User talk:Gstiehl

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Proposed deletion of Downtown Art Park[edit]

The article Downtown Art Park has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

No reliable sources to establish notability of a venue/event.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. tedder (talk) 07:15, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Though the Downtown Art Park venue was created to allow unknown talent an opportunity to express themselves in a public setting. This event is on it's way to becoming a cultural landmark in Downtown LA; the Art Park is in the process of becomeing a tourist destination for anyone visiting Los Angeles. This elevates it to something more than just a simple event. However, even though I'm not a wiki-expert, I will try my best to format the article so it adheres to the guidelines a bit better. Gstiehl (talk) 21:35, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

January 2011[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed maintenance templates from Downtown Art Park. When removing maintenance templates, please be sure to either resolve the problem that the template refers to, or give a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, as your removal of this template has been reverted. 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. tedder (talk) 19:30, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your addition to Downtown Art Park has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other websites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of article content such as sentences or images. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. tedder (talk) 19:33, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Citizen LA, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:

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Speedy deletion nomination of Citizen LA[edit]

A tag has been placed on Citizen LA, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia for multiple reasons. Please see the page to see the reasons. If the page has since been deleted, you can ask me the reasons by leaving a message on my user talk page.

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I'm not exactly sure why Citizen LA is being deleted. This company has become an institution and a beacon for the unknown artists of Los Angeles. Citizen LA is as important, if not more important, and relevant than LA Weekly. Gstiehl (talk) 19:50, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The primary reason I tagged it for deletion is that the entire text of the article is a verbatim copy from a copyrighted source. Please see the policy about copyright violations. Additionally, the article is written like a brochure; it even says "our contributors...." Until someone can take the time to put the effort into this article that the subject deserves and write a well-sourced (see wp:GNG, please) encyclopedic article about it then it is unlikely this article will last very long. Thanks, ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 19:58, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry but I'm not sure exactly what "material" to what you are refering. The original copyrighted source for the material is completely original and came from me. However, even though I'm not a wiki-expert, I will try my best to format the article so it adheres to the guidelines a bit better. 76.166.101.177 (talk) 21:12, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article was essentially a verbatim copy of this. If you wrote that, then it might be helpful to read Wikipedia:Donating_copyrighted_materials, but it's probably easier to just completely rewrite the text for Wikipedia. Again, though, please note wp:COI - it is poor form to write about a subject you are closely associated with. ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 21:26, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I wrote all that text. If needed, I will re-write it for Wiki. I added Citizen LA to Wiki because it's an important cultural entity and deserves to be mentioned in Wiki. I'd like others to add to the text, but it must begin somewhere. Citizen LA must remain active. How can I ensure this? (Your help is much appreciated.)Gstiehl (talk) 21:34, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted the article due to the copyright violation. The easiest course, as you note, would be to rewrite the material. If you insist on using the copyrighted text, thought, follow Erik Haugen's advice and visit Wikipedia:Donating_copyrighted_materials. Remember, though, that anything you post here can (and will) be edited by others. UltraExactZZ ^Said~ Did 13:02, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

To answer your question, in addition to the copyright issue, the article will need references to significant coverage in reliable, independent sources to help establish notability and enable readers to verify the contents. ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 17:28, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Downtown Art Park[edit]

The article Downtown Art Park has been proposed for deletion. The proposed-deletion notice added to the article should explain why.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. ~ Matthewrbowker ^{Talk to me} 16:54, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Downtown Art Park[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Downtown Art Park requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organized event (tour, function, meeting, party, etc.), but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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