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Your edits in "Terrorism in India" article

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Hi. Thank you for your contributions. However, some of your edits (especially the reverted ones which you keep adding) may be considered as edit warring, which, if found nonconstructive or disruptive, may attract sanctions, ultimately leading to an administrator blocking the user. However, I see your intention is to build the article, which is good. Why not list those in a tabular format (with proper sources and notes) rather than listing them as blank sections (which currently have no text other than a link to the main article)? This way, the encyclopedic information can be retained. Please remember to cite every claim with proper sources. Thank you. Rasnaboy (talk) 04:56, 7 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

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  Hello TheUniversalEditor! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as 2021 Srinagar High School Target Killings, but we regretfully cannot accept copyrighted material from other websites or printed works. This article appears to contain work copied from https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/two-teachers-shot-dead-in-srinagar-in-latest-attack-on-civilians-121100700562_1.html https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/srinagar/story/jammu-kashmir-sangam-school-principal-teacher-shot-dead-terror-incident-srinagar-1861838-2021-10-07 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kashmiri-pandit-businessman-shot-by-unidentified-gunmen-in-srinagar-1861151-2021-10-05 https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/terrorists-open-fire-at-hindu-school-principal-and-teacher-in-jammu-and-kashmir/821288, and therefore to constitute a violation of Wikipedia's copyright policies. The copyrighted text has been or will soon be deleted. While we appreciate your contributions, copying content from other websites is unlawful and against Wikipedia's copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators are likely to lose their editing privileges.

If you believe that the article is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under license allowed by Wikipedia, then you should do one of the following:

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Otherwise, you may rewrite this article from scratch. If you would like to begin working on a new version of the article you may do so at this temporary page. Leave a note at Talk:2021 Srinagar High School Target Killings saying you have done so and an administrator will move the new article into place once the issue is resolved.

Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! 192.76.8.78 (talk) 18:51, 12 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

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  Hello TheUniversalEditor! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), but we regretfully cannot accept copyrighted material from other websites or printed works. This article appears to contain work copied from https://saijobs.sportsauthorityofindia.gov.in/index1.asp?ls_id=3812, and therefore to constitute a violation of Wikipedia's copyright policies. The copyrighted text has been or will soon be deleted. While we appreciate your contributions, copying content from other websites is unlawful and against Wikipedia's copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators are likely to lose their editing privileges.

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Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! 192.76.8.78 (talk) 19:23, 12 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

CCI Notice

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Hello, TheUniversalEditor. This message is being sent to inform you that a request for a contributor copyright investigation has been filed at Contributor copyright investigations concerning your contributions to Wikipedia in relation to Wikipedia's copyrights policy. The listing can be found here. Thank you. 192.76.8.77 (talk) 18:56, 20 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of Indian Space Association (ISpA)

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A tag has been placed on Indian Space Association (ISpA) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from zeenews.india.com/india/pm-narendra-modi-to-launch-indian-space-association-today-2401526.html. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material 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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October 2021

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You have been blocked indefinitely from editing certain namespaces ((Article) and Draft) for copyright violations.
If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Moneytrees🏝️Talk/CCI guide 05:37, 21 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

Sorry, but you've been warned too many times (1 2 3 4 5) about this for me to let you continue editing. If you wish to appeal this block, you must prove a better understanding of copyright and a promise to not copying from sources. Moneytrees🏝️Talk/CCI guide 05:42, 21 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

 
This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

TheUniversalEditor (block logactive blocksglobal blockscontribsdeleted contribsfilter logcreation logchange block settingsunblockcheckuser (log))


Request reason:

I hereby understand that the information should always be written in my own words and that the content shouldn't be copied in any manner. My intent was never to violate any kind of Wikipedia guidelines or vandalism of any sort and I have always contributed to Wikipedia in good faith with the intention of giving back to the community and spreading knowledge. But I apologize if I have unknowingly violated and gives you confidence that such matter will not be repeated in future. I understand and will take copyright matters more seriously from now. I promise you to not to copy from sources from now on and kindly request you for unblocking my account and give me a chance to work on my mistakes. Thanking You, Regards TheUniversalEditor (talk) 09:46, 13 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

