User talk:Aneros2012
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Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure![edit]
- Hi ! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.
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April 2014[edit]
Hello Aneros2012, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your addition to John J. Myers has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.
- 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 a cited source. 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 information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
- Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Wikipedia:Copyrights. You may also want to review Wikipedia:Copy-paste.
- If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. However, there are steps that must be taken to verify that license before you do. See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
- In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Wikipedia:Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
- Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied without attribution. If you want to copy from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.
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. Elizium23 (talk) 20:59, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
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Writing content for articles[edit]
Hello, I wish to explain several things about how Wikipedia works that will help you write better content. Firstly, have a look at WP:ELPOINTS for the guidelines on external links. It is not generally acceptable to hyperlink parts of an article with a link to an external site. The correct way to do so, which you already know, is to use <ref> tags in order that references are properly footnoted and cataloged. Secondly, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material for our articles. That means that you need to paraphrase and summarize in your own words what is written in the reliable secondary sources. Substantial quotes and close paraphrasing are not permitted and I will continue to revert your additions unless you are able to write in your own words. Finally, please read WP:NPOV for information on Wikipedia's neutrality. I am particularly concerned that the John J. Myers article section on financial issues is becoming over-large compared to the content of the rest of the article. The specific policy here is WP:DUE, due and undue weight of topics. I feel that the topic is already well-covered, and unless there is substantial information that is coming out in the news that is not yet covered, we should be careful about adding to what is already there. It would be more useful to copyedit the existing prose and bring it down in length, making it concise without losing information or a neutral tone. Thank you for your cooperation and happy editing. Elizium23 (talk) 02:05, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to violate Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy by adding commentary and your personal analysis into articles, as you did at John J. Myers, you may be blocked from editing. Elizium23 (talk) 19:46, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on John J. Myers. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.
Please be particularly aware, Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:
- Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made; that is to say, editors are not automatically "entitled" to three reverts.
- Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.
If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. Elizium23 (talk) 19:51, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
This is your last warning. The next time you violate Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy by inserting commentary or your personal analysis into an article, as you did at John J. Myers, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. I have raised issues of copyright, WP:NPOV and WP:DUE on the talk page. Please stop editing now and respond there so that we can discuss the changes and achieve WP:CONSENSUS on how to proceed. Elizium23 (talk) 20:11, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
Discussion at Talk:John J. Myers[edit]
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:John J. Myers. Elizium23 (talk) 20:14, 6 April 2014 (UTC)