User talk:Cinda Baxter

Welcome![edit]

Hello, Cinda Baxter, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Gift for Life, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the Teahouse, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{help me}} on this page, followed by your question, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! TheGGoose (talk) 21:06, 9 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Gift for Life[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Gift for Life requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.giftforlife.org/about_gfl. 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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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, 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 from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. TheGGoose (talk) 21:06, 9 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, Cinda Baxter. 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 The 3/50 Project, 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.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:

Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).
Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies. Note that Wikipedia's terms of use require disclosure of your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. This also applies to Gift for Life. TheGGoose (talk) 21:20, 9 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Gift for Life Logo.gif[edit]

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Thanks for uploading File:Gift for Life Logo.gif. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 21:59, 10 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Gift for Life[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Gift for Life requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, 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 from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Everymorning talk 22:44, 10 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of "Gift for Life'[edit]

I appreciate your concern. We did not delete your article "Gift for Life" because it was using its logo. The reason for deletion is because it copies text straight from the organization's website, which is not properly licensed for use in Wikipedia. You may create the article in your own words (not the same sentences with any other website), or if you want to use the same words from the organization's website, see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.

In addition, your user name is the same as a person directly involved with the organization, according to the website. Please read the "Conflict of interest" section above. TheGGoose (talk) 22:51, 10 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment[edit]

I saw your recent comment. You can create a page about your organisation at any time, but you must follow our rules.

The article was a copyright violation. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly 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, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient. If you want to use the text, you will need to make the web page PD, follow the release procedure I have just linked, or you can write in your own words
Articles must be written in a non-promotional tone and be neutral and encyclopaedic. Charities often think that because they are non-profit good causes they are exempt from this, but we are an encyclopaedia, not a free advertising platform
You need to provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines.

Sadly, Wikipedia has chosen to delete this page because Gift for Life was using its own logo. Despite our clear statement of ownership, Wikipedia chose to take our page down. — Please read above, anyone can claim to have permission, you must follow our procedures to prove that the organisation is prepared to release its page as free to distribute or modify. Note also that it is not your page, anyone can edit any article
As a non-profit, we simply don't have the manpower... — I suspect that your organisation isn't notable if you can't find one person prepared to spend a few hours writing an article in accordance with our rules
or legal muscle to fight this.— there is nothing to stop your writing a proper article, but note that legal threats can get you indefinitely blocked
Please visit our website, giftforlife.org, to learn more about us. — you have some work to do on understanding "non-promotional". this is exactly what I was referring to, using us as free advertising

Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:33, 11 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of The 3/50 Project[edit]

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A tag has been placed on The 3/50 Project, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. Jovanmilic97 (talk) 16:09, 4 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Facebook profile.png[edit]

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:38, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]