User talk:Tweedybyrd
December 2012
[edit]Hello Tweedybyrd, and welcome to Wikipedia. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.
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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 19:27, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
Non-free rationale for File:SUN Band Logo.png
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Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:SUN Band Logo.png. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under non-free content criteria, but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia is acceptable. Please go to the file description page, and edit it to include a non-free rationale.
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Your addition to Sun (R&B band) has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text, or images borrowed from other websites, or printed material without a verifiable license; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of article content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 19:41, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
Dear Wiki,
I am the copyright holder of all the images and logo but will remove all of them so the content can be returned to Sun (R&B Band) on Wiki. Please clarify if any other changes are to be made. It seems the Wiki 'Sun (R&B Band) page was OK until these images were added. There is no intention of copyright violations here.
Please let me know ASAP so I can resume and correct the page per your advice. I don't want to be blocked from editing but the page needs the full content reinstated.
Regards,
Tweedybyrd
- The images were the least of the problem. All of the text that you added was copied from somewhere else. That is the problem. What other connection do you have with the subject? -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 22:02, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
Dear Wiki,
Thank you for your immediate response.
These text were written by Scott Galloway by my guidance and approval for the SUN Greatest Hits liner notes. I own the group SUN plus all image rights. My name is Byron Byrd ....the founder, leader, and rights owner of SUN. I will re-write the content in my words referring to actual statements by individuals cleared for publication for accuracy and History of the group SUN. What is being said presently in the short introduction on the Wiki page for SUN (R&B Band) is not accurate and the word 'flopped' is someone personal opinion. Who wrote this?
After your reply and blessing along with confirmation that this is the right direction I should now take.....I will immediately rewrite the page under Wiki guidelines. All I want is correct, informative information about my group SUN.
Regards,
Tweedybyrd (Byron Byrd)
- In that case you have a distinct conflict of interest and you probably shouldn't be editing the article at all. Anything you add must be uncontroversial and well sourced. If anyone challenges anything you add, you must use the article talk page to resolve any conflicts. Please read and understand WP:COI and WP:OR before editing the article. Also read WP:DCP if you wish to use copyrighted information that you own. Generally adding copyrighted information is a bad idea, even with permission. -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 19:08, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
Dear Wiki,
Thank you again for your response. I will have someone rewrite the page and I will submit it less any copyright material. I still want to know who has written the current information on the page now and how was this incorrect information accepted.
Regards,
Tweedybyrd
- The information that you claim is incorrect was added by various editors. There are millions of pages here, some slip through the cracks. Keep in mind, if you add any information to the page without citing a reliable source, it will be removed immediately. -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 10:40, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Dear Mufka,
All we are trying to do is correct the information. Why are you fighting us? You must know who added this info to the wiki page and you did with me. As I see it, the present info has been cut and pasted from sites like: http://www.acamusic.br.com http://www.last.fm http://duck.fm http://pc-pdx.com/bands/sun-_and_-lunar http://hkgfm.frodio.com/#/artist/sun/emigracija/ http://superfm.com.pl/biography/Sun/
To make Wiki a reliable source for information, you can't let unreliable, incorrect, and personally opinionated information 'slip through the cracks' which will start to permeate through the Internet. Once again, help us make the Wiki page on SUN a reliable, accurate, and informative page. We will cite only reliable sources when the page is rewritten unlike what is presently on the SUN Wiki page.
Regards,
Tweedybyrd
- No one is fighting you. I'm trying to convey the rules which are very specific when it comes to someone editing on a subject with which they are connected. I should also make it clear that you're dealing with an editor base that is all volunteer. Basically, someone with an understanding of the rules has to stumble on the article and fix it. And with over 4 million articles and just over 125,000 active editors (active means they made one edit in the last 30 days), you can see why things slip though the cracks. That's what has happened here, at least in part. It's quite frustrating to see articles that are written without any sources. We can't just delete them and we may not have the time to dedicate to sourcing them. That's why there are maintenance templates the get put on the articles to indicate that they need work.
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Orphaned non-free media (File:SUN Band Logo.png)
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Deletion discussion about Jela Mihailovic
[edit]Hello, Tweedybyrd,
I wanted to let you know that there's a discussion about whether Jela Mihailovic should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jela Mihailovic .
If you're new to the process, articles for deletion is a group discussion (not a vote!) that usually lasts seven days. If you need it, there is a guide on how to contribute. Last but not least, you are highly encouraged to continue improving the article; just be sure not to remove the tag about the deletion nomination from the top.
Thanks, C1776MTalk 13:24, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
Nomination of Jela Cello for deletion
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