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Speedy deletion nomination of Joshua D Maurer
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A tag has been placed on Joshua D Maurer, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages 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 of http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0561027/bio. (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.
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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, 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 from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. RA0808 talkcontribs 04:44, 26 November 2016 (UTC)
I want to first of all say welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for writing your first article. I noticed that it was nominated for speedy deletion, and after reviewing your edits I found that you sufficiently addressed those concerns and have declined the deletion request.
However, to make sure that your article conforms with Wikipedia's policies, I would strongly recommend that you look at our policies on notability - as in, making a claim that the person has received enough attention to deserve an article. WP:FILMMAKER and WP:BIO should help with that, but the general rule is the more reliable and independent sources you can find and use for your article, the stronger it will become.--Slon02 (talk) 17:06, 26 November 2016 (UTC)