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Speedy deletion nomination of Tape, I-C-E, and Sound Advice
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- On Talk:Tape, I-C-E, and Sound Advice, you wrote:
- This page should not be speedily deleted because... (your reason here) --Rodwalters2 (talk) 13:36, 13 August 2012 (UTC) the link is a valid link to amazon where readers can purchase the book.
- It appears that you have not understood the reason that your article was nominated for speedy deletion. You have written* what appears to be an advertisement for your book. But Wikipedia may not be used for advertising. Whether or not the link to the Amazon site is valid or not has nothing to do with the reason your article is being (has been) deleted.
- *Actually, you did not technically write this article; rather you copied it from another source, which is also a violation of Wikipedia policies. However, that is a technicality.
Speedy deletion nomination of Tape, I-C-E, and Sound Advice
edit A tag has been placed on Tape, I-C-E, and Sound Advice, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which articles 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. (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.
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. However, even if you use one of these processes to release copyrighted material to Wikipedia, it still needs to comply with the other policies and guidelines to be eligible for inclusion. If you would like any assistance with this, you can ask a question at the help desk.
If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but 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 yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Dori ☾Talk ☯ Contribs☽ 00:32, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
August 2012
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Hello, Rodwalters2. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Tape, I-C-E, and Sound Advice, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.
All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.
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Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.
For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Dori ☾Talk ☯ Contribs☽ 19:37, 16 August 2012 (UTC)