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The deletion of pages

Hello, I just saw the message you left to me and know that you had deleted all the pages I tried hard to create recently. Your deletion reason is that I may violate the Wikipedia copyright policy. And I am afraid that I can't agree with you. I had rewritten the content before I created each page and I spent average 2 hours for creating each page. The content mainly comes from Yahoo Finance, Google Finance, Google News and SEC. I have spent much time and efforts when creating the pages for non-profit purpose, but just wanted to contribute knowledge to Wikipedia and complete my assignment. If you think there is some improper content which may violate the copyright in the page, wouldn't you think it is better to tell me first, and I may try to improve it, instead of just deleting the all without any permission of the creator, which I think is quite disrespectful to me.

I still appreciate your suggestions and I want to improve my pages. Could you tell me the way to recover the pages you deleted? I have spent much time and efforts on creating them, and it will be a huge burn on me if I just recreate them again. I think it will be kind of you if you tell me the parts that you think I may violate the original copyright, and then I will modify my content, rather than just deleting all the pages. I hold my view that my pages are of value and need to be left in Wikipedia. Best Regards.Helen1023 (talk) 04:33, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

• These articles were deleted in accordance with Wikipedia policy due to the blatant copyright violation. The articles were wholly in violation of Wikipedia policy and US Copyright law, which would require a fundamental rewrite from beginning to end. I am fully aware of source of the content, since the software revealed clear copy and paste of protected material in whole and part from the websites you mention above. In all honesty, it doesn't take much time to simply run a search for content about a subject, then merely copy the content into a Wikipedia article and call it a day. Please understand that while you may consider it disrespectful of others to remove this content without your permission, you actually contributed unauthorized material protected by US Copyright law, which is more than a bit disrespectful to the owners of the work. Wikipedia policy directs administrators to remove blatant, whole-page copyright violations as soon as detected. If you choose to start all over again, you need to draft a version of each article in a subpage of your userspace. Please make sure to write each article in your own words. Recreations of copyrighted content are speedily deleted. It is disruptive to persist in recreating such content. Wikipedia takes copyright violation very seriously. I recommend that you review Wikipedia's Wikimedia:Terms of Use, in particular, the copyright policies. I've also left some links to policy on your talk page. It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently fail to do so, must be blocked from editing. While you may hold a personal opinion or view on the value and validity of these articles, in all honesty, your opinion is diametrically opposed to the policies and purposes for which the encyclopedia has been designed. Again, I also recommend that you speak with your professor and/or Online/Campus Ambassadors for further guidance. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 05:01, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

Really want to thank you for saving my article Beverly Schwartz. Cheers! Ashishlohorung (talk) 11:04, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

• I am honored to help out. Thanks for starting the article. Your contributions are appreciated! Best regards, Cindy(talk) 11:15, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Help, please

Hi! I have read the rules that you recommend to me and try to observe the copyright policy of Wikipedia. As you have advised to me, I just created a new page in my subpage and I hope that you give me some suggestions. I will really appreciate your help. Best Regards. Helen1023 (talk) 08:46, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Deleted article

Please advise here, per my nomination. This user constantly recreates this deleted article. --BiH (talk) 12:51, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Already done by another admin. --BiH (talk) 13:02, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

A trial of new page

Hi, Cindy! I have created a new page in accordance with the template and advice you gave me. Here's the link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andatee_China_Marine_Fuel. Pls read it and give me some suggestion. If there is any problem, pls tell me and I will try to improve it. Thank you! :) Helen1023 (talk) 09:23, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

The African Apostolic Church

Good Day. I am new to Wikipedia and I got the page deleted when I was still trying to setup. Please help on how to work this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WeszMadz (talk • contribs)

• First, thanks for contacting me. I'm sorry to hear that your initial experience editing did not meet your expectations. Unfortunately, this article was deleted not only due to the lack of asserted significance and/or importance, but also due to the blatant promotional content and copyright violation of the organization's website at http://www.the-aac.org/aboutchurch.aspx (various pages). I would recommend that you review the policies and guidelines pertaining to conflicts of interest, notability, reliable sources, promotional content, and copyright violations. When we create articles on Wikipedia, we are required to refrain from presenting promotional content, while establishing notability through significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. This article was only sourced to social networking sites, while it actually copied content word-for-word from the church's website. While I'm sure this is not what you want to hear, we cannot use this material in the encyclopedia. If you wish to create an article about this organization, it is important to start looking for reliable and independent sources. We can't use social networking sites, blogs, Wordpress, self-published sources, or material culled from affiliated entities. If you can find these sources to support a new article (in accordance with WP:ORG), you should begin draft in a subpage of your userspace, for example, at User:WeszMadz/The African Apostolic Church. When you believe that it is ready to go "live", you should then submit it to the Articles for Creation team. When a member of the AFC team determines that it meets the minimum criteria for inclusion, someone will then move it to the mainspace. Please make sure to read the links I've provided in my response here. If you have more questions, please feel free to contact me again. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 09:11, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
  • Thank you very much for a prompt response. I will do my best to follow all you have said. I am trying to create a page for the Church. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WeszMadz (talk • contribs) 09:15, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Recreation of deleted page

