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See Wikipedia:Meetup/UMassAmherst/Intro to Wikipedia for some good videos. Doug Weller talk 14:46, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
Regarding this edit: the figures you're trying to introduce are for the land area only, not the total area, which also includes the water area. The figures stated in the article are correct (per page 41 of the official census document). M.Bitton ( talk) 00:25, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
Hi, I'm Graeme Bartlett. 2013AtlantaBraves, thanks for creating List of New York Police Department officers killed in the line of duty!
I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Where di the information come from? There is a [8] suggesting copying from somewhere else with a reference. But what was that? I don't think the list should include people that dies from diseases or heart attacks, as that is not "killed". Otherwise change the title to say "dying"
The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse.
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I only deleted the [8] due to my not knowing if the credited source was correct or not so I changed it. I'm not trying to sound whiny or sappy, but please unblock me. I'm not very knowledgeable with all you have to do just to use Wikipedia, but everything I've done is me trying to make it better. I'm not purposefully trying to hurt any articles. I've even been going through towns and cities in my homestate of Alabama and updating who the Mayor is. I promise I'm attempting to do everything for the better. Thank you. 2013AtlantaBraves ( talk) 22:35, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
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Okay then, thank you for nicely telling me what needs to be done and explaining it well. I really appreciate it from you. I'll now answer the questions. Copyright is the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same. I'm going to be honest, I can't rightly tell you how Wikipedia is licensed and I apologize for that. However, I won't edit or do any copyright infringement. Copyrighted content is not allowed on Wikipedia because it's wrong to use especially without permission and can result in a block or ban. You can use copyrighted content with and if the author and yourself uses the correct license. If I need doubt, don't use it. I intend to stop copyrighted content from being shared by being more aware. If I'm in doubt, I won't use it. I hope y'all understand and I hope to get back to editing and helping. Thank you! 2013AtlantaBraves ( talk) 16:05, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
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Not all of your answers are exactly correct and one is missing(the answer to which can be found on this very page or almost any page on Wikipedia). As I am not yet assured that you understand WP:COPY and WP:COPYVIO, I am declining this request. 331dot ( talk) 16:19, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
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I'll answer it now, I think I got it, haha. Licensing is how Wikipedia lets you edit and how other sites lets content be borrowed to use on Wikipedia. I hope this will be correct, thank you again! 2013AtlantaBraves ( talk) 16:55, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
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Here's wishing you a belated welcome to Wikipedia, 2013AtlantaBraves. I see that you've already been around a while and wanted to thank you for your contributions. Though you seem to have been successful in finding your way around, you may benefit from following some of the links below, which help editors get the most out of Wikipedia:
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Again, welcome! BilCat ( talk) 13:50, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
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David J Johnson (
talk) 08:20, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
Hello 2013AtlantaBraves, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to
Dothan, Alabama have been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without evidence of
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 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 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 or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate 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. Doug Weller talk 14:10, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
Needed Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 02:04, 20 September 2017 (UTC)
Hello, 2013AtlantaBraves. Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.
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When editing Wikipedia, there is a field labeled " Edit summary" below the main edit box. It looks like this:
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Hello, your recent edit to the page
Alabama appears to have added incorrect information, so it has been removed. If you believe the information was correct, please
cite a reliable source or discuss your change on the article's talk page before readding. If you would like to experiment, please use the
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-Finlayson (
talk) 03:11, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Meetup/UMassAmherst/Intro to Wikipedia for some good videos. Doug Weller talk 14:46, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
Regarding this edit: the figures you're trying to introduce are for the land area only, not the total area, which also includes the water area. The figures stated in the article are correct (per page 41 of the official census document). M.Bitton ( talk) 00:25, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
Hi, I'm Graeme Bartlett. 2013AtlantaBraves, thanks for creating List of New York Police Department officers killed in the line of duty!
I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Where di the information come from? There is a [8] suggesting copying from somewhere else with a reference. But what was that? I don't think the list should include people that dies from diseases or heart attacks, as that is not "killed". Otherwise change the title to say "dying"
The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse.
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 22:59, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
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Request reason:
I only deleted the [8] due to my not knowing if the credited source was correct or not so I changed it. I'm not trying to sound whiny or sappy, but please unblock me. I'm not very knowledgeable with all you have to do just to use Wikipedia, but everything I've done is me trying to make it better. I'm not purposefully trying to hurt any articles. I've even been going through towns and cities in my homestate of Alabama and updating who the Mayor is. I promise I'm attempting to do everything for the better. Thank you. 2013AtlantaBraves ( talk) 22:35, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
Decline reason:
I'm sorry, but I cannot unblock you at this time. You have not addressed the reason for your block. 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 address the following questions in your next unblock appeal:
- 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. -- Dlohcierekim ( talk) 23:13, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
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2013AtlantaBraves ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
Request reason:
Okay then, thank you for nicely telling me what needs to be done and explaining it well. I really appreciate it from you. I'll now answer the questions. Copyright is the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same. I'm going to be honest, I can't rightly tell you how Wikipedia is licensed and I apologize for that. However, I won't edit or do any copyright infringement. Copyrighted content is not allowed on Wikipedia because it's wrong to use especially without permission and can result in a block or ban. You can use copyrighted content with and if the author and yourself uses the correct license. If I need doubt, don't use it. I intend to stop copyrighted content from being shared by being more aware. If I'm in doubt, I won't use it. I hope y'all understand and I hope to get back to editing and helping. Thank you! 2013AtlantaBraves ( talk) 16:05, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
Decline reason:
Not all of your answers are exactly correct and one is missing(the answer to which can be found on this very page or almost any page on Wikipedia). As I am not yet assured that you understand WP:COPY and WP:COPYVIO, I am declining this request. 331dot ( talk) 16:19, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
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.
2013AtlantaBraves ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
Request reason:
I'll answer it now, I think I got it, haha. Licensing is how Wikipedia lets you edit and how other sites lets content be borrowed to use on Wikipedia. I hope this will be correct, thank you again! 2013AtlantaBraves ( talk) 16:55, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
Decline reason:
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Nomination of List of New York Police Department officers killed in the line of duty for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of New York Police Department officers killed in the line of duty is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of New York Police Department officers killed in the line of duty until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. – Arms & Hearts ( talk) 13:15, 16 September 2020 (UTC)