User talk:The sorcerer
March 2022[edit]
Hello, I'm Apparition11. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Aarong have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Apparition11 Complaints/Mistakes 20:20, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia and copyright[edit]
Hello The sorcerer! Your additions to Aarong have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.
- You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
- Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
- We have strict guidelines on the usage of copyrighted images. Fair use images must meet all ten of the non-free content criteria in order to be used in articles, or they will be deleted. To be used on Wikipedia, all other images must be made available under a free and open copyright license that allows commercial and derivative reuse.
- If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. Understand, though, that unlike many other sites, where a person can license their content for use there and retain non-free ownership, that is not possible at Wikipedia. Rather, the release of content must be irrevocable, to the world, into either the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Such a release must be done in a verifiable manner, so that the authority of the person purporting to release the copyright is evidenced. See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
- Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you must follow the copyright attribution steps described at Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. See also Help:Translation#License requirements.
It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. DanCherek (talk) 20:41, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
September 2022[edit]
Your edit to Aarong has been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources for more information. DanCherek (talk) 04:36, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
Please stop your disruptive editing.
- If you are engaged in an article content dispute with another editor, discuss the matter with the editor at their talk page, or the article's talk page, and seek consensus with them. Alternatively you can read Wikipedia's dispute resolution page, and ask for independent help at one of the relevant noticeboards.
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If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Aarong, you may be blocked from editing. Adding copyright material is taken very seriously in Wikipedia. If you continue to do this you will be blocked from editing Velella Velella Talk 09:02, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, but I just updated the contents of the organization and nothing are copyrighted and all the content are available online. I actually included all the sources as reference.
- Can you just guide me how to update the content/s? the_sorcerer (talk) 09:09, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- Almost everything that appears on any website is copyright, including the source you used. You can use the source as a reference but you cannot and must not copy the contents here. Velella Velella Talk 09:27, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- Well I think I didnt use exactly what was written in the website, the whole content was edited. And obviously I used the websites as reference only.
- Any thoughts on this please. the_sorcerer (talk) 09:31, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- Please read WP:COPYPASTE for detailed guidance but in summary , even close paraphrasing is prohibited. Velella Velella Talk 10:11, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- not arguing but did you find any copy paste? and what if the websites used my written content which was provided to them...requesting a guideline the_sorcerer (talk) 10:15, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- Please also read WP:COPYVIO Velella Velella Talk 11:52, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- not arguing but did you find any copy paste? and what if the websites used my written content which was provided to them...requesting a guideline the_sorcerer (talk) 10:15, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- Please read WP:COPYPASTE for detailed guidance but in summary , even close paraphrasing is prohibited. Velella Velella Talk 10:11, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- Almost everything that appears on any website is copyright, including the source you used. You can use the source as a reference but you cannot and must not copy the contents here. Velella Velella Talk 09:27, 6 September 2022 (UTC)