will need to include citations from reliable sources to back up the statements you have made and to show why furniture banks are notable. Very best of luck, kind regards, Nancy  talk  09:14, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Furniture bank
This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Furniture bank, and it appears to include a substantial copy of http://www.furniturebanks.org/AboutUs.html. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. See our copyright policy for further details.

This message was placed automatically, and it is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article and it would be appreciated if you could drop a note on the maintainer's talk page. CorenSearchBot (talk) 00:15, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Copyright problems with Furniture bank
Hello. Concerning your contribution, Furniture bank, 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, Furniture bank appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Furniture bank 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:Furniture bank 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:Furniture bank with a link to where we can find that note.
 * If you hold 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:Furniture bank.

However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you. ttonyb1 (talk) 00:18, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Article Deletion
Which article are you talking about? Mark Blaxill? ttonyb1 (talk) 00:33, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok, I think you are talking about Furniture bank, right? ttonyb1 (talk) 00:34, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I am talking about the "furniture bank" article. Swingslide (talk) 00:36, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * So, the issue was that it violated US copyright laws. You can take a look at WP:COPYRIGHT for more information.  I see that you had marked that you had cleared the violations, but when I reviewed the article it still matched the original text.  If there was any reformulation, it was very minor and did not remove the copyvio.  If you are owner, you can allow it to be published in Wikipedia; however, there are some specific guidelines that need to be followed.  WP:PERMISSION gives info on how to specify that it is OK to use the material.  I hope this helps.  If I can help more, please let me know.  Thanks...  ttonyb1 (talk) 00:47, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

When I received the first copyright message for automatic deletion last evening, I followed a wikipedia link that suggested that I add wording to the supposed copyright-infringed page stating my permission to use the text under the GDFL and "Creative Commons ..." license. I got the impression from this link that this was the recommended course of action. Tonight, as I search for that link / reference, I can't find it. I'm not sure about Europe or other continents, but less than 25% of the U.S. population knows what a furniture bank is or that any exist. I am simply trying to advance the public awareness of such a good concept (much like food banks, which article exists, is VERY SIMILAR to mine, but doesn't get deleted). I think I will simply pass on a wikipedia article, as it is much easier to use other internet tools to spread this message.

Swingslide (talk) 01:00, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

I sincerely wish I could speak with someone on the phone about creating a successful article submission. This is one instance where automated is not better. I have genuinely tried to follow the advice and rules I have seen, and my article sure seems in keeping with the "food bank" article, but yet you keep rejecting mine. I have several hours invested in this so far, and I'm still very confused. I don't typically have these challenges, and can't seem to figure out how to make this simpler. Swingslide (talk) 01:04, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Swingslide (talk) 01:00, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry about your frustration, but the when articles are taken from existing text, Wikipedia is very careful not to impact those that might not what to see their works in Wikipedia. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you what happened to the copy permission you created.   If you want you can follow up with an Admin.  I can point you in the right direction if you are interested.  There is no way to talk to anyone on the phone about this.  All communications are handled via e-mail.  Before anything is deleted, it is reviewed by at least a couple of "real" people, so it is not a automated deletion.


 * It is a shame you will not recreate the article. You can probably accomplish your goal by rewriting it so that it does not violate copyrights or resemble an advertisement.  You can create a User/sandbox so that you can edit it prior to uploading it to Wikipedia.


 * BTW - you might find this amusing, but I have had a couple of articles deleted for variety of reasons. After making some changes, I was able to get them in a form that was acceptable to Wikipedia.   Good luck and if I can be of further assistance, please let me know.  ttonyb1 (talk) 01:22, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

The GFDL release was definitely on the furniture bank website yesterday - I saw it with my own eyes! - but it's definitely gone now. Perhaps you need to speak with your webadmin or hosting provider as they may have removed the GFDL for being in conflict with other copyrights on the site or for being in contravention of your hosting arrangement? Nancy talk  07:00, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Nancy, I just checked my webpage, and the GFDL release information is still there. I am the creator/maintainer of that website myself, and knew I hadn't remove it. Try refreshing your browser page, in case you have an older copy in cache.

Swingslide (talk) 09:58, 10 March 2009 (UTC)


 * So, here is my suggestion.
 * Recreate the article in a User/Sandbox
 * Remove the hints of Spam/advertisement (See [WP:GROUP] for more information), and then upload it to Wikipedia.
 * Add a note that this was created per GNU Free Documentation License in the talk/Discussion section of the article as stated on your webpage.
 * When the Bot marks it as a possible CopyVio, remove the tag and in the Edit summary refer to the GNU Free Documentation License text as stated on your webpage
 * Hopefully this should work. Good luck...  ttonyb1 (talk) 10:09, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your continued efforts, but lack of time and confidence are causing me to stop at this point. I am president of the second-largest furniture bank in the US, and have got too many other things to attend to in this economy. I understand Wikipedia's right to control content in whatever way they wish. In my case, it's not worth the effort.

Swingslide (talk) 10:26, 10 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Again, sorry for your frustration. Hopefully, you will revisit the article at some later date.  Best of luck in "real world" venture.  ttonyb1 (talk) 10:37, 10 March 2009 (UTC)