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Song of Kosovo edit

 

This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Song of Kosovo, and it appears to include material copied directly from http://gooselane.com/books.php?ean=9780864926791.

It is possible that the bot was mistaken and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article. The article will be reviewed to determine if there are any copyright issues.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Song of Kosovo edit

Hello Jomauro,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Song of Kosovo for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to rewrite it in your own words, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. —swpbT 18:33, 2 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Chris Gudgeon edit

Please note, for the record, that Wikipedia titles our articles about people with their WP:COMMONNAME, not their full legal name — if the sources cover him as "Chris" rather than "Christopher J.", then our article has to use "Chris" as the title. It's fine for the full name to be noted in the article body, but the title has to be the name that the sources use for him. Thanks. Bearcat (talk) 19:23, 3 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Again, Wikipedia titles our article with the subject's WP:COMMONNAME, not his full legal one. "Chris" is what appears in the sources about him, and "Chris" is what appears on the covers of his books, so "Chris" is the correct title of our article about him — the body of the article can say "Christopher" and give his middle name, but the title of the article has to be at the name that the sources refer to him by. You don't get to make up your own alternate rules for your pet topics — you have to follow our rules. Bearcat (talk) 15:44, 7 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia and copyright edit

  Hello Jomauro, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Chris Gudgeon has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

  • 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. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
  • Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Wikipedia:Copyrights. You may also want to review Wikipedia:Copy-paste.
  • If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. However, there are steps that must be taken to verify that license before you do. See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
  • In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Wikipedia:Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
  • 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 can, but please follow the steps in Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.

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, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 00:22, 10 March 2016 (UTC)Reply