That is correct, this is my article posted on Yinsurgent.

I, Hal Smith, am the author of this article, 1877 Shamokin Uprising, and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later."

If you give me your email, I can gladly send you proof that I am the article's author and wish that you place it on your site.

Thanks. Rakovsky (talk) 04:19, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion of 1877 Shamokin Uprising

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re: Uprising

I'm sorry about the confusion with the copyvio tags, I wasn't ware you had licensed the text for Wikipedia. Just a tip though, if you want to release your article under the GFDL, it might also be a good idea (although of course not mandatory) to put a notice to that affect in the original article (not the Wikipedia page) itself. Mr Senseless (talk) 17:12, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Mr Senseless (talk) 17:27, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You may also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 10:25, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, Thanks for the heads-up.Rakovsky (talk) 10:29, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]