User talk:Landscoper

Welcome!

Hello, Landscoper, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Crealism, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on this page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Minima c (talk) 11:05, 17 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Crealism[edit]

A tag has been placed on Crealism 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.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, 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 - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), 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. Minima c (talk) 11:05, 17 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The text was copied from http://crealisme.hautetfort.com. Wikipedia cannot accept material copied from elsewhere - see WP:Copy-paste. Assertion of permission to use is not enough: it is essential to make a copyright release as described above.

In any case, even if the copyright issue were resolved, material copied from elsewhere may well be unsuitable for an encyclopedia article, which requires a neutral point of view. Article subjects need to have notability, which is not a matter of opinion but must be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." There is good advice on how to write an acceptable article at WP:Your first article. JohnCD (talk) 14:26, 17 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright release[edit]

The instructions for what to do are at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The simplest way is to display on your website the form of release specified in the section headed "Granting us permission to copy material already online".

Even if you do that, I am not sure that your article will be acceptable. Please read WP:Your first article carefully. First, you will need to establish that your movement is notable, which is not a matter of opinion but must be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and anything based on press releases.

Also, as the originator and creator of the movement, in writing about it you have from our point of view a conflict of interest, and should read that guideline carefully.

You should also read Wikipedia is not for things made up one day: as written it is aimed at people who have made up a "joke" religion or a new drinking game, but the arguments it presents are equally applicable to serious, but newly-created and not well-known, movements. It is specifically not Wikipedia's role to help anyone or anything to become well-known: we report only on things that are already established; and this applies to non-commercial organisations too - see Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause.

I am sorry to seem discouraging, but I would rather you understand now what WIkipedia is and is not for, than put a lot of work into an article and see it deleted. Please let me know if you have any questions. You can reply below here - I will watch this page.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 22:03, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Crealism for deletion[edit]

A discussion has begun about whether the article Crealism, which you created or to which you contributed, should be deleted. While contributions are welcome, an article may be deleted if it is inconsistent with Wikipedia policies and guidelines for inclusion, explained in the deletion policy.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Crealism until a consensus is reached, and you are welcome to contribute to the discussion.

You may edit the article during the discussion, including to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. JohnCD (talk) 10:15, 27 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]