Fairmount547

October 2022

Thank you for your contributions. It seems that you may have added public domain content to one or more Wikipedia articles, such as Fairmount, Indiana. You are welcome to import appropriate public domain 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#Public-domain sources, including the usage of an attribution template. Please make sure that any public domain content you have already imported is fully attributed. Thank you. Cannolis (talk) 22:07, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

November 2023

Hello, I'm Bojo1498. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Fairmount, Indiana have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. (bojo)(they/them)(talk) 17:02, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

They are not promotional. We are letting people know that The James Dean Museum exists to honor an American Icon. Fairmount547 (talk) 17:04, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi there. Even if you didn't intend your additions to be promotional, they certainly read that way. Seeing as some of your content was directly copied-and-pasted directly from the museum website (which is also not allowed, see WP:COPYPASTE), it does not have the correct tone for an encyclopedia. I'd also encourage you to review the policy on promotion to get a better idea of what is and isn't allowed on Wikipedia. Lastly, I'd encourage you to read the policy on external links since your edits included those. I hope all of that makes sense, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask at the Teahouse or reply to me here! (bojo)(they/them)(talk) 17:14, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Fairmount547! Your additions to Fairmount, Indiana 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.
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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 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. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 01:49, 20 November 2023 (UTC)