User talk:Lizflicks

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Proposed deletion of Elizabeth McCarthy

The article Elizabeth McCarthy has been proposed for deletion because under Wikipedia policy, all biographies of living persons created after March 18, 2010, must have at least one source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't take offense. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners or ask at Wikipedia:Help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Mo ainm~Talk 09:20, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Lizflicks. You have new messages at WP:REFUND.
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JohnCD (talk) 19:53, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Elizabeth McCarthy

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A tag has been placed on Elizabeth McCarthy 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 clear 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.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Wikipedia: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 that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hang on}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion, or "db", tag; if no such tag exists, then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hang-on tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. I42 (talk) 20:00, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

December 2010

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from Elizabeth McCarthy, a page you have created yourself. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, you can place a {{hangon}} tag on the page, under the existing speedy deletion tag (please do not remove the speedy deletion tag), and make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. I42 (talk) 20:08, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your addition has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other websites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of article content such as sentences or images. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. JohnCD (talk) 20:27, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright is a serious legal problem for Wikipedia and copyright material has to be deleted on sight. It is a problem because by posting in Wikipedia you license anyone to copy the material, alter it and use it for any purpose including commercial - under the edit screen it says "You irrevocably agree to release your contributions under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 License and the GFDL" - and unless the copyright owner has agreed you can't do that. IMDb pages are labelled "Copyright © 1990-2010 IMDb.com, Inc." but even if they weren't you couldn't copy them. See Wikipedia:Copy-paste and Wikipedia:Copyrights#Contributors' rights and obligations for more detail.

From what you say on my talk page it sounds as though you could make an article about Elizabeth McCarthy, but you must write it in your own words. Checjk out WP:Your first article for advice. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:27, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Elizabeth McCarthy

The article Elizabeth McCarthy has been proposed for deletion because under Wikipedia policy, all biographies of living persons created after March 18, 2010, must have at least one source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't take offense. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners or ask at Wikipedia:Help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. WuhWuzDat 20:47, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Elizabeth McCarthy

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

A tag has been placed on Elizabeth McCarthy requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hang on}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion, or "db", tag; if no such tag exists, then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hang-on tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. WuhWuzDat 20:47, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You should wait for others to write an article about subjects in which you are personally involved, instead of writing it yourself. This applies to articles about you, your achievements, your band, your business, your publications, your website, your relatives, and any other possible conflict of interest.

Creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged. If you create such an article, it might be listed on articles for deletion. Deletion is not certain, but many feel strongly that you should not start articles about yourself. This is because independent creation encourages independent validation of both significance and verifiability. All edits to articles must conform to Wikipedia:No original research, Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, and Wikipedia:Verifiability.

If you are not "notable" under Wikipedia guidelines, creating an article about yourself may violate the policy that Wikipedia is not a personal webspace provider and would thus qualify for speedy deletion. If your achievements, etc., are verifiable and genuinely notable, and thus suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later. (See Wikipedia:Wikipedians with articles.) Thank you. WuhWuzDat 20:49, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Don't despair

...there is a steep learning curve. It will help if you read WP:Your first article. I have declined the latest speedy-deletion nomination. The "BLPprod" which is still there only requires adding a reference, and IMDb will do for that purpose, though you will need more than that for notability. I can add the IMDb reference and take off the BLPprod, but to save me time, please tell me which of the seven Elizabeth McCarthys in IMDb this is? You can answer below here, I will watch this page, and that will keep the conversation all in one place. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 21:01, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Elizabeth McCarthy for deletion

A discussion has begun about whether the article Elizabeth McCarthy, which you created or to which you contributed, should be deleted. While contributions are welcome, an article may be deleted if it is inconsistent with Wikipedia policies and guidelines for inclusion, explained in the deletion policy.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elizabeth McCarthy until a consensus is reached, and you are welcome to contribute to the discussion.

You may edit the article during the discussion, including to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. I42 (talk) 22:25, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:

editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors; and
linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. I42 (talk) 22:30, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits

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The recent edit you made to Elizabeth McCarthy has been reverted, as it removed all content from the page without explanation. Please do not do this, as it is considered vandalism; use the sandbox for testing. If you think the page should be deleted, see here for what to do. Thank you. Matthew Yeager (talk) 05:29, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I deleted your recent article because it did not provide independent verifiable sources to show that it meets the notability guidelines. Note that imdb does not release its copyright content for free use Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:09, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]