User talk:EcpatSL

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:EcpatSL

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A tag has been placed on User:EcpatSL 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 http://ecpatsrilanka.org/our-journey-25-years/. 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.

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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. Legacypac (talk) 09:31, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

June 2017

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username.

You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose.

If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the bottom of your talk page.

You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the bottom of your talk page. Thank you. GoldenRing (talk) 13:03, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've also deleted your userpage because it appears to be a copyright infringement of your website. To use this content, even if you are the copyright holder, you need to explicitly release it under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. The easiest way to do this is to put a notice on your website releasing the content under that license, but be aware that this means that anyone can use the content of your website for any purpose. If you are not willing to put such a notice on your website, you can contact WP:OTRS with proof of your identity and permission to use the content under the CC BY-SA 3.0 and GFDL licenses. Your last alternative is to write some original content for Wikipedia instead of copy-and-pasting content from your website. Until you have done one of these things, please do not recreate this page. GoldenRing (talk) 13:11, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]