Anodyne2
Joined 8 October 2024
Latest comment: 11 days ago by Anodyne2 in topic Wikipedia and copyright
Wikipedia and copyright
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Hello Anodyne2! Your additions to Cindy Chavez 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, 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.
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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. Tacyarg (talk) 08:05, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, thank you for your assistance, I am new to editing and I have reviewed the guidelines but obviously didn't clearly understand the citation process. I attempted to edit the page by adding two articles that had been previously published in a newspaper owned by the Bay Area News Group, and I thought that adding that information at the end of the articles would count as citing a known/trusted source. Is this violating copyrighted material? Thanks for your time, Anodyne2 Anodyne2 (talk) 19:34, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
- Hi, thanks for your response. In short, yes - you can quote small amounts of text, as long as it's clear they are quotations and the source is given, but quoting whole articles violates copyright even if you give the source. Hope that helps. I will post a Welcome below with editing tips and resources. Best wishes, Tacyarg (talk) 22:16, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
- Hi, as before, you cannot paste large sections of a source into an article, whether or not you reference them. Do you have a conflict of interest re Cindy Chavez or the Children's Advocacy Center - do you work for or represent them? Tacyarg (talk) 09:35, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, no conflict, just a product of the Bay Area and think that some good things have happened locally. I thought I had edited the original article sufficiently, I looked at some other pages of local politicians who have done good work, Sam Liccardo for example, and thought I was on track. I will try again. Appreciate your time. Anodyne2 (talk) 17:50, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
- Hi, I have once again made an edit to the Cindy Chavez page, and I think that I may have done it correctly. Anodyne2 (talk) 20:44, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, no you haven't. Yet again, you copied and pasted two entire paragraphs from [1]. Please learn to summarise and work out what is relevant and what is just fluff. We don't need a description of everything and every facility in the Children’s Advocacy Center even if they do have a cute Labrador. You could just easily say "Chavez was one of the two supervisors behind the Children’s Advocacy Center proposal. The center provides a one-location solution for investigations into physical and sexual abuse of children, and saves the children having to be transported between multiple locations while investigations and interviews are conducted." sourced to the same news-release. Nthep (talk) 20:58, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your comments, I was under the impression that the article I cited needed to be quoted exactly. This has been the most helpful information I have received. Anodyne2 (talk) 21:02, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
- Your edits need to accurately reflect what the source(s) say but shouldn't be verbatim reproductions of the source(s) unless its very short and/or there is no other way of saying it. Nthep (talk) 21:20, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, I have rewritten my edit and I have included a direct quote from Cindy Chavez. It's copied below:
- Chavez was one of the two Santa Clara County Supervisors who authored the Children’s Advocacy Center proposal. The center encompasses a one-stop setting for law enforcement to investigate physical and sexual abuse of children while saving the children additional trauma of having to be transported between multiple locations while treatment, investigations and interviews are performed.
- “This center is going to contribute not just to the investigations of these crimes, but also — and I’m very excited to say this — to the healing that’s so necessary when these crimes are committed,” Chavez said. Anodyne2 (talk) 17:00, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- That seems fine. It's a summary of the centre and using a short quote by Chavez is perfectly acceptable. Nthep (talk) 08:34, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for your help and patience. Anodyne2 (talk) 02:01, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- That seems fine. It's a summary of the centre and using a short quote by Chavez is perfectly acceptable. Nthep (talk) 08:34, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
- Your edits need to accurately reflect what the source(s) say but shouldn't be verbatim reproductions of the source(s) unless its very short and/or there is no other way of saying it. Nthep (talk) 21:20, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your comments, I was under the impression that the article I cited needed to be quoted exactly. This has been the most helpful information I have received. Anodyne2 (talk) 21:02, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, no you haven't. Yet again, you copied and pasted two entire paragraphs from [1]. Please learn to summarise and work out what is relevant and what is just fluff. We don't need a description of everything and every facility in the Children’s Advocacy Center even if they do have a cute Labrador. You could just easily say "Chavez was one of the two supervisors behind the Children’s Advocacy Center proposal. The center provides a one-location solution for investigations into physical and sexual abuse of children, and saves the children having to be transported between multiple locations while investigations and interviews are conducted." sourced to the same news-release. Nthep (talk) 20:58, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
- Hi, as before, you cannot paste large sections of a source into an article, whether or not you reference them. Do you have a conflict of interest re Cindy Chavez or the Children's Advocacy Center - do you work for or represent them? Tacyarg (talk) 09:35, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
- Hi, thanks for your response. In short, yes - you can quote small amounts of text, as long as it's clear they are quotations and the source is given, but quoting whole articles violates copyright even if you give the source. Hope that helps. I will post a Welcome below with editing tips and resources. Best wishes, Tacyarg (talk) 22:16, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
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