Mawale

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Speedy deletion nomination of Harry N. MacLean

A tag has been placed on Harry N. MacLean 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 blatant 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.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Harry N. MacLean

A tag has been placed on Harry N. MacLean 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 blatant 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.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.

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. ttonyb (talk) 17:34, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

September 2009

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from Harry N. MacLean, a page you have created yourself. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, you can place a {{hangon}} tag on the page, under the existing speedy deletion tag (please do not remove the 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. ttonyb (talk) 17:38, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

October 2009 - Warning - Possible multi self promotion (SPA) accounts

Be aware, This user appears to be using at least 2 single purpose accounts (SPA accounts), both for the purposes of promoting novels he has written. This is a CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Please do not conduct self promotion on wikipedia. It is not an advertising medium. The other account is located at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Harry_maclean please feel free to add well sourced relevent information to articles that do not self promote your books.-Tracer9999 (talk) 14:27, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Harry N. MacLean

I have nominated Harry N. MacLean, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Harry N. MacLean. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Gandalf61 (talk) 14:42, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Conflict of interest policy

Hello Mawale. You don't appear to have edited since mid October, so I am not sure whether you have seen the discussions around the articles you have contributed, but I thought I would let you know about our conflict of interest policy. It sets out that you should avoid editing articles about subjects with which you have a personal connection (including yourself, and your works). (The general point of the rule is to avoid violating our policy of neutrality, which is a cornerstone of the encyclopedia.) If you do have such a connection with the subjects on which you have worked, I wanted to make you aware of the rules.

Our advice on "Editors who may have a conflict of interest" sets out how you should go about contributing on subjects where a conflict may exist, and the steps that may be taken if problems arise.

If you have any questions please just ask here for help; I have watchlisted your talk page here. Gonzonoir (talk) 10:46, 25 November 2009 (UTC)