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Richard Kerris

This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Richard Kerris, and it appears to include material copied directly from http://www.linkedin.com/in/rkerris.

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. The article will be reviewed to determine if there are any copyright issues.

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Richard kerris

This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Richard kerris, and it appears to include material copied directly from http://www.linkedin.com/in/rkerris.

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. The article will be reviewed to determine if there are any copyright issues.

If substantial content is duplicated and it is not public domain or available under a compatible license, it will be deleted. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material. You may use such publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. See our copyright policy for further details. (If you own the copyright to the previously published content and wish to donate it, see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for the procedure.) CorenSearchBot (talk) 00:34, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion

Hi Richard. A couple of problems, I'm afraid

Copyright: Since your web page does not say its content is public domain, or CC-BY-SA 3.0 and GFDL, we need to verify that it is available under a Wikipedia-compatible licence

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 the article talk page with a link to the web page details.
Otherwise, you are encouraged to rewrite this article in your own words to avoid any copyright infringement.

References: Your article did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts or show that it meets the notability guidelines. It is now wikipedia policy that biographical articles about living people must have independent references
You should not have external links in the text. Use wikilinks (Lucasfilm, Apple inc) and put the link to your own site in a separate external links section.
The actual content is surprisingly balanced for an autobiography.
I've restored the earlier messages so I could check what the bot had sent, and because the message has useful advice. You are at liberty to remove the messages again

Hope this helps Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:15, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Richard kerris

This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Richard kerris, and it appears to include material copied directly from http://www.linkedin.com/in/rkerris.

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. The article will be reviewed to determine if there are any copyright issues.

If substantial content is duplicated and it is not public domain or available under a compatible license, it will be deleted. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material. You may use such publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. See our copyright policy for further details. (If you own the copyright to the previously published content and wish to donate it, see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for the procedure.) CorenSearchBot (talk) 14:44, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problems with Richard kerris

Hello. Concerning your contribution, Richard kerris, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.linkedin.com/in/rkerris. As a copyright violation, Richard kerris appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Richard kerris has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.

If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA) then you should do one of the following:

If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at Talk:Richard kerris and send an email with the message to permissions-enwikimedia.org. See Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
If a note on the original website states that it is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license, leave a note at Talk:Richard kerris with a link to where we can find that note.
If you hold the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-enwikimedia.org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the CC-BY-SA and GFDL, and note that you have done so on Talk:Richard kerris.

However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. While contributions are appreciated, Wikipedia must require all contributors to understand and comply with its copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright concerns very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Thank you. Salih (talk) 15:39, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that assertion of permission to reproduce text is not sufficient; it is essential to make a copyright release as described above. Also, even if the copyright issue were resolved, the promotional tone of a company or personal website may be unsuitable for an encyclopedia article, which requires a neutral point of view. Article subjects need to have notability, which is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." There is more detail at WP:Notability (people), and good advice on how to write an acceptable article at WP:Your first article; finally, the reasons why you are strongly discouraged from writing an article about yourself are explained at WP:Autobiography. JohnCD (talk) 17:01, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]