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*Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied without attribution. If you want to copy from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in [[Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia]]. |
*Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied without attribution. If you want to copy from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in [[Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia]]. |
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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be [[WP:Block|blocked]] from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page {{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>#if:{{{student|}}}| or to reach out to your campus ambassador}}. {{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>#if:{{{comment|}}}|{{{comment}}}|}} Thank you. <!--Template:uw-copyright-new--><noinclude> |
It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as [[WP:COPYRIGHT|policy]] requires that people who persistently do not must be [[WP:Block|blocked]] from editing to comply with the laws in [[Florida, United States]], where Wikipedia is based. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page {{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>#if:{{{student|}}}| or to reach out to your campus ambassador}}. {{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>#if:{{{comment|}}}|{{{comment}}}|}} Thank you. <!--Template:uw-copyright-new--><noinclude> |
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Revision as of 02:35, 9 November 2012
Avoiding copyright problems
Hello, and welcome. 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 a cited source. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Wikipedia: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.
- 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 without attribution. If you want to copy 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 to comply with the laws in Florida, United States, where Wikipedia is based. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page . Thank you.
A single-issue user warning with the same goal as {{Uw-copyright}}, but with gentler wording for new users, and more advice.
Usage
{{subst:Uw-copyright-new}}
{{subst:Uw-copyright-new|article=ArticleName|comment=Final thoughts.|student=yes/no|bold=N}}
Parameters
There are three positional (unnamed) parameters (with named aliases), and two named parameters. All parameters are optional:
|1=
(alias: article) – after the "welcome" sentence, appends: " Your addition to [[article title]] has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without [[Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission|permission]] from the copyright holder."|2=
(alias: comment) – adds extra free form text of your choice before the final "Thank you."|3=
(alias:student) – after "visit me at my talk page" appends: "or to reach out to your Wiki Ed content expert".
There are two named parameters for altering text style:[a]
|bold=N
, if N is a digit 1..5, the Nth bullet point is bolded.|boldtext=string of text
, the first occurrence of "string of text" in the body is bolded.[b][c]
See also
- {{Uw-copyright}}, a more strongly worded user warning
- {{Welcome-copyright}}, combining a welcome message with a less strongly worded message on copyright
Examples
1.
{{Uw-copyright-new}} |
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Hello Uw-copyright-new! 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:
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. |
2.
{{uw-copyright-new|bold=3}} |
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Hello Uw-copyright-new! 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:
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. |
3.
{{uw-copyright-new|boldtext=[[Fair use]] images must meet all ten}} |
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Hello Uw-copyright-new! 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:
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. |
4.
{{uw-copyright-new|article=France|boldtext=appear to have added copyrighted content}} |
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Hello Uw-copyright-new! Your additions to France 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:
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. |
5.
{{uw-copyright-new|article=Muxe|boldtext=failure to comply may result in being [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked]]}} |
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Hello Uw-copyright-new! Your additions to Muxe 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:
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. |
6.
{{uw-copyright-new|article=Gender|student=yes|boldtext=reach out to your Wiki Ed content expert.}} |
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Hello Uw-copyright-new! Your additions to Gender 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:
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 or reach out to your Wiki Ed content expert. Thank you. |
Notes
- ^ Of the two style parameters, only one may be used. If both are used, only
|boldtext=
is applied. - ^ Some character exclusions apply, including curly brackets (
{
, and}
). - ^ In general, avoid trailing blanks in the value of
|boldtext=
. This param defines a match pattern which is interpreted as param|pattern_string=
in String replace, where trailing blanks are significant.