User talk:Dmeros
Image:Band_Bio_Color_Newest_Version.pdf listed for deletion[edit]
An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Band_Bio_Color_Newest_Version.pdf, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Kelly hi! 15:54, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
This article has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seemed to be blatant advertising that only promoted a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on promotion. The article was filled with unattributed promotional text that violated our neutrality policy, including claims that the lead singer is "very versatile" and that the drummer "perfected his highly energized and impeccable technique". If you choose to recreate this article, please be sure its tone is appropriate for Wikipedia and that any judgments about the quality of the band are cited to reliable sources independent of the subject.
An additional concern is that chunks of text from this article were duplicated from the band's website, here. Wikipedia cannot incorporate sentences from other sources unless those sources are duly released under a license compatible with GFDL. (For more information, please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions must be deleted.
As a final note, it seems by your username that you may have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about, which could constitute a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
- editing articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
- participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors;
- linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam);
- and you must always:
- avoid breaching relevant policies and guidelines, especially neutral point of view, verifiability, and autobiography.
For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Business' FAQ. For more details about what constitutes a conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest.
If you have any questions about the above, please feel free to contact me at my talk page (the link follows) or to ask them at Wikipedia's help desk, which is typically manned around the clock by volunteers. Thank you. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:34, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
Image copyright problem with Image:A04.jpg[edit]
Thank you for uploading Image:A04.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the image. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.
If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their license and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. Asher196 (talk) 00:20, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Speedy deletion of Image:A04.jpg[edit]
A tag has been placed on Image:A04.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an image licensed as "for non-commercial use only," "non-derivative use" or "used with permission," it has not been shown to comply with the limited standards for the use of non-free content. [1], and it was either uploaded on or after 2005-05-19, or is not used in any articles. If you agree with the deletion, there is no need to do anything. If, however, you believe that this image may be retained on Wikipedia under one of the permitted conditions then:
- state clearly the source of the image. If it has been copied from elsewhere on the web you should provide links to: the image itself, the page which uses it and the page which contains the license conditions.
- add the relevant copyright tag.
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 [[ Talk:Image:A04.jpg|the talk page]] explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Kesac (talk) 01:06, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Self-published websites are not considered to be reliable sources. I've provided a link to help you better understand the issue. The short of it is, anyone can create a website and publish on it whatever they want. As a result, there's no way we can use such websites as reliable sources on Wikipedia. In general, we prefer sources from peer-reviewed journals. Articles published by reputable news media are also OK. And, of course, print materials are fine, too. Rklawton (talk) 00:17, 14 November 2011 (UTC)