Template:Db-g12

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This template is used to tag pages for speedy deletion under the speedy deletion criteria, specifically CSD G12. There is a separate template for each criterion – see the table to the right.

This template places the page in the categories Candidates for speedy deletion, and Copyright violations for speedy deletion.

Usage

The template should be placed at the top of the page to be deleted.

Parameters

{{db-g12|url=sourceurl}}

Where sourceurl is the full URL of the page from which the content was taken..

{{db-g12|bot=ExampleBot|url=sourceurl}}

Bot accounts will specify the |bot= parameter to notify the reviewing admin that the page was tagged by an automated process.

Author notification

If you nominate a page for deletion under this criterion, please consider placing the following code:

{{subst:nothanks-sd}}

On the User talk page of the main contributor(s) to the page, replacing PageName with the name of the page being marked for deletion, and URL with the URL from which the material was plagiarised. This will display the following user warning template:

==Copyright problems with [[:{{{pg}}}]]==

Hello. Concerning your contribution, [[:{{{pg}}}]], 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). As a copyright violation, [[:{{{pg}}}]] appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. [[:{{{pg}}}]] 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 [[]] and send an email with the message to "permissions-en (at) wikimedia (dot) org". See Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
• If a note on the original website states that re-use is permitted under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) and CC-BY-SA, under CC-BY-SA, or released into the public domain leave a note at [[]] 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-en(at)wikimedia(dot)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 [[]].

However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with our copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright concerns very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Thank you.

See also

• Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion
• Wikipedia:Deletion policy
• Wikipedia:Deletion process
• Wikipedia:Deletion review
• Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace for vandalism warning templates on a vandal's talk page.