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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Quality Information Framework edit

 

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Quality Information Framework requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from qifstandards.org/about-dmsc. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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  You have an obvious conflict of interest and you must declare it. If you work directly or indirectly for an organisation, or otherwise are acting on its behalf, you are very strongly discouraged from attempting to write an article at all. If you are paid directly or indirectly by the organisation you are writing about, you are required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:Rayrunner. The template {{Paid}} can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form: {{paid|user=Rayrunner|employer=InsertName|client=InsertName}}. If you are being compensated, please provide the required disclosure. Note that editing with a COI is discouraged, but permitted as long as it is declared. Concealing a COI can lead to a block. Please do not edit further until you respond to this message. Also read the following regarding writing an article:

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Before attempting to write an article again, please make sure that the topic meets the notability criteria linked above, and check that you can find independent third party sources. Also read Your first article. You must also reply to the COI request above. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:30, 27 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for your disclosure, please reframe it in the form prescribed above as {{paid|user=Rayrunner|employer=InsertName|client=InsertName}} to create the correct template. You are correct that draft space is there to allow improvements, but it can't be used to host copyright violations or promotion. Note also that although your declaration prevents you being blocked as an undeclared paid editor, it doesn't mean that you can write what you like; anything like your first attempt will be seen as non-compliant so take your time and make sure you get it right. :Your first draft was a copyright violation of non-PD sites, it had no in-line references at all, and the external links you listed as references were to your own sites, not independent third-party sources. You had no wikilinks to other articles, but you did add TM symbols and promo-bolding contra MOS
Your content was purely promotional with nothing to show how it meets our notability criteria. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:22, 1 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

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--Drm310 🍁 (talk) 19:12, 31 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: DMSC – Digital Metrology Standards Consortium (March 31) edit

 
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Your submission at Articles for creation: DMSC – Digital Metrology Standards Consortium (April 2) edit

 
Your recent article submission has been rejected. If you have further questions, you can ask at the Articles for creation help desk or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help. The reason left by Sulfurboy was: This submission is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia. The comment the reviewer left was: A full on advert with virtually no sourcing to denote notability. Since article would have to be wholly rewritten even if the subject is notable this is a clear rejct.
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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:DMSC – Digital Metrology Standards Consortium edit

 

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A tag has been placed on Draft:DMSC – Digital Metrology Standards Consortium requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://cmmquarterly.mbccmm.com/index.php/past-articles/193-scan-with-cmm-or-scanner. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Rayrunner/sandbox edit

 

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  Done using selective deletion of the affected revisions. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 16:59, 2 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

Rescued text from Draft talk:DMSC – Digital Metrology Standards Consortium edit

Content by Rayrunner edit

I had problem creating the infobox.

Will add history of the DMSC. We will also submit our Quality Information Framework (QIF)which is our primary standard we manage.

Contested deletion edit

This page should not be speedy deleted as an unambiguous copyright infringement, because... (your reason here) --Rayrunner (talk) 16:45, 2 April 2020 (UTC) I/we are the owners of the content and images used in this article and they are not copyrighted materials and open for all users to use. I am a board member of the DMSC the subject of this article and are simply trying to add who we are tot the body of information that makes up Wikipedia such as ANSI, ASME, and ISO other standards organizations that help promote standards to be used by industry.Reply

Content by Theroadislong edit

however your website clearly states "Copyright © 2007 - 2016 CMM Quarterly. All rights reserved". Wikipedia only has articles on notable subjects, your draft has zero independent sources. Theroadislong (talk) 16:48, 2 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

April 2020 edit

 
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 1 week for using Wikipedia for spam or advertising purposes; violations of Wikipedia's copyright policy; disruptive editing with a conflict of interest. "If COI editing causes disruption, an administrator may opt to place blocks on the involved accounts." This has happened now. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.
If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  ~ ToBeFree (talk) 17:03, 2 April 2020 (UTC)Reply
I strongly recommend, although can not require, that you do not continue to use your Wikipedia account for edits related to your conflict of interest. As a more productive, less stressful and less maintenance-intensive alternative, I recommend enjoying Wikipedia as a volunteer without affiliations to the edited articles. The Task Center and the community portal may be interesting for this purpose. You have been on Wikipedia for over 4 years, and we'd love to welcome you back as a helpful contributor. If you clearly agree not to edit about your affiliations anymore, the block can also be removed under this condition immediately. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 17:07, 2 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of Template:Infobox DMSC edit

 

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice that the page you created, Template:Infobox DMSC, was tagged as a test page under section G2 of the criteria for speedy deletion and has been or soon may be deleted. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.

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