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Speedy deletion nomination of User:CSCSS

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A tag has been placed on User:CSCSS requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.cscss.org/who_we_are.php. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. GregJackP Boomer! 05:31, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended for publicity and/or promotional purposes. If you intend to edit constructively in other topic areas, you may be granted the right to continue under a change of username. Please read the following carefully.

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My name is Richard Zaluski, I am the President, CEO of The Centre for Strategic Cyberspace + Security Science. It seems our page was removed for copyright infringement from OUR OWN SITE?? (http://www.cscss.org/who_we_are.php) This page Wikipage (our CSCSS Page) (much like other pages of Centres such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookings_Institution) are NOT Marketing pieces rather informational pieces. We actually referred to a number of Centres and intitutions listed on your Wikipedia page as a template. We are not selling things, we outlines who we are what we do and how we are positioned. Much like Brookings.

I would like to assure you that The Centre for Strategic Cyberspace + Security Science fully endorses the use of our text. We were unaware that you could not post an 'about us' from owned copyright materials. If this is the case, we can edit to suite Wiki requirements. However, we do want constancy from a CSCSS prospective. So if you can allow us to edit we can fix our error and, as said in your summary on the block "put things in your own words" (which essentially is our About CSCSS Section). We can also provide records as proof of CSCSS ownership such as the UK companies house company number etc..

For Wikipedia to use any copyrighted material, the owner of the copyright has to release the material to Wikipedia under either a Creative Commons license or a GFDL license. The process for donating the material to Wikipedia is at WP:IOWN. Please be aware that if you donate the copyrighted material, anyone can display it, alter or edit it, with no restrictions. In addition, the page seems promotional. To have a page on Wikipedia, the organization must be notable, with verifiable and reliable sources that are independent of your organization. Finally, under the conflict of interest policy, you should not be editing a page about your company. Regards, GregJackP Boomer! 06:19, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Actually the page was cut from examples from groups like the Brookings Institute and the Center for Strategic Studies. It reflects much the same information (the information is our own) format (we used how those were positioned) to ensure we were in the right framework. In terms of those Centres and how they conduct themselves, I think that any presence on this site would be heavily engeged upon by them. Its an informational page, we list how we are sectioned up, again, much how the Center for Strategic and International Studies is setup. Also, isn't the fact that any page can be edited on Wiki the same as your descriptor for page edits on copy righted material. We can easily 'make it our own' by rewording the section in question. We have put a lot of effort into writing that page to get it right and not to violate any rules or regulations.

we listed

who we are (why would we not?)
how we are funded (Much in line with how the Centre for Strategic And International Studies does)
how we are organized
who is on our advisory board

We did not place up any marketing materials, or a call us section or describe in detail our services other than lay out our organizational structure. Very respectfully (and I do mean this fully) we have a great deal of respect for your site. we just wanted to be represented. If that is an issue, please accept my appologies and we will discuss this no further and close this account.