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Fair use rationale for File:Answrex.jpg

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Thank you for your cooperation. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 03:10, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

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hi

Are you by any chance the same user as the inactive account User:Wiki Tiki God? If so, you dont know me, but I remember reading some of your articles a few years ago. Soap ^Talk/_{Contributions} 02:27, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Nope, sorry I'm different. :-)

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The Wikipedia Tutorial is a good place to start learning about Wikipedia. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my talk page. By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and discussion pages using four tildes, like this: ~~~~ (the software will replace them with your signature and the date). Again, welcome! SatuSuro 11:04, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Parts of Polygamy in Indonesia read like WP:COPYVIO - please read carefully about copying text, and also WP:OVERLINK also in item 2 and 4 above you have been asked to sign your talk messages - you are asked again - read the messages and please understand conventions SatuSuro 11:07, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Copyright problems with Polygamy in Botswana

Hello. Concerning your contribution, Polygamy in Botswana, 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.gazettebw.com/Northcast/polygamy-is-alive-in-botswana.html. As a copyright violation, Polygamy in Botswana appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Polygamy in Botswana has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.

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However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you. Cunard (talk) 01:29, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

• Many of your articles, such as Polygamy in Zambia, are also copyright violations. Please re-write them or they will be deleted. Cunard (talk) 01:36, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

• I fixed Polygamy in Botswana and Polygamy in Zambia, I'll check the others and correct the ones that would qualify as violation. Thank you. Wikitiki666 (talk) 01:45, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

• Thanks for fixing those copyvios. There are many more that need rewriting: Polygamy in the Central African Republic, Polygamy in Swaziland, Polygamy in Morocco, Polygamy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Polygamy in Kazakhstan, Polygamy in Uganda, Polygamy in Mayotte, Polygamy in Zambia, Polygamy in Liberia, Polygamy in Indonesia, Polygamy in Somalia, Same-sex marriage in Japan, Polygamy in the Republic of the Congo, Polygamy in Eritrea, Polygamy in The Gambia, Polygamy in Kenya, LGBT rights in North Korea, Polygamy in Cameroon, Polygamy in Burkina Faso, Polygamy in Bahrain, Polygamy in Algeria, Polygamy in Djibouti, Polygamy in Mongolia, Polygamy in the Palestinian territories, Polygamy in Tanzania, Polygamy in the United Kingdom, etc. Due to the massive copyright violations, I have reported this copyvio issue at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Copyright Cleanup#Copyright issues on over 50 articles. Cunard (talk) 03:38, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

• The ones that I've slashed through have been thoroughly re-written with all copyrighted text taken out. I'm working on the rest. Wikitiki666 (talk) 04:52, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

• • I removed all copyrighted text from the majority of the listed articles, including all from other articles I found containing such text. The ones I left blank for a reason, as I would like some assistance on what to do with them, and if any other user wants to help re-write them. I also have questions on a few other articles I found, as in whether or not they would count as violations.

• Polygamy in Sudan (first section only)
• Polygamy in Saudi Arabia (bottom section only)
• Polygamy in Iran (entire article)

Thank you and I apologize to all for the inconveniences. Wikitiki666 (talk) 05:46, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Polygamy in Saudi Arabia constitutes a copyright infringement as reproduced almost in its entirety an associated press article. The article has been blanked. Please rewrite it in the "temporary" space linked from the article's front. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 14:20, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Additional issues

Hi. Thank you for your efforts to address this. I am investigating the matter and will list additional articles of concern here. For convenience sake, I will simply add them as I find them, starting with LGBT rights in Kyrgyzstan, which has been blanked pending revision in temporary space. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:51, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Additional issues: LGBT rights in Mozambique, LGBT rights in Puntland, Polygamy in Libya (Though this is from a report submitted to the UN, I see no indication that the UN is public domain, on the contrary), Polygamy in Iran, Polygamy in Mali, Polygamy in Sudan (Yes, this infringes on the BBC.), Polygamy in the United Kingdom, Polygamy in Myanmar, Polygamy in Tanzania, Polygamy in Kenya, Polygamy in Algeria, Polygamy in Indonesia, Polygamy in Kazakhstan. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 14:09, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

←I need to let you know also that when you copy text from one Wikipedia article to another, as you did to Same-sex marriage in the Philippines, you need to note the source in the edit summary of the article which receives the text, with a direct link, in order to acknowledge the attribution of the contributors of the text. This is required under Wikipedia's license to avoid infringing on the copyright of other contributors. We also ask that you note what you've done either in edit summary at the source article or on its talk page, as it's important that the source article not be deleted for any reason so long as text from it remains in the new article. I've taken care of that here; this note is for future reference. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 16:55, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Copyright issues

The fact that you ask whether Polygamy in Iran would be a copyright infringement concerns me, as this article is copied almost entirely from a BBC article, here. This leads me to believe that you may have some misunderstanding of United States copyright law (which governs Wikipedia) and Wikipedia's copyright policy that could create problems with future contributions.

As a basic rule of thumb, if it is published somewhere else, you can't use it unless it is verifiably public domain or released under a license compatible with Wikipedia's (current license) GFDL. (Rarely, you may be able to verify permission from the copyright owner.) Even if there is no copyright notice, material that is previously published is presumed to be copyrighted unless something exists to suggest otherwise. The BBC article, however, is explicitly reserved: "BBC © MMIX". You can use brief quotations from copyrighted text under some circumstances as set out at the non-free content guidelines.

You can, of course, summarize or paraphrase text you find in copyrighted sources so long as you rewrite them sufficiently. Our copyright FAQ goes a little into how much revision is necessary. There is also a user essay, Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing, that may provide useful information in how much must be changed. The text has to be completely rewritten—in language and structure—to avoid infringement.

Please ask if you have any questions about our copyright policy—including what you can use and how you should revise. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 14:48, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of File:Polygamy World Map.png

A tag has been placed on File:Polygamy World Map.png requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I9 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted images or text borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted.

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. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 15:45, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

In addition to the template, I just wanted to add that if, perchance, you are the original publisher of this image at that blog, there are procedures at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials that can clarify this. If that image was published before November 2008 somewhere other than that blog, and the source of that image can be shown to be appropriately licensed, we can also use it. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 15:47, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Same-sex unions in flux

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Same-sex unions in flux, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process because of the following concern:

This seems to be a neologism. A google search of Same-sex marriage in flux and of Same-sex unions in flux doesn't suggest it is a widespread term. Also, the article is unsourced and only ever cited to another Wikipedia article.

All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because, even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 16:49, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Same-sex unions in flux

I have nominated Same-sex unions in flux, 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/Same-sex unions in flux. 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. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 10:58, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Polygamy in Mongolia

The article Polygamy in Mongolia has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Does not meet WP:GNG. A lack of legal recognition is not sufficient sourcing for an article.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:43, 8 April 2024 (UTC)