User talk:Yardbird Sweets

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Happy editing! Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 12:03, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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November

Proposed deletion of "Yardbird Sweets"

The deletion of an article you created, Yardbird Sweets, has been proposed for the following reason:

This article has nothing to do with an entity called "Yardbird Sweets".

You are welcome to improve the article to meet Wikipedia's quality standards and remove the deletion notice from the article. You may also remove the notice if you disagree with the deletion, though in such cases, further discussion may take place at Articles for deletion, and the article may still be deleted if there is a consensus to do so.

Wikipedia has certain standards for inclusion that all articles must meet. Certain types of article must establish the notability of their subject by asserting its importance or significance. Additionally, since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, content inappropriate for an encyclopedia, or content that would be more suited to somewhere else (such as a directory or social networking website) is not acceptable. See What Wikipedia is not for the relevant policy. You may wish to read our introduction to editing and guide to writing your first article.

Thank you. Blanchardb -^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}- timed 19:43, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problem: Askia Muhammad (journalist)

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as Askia Muhammad (journalist), but we regretfully cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. This article appears to be a copy from http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/printer_3610.shtml, http://www.islamonline.net/livedialogue/english/Guestcv.asp?hGuestID=18Wx1K or another closely related source, and therefore a copyright violation. The copyrighted text has been or will soon be deleted.

If you believe that the article 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:Askia Muhammad (journalist) and send an email with confirmation of permission 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 that the material is released into the public domain leave a note at Talk:Askia Muhammad (journalist) with a link to where we can find that note.
If you own 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:Askia Muhammad (journalist).

It may also be necessary for the text be modified to have an encyclopedic tone and to follow Wikipedia article layout. For more information on Wikipedia's policies, see Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.

If you would like to begin working on a new version of the article you may do so at Talk:Askia Muhammad (journalist)/Temp. Leave a note at Talk:Askia Muhammad (journalist) saying you have done so and an administrator will move the new article into place once the issue is resolved. Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! • Gene93k (talk) 18:37, 10 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Since we do not yet have verification of permission to use this text, I have deleted the article, but I am creating a new stub on this individual at Askia Muhammad. Please feel free to contribute original text to it. Thank you. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 16:44, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

December

Copyright problems with Askia Muhammad (journalist)

Hello. Concerning your contribution, Askia Muhammad (journalist), 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.finalcall.com/artman/publish/printer_3610.shtml & http://www.islamonline.net/livedialogue/english/Guestcv.asp?hGuestID=18Wx1K. As a copyright violation, Askia Muhammad (journalist) appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Askia Muhammad (journalist) 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:Askia Muhammad (journalist) 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:Askia Muhammad (journalist) with a link to where we can find that note.
If you own 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:Askia Muhammad (journalist).

However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you. GateKeeper^(X) @ 10:34, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Askia Muhammad (journalist)

Hello. This article has been merged into to the existing article on Askia Muhammad. If you wish to contribute additional material to an article on this individual, please feel free to do so there. We don't create multiple articles on one individual, and we don't set an individual off by profession unless there is need. If there are no other Askia Muhammads on Wikipedia, there is no reason to "disambiguate" the title. It makes it unnecessarily complicated for our contributors to find the article.

Given your interest in this individual, though, I would ask you to review our conflict of interest and autobiography guidelines. You have added no sources to this article, so we cannot tell if this is personal knowledge, which is not allowed on Wikipedia. All information here must have been previously published in a reliable source in order to meet our verifiability guideline. If you do not cite your sources for this information, it is likely to be removed. Please feel free to add your sources to the article. As I know you have observed, since you copied the sources from the Askia Muhammad article, we prefer inline citation style, as it makes it easier for our readers to trace back and verify the reliability of information. This is important in a resource which anyone can edit.

I have also redirected your userpage to this talk page. As Wikipedia:User Page explains, user pages are to help other contributors collaborate with you in working on this encyclopedia. It is not for hosting copies of articles or extensive personal biographies. Please see Wikipedia is not a blog, webspace provider, social networking or memorial site for more information.

Finally, though you were linked to our "welcome" notice above, I see that you have not officially had our "welcome mat" laid out for you. I've added this to the top of your page. It may provide some valuable information to you about the policies and processes of contributing to our online encyclopedia. I hope that you'll find it helpful. If you have any questions, you are more than welcome to visit my talk page (you can follow the link to me after my "signature") or to ask them at our help desk. We even have one specifically for new contributors, as sometimes contributors find the processes of communication here confusing.

Thank you. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 12:06, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]