Decline reason:

In order to lift the block, we need to be certain that you understand how copyright works on Wikipedia. To allow the reviewing administrator to assess your understanding, please respond to the following questions in your next unblock appeal, explaining in your own words:

  • What is copyright?
  • How is Wikipedia licenced?
  • Why is copyrighted content not allowed on Wikipedia?
  • Under what circumstances can we use copyrighted content?
  • How do you intend to avoid violating the copyright policy in the future?

Your answers will enable us to establish whether or not you should be unblocked. Yamla (talk) 10:25, 13 January 2022 (UTC)Reply


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This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

TheUniversalEditor (block logactive blocksglobal blockscontribsdeleted contribsfilter logcreation logchange block settingsunblockcheckuser (log))


Request reason:

Responding to the provided questions What is copyright? A copyright is a type of intellectual property that protects the original work of the owner by providing them the exclusive right to copy and distribute a creative work.

How is Wikipedia licensed? The text of Wikipedia is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. The images of Wikipedia, on the other hand, may or may not permit resuse and thus the conditions of the reproduction of each image must be checked individually. The Wikipedia/Wikimedia logos are trademarked and are not freely usable without permission.

Why is copyrighted content not allowed on Wikipedia? The database servers of Wikipedia are located in the territory of the United States and are subjected to US Copyright law and thus Wikipedia refrain from hosting any copyrighted content without due permission its the respective owners.

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How do you intend to avoid violating the copyright policy in the future? After understanding the copyright as well as Wikipedia policies, I would absolutely avoid writing any copyrighted content but instead after understanding the content thoroughly, I would write it in my own words. TheUniversalEditor (talk) 16:26, 18 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Decline reason:

Let's compare:

  • What you wrote: "The images of Wikipedia, on the other hand, may or may not permit resuse and thus the conditions of the reproduction of each image must be checked individually."
  • Wikipedia:Copyrights: "Images may or may not permit reuse and modification; the conditions for reproduction of each image should be individually checked"

This is not what I would call "writing in your own words". NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 18:13, 18 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

    • Could you give an example, how would you write that in "your own words"? Seems changed to me. --Random Guy

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This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

TheUniversalEditor (block logactive blocksglobal blockscontribsdeleted contribsfilter logcreation logchange block settingsunblockcheckuser (log))


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I have understood that the copyrights should be respected and (a) no copyrighted content should be posted without due permission from the respective owner (b) the content should be written in our own words. I assure that I will always respect the said guidelines and will adhere to them. It is already been 5 months for my account to be blocked and I assure that no such violation will take place in the future. I request kindly to unblock my account/IP address.TheUniversalEditor (talk) 17:09, 6 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Decline reason:

You still need to answer the questions Yamla asked of you in the first unblock request, in your own words. Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing your own unblock request like last time does not give me confidence that you will be able to avoid doing so in articles, or that you properly understand what writing in your own words means. Please do not post another unblock request unless you clearly address the questions asked and show a clear understanding of copyright. Galobtter (pingó mió) 07:08, 6 May 2022 (UTC)Reply


If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

If you mean for that to be an unblock request, you need to properly format it. WP:GAB explains how to do so. However, your answer is not generally correct. It looks like you don't understand WP:FAIRUSE at all. --Yamla (talk) 17:12, 6 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of One Hundred and Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India

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A tag has been placed on One Hundred and Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from livelaw.in/news-updates/105th-constitutional-amendment-comes-into-force-sebc-identification-power-to-states-and-uts-183007. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material 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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Concern regarding Draft:National Broadband Mission

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  Hello, TheUniversalEditor. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:National Broadband Mission, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 10:43, 8 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Your draft article, Draft:National Broadband Mission

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Hello, TheUniversalEditor. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "National Broadband Mission".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 21:23, 1 July 2022 (UTC)Reply