Talk:Dublin Convention

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I have permission from the copyright holder. The page just needs a reference to the website.

• Hi, Parmaestro. Are they releasing it under the GFDL or into the public domain so others can reuse it as well? Who did you contact? When? Please see Wikipedia:Copyrights for the policy and procedures. 68.81.231.127 09:49, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Hello Anonymous. The organisation which runs the website has assured me that they "have no objection to items on [their] website being reproduced with appropriate acknowledgment."

Am I missing something here ? We're talking about a description of an international convention !

Parmaestro 20:49, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Hi Parmaestro. Text included in the Wikipedia either needs to licensed under the GFDL, released into the public domain, or qualify under fair use. A vague, informal statement doesn't meet that criteria, and even if permission is given, that must be specifically documented. See Wikipedia:Copyrights for details. A more enduring problem is that promotional material doesn't belong in the Wikipedia (though it can be an excellent source of facts for an article you write yourself). The Wikipedia is an encyclopedia; our articles need to have a neutral point of view, and must be based on publically available sources. See Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not, and Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. The stub you wrote on the /temp page is a good start. BTW, I have a static IP so I'm actually less anonymous than registered users. :) 68.81.231.127 21:55, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I'll help rewrite parts of it later, but I don't have time right now. 68.81.231.127 22:26, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Switzerland

My understand is that they're holding a referendum on the dublin convention because enough signatures (over 50,000) on a petition were gathered to force one. See http://www.euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=18772 and http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=6204 -- Joolz 12:25, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)