Facuq

Speedy deletion of GENI - Global Energy Network Institute

A tag has been placed on GENI - Global Energy Network Institute 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 company or corporation, 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 companies and corporations.

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. Wisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 20:50, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

March 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia. Please do not remove speedy deletion tags from pages that you have created yourself, as you did with GENI - Global Energy Network Institute. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, then please place {{hangon}} on the page (please do not remove any existing 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. --lifebaka (Talk - Contribs) 21:47, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Copyright problems

Hello. Concerning your contribution, GENI - Global Energy Network Institute, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material without the permission of the author. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.geni.org/. As a copyright violation, GENI - Global Energy Network Institute appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. GENI - Global Energy Network Institute has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message. For text material, please consider rewriting the content and citing the source, provided that it is credible.

If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) then you should do one of the following:

• If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at Talk:GENI - Global Energy Network Institute and send an email with the message to "permissions-en (at) wikimedia (dot) org". See Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
• If a note on the original website states that re-use is permitted under the GFDL or released into the public domain leave a note at Talk:GENI - Global Energy Network Institute with a link to where we can find that note.
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However, for text content, you may want to consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you, and please feel free to continue contributing to Wikipedia. --lifebaka (Talk - Contribs) 22:02, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

¿Can I make a contribution to Wikipedia's copywright violation policy? While I understand it, and what has been done, it has just made less of Wikipedia rather than more. ¿Why would GENI object to having some of its website text on Wikipedia when its explicit goal is to make people aware of the benefits that creating a world energy grid would provide? ¿Does it not qualify as fair use?

Also, it was a short article, but there was no need to completely delete it; now it is a complete rewrite. Facuq (talk) 03:32, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

You can, but it's the way it is for a reason. Contributions to Wikipedia are licensed under the GFDL, which says that anyone else can use them for any purpose whatsoever, as long as they adhere to certain minor things. Unless the owner of copyrighted material decides to copyleft it similarly (or release it into the public domain), we can't use it. Nor can they give Wikipedia permission to use it only, because from Wikipedia everyone is supposed to have access to it. --lifebaka (Talk - Contribs) 23:38, 15 March 2008 (UTC)