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A tag has been placed on Melissa Palmer (doctor), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Hell In A Bucket (talk) 23:22, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
To Hell In a Bucket:
Please see my (previously sent) e-mails below regarding your objections. Please let me know what your specific objections are.
Thank you.
--Rags11749 (talk) 04:23, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
File copyright problem with File:Melissa Palmer, MD.jpg
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I have nominated Melissa Palmer (doctor), an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Melissa Palmer (doctor). Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
To Hell In A Bucket:
Please let me, why, specifically, you are recommending the deletion of the article Melissa Palmer_(doctor)
Thank you.
--Rags11749 (talk) 04:10, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
To Hell In a Bucket:
Do you suggest that I delete the Amazon blog that is causing the copyright problem? That could be done if you feel it is necessary to resolve the problem.
Thank you.
--Rags11749 (talk) 04:16, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Are you the author of the Amazon blog content? If so, please see below.
The Amazon issue, I think, has been resolved. The bio on Amazon has been almost entirely eliminated. Also, I don't see the Melissa Palmer (doctor) page linking over to an Amaon page containing a blog. Please double-check the Amazon, and bio, in question, to confirm what I'm saying. Thank you.
--Rags11749 (talk) 06:15, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The Amazon issue, I think, has been resolved. The bio on Amazon has been almost entirely eliminated. Also, I don't see the Melissa Palmer (doctor) page linking over to an Amaon page containing a blog. Please double-check the Amazon, and bio, in question, to confirm what I'm saying. Thank you.
--Rags11749 (talk) 06:14, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
There are a number of problems. First, I searched for strings of text in the page and found multiple hits, including a hit on Amazon, as you saw. The fact that you wrote the bio is irrelevant; as soon as you published it to Amazon.com, it became the legal property of Amazon.com, under US Copyright law and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. As such it is illegal for Wikipedia to publish sentences from the same bio, as detailed in Wikipedia's policies on copyrights.
Third, your article does not establish that you meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. You list a lot of articles you published, which do not count because they are primary sources, and a number of articles you were quoted in, but you need the articles to be about you to meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines.
I don't think that Amazon owns the content. I'm pretty sure the author still does and can publish is elsewhere. I'm looking at Amazon's Conditions of Use and seeing
If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Amazon a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant Amazon and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify Amazon for all claims resulting from content you supply. Amazon has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. Amazon takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.
I am not the author of melissa palmer (doctor). However, since I was contacted tonight by the author about copyright issues and my permission to use my picture, i became aware of the page.
Otherwise, I have no part in the writing of this, but give my permission to utilize my pictures.
thanks for your help.
Melissa Palmer, MD— Preceding unsigned comment added by Rags11749 (talk • contribs)
To CastAStone
The Amazon issue, I think, has been resolved. The bio on Amazon has been almost entirely eliminated. Also, I don't see the Melissa Palmer (doctor) page linking over to an Amaon page containing a blog. Please double-check the Amazon, and bio, in question, to confirm what I'm saying.
Thank you.
--Rags11749 (talk) 05:59, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The content was also found on your liverdisease website, claiming copyright and all rights reserved. Unless you provide Wikipedia with the correct license to use the content, it can't be used here, again, even if you wrote it. Honestly, were I you, I wouldn't bother going through the process of changing copyright on your own content just for Wikipedia. If your AfD passes because it turns out that you are notable, write new content in your userspace (User:Rags11749/Autobiography), and have it reviewed prior to insertion into your article. If you just add it, you'll be challenged for WP:COI - Conflict of Interest. What you write can have the same general ideas without using the same words. If your entry appears to be encyclopedic, another editor can (and will) add it to your article. In fact, feel free to ask me for a review, when it's ready. — XSG06:19, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The main problem is that the article over all has an advertisment tone to it. If youj can remove that then it should make a fine edition. Blogs aren't generally a good source unless it's her blog and she's notable. Hell In A Bucket (talk) 05:00, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
What are the specific sentences, or phrases, within the article which you consider as sounding like an advertisement? I would consider making some revisions so as to improve the article in this regard, and make it more suitable for Wikipedia.
Thank you.
--Rags11749 (talk) 06:06, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, help me out here... I'm going to fix up your article to Wikipedia standards. It'll be a lot less flowery than what was up there, but it'll be chock full of facts about you. To make this work, I need some references. Are there any news sites or magazines that have written articles about you? How does your book qualify as best-selling? Also, do you have a mention on the NYU Langone page? — XSG06:35, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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