Beta123210

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Speedy deletion nomination of Betta bellica

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A tag has been placed on Betta bellica 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. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Copyright problems

I have deleted your user page, too, because that contained text copied from http://www.bettafishcenter.com/Betta-Pugnax.shtml.

You must not copy information into Wikipedia: it could cause serious legal problems. Please read Wikipedia:Copy-paste, and also WP:Close paraphrasing which explains that altering the wording a bit is not enough to avoid a copyright violation. People who continue to post copyright violations after being warned may be blocked from editing.

If you are editing as part of a class project, please ask your instructor to read Wikipedia:Copy-paste and explain it to the rest of the class. JohnCD (talk) 19:46, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

How can I prove that the website that you said that I copywrited from, is a blog that I gave permission to "because own the blog, but my friend keeps the password" wasn't copywrited? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beta123210 (talk • contribs) 14:35, 30 October 2011‎

I moved your question here from your user page, because this is a better place to have a conversation.

The procedure for making a copyright release is explained at WP:Donating copyrighted materials. We can't accept copyright material on the basis of assertion of authorship, because (a) we have no way to be sure that someone on the end of a wire is who he says he is, and (b) release under Wikipedia's license involves more than just permission to reproduce - it allows any reader to copy, modify and use for any purpose including commercial, and it is essential that the copyright owner understands what he is agreeing to.

But note the policies WP:Verifiability: "any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source" and (if you wrote the material) WP:No original research. Anything added to fish articles (or any articles) needs a more reliable source than a blog. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 14:47, 30 October 2011 (UTC)