User talk:Vernon John De Duckmanton

Hello, welcome to Wikipedia. The article you created at Nigel De Stafford appears to be copied from HISTORY OF DERBYSHIRE. Unless you are the author of the original information and you are able to release it under the GFDL then the page will need to be deleted. Please see Wikipedia:Copyrights for further information.
Even if this is a copyright violation, we would still welcome any original contributions from you. See the instructions on how to edit a page for more info. Thanks.- Fennec 04:30, 28 Apr 2004 (UTC)


The contributions you are making are not helpful. Please bear this in mind before making further edits. If you would like to experiment, please use the Wikipedia:Sandbox. Fennec 04:33, 28 Apr 2004 (UTC)


Sir, your last email to me was particularly cryptic, particularly where it asked me to "refrain from touching my user page links"; I have neither performed such an act, nor do I plan on it. Your insinuation, however, that the user space is exempt from copyright restrictions (with regards to copyright infringements or to the GFDL) or that your user page is private are, however, incorrect and contrary to policy. I suggest that you read Wikipedia:User page for information on user pages at Wikipedia.

Furthermore, I dislike being called an "Arrogant little Barstead". It's not friendly, and violates our no personal attacks policy, even if it is carried out in email and not on the wiki itself.

Finally, I do not believe that Wikipedia is the place for your work. Wikipedia is not the place for your translations and essays. This is an encyclopedia, not a source text repository. I hope that you realize that I am not attempting to "undermine a Dukes work", but merely to ensure that it takes place in a proper location, which Wikipedia is not.

Finally, please contact me at User talk:Fennec for further discusson in this matter, rather than using email. Thanks. -Fennec 15:57, 29 Apr 2004 (UTC)