User talk:Matthiesen

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Speedy deletion nomination of Jeffrey M. Karp[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Jeffrey M. Karp 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 clear 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. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Reply[edit]

The Harvard biography does not explicitly assert that its content is public domain, so the assumption is always that such a site is claiming copyright. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by the subject of the article, unless they state clearly that the text is public domain. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright isn't sufficient.

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Your article also did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts or show that it meets the notability guidelines for academics. It is now wikipedia policy that biographical articles about living people must have independent verifiable references. As a matter of policy, all biographies of living people will be deleted if they do not have references. You say that the text is written by its subject, which is about as far from an independent verifiable source as it's possible to get.

It was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include:His lab is engineering solutions... one of the top innovators in the world... acclaimed mentor and innovator... top mentor among all faculty... most innovative graduate student. You really must have in-line references to proper sources if you are going to make such claims, otherwise it's an unsourced hagiography.

Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:03, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

As per the instructions, email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org. As with the rest of Wikimedia, it will be dealt with by volunteers, usually takes a few days. Note that this only fixes the copyright problem. A self-penned biography is not an independent, reliable source, and the language is not neutral. If the text is reposted with copyright clearance but no other changes, it may well be deleted again. You would do better to rewrite from scratch with proper references and an encyclopaedic tone. Hope this helps Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:04, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the email. I would normally post text I have deleted, but I can't when it's infringing someone's legal copyright. The text was copied from the Harvard site, and only they can give permission for it to be released under a Wikipedia-compatible licence. Jeffrey Karp can't give permission on behalf of the university. If the university text is identical to and later than a website that he controls, then that's another matter. Even if he is in a position to release the copyright, you would still need to address the issues of independent reliable sources, and the self-promotional language Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:20, 23 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I looked at the other two biographies you mentioned Ali_Khademhosseini had multiple sources and was not a copyright violation. The tone was a bit promotional, so I edited it lightly. Robert S. Langer was OK as it stood Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:30, 23 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

To release the text, Jeffrey needs to send the text to the foundation from an email associated with him, as described above. You cannot copy directly from any website legally unless it explicitly says it is PD or CC-BY-SA 3.0 licensed. Honestly, it would be much simpler to write in from scratch in your own words with proper references Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:13, 23 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]