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Greetings, I am hoping to add quotes to the Arnold Schwarzegger page, however, it is 'protected'. I am a bit confused, I thought the ENTIRE point of wikipedia was that it is editable by all (subject to moderation). Could someone please be kind enough to explain this dichotomy to me. Thank you very much The Very Best

This is the very best user name of them all (talk) 00:40, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi there. Wikipedia is supposed to be editable by anyone, but it's sometimes necessary to protect articles (especially biographies of living people) if they receive a lot of vandalism or otherwise problematic edits. You can learn more about protection criteria at WP:PROTECT. The Arnold Schwarzenegger page is semi-protected, which means that it can't be edited by unregistered users and users who are not autoconfirmed. Users become autoconfirmed when their account is 4 days old and they have made at least 10 edits. If you want to edit this page, you can either make constructive edits to some other articles and wait until your account is autoconfirmed, or you can post on the article's talk page and an autoconfirmed user can add your edits to the article if they feel they are appropriate. In the future, you can ask for help at the Teahouse - more people will see your question there than on your talk page. Hope this helps, and welcome to Wikipedia. SpicyMilkBoy (talk) 00:53, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

thank you

Thank you very much for the detailed response, most appreciated. This is the very best user name of them all (talk) 00:56, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

No problem. I'll post some resources below to help you learn more about Wikipedia. SpicyMilkBoy (talk) 00:59, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, This is the very best user name of them all, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:

• Introduction and Getting started
• Contributing to Wikipedia
• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• How to edit a page and How to develop articles
• How to create your first article
• Simplified Manual of Style

You may also want to complete the Wikipedia Adventure, an interactive tour that will help you learn the basics of editing Wikipedia. You can visit the Teahouse to ask questions or seek help.

Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or , and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! SpicyMilkBoy (talk) 00:59, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello This is the very best user name of them all, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Luther Burbank 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. (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 the 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 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 the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Such a release must be done in a verifiable manner, so that the authority of the person purporting to release the copyright is evidenced. See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
• In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are PD or compatibly licensed) it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions, the help desk or the Teahouse 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 must follow the copyright attribution steps in Wikipedia:Translation#How to translate. See also 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) 20:50, 2 July 2019 (UTC)