User talk:Mikedurr

Hi Tawker

Thanks for the kind response. I would have responded earlier, but I could not find your note. I'm not an expert at Wikipedia.

I'm not sure what the MIGA page looked like when you deleted it, but I made some changes to it maybe 6 months ago to make it sound less like an advertisement. Even with my changes it still looked somewhat like an advertisement. I do not know who posted the original version which did not fit the Wikipeida style.

I can not assure you the text is not copyrighted because I can't see it. However, if it is basically the same text that was posted a month or two ago, I don't think it is copyrighted. It would be easiest for me if you restored the page so I could make changes. If that's not possible I can start over. Please let me know.

And thanks for pointing out I should be clear about who I work for. I am aware of the controversy and certainly do not want to add to it. Mikedurr 21:20, 24 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Michael

I did delete it as a copyright infringement as it really did look to me like it was copy pasted from a promotional brochure. Sections such as "Why FDI?" really set off some alarm flags. We've had some copyright problems in the past, and needless to say, it's better to be safe than sorry.

Another user noted some of the wording in the article looked a bit like an advertisement and not an encyclopedic article. If you take a look at the articles of most major corporations you'll see the style most Wikipedia articles are written in (sort of a style guide.) It would be great if you could write an article in that style!

On another note, I'm sure you've seen the press coverage as of late with organizations editing their Wikipedia articles without disclosing the fact. To prevent the chance of any sort of media blowup it might be a good idea to make a note of your employment on the talk page of the article.

If you'd like, I can restore (undelete) the page I deleted if it makes it easier to work on it. We just have to be careful that there is no content in there that is copyrighted or not "free."

I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions. -- Tawker 15:56, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]