User talk:Vinecroft
Speedy deletion of Lorie Karnath
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A tag has been placed on Lorie Karnath 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 notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. --Michael WhiteT·C 22:47, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
Possible copyright violation
[edit]Using search tools, I see that you added the following text to The Explorers Club article on May 21, 2009:
"The Sweeney Medal is awarded annually to a Club Member in recognition of his or her outstanding contributions to the welfare and objectives of The Explorers Club."
This text is word-for-word identical to this external source, which is clearly labeled "© 2011 The Explorers Club". Using copyrighted material on Wikipedia, with few exceptions, is not allowed. Please see Wikipedia's copyright policy and procedures for dealing with copyright problems. In short, the article needs to be rewritten to exclude all copyrighted material, or it will be deleted. -- BlueCanoe (talk) 18:37, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
- ==Copyright problem: The Explorers Club==
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as The Explorers Club, but we regretfully cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. This article appears to contain material copied from http://www.explorers.org/index.php, and therefore to constitute a violation of Wikipedia's copyright policies. The copyrighted text has been or will soon be deleted. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with our copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators are liable to be blocked from editing.
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It may also be necessary for the text be modified to have an encyclopedic tone and to follow Wikipedia article layout. For more information on Wikipedia's policies, see Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.
If you would like to begin working on a new version of the article you may do so at this temporary page. Leave a note at Talk:The Explorers Club saying you have done so and an administrator will move the new article into place once the issue is resolved. Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! BlueCanoe (talk) 18:58, 1 February 2011 (UTC)