Martharichards13
February 2016 edit
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If you need any help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{Help me}} before the question. We're so glad you're here! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:08, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
Which class are you with? As for the articles you plan to edit (currently noted on your user page), it is often important for student editors to discuss such plans with more experienced Wikipedia editors to ensure that the edits are in compliance with WP:Policies or guidelines. This is for reasons noted at WP:Class assignment. In the case of the Orgasm or Pedophilia article, for example, your class should be mindful of the WP:Primary sources policy, and that it is easy to go overboard with primary sources. Simply adding study after study, especially primary studies, is not a good way to build an encyclopedia. Do read that policy. Also read Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine) (WP:MEDRS) and WP:Fringe; those are important guidelines for these articles. In my opinion, before adding content to the article, it would be best that you and/or your class post proposed additions to be evaluated, either in your sandbox (with a link on the article talk page to that sandbox) and/or directly to the article talk page. If not, you are likely to be reverted if the edits are amiss. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 00:05, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
Wikipedia and copyright edit
Hello Martharichards13, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Body odour and sexual attraction 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.
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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, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 03:01, 27 April 2016 (UTC)