User talk:Mdominic

Wine blog

I notice you're trying to add a link to your own blog to Wine. The rules about which external links are appropriate can be found here; your blog is not particularly notable, so it doesn't look like it's appropriate. Plus as the owner of the blog you have a clear conflict of interest here. If you disagree, please discuss the matter on the talk page of the article instead of reverting. Thanks. - Merzbow (talk) 05:03, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

After looking over the above links I have accessed that have every right to link to my own blog as long as it is relevant. It also does not fall under any strictly defined code of COI. If one of a type is allowed then another must be too. If links to actual wine blogs were forbidden then I would be breaking charter, but if a link to vinography is permitted a lesser blog such as my own must be too. - User:Mdominic, 6 July 2008

Your blog fails criteria 12 in the "Links normally to be avoided section" of WP:EL: "Links to blogs and personal web pages, except those written by a recognized authority." If we allowed everyone to add their personal blog on any subject to any Wikipedia article, this project would be in chaos. Also, in the "Advertising and conflicts of interest", we have "You should avoid linking to a website that you own, maintain or represent, even if the guidelines otherwise imply that it should be linked", so even if it did qualify, you should not be the one adding this link. - Merzbow (talk) 05:59, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, be aware of the WP:3RR rule - you cannot revert a single article more than 3 times in a 24-hour period. - Merzbow (talk) 07:26, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You may also wish to refer to WP:NOT - Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a collection of weblinks. Edit are judged on their encyclopedic merit using our written policies as guidelines, which means that there is absolute no such things as a "right" to add anything. When and if you establish a reputation and notability in the wine world on the order of Robert M. Parker, Jr., Jancis Robinson or Hugh Johnson, a link to your blog might be suitable for the main article on wine, but not before that I'm afraid. Constructive edits to wine articles, on the other hand, expanding, adding facts, correcting errors, and adding reliable sources are always welcome! Regards, Tomas e (talk) 09:54, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Michael Dominic

A tag has been placed on Michael Dominic requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. 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.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.

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Hi. I've deleted the article again, as it contained material posted on another website. Even if you wrote the IMDB entry, IMDB does not license their content in a manner that would permit its use on Wikipedia. My recommendation is to write an entirely new article, keeping a neutral point of view, and using reliable sources to support its statements. For example, Michael Dominic is a noted designer - noted by whom? Are there news articles that would support this?

You're also going to want to look at our policies on conflict of interest and autobiography. Individuals are not permitted to write articles about themselves, nor are individuals related to a topic encouraged to write about that topic, since it is impossible to be truly objective. Your username closely matches the subject; either you are the subject, and shouldn't write about yourself, or you are closely affiliated with the subject (a fan, perhaps), and the COI rule applies. Please review our policies before posting this article again, and feel free to post {{helpme}} on this page if you need additional guidance. Thank you. UltraExactZZ ^Claims~ Evidence 20:06, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not copyrighted.

I wrote the bio on IMDB and I am the copyright holder. I just added it here because it was an empty page.

Please reinstate it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dominic

Sorry for the confusion; I posted my note just as you were posting yours. Please see my explanation, above this section, as to why that isn't possible. I'm happy to help in any other way I can, but we can't post text from IMDB. Thanks, UltraExactZZ ^Claims~ Evidence 20:11, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]