Talk:Peter Dale Scott

message: (I believe that the comment "The entry before I modified it contained unsourced POV and failed to mention major publications of the subject.  I have modified it to correct those failings" is mine.  Sorry for forgetting to put the sig after it.) 
Now the article has been obliterated by an apparently unwarranted 'copyright' notice. I think this needs to be fixed.  I have asked the feller to please explain.  Brainhell 16:33, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This is getting tedious. Here is proof that you copied the article from Scott's own web page. Your edit on January 8: . Scott's page: . It is an almost exact copy (you changed "his chief poetry" to "his most notable poetry", etc.) Rhobite 16:51, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

text: The article you posted here is almost identical to the first 5 paragraphs of Scott's website. This is a copyright violation. Please read Wikipedia:Copyrights and Copyright. It is becoming clear that you do not understand how copyrights work. You cannot alter a few words of someone else's work and claim that you now own it. Nor can you copy a large portion of the work. Yes, it is tedious to explain this to you when both of us know very well that you did copy the text from Scott's webpage. Rhobite 17:41, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

text: Very well, I created a short stub at Peter Dale Scott/Temp. Feel free to add anything you like there. Rhobite 19:23, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

text: Assuming he does license his homepage under the GFDL, wouldn't it be a little biased for us to accept it as our article? Rhobite 03:35, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

text: It's a little self-contradictory: If the page isn't copyrighted, then he has no right to prevent people from using the contents for private gain. I would err on the side of caution and assume that the new license is still not GFDL-compatible, since the GFDL does allow commercial use. Why don't we just write our own biography of this guy? Are we so work-averse that we need to take five paragraphs from his official bio? Rhobite 20:38, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

text: Your version was copied directly from Scott's website.. clearly you do not understand copyright or copyright licenses such as the GFDL. If he is only licensing the page for noncommercial use, then it is not compatible with Wikipedia. Please do not re-add it. Repeatedly adding copyrighted text to Wikipedia will get you blocked from editing sooner or later. Rhobite 01:18, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

text: I'm not "blocking" any content, although it would be best for you to leave the copyvio notice until someone else deletes the page and replaces it with Peter Dale Scott/Temp. I will report you to other administrators if you continue to add copyrighted text to articles. You seem to think this is some sort of grey area; it's not. Wikipedia respects other people's copyrights. Also, you don't have to post messages on my talk page, I have this article on my watchlist. Rhobite 02:27, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

text: Yeah, I am an admin (not that that matters). I am frustrated because I can't explain this to you in any simpler terms. You copied five paragraphs from Scott's homepage. That was a copyright violation. Can you explain, in specific terms, how it was OK for you to copy his homepage? Rhobite 03:45, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

text: I'm sorry, I've been away all weekend. Nothing has changed. If you copy Scott's non-GFDL-compatible webpage into a Wikipedia article, it will be removed again. Please make sure that all articles you submit to Wikipedia are your own work. If you are so concerned about Wikipedia providing an adequate biography for Scott, why don't you just improve Peter Dale Scott/Temp yourself? I don't understand why you insist on copying the work of other people. Rhobite 17:19, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: copyright?

message: I have looked at the article and agree with those above that it constitutes an excellent example of copyright violation.  Therefore, I have decided to be bold and move the content developing at the temp page to the article.  — Scm83x hook 'em 03:38, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not 100% sure about the procedure for closing WP:CP listings, but shouldn't the old revisions be deleted? Rhobite 03:41, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, Chick.  This was my first time doing this period, much less as an admin.  I'll look over how you made the move to make sure I do it properly in the future.  Thanks so much. — Scm83x hook 'em 04:15, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Temp page move 

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thread_title:  External links modified