User talk:Bircakp
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the username you have chosen (Manchestersciencefestival) seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of a group, company or website.
There are two issues with this:
- It is possible that you have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, you must exercise great caution when editing on topics related to your organization or adding links to its website.
- Your account cannot represent a group of people. You may wish to create a new account with a username that represents only you. Alternatively, you may consider changing your username to avoid giving the impression that your personal account is being used for promotional purposes.
Regardless of whether you change your name or create a new account, you are not exempted from the guidelines concerning editing where you have a conflict of interest. For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Yunshui (talk) 10:38, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Copyright problems with User:Manchestersciencefestival/Manchester Science Festival
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Hello. Concerning your contribution, User:Manchestersciencefestival/Manchester Science Festival, 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.manchestersciencefestival.com/.../Manchester_Science_Festival_-_get_involved_Dec_2010.pdf. As a copyright violation, User:Manchestersciencefestival/Manchester Science Festival appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. User:Manchestersciencefestival/Manchester Science Festival 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 User talk:Manchestersciencefestival/Manchester Science Festival 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 User talk:Manchestersciencefestival/Manchester Science Festival 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 User talk:Manchestersciencefestival/Manchester Science Festival.
- If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at User talk:Manchestersciencefestival/Manchester Science Festival 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. Yunshui (talk) 10:40, 30 September 2011 (UTC)