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Happy editing! Kj cheetham (talk) 09:39, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

P.S. Please be aware of WP:IBI when adding images to infoboxes too. -Kj cheetham (talk) 10:43, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Excreaxy! Your additions to Yakou Méïté 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, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

• 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 cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help: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. Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
• We have strict guidelines on the usage of copyrighted images. Fair use images must meet all ten of the non-free content criteria in order to be used in articles, or they will be deleted. To be used on Wikipedia, all other images must be made available under a free and open copyright license that allows commercial and derivative reuse.
• If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. Understand, though, that unlike many other sites, where a person can license their content for use there and retain non-free ownership, that is not possible at Wikipedia. Rather, the release of content must be irrevocable, to the world, into either the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Please see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
• Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you must follow the copyright attribution steps described at Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. See also Help:Translation#License requirements.

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. If you have any questions about this, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. The image you added to the page appears to be from Cardiff City's website; the page is clearly marked "© 2023 Cardiff City Football Club Ltd." Thank you. Paul W (talk) 11:02, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Having looked in more detail at several of your additions to articles, they all appear to be image copyright violations, copying images from the Cardiff City website or other sources. I have reverted all these additions and also started to flag some of the images for speedy deletion from the Commons. Please do not upload images that you do not have the rights to use. Paul W (talk) 12:29, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi, Excreaxy. I have also added a request at Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations. I appreciate you may be a new Wikipedia user and may not be aware that images cannot just be copied from the web. Paul W (talk) 13:16, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

CCI Notice

Hello, Excreaxy. This message is being sent to inform you that a request for a contributor copyright investigation has been filed at Contributor copyright investigations concerning your contributions to Wikipedia in relation to Wikipedia's copyrights policy. The listing can be found here. Thank you. Paul W (talk) 13:20, 11 July 2023 (UTC)