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Hello Vlall800,
It seems to me that an article you worked on, Dr. Vivek Lall, may be copied from http://www.stratpost.com/vivek-lall-leading-new-ril-tech-venture. It's entirely possible that I made a mistake, but I wanted to let you know because Wikipedia is strict about copying from other sites.
It's important that you edit the article and rewrite it in your own words, unless you're absolutely certain nothing in it is copied. If you're not sure how to fix the problem or have any questions, there are people at the help desk who are happy to assist you.
Thank you for helping build a free encyclopedia! CorenSearchBot (talk) 09:48, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Dr. Vivek Lall
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A tag has been placed on Dr. Vivek Lall requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.
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January 2012
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This is your last warning. The next time you create an inappropriate page, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. You have repeatedly created pages that infringe on others' copyrights. ZZArch talk to me 09:54, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
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Message added 10:05, 27 January 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
ZZArch talk to me 10:05, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
This is your last warning. The next time you remove a speedy deletion notice from a page you have created yourself, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. ZZArch talk to me 10:14, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. S.G.(GH) ping! 10:46, 27 January 2012 (UTC)Copyright, notability, autobiography
editYou must not copy material into Wikipedia - it could cause serious legal problems. See Wikipedia:Copy-paste and for more detail Wikipedia:Copyrights#Contributors' rights and obligations.
It is not enough say "The site gave me permission", because (a) we have no way to be certain that someone on the end of a wire is who he says, and (b) release to Wikipedia involves more than just permission to reproduce - Wikipedia's CC-BY-SA license allows readers to copy, modify, and use for any purpose including commercial, and it is essential that the actual copyright holder understands and agrees to that.
The way to make a copyright release is explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials or (if you do not yourself own the copyright) Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission; but it is not often worth doing that, because material written for other purposes usually has a promotional tone unsuitable for an encyclopedia article, which requires a neutral point of view, and because notability, a requirement to have a Wikipedia article, requires to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." A single source is unlikely to be enough - see WP:42 and WP:Notability (people).
Finally, if you are Dr. Lall, please be aware that writing about yourself in Wikipedia is strongly discouraged, for reasons explained at Wikipedia:Autobiography. JohnCD (talk) 10:49, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
- edit conflict) Whether or not the site has given you permission does not concern us. They have not released the use of the copyright text to Wikipedia - please see WP:COPYVIO for details about how they could do this. Note that it must be them and not you. Apart from this, I cannot see that Dr Lall is certain to meet the requirements of WP:BIO, and the shadowy future project talked about is not encyclopaedic material. Please see WP:CRYSTAL. All in all, the article looks somewhat promotional as well. Can I ask you to read WP:COI and WP:NPOV as well as the others? COI is conflict of interest, as either you are Dr Lall or are closely associated with him (and if you are not him, under WP:USERNAME you should not be using his name). NPOV is neutral point of view. A final bit of reading is WP:RS about reliable independent sources. I'm not saying that Stratpost are neither reliable nor independent, but there is a distinct suggestion to me reading it that a lot of the information has been supplied by the subject. Something totally independently written would be advisable in addition. I would stress that reposting the copyright material will result in blocking from editing, unless the correct procedures have been followed. Even then, I feel that the article would be immediately tagged under a notability criterion. Peridon (talk) 10:54, 27 January 2012 (UTC)