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Please do not add copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder, as you did to
Air Propelled Sandwich. For
legal reasons, we cannot accept
copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be
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Victor Lopes (
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- Most of websites say they are copyrighted at the very bottom of their pages. For example, if you follow this link to the Air Propelled Sandwich page at the National Geographic Channel official website, and look down to the very bottom of the page, you are going to see the copyright symbol and the "All rights reserved" thing. That's basically how it works. You are free to add the text back, but change it significantly, using your own words, instead of simply copying and pasting it. Victor Lopes ( talk) 16:31, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
The article Dell dock has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
- Non-notable piece of software.
While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.
You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{
dated prod}} notice, but please explain why in your
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dated prod}} will stop the
proposed deletion process, but other
deletion processes exist. The
speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and
articles for deletion allows discussion to reach
consensus for deletion.
Glenfarclas (
talk) 20:20, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
Hello Vgautham 91, and welcome to Wikipedia! We're really glad you've chosen to sign up for an account; it offers numerous benefits in case you weren't already aware of them.
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Wikipedia:How to edit a page - it's a lot easier than you might think.
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Tutorial - a collection of pages explaining the most important things for contributing to Wikipedia.
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Sandbox - the best place for trying things out. If previous edits you made to articles have been reverted because they were experimental or unconstructive, this is the place to make test edits.
-
Wikipedia:Where to ask a question - Wikipedia has numerous places for you to put your questions and comments forward.
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Wikipedia:Five pillars - Wikipedia's official policies and guidelines are summarized here.
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Wikipedia:Manual of Style - our style guide outlines our standards for ensuring that we present information in a consistent manner that promotes cohesion and professionalism.
Contributing
With these references at hand, we hope you find it easier to contribute to Wikipedia. Here's a brief synopsis of some ways you can:
- We obviously wouldn't have an encyclopedia without articles. This page shows how you can help them grow.
- Removing vandalism and keeping the integrity of articles intact is a great way of contributing. More information on how to do so can be found here.
- Fixing typos, correcting poor grammar and repairing broken links are just some examples of useful, behind the scenes contributions. Even just making things look nice makes using Wikipedia more pleasant for everybody.
- If you like working with images, you might be interested in the Graphic Lab. Similarly, this page shows you how to work with images in Wikipedia articles.
- This page lists the many types of tasks you can do to maintain Wikipedia.
- There are numerous WikiProjects that aim to provide coordination and collaboration on particular subjects. From this list, you can join a project and contribute within an area that interests you.
Of course, there are
many ways of contributing, but I hope that this message is helpful to you, and that you'll enjoy editing Wikipedia and continue to do so. You can respond to this message by clicking
here if you have a comment or need help - don't forget to
sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~), or you can place {{helpme}} on your talk page and write your query there. Again, welcome to Wikipedia!
WilliamH (
talk) 19:49, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
Please do not add copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder, as you did to
Air Propelled Sandwich. For
legal reasons, we cannot accept
copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be
blocked from editing.
Victor Lopes (
talk) 20:13, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
- Most of websites say they are copyrighted at the very bottom of their pages. For example, if you follow this link to the Air Propelled Sandwich page at the National Geographic Channel official website, and look down to the very bottom of the page, you are going to see the copyright symbol and the "All rights reserved" thing. That's basically how it works. You are free to add the text back, but change it significantly, using your own words, instead of simply copying and pasting it. Victor Lopes ( talk) 16:31, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
The article Dell dock has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
- Non-notable piece of software.
While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.
You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{
dated prod}} notice, but please explain why in your
edit summary or on
the article's talk page.
Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{
dated prod}} will stop the
proposed deletion process, but other
deletion processes exist. The
speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and
articles for deletion allows discussion to reach
consensus for deletion.
Glenfarclas (
talk) 20:20, 1 January 2010 (UTC)