Rufusbass1
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Message added 21:51, 14 June 2010 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
Hello, Rufusbass1, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
I notice that one of the first articles you created appears to be an article about yourself. This is a common mistake made by new Wikipedians—as this is an encyclopedia, we wouldn't expect to have an article about every contributor. Your user page, however, is a great place to write about yourself, making sure to stay within user page guidelines. Just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit it normally.
The page you created about yourself has been or will shortly be speedily deleted from Wikipedia, but if you want to use the content from it, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.
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You left a message at User talk:Mazca but it appears that user is busy at the moment so I am replying here with some information.
Re copyright: There are two issues: First, the copyright owner has to confirm that they understand the consequences of donating material to Wikipedia (other people can also use the material). Second, Wikipedia has to verify that the copyright owner has made the material available. Material posted at Wikipedia must comply with relevant copyright laws so that Wikipedia does not violate copyright (it is not simply a question of whether the person posting the material has a copyright problem). See WP:Donating copyrighted materials for more.
Re the article: One useful approach would be to use WP:Articles for creation which involves experienced editors reviewing a page before it is released as an article. There is no problem with factual information, provided it is verifiable. Johnuniq (talk) 03:51, 17 June 2010 (UTC)