Welcome and introduction edit

Hi, Dortega94. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person by golly! And this real person (that would be me), wants to say welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad you've made an account! Thanks for joining; you're on your way to making some great contributions.

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The page Alonso de Mendoza edit

Can you tell me where this text came from? It is rather disjointed and strangely formatted. Rich Farmbrough, 01:23, 4 November 2009 (UTC).Reply

Bolivia edit

Until you have a reference you can provide, please stop changing Bolivia from Plurinational to Republic. According to the constitution, it is the Plurinational state of Bolivia. Thanks, Onopearls (t/c) 19:57, 24 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

I could care less if it "pisses you off", according to the IMF and the United Nations, that is the official name of Bolivia. And Wikipedia can't be used as a source for other Wikipedia articles. Please provided a reliable source, not discussions from the Spanish Wikipedia. If you can't, then please refrain from changing it. If you believe this is incorrect, please start a discussion here. Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. Onopearls (t/c) 17:26, 27 December 2009 (UTC)Reply
What the people of the country call it does not affect it's official name. People living in the Russian Federation call their country Russia, people in the United States of America call it the US, USA, or America. I've started a discussion here, please feel free to express your opinions there. Thank you, Onopearls (t/c) 20:00, 27 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Unreferenced BLPs edit

  Hello Dortega94! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is tagged as an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to ensure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. If you were to bring this article up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 943 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the article:

  1. Juan Del Granado - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs· FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 17:57, 16 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

File source and copyright licensing problem with File:La Paz Skyline By Dortega94.jpg edit

 
File Copyright problem

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File:La Paz Skyline By Dortega.jpg listed for deletion edit

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:La Paz Skyline By Dortega.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. —Bkell (talk) 17:39, 15 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

Also File:La Paz Skyline By Dortega94.jpg. —Bkell (talk) 17:45, 15 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

Possibly unfree File:La Paz Skyline By Dortega94.jpg edit

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:La Paz Skyline By Dortega94.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. —Bkell (talk) 17:03, 6 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

Falsely licensed images edit

Using other people's work without permission or attribution is unacceptable. Copyright infringement and plagiarism pose serious moral, legal, and reputation problems. Remember: Users who upload content (La Paz city images) with false license declarations ... may be blocked. feydey (talk) 00:25, 26 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

Dortega, I'm not sure you've understood the issue here, so I'll try to explain once again: the problem with your La Paz collage is that it consists of several source images, and you need to document who created each of them, because the copyright remains that of their respective authors. If all of the component images are in fact freely licensed (preferably if they are all uploaded separately on Commons), then you can make a collage of them, but you shouldn't claim it as your own copyright. Instead, you should list all sources and authors on the image description page. Take a look at other city collages, e.g. File:Athens Montage 2.jpg, to see how it can be done. Fut.Perf. 07:53, 26 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

Possibly unfree File:Fundacion de La Paz.jpg edit

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Blocked edit

 
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feydey (talk) 08:19, 26 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

Copyright violations edit

  Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions to the Ethnic Germans in Bolivia article, but for legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. This includes text directly translated from other web sites or printed materials.

You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

Block edit

 
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Calliopejen1 (talk) 20:56, 20 May 2015 (UTC)Reply

This block is not meant to be an infinite block, but since you have not edited in several years, I wanted to make sure you understand this very important policy before resuming your editing. Once you have read and understood the policy, you are welcome to appeal your block. Regards, Calliopejen1 (talk) 20:56, 20 May 2015 (UTC)Reply