Hi Cindy, I have created a deleted page in my sandbox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Helen1023/Unitil_Corporation. Could it meet the standard of Wikipedia? I will really appreciate your advice. Thx! Helen1023 (talk) 03:12, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

• Hi Helen! Are you on a deadline? I'm experiencing the worst migraine ever, so I don't know if I'll be much help tonight. I started to take a look at the Andatee article and was rendered useless. Taking a quick look at Unitil, I notice that the lead doesn't state how and/or why the subject is significant, important, or worthy of notice. Lacking that, it would be the first thing that some editors latch onto and nominate for speedy deletion. As far as anything indepth, can I get back to you tomorrow? By the way, I think you're doing great! Glad you're here. Cindy(talk) 03:22, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
  • Hi Cindy, it's great to hear from you and thank you again for your encouragement and advice. I am recreating the deleted pages and trying to add the things to support the subject's notability in the page. Maybe because there are many of my pages have been deleted these days, I need to recreate them using the right way ASAP to keep in line with my assignment schedule and I think that the work is a little contribution to Wikipedia, which is meaningful! I have tried to create several pages which you may see in my log. Now I am recreating a page deleted by you 18:28, 15 February 2014 Cindamuse (talk | contribs) deleted page Niska Gas Storage Partners (G12: Unambiguous copyright infringement: http://www.niskapartners.com/about-us/history/, https://www.google.com/finance?cid=15590812). I hope you can review it and give me some advice. I will really appreciate that. Best Regards!Helen1023 (talk) 09:07, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Starting Over Again

I wish you have notified me first before deleting the article, i extended my effort in creating that and now i lost everything. Some of the info there were quoted, so i needed to copy exactly what is being said. jmarkfrancia (talk) 05:10, 20 February 2014 (UTC) You should at least removed what i copied, instead of deleting the whole article because as far as i know, i did not copy the entire article and most of it were rephrased. jmarkfrancia (talk) 05:12, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

• I agree that it would have been preferred to merely remove the copyright violation, while retaining the other content. Unfortunately, while the majority of article was directly copied from the indicated source, it additionally contained very close paraphrasing and promotional content. Removing the copyvio and close paraphrasing would have left little content to the article, which would have then indicated that it met the guidelines for speedy deletion under the A3 or A7 criteria. Please understand that when we identify copyright violations, if the content cannot be removed while retaining non-offending copy, the process calls for deleting the content as quickly as possible. We don't ask permission from the editor that added the protected materials before deletion. We simply delete the content and inform the editor (as I did on your talk page). I certainly welcome questions. I'm more than willing to help. That said, the Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikipedia community takes copyright violation very seriously. Persistent violations generally result in a blocking or suspension of editing privileges. Nobody wants that. If you wish to create this article again, please make sure to draft it in a subpage of your userspace, making sure to write the article in your own words. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact me again. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 18:24, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Pedestrian Trajectory

Hi, I created a page for Pedestrian Trajectory and it got deleted yesterday right after I posted it. I was recently tasked to create several wiki articles so it will be very helpful if you can explain what specifically went wrong so that I won't keep repeating the same mistake and get deletions over and over. Thank You! I would really appreciate you help as Im new to the creation of wiki articles.--JanMilesCo (talk) 01:22, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

• Hi Jan! Welcome to Wikipedia! Unfortunately, this article was deleted due to the unauthorized use of copyrighted material. I've placed some notices on your talk page at User talk:JanMilesCo. Read over that information, along with the links provided in the text. After you read this information, if you still have questions, please feel free to contact me again. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 19:13, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Please comment on Template talk:Val

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Deletion of Moose Jaw City Council

Hi there, I want to talk to you about the article you've speedy deleted. You speedy deleted the Moose Jaw City Council article by mistake. I made sources from the City of Moose Jaw website and I link the list of mayors of Moose Jaw article and linked another article titled Deb Higgins (mayor of Moose Jaw). The article Moose Jaw City Council is the governing body of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in Canada. I work hard on this Moose Jaw City Council article to linking the Moose Jaw article and citation sources. Is there a possible way to talk to me and you speedy delete it by mistake. I am just here to talk to you and letting you know. You can reply me and I'll deal with it OK? Thanks. Steam5 (talk) 05:47, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

