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Speedy deletion nomination of DePuy ASR Hip Recall In Ireland edit
A tag has been placed on DePuy ASR Hip Recall In Ireland requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.
If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.
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 - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), 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. Eeekster (talk) 09:05, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
- Assertion of permission is not enough; for one thing, we have no way to know that you are who you say, and for another, release to Wikipedia involves more than just permission to reproduce, and it is essential that the copyright owner understands and agrees to that. So you have to follow the steps explained at WP:Donating copyrighted materials. I have restored the article but blanked it with a copyright template, as is required until proper clearance is given.
- Even with permission, the article may need modification: Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a notice-board. In particular we have a strong policy of WP:Verifiability which includes: "The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth—whether readers can check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source, not whether editors think it is true." You will need to cite reliable sources for the statements in the article. See WP:Your first article for good general advice.
- If your firm has an interest in this matter, I must also draw your attention to Wikipedia's rules on editing with a WP:Conflict of interest.
Update regarding copyright concern edit
Since we do not yet have verification of permission by the processes set out above and sufficient time has passed since the placement of the notice, the article has been deleted for copyright concerns. This deletion is not necessarily permanent. If you have already sent a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA) and GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) (if you are not the copyright holder or have co-authored the material, release under CC-BY-SA-compatible license alone is sufficient), the article will be restored when that letter is received and processed by the Wikimedia Communications committee. Likewise, if you have not yet sent a letter, you still may (or resend it, if you believe your original may have been lost), and the article will be restored when that letter is received and processed.
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Thank you. Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:31, 8 September 2010 (UTC)