User talk:Gonkstem

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Hello, Gonkstem. You have new messages at Gonzonoir's talk page.
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Gonzonoir (talk) 10:01, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

May 2009[edit]

Please do not replace Wikipedia pages with blank content, as you did to Talk:David R. Brown (neuroscientist). Blank pages are harmful to Wikipedia because they have a tendency to confuse readers. If it is a duplicate article, please redirect it to an appropriate existing page. If the page has been vandalized, please revert it to the last legitimate version. If you feel that the content of a page is inappropriate, please edit the page and replace it with appropriate content. If you believe there is no hope for the page, please see the deletion policy for how to proceed. ArglebargleIV (talk) 11:18, 2 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to the page Talk:David R. Brown (neuroscientist) has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, please ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 15:34, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to the page Talk:David R. Brown (neuroscientist). Such edits constitute vandalism and are reverted. Please do not continue to make unconstructive edits to pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thank you. — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 16:05, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposed deletion of David R. Brown (neuroscientist)[edit]

The article David R. Brown (neuroscientist) has been proposed for deletion. The proposed-deletion notice added to the article should explain why.

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

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the Proposed Deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The Speedy Deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and Articles for Deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Purple (talk • contribs) 04:45, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article on David Brown is not autobiographical. This appear to be an attempt by rival scientist to try and attack Brown. I will attempt to block this but if I am not able to I will have to try other means to prevent this person from doing this.--Gonkstem (talk) 11:52, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Autobiography[edit]

You should wait for others to write an article about subjects in which you are personally involved, as you did at David R. Brown (neuroscientist). This applies to articles about you, your achievements, your band, your business, your publications, your website, your relatives, and any other possible conflict of interest.

Creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged. If you create such an article, it might be listed on articles for deletion. Deletion is not certain, but many feel strongly that you should not start articles about yourself. This is because independent creation encourages independent validation of both significance and verifiability. All edits to articles must conform to Wikipedia:No original research, Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, and Wikipedia:Verifiability.

If you are not "notable" under Wikipedia guidelines, creating an article about yourself may violate the policy that Wikipedia is not a personal webspace provider and would thus qualify for speedy deletion. If your achievements, etc., are verifiable and genuinely notable, and thus suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later. (See Wikipedia:Wikipedians with articles.) Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk 01:53, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

File copyright problem with File:1205915 scientist.jpg[edit]

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If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. ukexpat (talk) 16:47, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problems with File:1205915 scientist.jpg[edit]

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However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with our copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright concerns very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Thank you. Purple 00:11, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]