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- Paraphrasing: Beyond limited quotations, you are required to put all information in your own words. Following the source's wording too closely can lead to copyright issues and is not permitted; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. Even when paraphrasing, you must still cite your sources as appropriate.
- Image use guidelines: In most scenarios, only freely licensed or public domain images may be used and these should be uploaded to our sister project, Wikimedia Commons. In some scenarios, non-freely copyrighted content can be used if they meet all ten of our non-free content criteria; Wikipedia:Plain and simple non-free content guide may help with determining a file's eligibility.
- Copyrighted material donation: If you hold the copyright to the content you want to copy, or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license the text for publication here. Please see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
- Copying and translation within Wikipedia: Wikipedia articles can be copied or translated, however they must have proper attribution in accordance with Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. For translation, see Help:Translation § License requirements.
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A single-issue user warning with the same goal as {{Uw-copyright}}, but with gentler wording for new users, and more advice.
Usage
edit{{subst:Uw-copyright-new}}
{{subst:Uw-copyright-new|article=ArticleName|comment=Final thoughts.|student=yes/no|bold=N}}
Parameters
editThere 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
edit- {{Uw-copyright}}, a more strongly worded user warning
- {{Welcome-copyright}}, combining a welcome message with a less strongly worded message on copyright
Examples
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{{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. |
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{{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. |
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{{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. |
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{{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
edit- ^ 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.
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