• Thanks for contacting me, Steam5! Unfortunately, the Moose Jaw City Council article failed to indicate how the subject is significant and/or important. It was deleted in accordance with the A7 criteria for speedy deletion. It was a tossup between identifying the council as a group or organization. I suppose both define the council in some form. My first inkling was to redirect the content to another article, but I found no comparable targets. The primary content of the article was establishing the existence of the council. The only sources provided were individual profiles of each council member from the city's website. Local politicians are not considered notable just for being in politics. City councillors and other major municipal officers are not automatically notable, although precedent has tended to favor keeping members of the main citywide government of internationally prominent cities such as Toronto, New York City, or London. You can see the notability guidelines for politicians here. At this point, you may want to consider adding a brief section and overview of the council the Moose Jaw article. Outside of that, unfortunately, there is no inherent significance in the mere existence of the city council of a town of this size. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 06:54, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Your block

Cindy, it's highly unusual (some would say it should never be done) to indefinitely block an IP ([1]). It doesn't matter if they are a sock. I suggest you reduce the duration to a few months. You can increase that if they return, but I wouldn't go past a year.--Bbb23 (talk) 09:12, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

• Thanks for the feedback! (I changed it.) I've generally started with a block of three days and kept an eye on it. Others have opted to set a much longer block. I just opted for increasing the time if the evasion of the initial block continued. Again, I appreciate the heads up. If you ever see me needing another nudge, nudge away! Best regards, Cindy(talk) 09:26, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

New York Women's Bar Association

I cited my work on the new page created for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Women's_Bar_Association so why was this deleted yet again? I don't understand why I cannot create a page about a non-profit organization using their exact wording????? 146.127.253.13 (talk) 14:27, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

• This article has now been deleted twice due to unambiguous copyright infringement: http://www.nywba.org/about.shtml and http://www.nywba.org/documents/NYWBAbriefhistory.pdf. There is a note at your talk page (User talk:Alee214), that provides detailed information about the policy pertaining to copyright violations. Additionally, you should understand that the law does not differentiate between the protection of copyrighted works of profit and not-for-profit organizations. The corporate structure of the legal copyright owner has no basis in allowing individuals and/or organizations to disregard these protective rights. Please understand that we cannot retain content in the encyclopedia that violates the rights of authors of creative works in any regard. The Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikipedia community takes copyright violation very seriously. Persistent violations generally result in a blocking or suspension of editing privileges. Nobody wants that. If you wish to create this article again, please make sure to draft it in a subpage of your userspace, for example at User:Alee214/New York Women's Bar Association. Make sure to write the article in your own words. You must also work to establish notability for the Association through significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the association itself, its employees, and affiliated entities. You can also check out the notability guidelines for organizations at WP:ORG. When you arrive at the point where you think it should go "live", just submit the article to the Articles for Creation team. Once they verify that it meets the minimum requirements, a team member will move it to the mainspace. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact me again. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 15:29, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
  • Thank you Cindy, I was not aware that I even had a message on my talk page. As I am the website manager of the NYWBA, I have added the license language to the website. Per the licensing Wiki page, this seems to be the appropriate thing to do? Can you please advise further? Thanks Alee214 (talk) 00:42, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
    • Unfortunately, we cannot allow content on Wikipedia released under the license you've indicated on the NYWBA website. We are unable to accept material under a license that restricts commercial use or the creation of derivative works, since one of the primary goals of Wikipedia is to store materials and media that can be used by anyone and for any purpose. If you wish for text from another website to be included in Wikimedia projects, it must be released by the copyright holder under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 license, which may be viewed at this website link. Please let me know if you are able to revise the licensing indicated on the organization's website. Once I can verify the release under an allowable license, I will restore the content. If you have questions, please feel free to ask. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 19:02, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
      • I've updated it. I don't understand why you are using the 3.0 and not the 4.0, which is the newest version? Alee214 (talk) 01:16, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
        • Yes, 4.0 is the newest release in the Creative Commons licensing suite. However, the default licensing of the Wikimedia projects and acceptable licenses for contributions to Wikipedia has not changed. Those changes will not take place until the Wikimedia community has evaluated and publicly discussed the new license, and (in the case of a change of default license) the Board of Trustees has formally approved a change to the Terms of Use. You can read the Terms of Use here. When you submit text to which you hold the copyright, you agree to license it under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA-3.0), and GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts). At this point, we will need you to update the statement at the NYWBA website to reflect the specific allowable license. Let me know if you have more questions. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 03:07, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

The statement has been updated on the website. Alee214 (talk) 13:50, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

