User talk:Rhapsody PR
Managing a conflict of interest
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Hello, Rhapsody PR. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Will Bates (composer), you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:
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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Wikishovel (talk) 00:06, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Will Bates (composer)
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A tag has been placed on Will Bates (composer), requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly defined criteria, then it may soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:
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- It appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement of https://www.filmmusicsite.com/en/news.cgi?go=detail&id=15477. (See section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Wikishovel (talk) 00:11, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
Responding to the contested deletion
[edit]Hi, I've decided to reply here since your message at Talk:Will Bates (composer) may be deleted alongside the page itself.
You wrote:
This page should not be speedily deleted because the bio in question was composed/written by Rhapsody PR for Will Bates per his request. In adition to being a composer and multi-instrumentalist, Will Bates is also the founder of Fall On Your Sword (which has it's own approved wikipedia page). ... The bio was composed/written by Rhapsody PR in their own words. The bio has been accessible to members of the press to share on their sites (including the website mentioned below).
This may be, but Wikipedia has particular rules around copyright which mean that we cannot accept the text verbatim even if permission has been granted to the press to use it.
But setting aside the copyright rules, the bigger problem is that it goes against the rules against advertising and promotion. Please consider the note above about managing a conflict of interest. Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 01:01, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
October 2023
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