User talk:Padizar

Avoiding copyright problems

Hello, and welcome. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and a cited source. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. (There is a college level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Wikipedia:Copyrights. You may also want to review Wikipedia:Copy-paste.
In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source if public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Wikipedia:Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied without attribution. If you want to copy from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to visit me at my talk page. Thank you. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:28, 29 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Posting about MEAMAR

Hello,

I rewrote the content of my previous posting, but the title remains the same. Please advise.

Thank you, Padizar (talk) 00:14, 19 May 2012 (UTC)Padizar[reply]

Hi. :) I'm sorry, but I don't understand your question. There's nothing in your contribution history aside from the one document. Can you clarify, please (at my talk page)? --Moonriddengirl ^(talk)

Meamar

This is an automated message from MadmanBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Meamar, and it appears to be a substantial copy of http://www.abragallery.com/Artists_Page/Meamar.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 Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for the procedure.) MadmanBot (talk) 17:36, 21 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Meamar

Hi, several problems.

On the copyright issue. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly that the text is public domain. 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. But in any case the copyrighted text is far too promotional to be useful for Wikipedia's purposes, so there would not be any point in your jumping through all the hoops that are required.
It did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines. It is now Wikipedia policy that biographical articles about living people must have independent verifiable references. As a matter of policy, all biographies of living people will be deleted if they do not have such references. Note that the abra gallery page, even if it had been used as reference would not be considered a suitable reference.
It was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. Examples of unreferenced spammy claims include: creative abilities, which he displayed at a very early age... artistic skills... sold all of his pieces... One of the top students in his class... characteristic style and technique... widely known in Europe... Movement, strength and steadfastness co-habitat... new sense of perspective... allowing the viewer to catch a glimpse of the artist’s past through the layer of his present... a new art concept that allows the artist to create in five or more dimensions by superimposing layers of virtual and digital canvases — it's basically a sales brochure masquerading as an encyclopaedia article.
You have an obvious conflict of interest when it comes to editing articles about this subject. Thank you for declaring your interest. If, after reading the information about notability linked above, you still believe that your organisation is notable enough for a Wikipedia article (and that there is significant coverage of the topic in reliable, independent secondary sources), you could, if you wish, post a request at Wikipedia:Requested articles for the article to be created. See also Wikipedia:Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest.

Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:33, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Meamar for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Meamar 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 Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Meamar 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 high-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. Basalisk ^{inspect damage}⁄_berate 23:12, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Meamorphism

Hello Padizar,

It seems to me that an article you worked on, Meamorphism, may be copied from http://www.meamorphism.com/Page_2.html. It's entirely possible that I made a mistake, but I wanted to let you know because Wikipedia is strict about copying from other sites.

It's important that you edit the article and rewrite it in your own words, unless you're absolutely certain nothing in it is copied. If you're not sure how to fix the problem or have any questions, there are people at the help desk who are happy to assist you.

Thank you for helping build a free encyclopedia! MadmanBot (talk) 01:00, 6 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Meamorphism

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 Meamorphism, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which articles can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.
It appears to be a clear copyright infringement. (See section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) 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. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.
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. However, even if you use one of these processes to release copyrighted material to Wikipedia, it still needs to comply with the other policies and guidelines to be eligible for inclusion. If you would like any assistance with this, you can ask a question at the help desk.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but 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 yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. GILO A&E⇑ 01:30, 6 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia's copyright policy

To solve the copyright issue, you would perform a formal release by following the steps at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. However, onsidering how stringent your organization appears about copyright, I doubt you would want to do that, as making the content compatible with Wikipedia requires releasing it under free licenses. See the small text below the edit box:

By clicking the "Save Page" button, you agree to the Terms of Use, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 License and the GFDL.

Essentially, these licenses state that any third party is free to reuse the content without aking permission, so long as they provide credit to the original authors and redistribute any derivative works under the same licenses. Of course, this flies in the face of the copyright notice currently on the Meamorphism page, so I'd recommend letting the deletion process take its course, and then recreating the article in original words. (Be aware, however, that article subjects are expected to meet this "notability" guideline, or else they will probably be nominated for deletion by another process.)

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask on my talk page.

Hoping I helped, CtP (t • c) 02:13, 6 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]