User talk:Joaheng
Copyright problems with The Nordic Culture Fund[edit]
Hello. Concerning your contribution, The Nordic Culture Fund, 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.nordiskkulturfond.org/Om%20fonden.aspx?sc_lang=en. As a copyright violation, The Nordic Culture Fund appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. The Nordic Culture Fund has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.
If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA) then you should do one of the following:
- If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at Talk:The Nordic Culture Fund and send an email with the message to permissions-en
wikimedia.org. See Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for instructions. - If a note on the original website states that it is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license, leave a note at Talk:The Nordic Culture Fund with a link to where we can find that note.
- If you hold the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-enwikimedia.org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the CC-BY-SA and GFDL, and note that you have done so on Talk:The Nordic Culture Fund.
- If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at Talk:The Nordic Culture Fund and send an email with the message to permissions-en
However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. While contributions are appreciated, Wikipedia must require all contributors to understand and comply with its copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright concerns very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Thank you. Jafeluv (talk) 11:24, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
May 2011[edit]
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages, as you did to The Nordic Culture Fund. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. JamesBWatson (talk) 12:57, 11 May 2011 (UTC)