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Welcome to Wikipedia, Seanmorton1997![edit]

I'm Tesseractic and I want to welcome you to Wikipedia!

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Again, welcome! > Tesseractic: talk? ✎ 21:24, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(Also, sorry about my reversion of your first edit - don't let it deter you!! Keep doin' what you're doin'!) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tesseractic (talk • contribs) 21:27, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

April 2024[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, please note that there is a Manual of Style that should be followed to maintain a consistent, encyclopedic appearance. Deviating from this style, as you did in Barney Barnato, disturbs uniformity among articles and may cause readability or accessibility problems. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. See MOS:PUFFERY. JeffSpaceman (talk) 21:35, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm Bagumba. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Zach Edey, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. —Bagumba (talk) 07:13, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome![edit]

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Welcome!

Hello, Seanmorton1997, and welcome to Wikipedia! I have noticed that you are fairly new! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. I also see that some of your recent edits, such as the ones to the page Zach Edey, show an interest in the use of images and/or photos on Wikipedia.

Did you know that ...

...Wikipedia has a very stringent image use policy?
...most images from Flickr, online news websites, and other web sources are copyrighted?
...Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously?
...freely-licensed images should be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, a central location for images where they can be used on all Wikipedia projects?
...we recommend that new users use our "files for upload" process – at least until you get the hang of things?

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Wikipedia and copyright[edit]

Hello Seanmorton1997! Your additions to Zach Edey 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. —Bagumba (talk) 07:13, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]