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Spammy user

Hi Cindy. You deleted User:A1medite, but it was quickly put back up. Perhaps a spamusernameblock or uw-spamublock is needed? INeverCry 22:23, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

• Done. Thanks for the heads up. Hope you're having a great weekend! Best regards, Cindy(talk) 22:32, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

I'm actually waiting on a plumber at the moment because of an ongoing pipe issue. I've got such low water pressure it takes a couple minutes just to get a glass of water. Other than that, I'm not too bad off. I hope you're enjoying your weekend a bit more than I am, and being an admin too. INeverCry 22:47, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

• Ugh. That's doesn't sound like a fun way to spend the day! I'm just kicking back, nursing a three-week migraine, watching a movie, and learning the "tricks of the trade" that go along with the mop. Oy vey. Take it easy and try to get some rest. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 22:56, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

I saw a guy on TV a while ago who had chronic migraines. The only treatment that worked for him was a periodic dose of shrooms. He actually hated the high part of it though. As for being an admin, remember if you don't make some mistakes once in a while you won't fit in with your fellow admins at all. I once batch deleted a couple hundred article talk pages from the wrong bot-generated list with Twinkle, thinking they were orphaned, and had to quickly batch restore them once I noticed what I'd done. INeverCry 23:19, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Please restore Bropages

I didn't create the page as a form of advertising. It has a fair amount of notability and should be restored. If you think differently, that's fine. I don't care to fight about it, but I think you should reconsider. --WikiTryHardDieHard (talk) 00:38, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

• There is often semantic confusion over the definition of publicity, promotion, and advertising. Mere publicity, promotion, and advertising need not reference sales or content pertaining to the quality or feasibility of the subject of the article. Simply announcing the existence of a subject, while failing to indicate how or why the subject may be important or significant would be considered inappropriate. Notability must be established and presented through reliable and independent sources before inclusion on Wikipedia can be accepted. Note that the sources provided in this article were simply personal download sites, merely serving to promote the subject. Hope this helps. If you have more questions, feel free to contact me anytime. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 01:07, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

User:Moldovan0731

I hate to bother you again, but can you have a look at this? He was a real pain on Commons, and I've blocked him and his sock account User:Moldmark there. I don't know if a block is needed here yet, but I figured it's worth having an admin here know about him. INeverCry 00:09, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

• Don't worry about contacting me. ;) It appears that Moldmark is abandoned. He never actually edited from that account. So, we have Moldmark FunkMonk, and Moldovan0731. Mark is a busy little boy. I'll keep an eye on his edits. If you see anything inappropriate, make sure to place a warning. I see quite a bit of blanking using the Moldovan0731, but it was never addressed on his talk page. Unless you count the "frivolous" warning he gave himself. And oddly enough, he's reverting the edits of one account by using the other. Weird stuff. Again, I'll keep him on my radar. (On further review, FunkMonk is actually the other editor on Commons keeping an eye out over here as well.) Best regards, Cindy(talk) 00:46, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the help. Something tells me you'll end up blocking this guy if he sticks around. INeverCry 02:03, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

A. J. Raffles Citations

Hello. I'm relatively new and could use some advice. Can you tell me what you think is wrong with the citations on the A. J. Raffles article (or point me to the relevant guideline/policy)? My understanding of the citation policy is that it is necessary for content that might be challenged or is likely to be challenged. This page is mostly about adaptations and pastiches and many include wikilinks to the pages which go into more detail about the work in question. The citations look pretty good to me (well, they could be formatted better, but the coverage looks good to me). Do you think each work needs a citation to verify its existence, for example? Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks! --Morphovariant (talk) 02:45, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

• Firstly, welcome to Wikipedia! Taking a look at this article, I notice that it contains quite a bit of unverified claims, i.e., unsourced, original research. At the same time, we have citations to unreliable sources, such as IMDb and IMBb, both of which are user-generated websites. It's not enough to rely on wikilinks to support the article content. In essence, this equates to using Wikipedia as a source, but the encyclopedia is also user-generated and is therefore considered unreliable. In each article, we need to establish reliability through significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Additionally, much of this article contains inappropriate copyright violations. At the same time, content has been copied to other articles, contravening attribution. Are you going to be working to address these concerns? Let me know if you are currently working on this article. If the copyright concerns are not being currently removed, we will need to delete the article. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 03:04, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the quick reply. I am working on this article. Original research? Copyright concerns? Can you give me specific examples? This surprises me because mostly I see mentions of other works and short synopses of them which explain why they are relevant to the context of Raffles. If the copyright concerns you are referring to are in regards to factualworld.com, the Help Desk determined that that site was copying Wikipedia content, not the other way around. I can definitely work on verifying the existence of the works listed. Thanks again. --Morphovariant (talk) 03:10, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
    • Yes, I see now that other websites have extensively copied from this article. As far as citations, the general rule of thumb is to provide at least one citation for each paragraph, along with each statement of fact and as you mentioned, anything likely to be challenged. This article has entire sections that are unsourced. Original research refers to unverified claims. The tone of this article also needs editing. See WP:WEASEL and WP:PEACOCK. Let me know if you have more questions. Cindy(talk) 03:35, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

