Wikipedia:Don't escalate

1:06p: Noofish: And also just because I think its bad practice. It would be better if that person could summarize the information themselves.

1:06p: Johnny_Reb: it's *4* badass templates, thank you

1:06p: Hamboney: Noofish: you need to delete the article, it's copyright infringement

1:06p: Noofish: So today, that person has come to the talk page and stated that they are a teacher for that high school and actually authored the text on their website.

1:06p: Hamboney: ok

1:07p: Noofish: So my question is, is this really plagiarism/copyright infringement?

1:07p: Beagleye: 16:45, 4 October 2006 Mark Twain (Talk | contribs) blocked "Ernest Hemingway (contribs)" with an expiry time of 1 week (being an asshole)

1:07p: Hamboney: if you can make absolutely certain that it's the author, then no. Still, it's very good policy to simply not allowing it

1:07p: Johnny_Reb: correct?

1:08p: Johnny_Reb: you need to verify identity and permission

1:08p: Johnny_Reb: a letter on letterhead stationary is always a good argument in court

1:09p: Johnny_Reb: although that can be played too WP:BEANS

1:09p: Squiddy: Hamboney: Umm... no.

1:09p: Noofish: I think that's a good policy.

1:09p: Hamboney: Squiddy: ohh mr nitpick

1:09p: Noofish: anyways

1:09p: Squiddy: Hamboney: It's not a nitpick. It's a fundamental and very important distinction.

1:10p: Johnny_Reb: it's an important point but not relevant to his issue

1:10p: Squiddy: The GFDL is what makes us copyleft and freely redistributable... and *keeps* us that way.

1:10p: Squiddy: Johnny_Reb: Actually, it is relevant.

1:10p: Johnny_Reb: Noofish: run quickly now before you choke on process-wonk wordsmog

1:10p: Hamboney: yes, I know that!

1:11p: Hamboney: Squiddy: no it's not. Permission is not enough

1:11p: Noofish: Johnny_Reb: hahaha. Yeah, indeed. What have I started here? I just wanted to ask a question. ;-)

1:11p: Hamboney: (now I'm nitpicking)

1:11p: Johnny_Reb: Squiddy: you're right but he's not even editing WP

1:11p: Squiddy: Permission to use under the GFDL granted by them *licensing* their text under the GFDL.

1:12p: Hamboney: hey, you started this!

1:11p:       Johnny_Reb runs screaming out of the building with a lit molotov cocktail

1:12p: Squiddy: no you said "as long as permission of the copyrgiht holder is obtained." That's not enough, they need to actually *license* it

1:12p: Pink_Poodle: Can an image be speedy-deleted if the author endorses the deletion?

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