User talk:Auburnchika37

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Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the external links you added do not comply with our guidelines for external links. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links; nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. --CliffC 19:15, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Nice generic response. I saw the same thing on your Talk page, from someone else that you sent it to. Since I am new to this site, I need to learn your rules. I am merely trying to correct misinformation given by the original article author, who is promoting his website!!!! He is listed as a references. What a joke! Here you tell me that self-promotion is not allowed, but Reference #1 on that article points directly to an agent's website. Please be consistent with your rules. Auburnchika37 23:27, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

I've responded on my talk page to the concerns you posted there, it's best to hold these conversations in one place. --CliffC 04:14, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright status of LTC Insurance Features

Please do not post copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder, as you did to LTC Insurance Features. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites (http://www.lulu.com/browse/preview.php?fCID=434905 (pages 1,4) in this case) or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.
If you believe that the article 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 on the article Talk page 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:LTC Insurance Features with a link to where we can find that note;
• If you own 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 the article Talk page. Alternatively, you may create a note on your web page releasing the work under the GFDL and then leave a note at Talk:LTC Insurance Features with a link to the details.

Otherwise, you are encouraged to rewrite this article in your own words to avoid any copyright infringement. After you do so, you should place a {{hangon}} tag on the article page and leave a note at Talk:LTC Insurance Features saying you have done so. An administrator will review the new content before taking action.

It is also important that all Wikipedia articles have an encyclopedic tone and follow Wikipedia article layout. For more information on Wikipedia's policies, see Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If you want to edit constructively, take a look at the welcome page. Thank you. High on a tree 17:55, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Please note also: Even if you could obtain permission to publish this text under the GNU FDL (or write a new text with the same information but in different form so as not to infringe on the copyright of the original), there would still be a problem with Wikipedia's WP:NOT#HOWTO principle. Regards, High on a tree 17:58, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

I believe that I have accurately presented facts about long term care insurance policies. Everything contained in the article is representative of every long term care insurance policy and should be considered by every consumer considering purchase of a long term care insurance product. I have not written an instruction manual or a how-to guide. If you, as the editor, believe that the voice of the article reads like a "how-to" manual, then please provide an example from the article that needs to be changed. I just don't see it. Auburnchika37 18:21, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

• Since we already have long term care insurance, we do not need another article on the subject. I agree that it is solid how-to guide. Also it is veiled spam for your website. -- RHaworth 20:17, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

The current article on long term care insurance provides inaccurate information, and incomplete information. Therefore, are you recommending that I improve the existing article? Additionally, there was NO REFERENCE to our website....none. Your assumption of spam is wrong. The article referenced the published book by providing informative materials for free to the general public. I thought that this site was to benefit the public. So far, it is extremely difficult to post anything, or even correct misinformation. Again, I am trying to establish a neutral site to direct LTCi consumers for information. So far, the current article provides minimal information. So my question is this....should I add portions of the article that I wrote to the existing LTCi article? Auburnchika37 21:54, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

• Yes. If you think long term care insurance can be improved, improve it. But do so with care, your article veered much too far towards being an how-to guide. However, do not try to add external links - adding a link to "our website" is, by definition spam. -- RHaworth 08:56, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Your intentions to help out Wikipedia as an expert on a specific topic and donate your texts under a free license are appreciated. But perhaps you should read some more Wikpedia articles first to get a better feeling for Wikipedia's conventions and requirement regarding style and content.

A How-To is a detailed description which helps the reader to complete a specific task or solve a specific problem. An encylopedia article places much more emphasis on background information. A How-To addresses the reader directly, assuming that he is the one doing the task or solving the problem. An encylopedia article makes no such assumptions and is written in a very different style.

The article was deleted in spite of your statement that you actually own the copyright, (apparently) because you didn't follow the steps above - since we can't verify your identity from your edits alone, an email or similar is required. But for the reasons mentioned above, I think the text would eventually have been deleted (or substantially rewritten) anyway, even if the copyright problem had been solved.

You are allowed to reference text that you have published elsewhere, as long as these publications fulfill the requirements of Wikipedia:Reliable sources.

Regards, High on a tree 22:35, 22 July 2007 (UTC)