LGBT Military Index

Why did you delete the page? It was a genuine report, published recently, for the first time. I believe you didn't even enter the sources. --194.181.135.164 (talk) 08:49, 21 February 2014 (UTC) You are requested to undo the damage you made by deleting an article. Here are sources:

• http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/20/us-ranks-low-global-index-lgbt-inclusion-armed-forces
• http://www.hcss.nl/news/lgbt-military-index/873/
• http://projects.hcss.nl/monitor/88/. Fast action is required and appreciated.--194.181.135.164 (talk) 08:51, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

• This article was deleted in accordance with the G11 and G12 criteria for speedy deletion, specifically unambiguous promotional content and copyright violation. Unfortunately, we will not be able to restore this content. Once you are unblocked on your account at User:LGBT Index, you may wish to create a draft in a subpage of your userspace. Please make sure to write the article in your own words. Keep in mind that continued evasion of the block on your account will prolong the opportunity to contribute to the project. Once you are unblocked, you are welcome to contribute constructively. If, at that time, you have questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact me again. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 09:18, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

PROMOTION? Things you cite are NOT adequate at all. You are a homophobe. It is all it's all about.--188.77.180.153 (talk) 09:31, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Deletion of Moose Jaw City Council again

Hi there, sorry to interrupt your editing, I think you speedy deleted Moose Jaw City Council by mistake again, I re-created the article and I work hard on the article with more detail and the picture of Moose Jaw City Hall, the previous council of 2009-2012 council members and a citation media source from a Moose Jaw newspaper called the Moose Jaw Times-Herald. I talk to another administrator from Canada the username is User:Bearcat to add more detail and improve the article. Because User:Bearcat has created a lot more Canadian related articles, So could you talk to User:Bearcat on why the Moose Jaw City Council article was deleted. I work hard on the article I created and I add citation source from a Moose Jaw newspaper media. You speedy deleted again and that makes me upset. I'll tell you what, could you talk to User:Bearcat and maybe User:Bearcat could create the Moose Jaw City Council article by himself. I will not be worried on myself it's just my conversation to resolve. Talk to User:Bearcat on why is my article deleted again maybe he can create Moose Jaw City Council by User:Bearcat. Thanks for your attention and sorry about that. Talk to User:Bearcat and reply me back soon, Cheers. :) Steam5 (talk) 06:25, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

• Not sure where the confusion is coming from. My response here has not changed from our previous discussion above (however brief it may have been). This article was not deleted by mistake. It was deleted in accordance with the deletion policy. What we have here is a city council, population approximately 35k. The article content was merely a list of unremarkable individuals known only for representing their town on the city council. The only sources provided encompassed election results in the local newspaper. The only content added to this second rendition was the list of the previous members of the council, supported by election results. These individuals are no more notable than the current council members. There was no assertion of significance or importance outside of mere existence. Again, the article was deleted in accordance with the A7 criteria for speedy deletion. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 07:14, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the reply and it's not the confusion, and don't forget to talk to User:Bearcat on why the Moose Jaw City Council article was deleted. Cheers. Steam5 (talk) 07:24, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
    • In all sincerity, there's really no need for me to discuss this further with Bearcat. The deletion policy remains the same either way. At this point, I would recommend that you spend some time reviewing the policies and guidelines that I've provided through links here and in our discussion above. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 07:33, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:I Love Rock 'n' Roll

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Seriously, Bro?

Hey with all due respect..WTF. I created a page which I was going to add more content to but I had to go to work, I come back at around 8:00 pm Pacific Time to find that the article was deleted without a warning, I would like to dispute this since you were responsible for deletion. Again, sorry about the tone of this article, but I'm tired and smelly, so I'd appreciate feedback, thanks Eviljalapeno (talk) 04:27, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

• Seriously, Sister. This article was deleted in accordance with the A7 criteria for speedy deletion. In essence, the article lacked any credible assertion of significance or importance of the subject. At the same time, the only source provided was a YouTube video. If you wish to recreate this article, I would recommend drafting another version in a subpage of your userspace, for example at User:Eviljalapeno/Sir Sly. Please keep in mind that in order to retain this content, we need to establish notability through significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. You may also wish to review the notability guidelines for musicians. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact me again. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 04:45, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

World Certification Institute

Hi Cindy, i have already submitted the Wikipedia:Declaration of consent for all enquiries to permissions-en@wikimedia.org. Why is my content still being deleted? I am the owner rights of the website. Please check on the email from philip.poh@worldcertification.org to permissions-en@wikimedia.org. Thanks. Best Regards.

