Theodor44

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Copyright query

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hi, I've created a new entry about Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber. It is partly based on the text here: http://www.princeton.edu/~lisd/about_lisd/danspeckgruber.html. However, the author of this text agreed that it be used in Wikipedia. what should i do?

Hi there; I am inserting this comment out of sequence on the page, as it is, I think, the most straightforward answer to your question. Even when an author has given permission for reproductioon of his material, there is a specific procedure in wikipedia to go through. It is detailed in copyright. --Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 20:06, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

{{helpme}} thanks! so i should ask the author to write to Wikipedia, granting CC-BY-SA of the webpage?

You can refer to WP:COPYREQ for advice on how to do obtain permission, and sample request letters can be found here. CC-BY-SA is the minimum standard required, although it is preferred if it can be dual-licensed under GFDL. Make sure too that the wording is unambiguous, as per WP:CONSENT. ∙ AJCham talk 20:42, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

{{helpme}}thanks! the author has sent an e-mail to that effect. do you know how long does it usually take for it to be processed?

I really don't know, but it doesn't matter. Now that the email has been sent you can go ahead and add {{OTRS pending}} to the article's talkpage, to indicate that the copyright holder has allowed the use of the text, that should be enough to stop the speedy. ∙ AJCham talk 03:02, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

thanks, i will. {{helpme}} the article [1] was deleted, although the copyright holder sent an e-mail to permissions-en at wikimedia dot org explicitly permitting use under CC-BY-SA (and i added notification for it in the discussion section). what should i do now?

Give it a few days, for the OTRS to process the email. When they do that, they will update the talk page with the OTRS 'ticket number' and remove the notice from the article. Please be patient; the notice was only added today. If nothing happens after a week, please use another helpme to expedite things.  Chzz  ►  07:26, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

P.S. Please note that the article has not been deleted. The copyright warning template merely prevents the article from displaying - if you edit the page, you'll see that the content actually is there, but is hidden. When the template is removed (by the person who processes the OTRS), the article will again be visible. Hope this clarifies.  Chzz  ►  07:28, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

yes, thanks

You're welcome. The 'speedy deletion' notification that you had was an error, really; the 'speedy delete' tag was removed from the article and replaced with the OTRS-pending notice (with this edit). So, I've removed the 'speedy deletion notification' that was on your page below. No further action necessary; it should get sorted out within a few days. Cheers,  Chzz  ►  07:33, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

{{helpme}} may I do anything to facilitate the article's approval?

Hiya.

I am looking for it now.

:Do you know either a) part of the subject line in the email, or b) the email address that it came from? That will make it easier to find. Cheers,  Chzz  ►  19:00, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Found it. Please hold for a few minutes, it's being processed right now.  Chzz  ►  19:08, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Done. If you look on Talk:Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber, you'll see that there is now an OTRS 'ticket number' noted there, so the copyright issue is now all sorted out. The article Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber can now be edited. Let me know if you need any further help, Cheers,  Chzz  ►  20:37, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

 Done

{{helpme}} thanks! so now there are two more remarks on the page. i tried to address them by adding content and format. is that OK? also, i uploaded a picture (File:Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber (2004).jpg) and tried to link it to the page, but it does not appear. other field in the Infobox also do not appear (e.g. "main_interests").

The image is not appearing in the infobox because you have put the filename next to the field "image_name". The correct field name for a picture is just "image". When you correct this, the photo will appear. The other field, "main_interests", does not exist in the infobox, which is documented here. There you can look for another field to use for the information you'd like to add. Please let me know if there are any more questions. Thanks! --Mysdaao ^talk 18:32, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

done. thanks! i removed the formatting comments. i hope this is ok.

If you believe you addressed the issues in the two maintenance templates, then you are free to remove them as you did. However, you should always give the reason for removing them, preferably in an edit summary. It is good practice to enter an edit summary describing the changes every time you edit. And it's also suggested you add a signature to every comment you make on a talk page by adding ~~~~ after the comment. This will add your username and the date and time of the comment, which helps other users follow discussions. Thanks! --Mysdaao ^talk 22:19, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

thank you! Theodor44 (talk) 18:27, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Biographies

recently, a page i created some three years ago http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_F._Danspeckgruber is now marked to be possibly deleted. i am not quite sure why. please advise. thank you Theodor44 (talk) 13:33, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

It actually tells you on the tags, but in general terms. Click on the blue 'notability for academics' bit on that one and you get the policy that may not be met. The other one is, so far as I can see, basically complaining about the excessive use of external links - that is things like the subject's Facebook page and Twitter and Facebook for the LISD. The whole lot of the External Links suggests to me promotion, which may not be the intention. We don't usually link Facebook and Twitter, or YouTube. Please see WP:EL for more details. I'm afraid I've added another tag - refimprove. The two references are not really independent - please see WP:RS about reliable independent sources. Those are NOT deletion tags - they're what's called maintenance tags. If the problems go on too long, deletion may be proposed, but it can take quite a while to get there. They are there to draw attention to problems. Problems should be addressed, mind you. This article definitely needs references from independent sources and the links need pruning. It says somewhere 'Wikipedia is not a collection of links' - don't ask me where. It's in the policies somewhere and regularly gets trotted out. Peridon (talk) 17:38, 7 October 2012 (UTC)