User talk:Acitizenoftheuniverse
Copyright problems
[edit]Hello, Acitizenoftheuniverse. Concerning your contribution, Arthur Andrew McDermott, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material without the permission of the author. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.cabr.ca/CABRpg5.htm. As a copyright violation, Arthur Andrew McDermott appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Arthur Andrew McDermott has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message. For text material, please consider rewriting the content and citing the source, provided that it is credible.
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 GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) then you should do one of the following:
- If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at Talk:Arthur Andrew McDermott and send an email with the message to "permissions-en (at) wikimedia (dot) org". See Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
- If a note on the original website states that re-use is permitted under the GFDL or released into the public domain leave a note at Talk:Arthur Andrew McDermott with a link to where we can find that note.
- If you own the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en(at)wikimedia(dot)org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the GFDL, and note that you have done so on Talk:Arthur Andrew McDermott.
However, for text content, you may want to consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you, and please feel free to continue contributing to Wikipedia. andy (talk) 14:23, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
January 2012
[edit]Please do not add advertising or inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did in Accessibility. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that exist to attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policies for further explanations of links that are considered appropriate. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. NawlinWiki (talk) 18:22, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Assistive technology. While objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Roger (talk) 19:19, 24 January 2012 (UTC)