User talk:Jikaku
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[edit] Union Institute
Not a problem! A few anons show up every now and then and try to whitewash that artilce. Grrr. Natalie 13:28, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Copyright
Well, how to license things under the GFDL isn't really my forte, but a good start would be the text of the GNU Free Documentation License and the page on donating copyright materials. Assuming that this information can be released, please be aware that it cannot replace the entire page, as a previous user had been doing. This violates a variety of policies as well as the style guide.
If the donating materials page doesn't answer your questions, there is a copyright discussion page you could ask your question at. Natalie 14:40, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Information is not copyrighted. If there is information (as opposed to copyrighted text) that is appropriate to that article, and that does not constitute advertisement or conflict of interest, then find a way to express the information that is not derivative of the copyrighted material. --Orange Mike 21:22, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Welcome to Wikipedia!!!
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[edit] User talk page and user page info
Regarding user talk pages, it is best to not delete notices, but instead, to archive them. You will find how to do this here, under "When pages get too long." Your talk page is intended to serve as a place to discuss your contributions. It ends up being a sort of a history of the work you've done and the conflicts you've been in, or the praise you've received. It's alright to archive comments or warnings, but blanking your talk page is not considered appropriate, as it is not actually yours but instead belongs to us all. Please read WP:USERPAGE and WP:TALK. Actively erasing non-harassing personal messages can often be interpreted as hostile. In the past, this kind of behavior has been viewed as uncivil. For this reason, eventually when you desire to keep the "clutter" down on your user talk page, I suggest that you create archives for these messages. I would be happy to assist you in doing just that if you ask me to. You can see a sample of archives (mine) here. As for your user page, most users seem to use it as a place to describe themselves as people and/or editing entities. Many collect links to pages they are working on and/or have been working on. You user page is more "yours," in a way, than anywhere else on wikipedia, but is not intended to serve as a personal webpage either. Once again, read here to learn more about this. -- Kukini hablame aqui 16:28, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Notability of James Foster (Cincinnati)
A tag has been placed on James Foster (Cincinnati) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), 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 an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.
If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.
For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. JohnCD (talk) 16:38, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] February 2008
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from Stephen K. Hayes. When removing text, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the text has been restored, as you can see from the page history. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Nate1481(t/c) 16:24, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Citation needed tags
These tags are not vandalism, and you cannot remove them as such. The sentences need to be cited and the tags should not be removed until the information has a source. Natalie (talk) 18:09, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
- Are there established guidelines for what does and does not require citation? For example, your talk page says you are a native speaker of english - if that were in an article, could I add a citation needed tag for that?
- In an article which links to the institution's official home page, which has links to, addresses for, and pictures of the remote academic centers - isn't it wholly superfluous to add a "citation needed" tag to a mention in the article to those academic centers? Jikaku (talk) 18:24, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
- There are guidelines, most importantly the Verifiability Guideline. A strict interpretation of the sourcing rules demands that every statement be supported by verifiable citations. There are some exceptions to this, such as things considered common knowledge, but because anyone can change anything on Wikipedia citing sources allows readers to double check information.
- The citation needed tags you removed refer to Union Institute acquiring another institution, the name being changed because of that acquisition, the school's accreditation and founding date, and the acquisition of two institutions. The only one of those facts that would probably be okay without a citation is the name change, as its rather obvious that the institution operates under that name.
- Please note as well that vandalism does not include any good-faith effort to improve an article. Unless you have reason to believe that the person who added these tags was doing so with the intention of being disruptive, they are not vandalism. Natalie (talk) 19:44, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Pedantic
Thank you for correcting my mistake. I was actually confused about this comma part. DrAjitParkash (talk) 20:59, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Stephen K. Hayes
It works for me, it's about as independent as your going to get any time soon. Thanks for trawling round for it. --Nate1481(t/c) 07:34, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
