User talk:Adaymond
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It appears you're trying to enter articles with HTML coding. Might I suggest you read Wikipedia:Tutorial for some easier wiki formatting tips? Also, be careful about our WP:NPOV policy. He may have been "a man of great thinking" or something like that, but saying so in the article, violates the policy. I also saw you got sidetracked a few times. Information about the painting doesn't really belong in his biography. And neither is information about the city's development. Try staying on topic and discuss only what is relevant to Brown's life. Happy editing! - Mgm|(talk) 11:13, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
REPLY Whitford James Brown IS My grandfather, and was the FIRST MAYOR of PORIRUA CITY, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND. Therefore it is fair to state that what I have written is relevent to the development of porirua city and is true and factual, plus fully endorsed by the N.Z government - so I am staying on topic -what would you know about it? I think that you are extremely Rude and arrogant
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[edit] License tagging for Image:Mayor Brown.jpg
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[edit] What do ya want? - A Letter? From the N.Z Government?
[edit] Frances Ward
Wikipedia isn't paper, so we have less of a space constraint. Please write articles using full sentences. Did she do anything special herself or is she only related to famous people? - Mgm|(talk) 10:48, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Whitford Brown
It appears you're trying to enter articles with HTML coding. Might I suggest you read Wikipedia:Tutorial for some easier wiki formatting tips? Also, be careful about our WP:NPOV policy. He may have been "a man of great thinking" or something like that, but saying so in the article, violates the policy. I also saw you got sidetracked a few times. Information about the painting doesn't really belong in his biography. And neither is information about the city's development. Try staying on topic and discuss only what is relevant to Brown's life. Happy editing! - Mgm|(talk) 11:13, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Joseph Thomas Ward
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A tag has been placed on Joseph Thomas Ward, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is notable, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the page (below the existing db tag) and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.
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- Exactly, it is because the article violates copyright because it is copied from Dictionary of New Zealand Biography! - Mailer Diablo 14:31, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Joseph Thomas Ward
The last time this was deleted, it wasn't me. What got it deleted that time around is that the "granddaughter perspective" isn't the right tone for an encyclopedia. You can't directly copy the biography from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biographies website as you did, because it violates copyright law. But you can use the information that's in it to write a biography in your own words for Wikipedia. If you actually wrote the material in there, please use the Contact Wikipedia link (here, or in the bar to the left) to contact some Wikipedia officials so they can confirm you own the copyright. - Mgm|(talk) 14:54, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
- To clarify why the article was last deleted as WP:CSD#A7 - The last version that I checked did not include that notice, which means notability was not asserted then. However, the content from Dictionary of New Zealand Biographies may assert notability, but a direct copy of it is a copyright violation, which means it will be deleted as WP:CSD#G12. This is actually a fixable problem, you can either follow Mgm's instructions if you do own the copyright, or phrase the article again in your own words and cite the website as a source. Please do read up how articles are formatted. Hope that helps, have a nice day! - Best regards, Mailer Diablo 15:30, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
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