User talk:Tbrand1971

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Tom Brand
This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Tom Brand, and it appears to include material copied directly from http://www.aginfocenter.com/tombio.htm.

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License tagging for File:680kfeq logo.jpg
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Tom Brand
This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Tom Brand, and it appears to include material copied directly from http://www.aginfocenter.com/tombio.htm.

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. The article will be reviewed to determine if there are any copyright issues.

If substantial content is duplicated and it is not public domain or available under a compatible license, it will be deleted. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material. You may use such publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. See our copyright policy for further details. (If you own the copyright to the previously published content and wish to donate it, see Donating copyrighted materials for the procedure.) CorenSearchBot (talk) 14:14, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest?
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Nomination of Tom Brand for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Tom Brand 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/Tom Brand 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 good 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 template from the top of the article. Karl 334  ☞ TALK to ME ☜  15:14, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Tom Brand
Hi Tom, thanks for email.

The problem with the image is simple. You have not given it a licence to clarify its copyright status, so it will be deleted unless you release it as public domain or under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 License and the GFDL on its Commons page.

The Ag Info page does not explicitly say that its text is public domain or under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 License and the GFDL. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright isn't sufficient.

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Note that the article had also been listed for deletion discussion because it did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts or show that it meets the notability guidelines. It is now wikipedia policy that biographical articles about living people must have references; pages created by you are not independent sources. It helps if the references are in-line so we can see what facts they are verifying. Articles must also have a neutral encyclopaedic tone.

Hope this helps,  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  06:32, 16 May 2011 (UTC)