Wikipedia and copyright
editHello 100.11.77.202, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Uniforms of the United States Army have been removed, as they appear to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. 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 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 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.
- Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Wikipedia:Copyrights. You may also want to review Wikipedia:Copy-paste.
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- In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are PD or compatibly licensed) it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions, the help desk or the Teahouse 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 or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you must follow the copyright attribution steps in Wikipedia:Translation#How to translate. See also 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. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 21:03, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
- User:Diannaa This IP is still plagiarizing from other sites and edit warring. See Northern Light Infantry. Harmanprtjhj (talk) 13:09, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
- This page is a Wikipedia mirror, it's a copy of the Wikipedia page as it appeared in February 2015. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 15:17, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
- User:Diannaa yes. But that "Wikipedia mirror" was a plagiarized as well from https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/rgt-nli.htm (an article of Globalsecurity.org which is in same form for over 10 years[1], also compare that 2009 Globalsecurity version with this IP's version per the copyvio report). It was plagiarized by Degen Earthfast in May 2011 [2](see the edit summary too), this plagiarism was removed in April 2015[3]. So now lets get back to the issue here. It is clear that this IP is plagiarizing from that same URL to here in spite of warnings. Harmanprtjhj (talk) 16:22, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
- This page is a Wikipedia mirror, it's a copy of the Wikipedia page as it appeared in February 2015. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 15:17, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
- User:Diannaa This IP is still plagiarizing from other sites and edit warring. See Northern Light Infantry. Harmanprtjhj (talk) 13:09, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
December 2018
editWelcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, your addition of one or more external links to the page Balochistan Levies has been reverted.
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Your edit here to Malakand Levies was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove links which are discouraged per our external links guideline. The external link(s) you added or changed (https://www.facebook.com/Malakand-Levies-869351013275345/?ref=py_c) is/are on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia.
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January 2019
editHello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions at Northern Light Infantry. Although this may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Wikipedia this is known as "edit warring" and is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, as it often creates animosity between editors. Instead of reverting, please discuss the situation with the editor(s) involved and try to reach a consensus on the talk page.
If editors continue to revert to their preferred version they are likely to be blocked from editing Wikipedia. This isn't done to punish an editor, but to prevent the disruption caused by edit warring. In particular, editors should be aware of the three-revert rule, which says that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Edit warring on Wikipedia is not acceptable in any amount, and violating the three-revert rule is very likely to lead to a block. Thank you. -- Dlohcierekim (talk) 15:37, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
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Your addition to Northern Light Infantry has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources for more information. Kautilya3 (talk) 20:39, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
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June 2019
editHello, I'm CLCStudent. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Saudi Arabian National Guard have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the help desk. Thanks. CLCStudent (talk) 16:07, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
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Your input would be appreciated at Talk:Peshmerga#Return_of_previously_removed_section:_Equipment
editHello. You were recently involved in editing the Peshmerga article. I've started a discussion which I think might be of interest to you and would like to hear your opinion at Talk:Peshmerga#Return_of_previously_removed_section:_Equipment ~ Zirguezi 22:50, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
December 2019
editPlease do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. Dennis Bratland (talk) 18:59, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
July 2020
editPlease refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Ural-4320. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. TheSunIsAStar147147 (talk) 21:55, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
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August 2020
editPlease do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Mico, Texas. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it. Night Snitch (talk ▪ contribs) 23:15, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
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Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did at Medina Lake, you may be blocked from editing. It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. Night Snitch (talk ▪ contribs) 23:16, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
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- Not disruptive, if you don't like it bugger off.100.11.77.202 (talk) 23:18, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
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