User talk:DaveT505

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Wikipedia and copyright

Hello DaveT505! Your additions to Draft:Betty Felsen 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, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices. Persistent failure to comply may result in being blocked from editing. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 13:05, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for being so observant.

However, I do not understand why the reference to the Hippodrome Theater in the 13th paragraph of the Vaudeville Stardom section would be a problem. I believe I linked to the Wikipedia article titled "New York Hippodrome". I link to Wikipedia articles elsewhere and you did not note a problem with those links. Also, you removed a couple of sentences that did not link to anything or quote anything, which is very confusing.

Please explain what was in the sentences you removed that 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.

I'm going to try again to insert the sentences you removed and do my best to not violate Wikipedia's rules.

~~~~ DaveT505 (talk) 17:54, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

From this source, you included content from the opening paragraph of the section "About This Theatre". The paragraph starting with "“Playing the Palace” has been the dream of many performers...". That's a violation of our copyright policy.

Regarding this webpage, you included content that matches, for example "they took the show on the road playing in Keith-Albee circuit theaters in other cities". You have now re-added that part, so I am going to have to remove it again, so sorry. — Diannaa (talk) 20:34, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, Dianna, for explaining more specifically about my reference to the Palace Theater that violated Wikipedia's copyright policy. I will insert a rewritten sentence and hope that it will be approved.

Regarding my reference to taking the show on the road and the Hippodrome Theater, that entire paragraph on the Broadway World web page with the George Choos bio was what I wrote and submitted to Broadway World. However, for the purpose of my Wikipedia entry, I will rewrite the content and hope that this revision will be acceptable.

~~~~ DaveT505 (talk) 16:41, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Once material is published somewhere, you might not be the copyright holder any more. Regardless, we can't take your word for it. Re-writing is a simple solution. — Diannaa (talk) 22:31, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

May 2024

Thank you for contributing to the article Draft:Betty Felsen. However, please do not use unreliable sources such as blogs, wikis, personal websites, and websites and publications with a poor reputation for checking the facts or with no editorial oversight. These sources may express views that are widely acknowledged as pushing a particular point-of-view, sometimes even extremist, being promotional in nature, or relying heavily on rumors and personal opinions. One of Wikipedia's core policies is that contributions must be verifiable through reliable sources, preferably using inline citations. If you require further assistance, please look at Help:Menu/Editing Wikipedia, or ask at the Teahouse. Thank you. Sam Kuru (talk) 03:29, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for bringing this issue to my attention. I did my best to correct the citation and added some other links and citations to this 4th paragraph of the section "From corps de ballet to ballerina soloist". It is difficult for me to determine whether a website to which I link or which I cite will be acceptable. So, I expect that you and other editors will continue to identify any issues of this kind so I can correct them. DaveT505 (talk) 18:17, 22 May 2024 (UTC)