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Happy editing! Cheers, Devokewater 15:47, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Copying licensed material requires attribution

Hi. I see in a recent addition to Penal labour in the United Kingdom you included material from a webpage that is available under a compatible Open Government Licence. That's okay, but you have to give attribution so that our readers are made aware that you copied the prose rather than wrote it yourself. It's also required under the terms of the license. I've added the attribution for this particular instance. Please make sure that you follow this licensing requirement when copying from compatibly-licensed material in the future. — Diannaa (talk) 13:49, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Sorry.

I will be more careful in the future. DotCoder (talk) 15:45, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

CS1 error on Senedd Commissioner for Standards

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Senedd Commissioner for Standards, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

• A bare URL error. References show this error when one of the URL-containing parameters cannot be paired with an associated title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 21:21, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

CS1 error on Senedd Commissioner for Standards

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Senedd Commissioner for Standards, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

• A bare URL error. References show this error when one of the URL-containing parameters cannot be paired with an associated title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 21:21, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

June 2024

Your edit to Legal recognition of sign languages has been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for information on how to contribute your work appropriately. For legal reasons, Wikipedia strictly cannot host copyrighted text or images from print media or digital platforms without an appropriate and verifiable license. Contributions infringing on copyright will be removed. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources for more information. — Diannaa (talk) 22:17, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for June 30

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July 2024

Thank you for your contributions. It seems that you have added compatibly licensed text to one or more Wikipedia articles, such as Relationship and Sex Education. You are welcome to import appropriate compatibly licensed content to articles, but in order to meet the Wikipedia guideline on plagiarism, such content must be fully attributed. This requires not only acknowledging the source, but acknowledging that the source is copied. There are several methods to do this described at Wikipedia:Plagiarism#Compatibly licensed sources, including the usage of an attribution template or manually like I did. Please make sure that any other content you have already imported is fully attributed. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 15:16, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Your edit to Care Inspectorate Wales has been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for information on how to contribute your work appropriately. For legal reasons, Wikipedia strictly cannot host copyrighted text or images from print media or digital platforms without an appropriate and verifiable license. Contributions infringing on copyright will be removed. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources for more information. Broc (talk) 18:37, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for July 9

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Health and Safety Executive, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page BSR.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 18:13, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Patient Client Council (Northern Ireland) moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to Patient Client Council (Northern Ireland). Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it could be a suitable article subject, but currently it lacks sufficient prose and context to be in the mainspace. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Melmann 20:12, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello DotCoder! 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:

• Limited quotation: You may only copy or translate a small portion of a source. Any direct quotations must be enclosed in double quotation marks (") and properly cited using an inline citation. More information is available on the non-free content page. To learn how to cite a source, see Help:Referencing for beginners.
• 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.

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. Whpq (talk) 01:36, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Alcohol Harm Reduction Act 2017 (Northern Territory) moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to Alcohol Harm Reduction Act 2017 (Northern Territory). Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources and is an empty article, so far consisting only of an infobox and empty section headings. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Wikishovel (talk) 05:59, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

List of committees of the Senedd moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to List of committees of the Senedd. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 01:39, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Patient and Client Council (Northern Ireland) has been accepted

Patient and Client Council (Northern Ireland), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider .

Thanks again, and happy editing!

– Joe (talk) 13:00, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Liquor Act 2019 (Northern Territory) has been accepted

Liquor Act 2019 (Northern Territory), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider .

Thanks again, and happy editing!

Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 14:02, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for August 12

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Lists of female political office-holders in the United Kingdom, you added links pointing to the disambiguation pages Jenny Jones and Elaine Smith.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 20:07, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

CS1 error on Circular economy

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Circular economy, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

• A bare URL error. References show this error when one of the URL-containing parameters cannot be paired with an associated title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 15:07, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

August 2024

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It appears that you copied or moved content from Prostitution in Northern Ireland into Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015. While you are welcome to re-use Wikipedia's content (here or elsewhere), Wikipedia's licensing does require that you provide attribution to the original contributor(s). When copying within Wikipedia, this is supplied at minimum in an edit summary at the page into which you've copied content, disclosing the copying and linking to the copied page, e.g., copied content from [[page name]]; see that page's history for attribution. It is good practice, especially if copying is extensive, to also place a properly formatted {{copied}} template on the talk pages of the source and destination. Please provide attribution for this duplication if it has not already been supplied by another editor, and if you have copied material between pages before, even if it was a long time ago, you should provide attribution for that also. You can read more about the procedure and the reasons at Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. Thank you. John B123 (talk) 04:50, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:AFD/List of statutory instruments of Scotland, 2024

Good day! You might want to sign your initial post at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of statutory instruments of Scotland, 2024. Thanks! --Jax 0677 (talk) 20:48, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

User:Sungodtemple told me that the post should be signed. --Jax 0677 (talk) 19:27, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Ben Adams (police commissioner) (September 5)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by DoubleGrazing was:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Ben Adams (police commissioner) and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

DoubleGrazing (talk) 17:18, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Hello, DotCoder! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! DoubleGrazing (talk) 17:18, 5 September 2024 (UTC)