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Copyright problems
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Hello. Concerning your contribution, Image:Clay starman.png, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/DynamicSheep/54-days-until-smash-red-dread-64940.phtml. As a copyright violation, Image:Clay starman.png appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Image:Clay starman.png has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.
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:
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However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you. Bidgee (talk) 04:58, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Evolution Championship Series
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A tag has been placed on Evolution Championship Series 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 important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles 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 that has been nominated for deletion (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 page 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 page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Jonathan Hall (talk) 13:22, 29 July 2009
Hi, your article is on my watchlist (as it was when it was in the main encyclopedia).
If you want to make sure that it is suitable to be added to the main encyclopedia, then may I suggest that you read Wikipedia's guidelines about notability (and Wikipedia's guidelines about notabiity for organisations and companies).
Although the use of the organisations' website is ok, most of the citations need to be from third-party sources. For example, using the news article as a reference showing the use of Evo's rules as a neutral set of rules is a good start, however it is best to use world-recognised sources such as the Washington Post, NY Times, London Times, Associated Press, Reuters, etc. (see in particular Wikipedia's guidelines on reliability: News organizations.
I hope you don't think that I'm interfering - I saw your recent changes, and thought you might be able to use some constructive criticism and advice!
Although I'm not on wikipedia much for the next few days (apparently, decorating the house is more important than editing wikipedia, according to my partner!) - but if you want any help or advice, just leave me a message on my talk page - I hope to get the chance to check my messages every day at least, but I may not be able to do more than that until next Wednesday or Thursday! I may not know anything about the Evolution Championship Series, but I know a little bit about finding references and writing articles!
Regards, -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 08:32, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
- Hi again... managed to get all of today's tasks done, so I had a bit of time to check out Google Search - and I cannot find any sources which I believe would be accepted as reliable according to the guidelines. Most of the hits (well, the English Language ones - I can't read Russian or Japanese, so that ruled out some of them!) are from blogs, or gaming websites - and I'm not sure which gaming websites would be counted as reliable. You might want to ask at the following WikiProject talk pages where more knowledgeable folks might be able to help you find reliable citations (if you click on the link, it'll go to the WikiProject's discussion page, where you can leave a question):
- Sorry that I can't personally be of more help, but the folks there might be able to help you find reliable citations! Regards, -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 18:24, 1 August 2009 (UTC)