• I was able to locate your msg and have responded through email. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 06:41, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
  • Hi Cindy, what do you mean by this "For the purpose of verification, I need you to associate the donated content with the Wikipedia article. You can simply copy the exact URL of the page. The URL is the web address, which most web browsers show in a long bar above the page display and below the browser menu". Next is I don't think all my content is copied directly from the website. Nevertheless i will revise it. Best Regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wci03 (talk • contribs) 10:34, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
    • You need to respond to the email from OTRS. Cindy(talk) 11:15, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
      • Hi Cindy, i have did 2 paragraph on User:Wci03/World Certification Institute, can you please advice on it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wci03 (talk • contribs) 01:54, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
        • Unfortunately, this content remains highly promotional. At the same time, the article fails to establish the organization's notability in accordance with Wikipedia guidelines as presented at WP:ORG and WP:GNG. In essence, we require significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, employees, and affiliated organizations. As stated in my email, Wikipedia is not a platform for promoting your company. Information about companies and products must be written in an objective and unbiased style, free of puffery. All article topics must be verifiable with independent, third-party sources. Wikipedia is not concerned with what you or your affiliates say about you or your company. We need to see what reliable and independent mainstream publications say about you. I have spent time researching to hopefully help establish notability for this organization, but have not found any independent sources. Much of the information found equated to press releases, blogs, and affiliated organizations. I realize this is not what you want to hear, but if no independent, third-party, reliable sources can be found on a topic, then Wikipedia should not have an article on it. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 03:31, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
          • Hi Cindy, after several discussion with my colleagues, we decided to withdraw from posting on "World Certification Institute" Wiki page. We will be greatly appreciated if you could remove all the remarks on the page. Thank you for your attention to my request. Best Regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wci03 (talk • contribs) 15:56, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
            • I'm not sure I understand. What page and remarks are you referring to? Cindy(talk) 21:23, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Young Progressive Voices

Excuse me, but I find your deletion of the Young Progressive Voices page politically motivated on your part. I gave a reference in a form of the site URL. Did you even check it? It's like Young Democrats of America, only it operates on an independent level. Next time, do some research or consult the writer before you do such embarrassing things.--Valkyrie Red (talk) 15:06, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

• This article was actually deleted in accordance with the A7 criteria for speedy deletion. In all sincerity, politics didn't even enter into the picture. In essence, the article failed to assert any significance or importance of the subject. Unfortunately, I failed to indicate in the deletion rationale that the article is additionally an unambiguous copyright violation of the YPV website. Please understand that the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia community takes copyright protection very seriously. Persistent contributions by editors in violation of this policy result in blocking of editing privileges. Nobody honestly wants that. It is important to use our own words when contributing to the project. On another note, I would recommend reviewing the notability guidelines for organizations. If you wish to retain this article, it would be beneficial to create a draft in a subpage of your userspace, for example, at User:Valkyrie Red/Young Progressive Voices. Creating an initial draft minimizes the chance that your article will be quickly deleted before it meets the minimum requirements for inclusion. Just remember to clearly indicate how and/or why the subject is important, verify these claims through significant coverage in reliable and independent sources, and write all content in your own words. If you are able to refrain from copyvios, assert significance, and meet the notability guidelines, the article will likely be retained in the encyclopedia. If you have additional questions or need help, please feel free to contact me again. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 21:45, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Deletion based on copyright infringement which is a mirror of truth

Hi, I see my submission for Frivolous (musician) was deleted as well as the album article (Frivolous - "Somewhere In The Suburbs") which I uploaded to link to the page. Boomkat was sighted as having been the source of this copyright infringement, but I'd like to state that they no longer own any rights to this material, which was license by me to a record label which is now in bankruptcy. All copyrights have been returned to me, as the non-exclusive license terms had expired before they declared bankruptcy, and I wonder how I can add these releases to wikipedia now. Do I need to make a draft first, and submit it to somebody for review so this doesn't happen again? thanks, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stubbyd (talk • contribs) 04:35, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

• The Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia community takes copyright protection very seriously. While we appreciate your desire to contribute to the project, we cannot retain content that violates ownership in any way. While I understand your assertion of ownership of the material pertaining to these two articles, we are unable to verify authorization. Note also, that the community requires that all articles establish notability for the subject. Notability for musicians is established through the guidelines presented here. Notability is also established through significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. If you want to reproduce this article using copyrighted text, you need to prove authorization to use the content by writing to the Wikimedia Foundation from an identifiable address (using a domain name associated with the subject or host of the content). See WP:CONSENT for more information. If you are able to establish authorization, I would then recommend creating (a) draft article(s) in your userspace. This helps to minimize the possibility that the article(s) will be deleted before they meet the minimum requirements for inclusion. If you have more questions or need help in any way, please feel free to contact me again. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 22:04, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Time to propose last warning

[2], Kwak Dong-yeon, tags were removed by the same user, not really clear, it was done through a IP. Though I have recovered them. OccultZone (Talk) 09:47, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Surprise!

