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Your contributed article, History of Kyokushin Karate of Adnan Tarsha

Hello, I notice that you recently created a new page, History of Kyokushin Karate of Adnan Tarsha. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as yourself. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page - [[:{{{article}}}]]. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will to continue helping improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at [[:{{{article}}}]] - you might like to discuss new information at [[Talk:{{{article}}}|the article's talk page]].

If you think that the article you created should remain separate, 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), 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. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. Janggeom (talk) 04:02, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Copyright problems with Adnan Tarsha

Hello. Concerning your contribution, Adnan Tarsha, 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.adnantarsha.com/KarateB2.htm. As a copyright violation, Adnan Tarsha appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Adnan Tarsha 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 Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA) then you should do one of the following:

• If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at Talk:Adnan Tarsha and send an email with the message to permissions-enwikimedia.org. See Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
• If a note on the original website states that it is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license, leave a note at Talk:Adnan Tarsha 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-enwikimedia.org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the CC-BY-SA and GFDL, and note that you have done so on Talk:Adnan Tarsha.

However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with our copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright concerns very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Thank you. Janggeom (talk) 04:33, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Adnan Tarsha

We appreciate your protecting the copyright of http://www.adnantarsha.com/KarateB2.htm, and would like to inform you that this link is one of our website's links and we are who made the article "Adnan Tarsha" which you deleted from your website, so there isn't a copyright violation, and the title of the article "Adnan Tarsha" is the name of the owner himself of our website www.adnantarsha.com. Thank you for your cooperation المعلم الكبير (talk) 03:35, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your note. Please be sure to read Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission and Wikipedia:Five pillars, and follow the guidelines and policies outlined there, if you would like to restart the article. If there is anything you do not understand from those documents, feel welcome to post questions here and I will try to help. Janggeom (talk) 09:18, 24 December 2009 (UTC)