Jimat41
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We have a rule at Wikipedia that a Wikipedia article must not be copied from a web site, even your own -- first it's a copyright violation, but, even if you own the copyright and are willing to give us permission according to WP:DCM, the tone will not be encyclopedic and the material will not be suitable.
Since Gomery is highly notable, as reviewing administrator I did not delete the article, but instead substantially rewrote it. Now, please add the others of his books in the format I have started, list the other translations also in the format I used, and add references to published 3rd party reviews of the books to establish his notability.
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If I can help you further, let me know on my user talk page. DGG ( talk ) 06:56, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
Re: Using Wikipedia in the classroom edit
Hi Jim, yes, there is a coordination point for work such as yours. See Wikipedia:School and university projects. See Category:Journalism stubs for a list of stubs about journalism. Graham87 16:48, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
File permission problem with File:Douglas Gomery.jpg edit
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