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Copyright problems with Lex Lawless

Hello. Concerning your contribution, Lex Lawless, 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.lexlawless.com/index.php?page=bio. As a copyright violation, Lex Lawless appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Lex Lawless 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:Lex Lawless 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:Lex Lawless 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-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:Lex Lawless.

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. Hqb (talk) 12:31, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

I've noted the "hangon" tag that you applied to the above-captioned article and the material you wrote on its associated talk page. It's entirely possible that you control the copyright for the material on the page and I'll grant for the moment that you do. However, my assessment is that the article fails to meet a number of other critical Wikipedia standards, including notability, the notability of musicians, conflict of interest, verifiability, reliable sources and veracity (you're going to have to produce impeccable references if you're going to successfully claim that you were cryogenically frozen). I have therefore decided to agree with the editor who tagged the page for speedy deletion. You may want to look at some basic information about Wikipedia policies, such as WP:Your first article and WP:Why was my article deleted?. Best of luck with your future efforts. Accounting4Taste:talk 14:33, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Lex Lawless

A tag has been placed on Lex Lawless requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Vejvančický (talk) 09:57, 15 June 2009 (UTC)