March 2019 edit
Hello, I'm Jackfork. I noticed that you recently removed content from Skeleton Army without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Jackfork (talk) 21:25, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
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Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to Template:The Salvation Army. Your edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Shellwood (talk) 22:39, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
Wikipedia and copyright edit
Hello 24.235.33.136, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations 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. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) 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.
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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. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 14:47, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
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March 2019 edit
This is your only warning; if you violate Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy by inserting unsourced or poorly sourced defamatory content into an article or any other Wikipedia page again, as you did at User talk:Mandruss, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Acroterion (talk) 16:04, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
- Additionally, your declared intention to try to game editing restrictions by waiting 24 hours will result in a block for that if you attempt it, apart from a block for violations of the biographies of living persons policy. Acroterion (talk) 16:06, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
- Re: your comments on my talkpage. You have received a standard warning for violations of the biographies of living persons policy - several of your contributions have had to be deleted - and for a declared intention to edit-war to keep reinserting them. Other editors have removed your posts, explaining why they are inappropriate - three-year old sources and primary sourcing are not acceptable, and the allegations have been withdrawn. Any allegations of the kind you have made must be impeccably sourced for every biography and must be up-to-date. You are not entitled to speculate about people you don't like, nor are you entitled to post little-reported allegations that haven't seen extensive coverage or judicial resolution. Furthermore, you may not attempt to circumvent established editing restrictions to do so - " intention to re-update when the 24 hour limitation is expired" is a declaration to do that. This is your final warning in this matter. Acroterion (talk) 17:10, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Skeleton Army. - FlightTime (open channel) 17:10, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
- @Acroterion: Seems like a block might be warranted. - FlightTime (open channel) 17:12, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
- I'm giving the benefit of the doubt that they haven't been fully warned for this, and I want to make sure that any further recurrence from any other IP or account happens with full knowledge that it is unacceptable. Acroterion (talk) 17:15, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Acroterion (talk) 17:44, 30 March 2019 (UTC)- If this is a shared IP address and you are an uninvolved editor with a registered account, you may continue to edit by logging in.
- This block is also for determined edit-warring in defiance of active arbitration restrictions and warnings. Acroterion (talk) 17:48, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
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