User talk:Ron Barker

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Hi, The article was copied from WikiCrimeLine that I posted. If you go to WikiCrimeLine you will see from the history page that I posted the content of the article. Copyright on WikiCrimeLine is the same as on Wikipedia. If that is not ok I applogise but as there was no article dealing with exclusion of evidence I thought it would be ok to start one. Sorry to have caused so much trouble. Ron Barker 14:39, 16 June 2007 (UTC) I should just add that WikiCrimeLine Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen’s Printer for Scotland Ron Barker 14:44, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Exclusion of evidence on the ground of unfairness

Hello, I have deleted this article as a copyright violation because the particular Crown copyright used on the source page does not seem to be compatible with Wikipedia. It specifies that the text may be used for "research, private study or for internal circulation within an organisation." For things to be posted here on Wikipedia, they need to be free of restrictions on how they may be distributed. Thanks --Spike Wilbury ♫ talk 05:11, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Hi Spike: I am really getting confused. I do understand why the page was deleted. However, as suggested I started another page of the same description on the talk page. Is there any reason why this page conflicts with wikipedia rules? See page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Exclusion_of_evidence_on_the_ground_of_unfairness/Temp Thank you for your help. Ron Barker 07:04, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Well, where did you get that text? If it is copied from somewhere, it is no more useful than the last text. It looks like it is copied from somewhere. We simply can't accept copyrighted text here - you have to type the material in your own words. Also, it needs to be formatted to be in the style and tone of an encyclopedia article, especially by introducing the subject with a proper lead. You might check out some other articles on legal topics for ideas on style, and also see Wikipedia:Manual of Style. Once we get those things cleared up, we can move the article into place. --Spike Wilbury ♫ talk 14:41, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Hi: The article is not copied. The words are mine. The article may not be in the wikipedia style but the words are mine. Ron Barker 18:24, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Ron, the text you reference is copied directly from this site. Wikicrimeline does not contain any notices releasing its content that I can find, therefore we must assume it to be under copyright. Can you explain this? Spike Wilbury ♫ talk 21:40, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the information. I was unable to access the article history on Wikicrimeline because it kept giving me a server error. However, I can say that both the Crown Copyright and the Wikicrimeline copyrights are incompatible with Wikipedia. You cannot post copyrighted text here without the copyright holder releasing it under a free license. I realize that you may have authored the content, but as soon as you posted it on Wikicrimeline it became copyrighted under their site. Hope this helps.--Spike Wilbury ♫ talk 14:41, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Interpretation Act 1978

This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Interpretation Act 1978, and it appears to include a substantial copy of http://www.swarb.co.uk/acts/1978InterpretationAct.shtml. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites 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.

This message was placed automatically, and it is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article and it would be appreciated if you could drop a note on the maintainer's talk page. CorenSearchBot (talk) 21:14, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

The content I have posted is a short extract of the Interpretation Act 1978. swarb has no more right to post the material than anyone else. Ron Barker (talk) 21:23, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright problems

Hello. Concerning your contribution, Interpretation Act 1978, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material without the permission of the author. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All+Primary&PageNumber=48&NavFrom=2&parentActiveTextDocId=1838152&activetextdocid=1838155. As a copyright violation, Interpretation Act 1978 appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Interpretation Act 1978 has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message. For text material, please consider rewriting the content and citing the source, provided that it is credible.

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andy (talk) 00:02, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Interpretation Act 1978

Another editor has added the "{{prod}}" template to the article Interpretation Act 1978, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but the editor doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the article (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia or discuss the relevant issues at its talk page. If you remove the {{prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. BJBot (talk) 10:14, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Unclosed ref

I have replied to Wikipedia:Help desk#Problem adding content to article. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:16, 29 January 2008 (UTC)