I guess, some IP is trolling using your signature. Have a look? Get a life, fangirl/clowngirl (diff link). For a moment, I was confused that an admin would leave me a message that way? No way! I check the page history and find, it was a copy-paste of your signature by an IP. Anupmehra -Let's talk! 06:28, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

• Thanks for the heads up! Sorry to see the attack on you, regardless of the use of my signature. This editor represents a currently blocked editor with a long history of socking, disruption, and trolling. Unfortunately, he just continues to evade blocks through IP hopping. I've gone ahead and protected the Ford Crown Victoria article. Please feel free to contact me again if you see anything out of the ordinary like this again. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 19:46, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Mirjam Jäger

Sorry, but I try to correct the page Mirjam Jaeger, but apparently my corrections are not appropriate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Albgeom wiki (talk • contribs) 10:53, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

• Actually, you've continually removed maintenance templates without attempting to address any of the issues identified. At this point, it looks like another editor stepped in to address some of the concerns, although others remain. Did you possibly find this article in another language Wikipedia or website then try to translate it into English? Much of the grammar needs editing. The spelling of her surname is inconsistent, she is referred to as "he", there are unsourced claims (original research?), and the "notes" section appears as an attempt to communicate with readers (rather than provide encyclopedic content). If you have additional questions or need me to elaborate, please feel free to ask! Best regards, Cindy(talk) 20:40, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

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Hitwicket (Online Game)

Why have you done this? Why did you delete the Hitwicket (Online Game)? It has much references and it is an active site. Why? Please give the explanation and reactivate the page. Pleading you.....Whitetararaj AST 11:48 am

• This article was deleted in accordance with the deletion policy. In essence, the article failed to assert significance and/or importance of the subject. The content was merely a game guide, sourced solely to the online game website. Much references? In all sincerity, not even close. You may wish to review the community expectations for articles about video games. Overall, the article did not meet community policies and guidelines for inclusion. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 09:35, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

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Watteau v Fenwick

Hello. You deleted this article for "Unambiguous copyright infringement." First of all, I appreciate that, since I'm the author of the page from which most of the text is taken: http://richardclem.com/historicalcases/WatteauVFenwick.html But I'm also the author of the Wikipedia article. It seems to me I ought to be able to write a Wikipedia article, even though I also wrote another page on the same topic. What's the best way for me to handle this? I do have a copyright notice on my web page. I did update it to state: "Permission is granted to reproduce the content of this page on Wikipedia." Is that adequate to resolve the problem, or do you have any other suggestions. Again, thanks for your concern with the integrity of my content. Edited: I just saw your post on my talk page, and I added the following notice to my web page: "The text of this page is released under the Creative Commons Zero Waiver 1.0 (CC0)." Is that adequate? I'll wait to hear back from you before re-posting my article. Or, if you can undelete it yourself, please feel free to do so. If you need me to do anything else, please let me know. Thanks. Clemlaw (talk) 04:04, 1 March 2014 (UTC)Clemlaw — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clemlaw (talk • contribs) 04:02, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

• Hi Richard! I've verified the authorization and restored the article. We appreciate the donation of the material. If you have questions or need assistance with anything else, please feel free to contact me again. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 01:49, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Request to userfy the page

Hello, I am ReganChai and I have a problem. I have built several pages:Resource America, TeleCommunication Systems, MGC Diagnostics Corporation and American Safety Insurance, but unfortunately they were deleted for the copyright, I ignored that problem and I am very sorry about that. Now I want to modify it to meet the Wiki standard, would you please userfy the page for me? Thank you very much! ReganChai 3:20, 5 March(UTC)

• Hi Regan! Thanks for contacting me. Unfortunately, we are unable to retain copyrighted material, even in userspace. Therefore, I cannot restore these articles. At this point, I've taken a break from deleting all of the articles you have created, but will revisit them later. At this point, I highly recommend that you focus your efforts on removing the copyrighted materials from all of your currently existing articles. Please remember to write each article using your own words. Editors who persistently contribute copyright violations are blocked from editing. Nobody wants that. If you need further help or have additional questions, please feel free to ask. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 03:47, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

