User talk:VideoProfiling

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Copyright problems with Video profiling[edit]

Hello. Concerning your contribution, Video profiling, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.videoprofiling.co.uk/index.php. As a copyright violation, Video profiling appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Video profiling has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.

If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) then you should do one of the following:

If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at Talk:Video profiling and send an email with the message to "permissions-en (at) wikimedia (dot) org". See Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
If a note on the original website states that re-use is permitted under the GFDL or released into the public domain leave a note at Talk:Video profiling with a link to where we can find that note.
If you hold the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en(at)wikimedia(dot)org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the GFDL, and note that you have done so on Talk:Video profiling.

However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you. —C.Fred (talk) 20:29, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Even with permission to use the material at your website, it's a very slippery slope to use it in an article on video profiling in general. Technically, for you to add it to the article, it's original research. For others to use it, the question of whether your site is a reliable source comes into play. If the article is not backed up by reliable sources, it is subject to deletion for not being verifiable. Further, using your site as the example runs the risk of the article being viewed as promotional.

I strongly suggest you review the article guidelines, including neutral point of view and conflict of interest, as the article you would like to create may run counter to some of the key principles of Wikipedia. —C.Fred (talk) 15:46, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

After review of the article, I'm going to go ahead and restore the article. I don't think it is blatantly promotional, though I am going to strip the references to your website from the article under WP:EL. I will also tag the article with the issues that I see present: it's unreferenced, and you have a conflict of interest with the article. It is entirely possible that other editors will nominate the article for deletion, so after I finish (look for the "under construction" banner at the top of the page to go away), I would suggest improving it for a more neutral, encyclopedic tone and adding third-party sources. —C.Fred (talk) 16:07, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Video profiling[edit]

The article Video profiling has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

This technique is likely non-notable, the article is very unclear about what it actually is, and the article was written by a person with a WP:COI (see talk and history).

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the Proposed Deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The Speedy Deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and Articles for Deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Sandstein 16:38, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]