User talk:Vpuello1

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Speedy deletion nomination of Arttour international


A tag has been placed on Arttour international 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 a clear copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://www.arttourinternational.com/about-us/. 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 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 modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website or image but have permission from that owner, see Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines 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. Hitro  talk  10:00, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

Arttour international
Wikipedia cannot accept copyright text without a formal copyright release from the actual copyright holder. Assertion of permission is not enough.

However, this material would in any case not be acceptable. It is far too promotional in tone, full of "peacock terms" and PR-speak: "the go-to international platform... the excellent quality of its print publication... articles of outstanding interest... " etc. That's not an encyclopedia article, it's an advertisement, and anything like that is deleted from Wikipedia at sight. I am sorry that we do not make clear to new users that Wikipedia is not a free advertising platform for them to post copies of their promotional material - see User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard for some background.

As you are Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, you have, from Wikipedia's point of view, a Conflict of interest and should read that page and the Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. You will see that you should not edit directly about the magazine, but may submit a draft for review by uninvolved users, and that you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use ("Paid contributions without disclosure" under section 4) to disclose your interest in any edits about your magazine.

Wikipedia has an inclusion criterion called Notability which has to be demonstrated by references showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Youtube, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and anything based on press releases. The test is, have people not connected with the subject thought it significant enough to write substantial comment about? See also Notability (summary). Independent references are needed for two reasons: to show that the subject is of enough general interest for an article, and to provide material for an article which is more than just the story the subject wishes to tell the world.

If you want to try again, read WP:Your first article, collect independent references about the magazine (not based on press releases), and base your article on those. Use Articles for creation to guide you through the process. Take care to avoid anything that sounds like promotion. Put out of your mind any idea that you are writing for your magazine, because that is the quickest way to speedy deletion as an advertisement. You should be writing for Wikipedia about the magazine from outside - a neutral description, plain facts cited to reliable sources. Write what a general encyclopedia reader might want to know.

When the draft is ready, choose the option to send it for review by an experienced user, who will either accept it or give you feedback. JohnCD (talk) 12:14, 21 August 2016 (UTC)