IBook21.com

Please justify, why did you delete that page? Sudhanshu Mishra 15:28, 5 March 2014 (UTC)Mrsud — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrsud (talk • contribs)

• This page was deleted due to unambiguous promotional content and a lack of credible assertion of significance and/or importance. I would recommend reviewing the policy pertaining to promotional content, as well as the notability guidelines for websites. When we assess articles, we work to verify notability through significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject (iBook21.com), affiliates, and employees. Unfortunately, this article was only sourced to a press release and the website itself. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact me again. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 22:45, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

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Request

Hello, I have problem. I built several pages named MGC Diagnostics Corporation, American Safety Insurance, Resource America, TeleCommunication Systems, Span-America Medical Systems but they were deleted because of the copyright, I am very sorry about that. Now I want to modify the pages to meet the standard, would you please userfy the pages for me? thank you very much! ReganChai (talk) 7:55, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

• My answer would be the same as before. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 20:23, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Please restore Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research

Hi! The new entry for Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research was deleted due to lack of significance (a7 criteria). Since I am not really experienced in creating Wikipedia entries, I strictly tried to create an entry according to those of the other MPIs (there are around 80 institutes). Therefore, I don´t know, why the a7 criteria. I would like to ask you to restore it or let me know, how to improve significance. thank you and best regards Matthias Mheil (talk) 09:20, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
Hi! You recently deleted my entry for International Max Planck Research School for Heart and Lung Research due to "(A10: Recently created article that duplicates an existing topic: Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research". Besides the fact that the entry of the institute was also deleted (my previous talk), I would like to point out that despite the similar name they are two different institutions. The International Max Planck Research School for Heart and Lung Research is a graduate school operated by the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research as well as of the universities Giessen and Frankfurt. The school is now active for five years and we have had over 100 students yet. The entry was created according to various entries of other International Max Planck Research Schools and should therefore have a comparable impact. I would therefore kindly ask to restore this contribution. Thank you! best regards Mheil (talk) 09:43, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

• Hi Matthias! I've restored the school article and made a quick cleanup. As far as the other article, in all sincerity, I really hope the other MPI articles are not representative of this one. When we create articles, the minimum needed to keep the article from speedy deletion is a credible assertion of significance and/or importance. This article only asserted that the organization existed. When we review articles for inclusion, we need to establish notability for organizations through significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. This article only had an external link to the organization's website. Others, may have simply deleted this article outright, but I consider redirecting a lesser "evil" when there is a parent organization. It is never recommended to compare one article to another on Wikipedia. One inappropriate article does not justify another one. To forgo deletion or redirection of all the institute articles, I recommend making sure to assert significance in each one. Are there any verifiable honors or awards received? Supported by independent sources? Take a look at the notability guidelines at WP:ORG. These should give you an idea of what we're looking for. I also recommend that you review the conflict of interest guidelines due to your connection with the organization. If you need further help or have additional questions, please feel free to contact me. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 10:02, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Haitian patties

You have got to be joking me! I took this myself on my phone March 6, 2014. My other two attempts were from websites that I uploaded "non-free" crediting the website but somehow did not make the cut. Please, show me where I copyrighted this one. Please! Savvyjack23 (talk) 10:29, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

• Thanks for the ping. I've restored the file. It was flagged when you uploaded another image under the same filename deleted through XFD. In the future, it will be better to create a different filename. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 10:42, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

• Phew* Okay, yes it was under the same name I guess I should not have done that. Thanks for the restoration! :) Savvyjack23 (talk) 10:46, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

About Copyright

Hello, I'm sorry about that, but I have tried to avoid that problem. Now I create a new page named MGC Diagnostics Corporation(this page was also deleted for the copyright, but I am student and I have to finish my work assigned by my teacher), during the process I try to change the sentence and I wonder if this will meet the standard. Would you please see it? If I have any problem, just tell me, I will modify it. Thank you! ReganChai (talk) 14:50, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

• I have again deleted the article due to copyright violations. As a side note, you will find the Vermillion, Inc. article at User:ReganChai/Vermillion (company). Cindy(talk) 03:35, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Peerage AFDs

Hi, Cindy. Thanks for your feedback and comments on my recent AFD nominations. I was not previously familiar with the GNG so thank you for bringing this to my attention. I merely began nominating as I noticed that some tenuously notable aristocratic biographies had been deleted via AFD previously. I'll let the current crop of AFDs run their course and see what the consensus is. It may be that some are seen to pass GNG and are thus kept, however for others such as Charles McLaren, 4th Baron Aberconway, the case seems weaker. Thanks again. Flaming Ferrari (talk) 21:00, 8 March 2014 (UTC)