I think @Oral, it'll take less time to improve the article than get it deleted.
khophi.co On Mar 23, 2015 12:25 PM, "TheAfricanDream Oral.Ofori" <oralof...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Florence and Douglas, > > But the fact is that I recommend complete deletion because that tag is > discrediting to Dr. Mensah's image and so if Wikipedia doesn't want him on > there then it will be best to delete his name than to rather have it up > with a copyvio. > > I hope his lawyers don't see it and create a whirlwind... if anyone here > as admin rights and can delete then am all for it. > > > > > > > > > > Oral > > Journalist/Publicist/Social Media Specialist/+12027069881 > www.about.me/OralOfori > On Mar 23, 2015 4:49 AM, "Douglas Scott" <douglas.i.sc...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hello Oral Ofori, >> >> I think Florence's suggestion is the best. The deletion option seems to >> me to be a bit extreme and unnecessary. Re-writing the existing article so >> that it better comply's with Wikipedia guidelines should always be the >> first thing to try. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Douglas. >> >> On 23 March 2015 at 10:02, Florence Devouard <anth...@anthere.org> wrote: >> >>> Le 22/03/15 20:22, TheAfricanDream Oral.Ofori a écrit : >>> >>> I will like to ask your help in beginning proceedings to have the wiki >>> article of Dr. Thomas Mensah totally deleted from Wikipedia and done as >>> soon as possible. >>> >>> This is because the page still comes up whenever you browse his name and >>> it has that copyright tag there but displays nothing whatsover of his >>> biography and achievements. Since Wikipedia is not displaying the bio of >>> his work and achievements then I will ask that it deletes the page >>> completely and his name off their servers as well because that tag >>> implicating copyright issues is in itself defamatory to his character as a >>> highly respected member of the global academic and scientific society. >>> >>> If any one has an address to forward this request to then that will be >>> greatly appreciated, else I say we do what we can as soon as we possibly >>> can to see to the complete removal of Dr. Thomas Mensah from Wikipedia if >>> they do not want his article there, rather than keep his name there and >>> that of Rocky Dawuni under such defamatory circumstances. >>> >>> I am open to whatever ideas anyone might have in seeing to the >>> resolution of the above because Wikipedia or some editors there said it was >>> going to take a week to resolve since the above page a were tagged for >>> deletion on March 6, 2015 and it's been almost half a month now and they >>> have not been completely removed: I speak as a concerned Ghanaian on this >>> matter. >>> >>> >>> Hello >>> >>> Here is the route I recommand to fix that issue. >>> >>> 1) go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Thomas_Mensah >>> >>> 2) rework the original article here, without any copyvio in there >>> There are two routes to do this >>> - the easiest (but less satisfactory) one: draft a short and clean >>> version of the article, putting in there only non copyrighted content >>> - the longest (but more satisfactory) one: rewrite the current article >>> (rephrase any sentence that was purely copy pasted from the original >>> website) >>> >>> 3) contact an admin (or typically the guy who blanked the article and >>> put the copyvio tag) and ask him if he is happy with new version >>> >>> 4) if no answer within a week, ask another admin to review the new >>> version. Wait a week again >>> >>> 5) if no answer or if positive answer, copy the reworked text in the >>> talk page in the article space >>> >>> 6) pray (or any appropriate gesture of self confort for you) >>> >>> Ant >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Oral Ofori >>> >>> Journalist/Publicist/Social Media Specialist/+12027069881 >>> www.about.me/OralOfori >>> On Mar 9, 2015 4:39 PM, "TheAfricanDream Oral.Ofori" < >>> oralof...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Lol, no thats not what the message was shooting for, mistyped that >>>> there and thanks for efforts. Shirts about to get wet here :-) >>>> On Mar 9, 2015 4:26 PM, "Florence Devouard" <anth...@anthere.org> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Excuse me ? >>>>> So... you suggest that *I* do the clean-up of the article to remove >>>>> the copyvios that *YOU* guys added in it... and *THEN* hand it to you to >>>>> improve ? >>>>> Or do you suggest that *I* go around look for some editors to improve >>>>> the article ? >>>>> >>>>> This is not what is going to happen... >>>>> If YOU guys want this article to exist, wet your shirt ;) >>>>> >>>>> Ant >>>>> >>>>> Le 09/03/15 20:01, TheAfricanDream Oral.Ofori a écrit : >>>>> >>>>> Ok Florence, let me know when that Rocky becomes a substantial >>>>> non-cooyvio so I delve into it and add a few touches to beef it up while I >>>>> cross my fingers for some hope about the Thomas Mensah one too. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Oral >>>>> >>>>> Journalist/Publicist/Social Media Specialist/+12027069881 >>>>> www.about.me/OralOfori >>>>> On Mar 9, 2015 2:19 PM, "Florence Devouard" <anth...@anthere.org> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Dawuni >>>>>> >>>>>> That's temporary. I will redelete it afterwards. >>>>>> >>>>>> Guys, if you want to recreate a new article using the non copyvio >>>>>> parts of this one, please do so in an intermediary space. Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> Ant >>>>>> >>>>>> Le 09/03/15 09:45, rupert THURNER a écrit : >>>>>> >>>>>> Hmmm.. I d love to have the history. It is not my text >>>>>> >>>>>> Rupert >>>>>> On Mar 8, 2015 7:44 PM, "Florence Devouard" <anth...@anthere.org> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I copy pasted the entire text in my email two days ago Rupert... >>>>>>> You just need to copy paste it anywhere you feel it is best (online >>>>>>> or not online). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ant >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Le 06/03/15 20:16, rupert THURNER a écrit : >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sure, if you could restore it, at least in my or Rex personal >>>>>>> namespace... >>>>>>> On Mar 6, 2015 7:51 PM, "Florence Devouard" <anth...@anthere.org> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Le 06/03/15 19:41, Florence Devouard a écrit : >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Le 06/03/15 19:09, rupert THURNER a écrit : >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Yes please do send this list and try to improve them, and then >>>>>>>>>> tell me how pleasant this work was. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Contrary, for the rocky dawuni article I d be interested as well >>>>>>>>>> where the copyright infringement was. I do not like that without >>>>>>>>>> admin >>>>>>>>>> permission it is not possible to look this up... >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Rupert >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Also of interest in the conversation: >>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=650110340#Copyvio_-_removal_of_tags_by_Spearmind >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Otherwise... with a quick study of what is going on about the >>>>>>>> deletion spree, it seems that... >>>>>>>> * in all articles, chunks are indeed copyvios. The chunks are >>>>>>>> smaller or bigger depending on each case. >>>>>>>> * in many cases, the article is blanked in its entirety, then >>>>>>>> deleted. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Looks like it is a bit overkill to me. I see not why at least a >>>>>>>> stub could be kept. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ant >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> African-Wikimedians mailing list >>>>>>>> African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> African-Wikimedians mailing >>>>>>> listAfrican-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.orghttps://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> African-Wikimedians mailing list >>>>>>> African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> African-Wikimedians mailing >>>>>> listAfrican-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.orghttps://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> African-Wikimedians mailing list >>>>>> African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> African-Wikimedians mailing >>>>> listAfrican-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.orghttps://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> African-Wikimedians mailing list >>>>> African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> African-Wikimedians mailing >>> listAfrican-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.orghttps://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> African-Wikimedians mailing list >>> African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Douglas Ian Scott >> 司道格 >> Skype: douglas0scott >> South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> African-Wikimedians mailing list >> African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >> >> > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list > African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > >
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