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July 20

Ezekial’s Box or Box of Ezekial

I am looming for a site that has pictures off all of the contents of the Box of Ezekial. I would also like to know if this is a hoax, or if this really was found at the side of a road/in a bin, and if so, why was it thrown away? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.172.130.137 (talk) 14:09, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Presumably, you're referring to what's being called "Box of Crazy" in the following (which would certainly not be considered a reliable source by Wikipedia standards). I haven't read the (two-part) article, but it may answer your questions.

• David Halperin (November 21, 2013). "The "Box of Crazy," UFOs, and Ezekiel's Vision (Part 1)".

Images of contents: "The Box of Crazy". Imgur.

—107.15.157.44 (talk) 14:32, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

A question about using your information

Hi. I love Wikipedia, first of all ! Thank you for all that you do ! My question concerns a project I'm putting together at home, compiling information from you, along with my own opinions, about movies that I've seen and loved. While intended just for my own personal use, its possible that it could become a book at some point.If so, would I need any special permission to use the information I've obtained from you? Things like who directed the movie, the plot, my who starred in it, etc.

If permission is needed,how would you advise me to go about requesting it,please?

Thank you, keep on doing what you're doing, you're great !!! Sincerely, Stephanie — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1C0:C701:1930:8DAA:BBAF:B1F5:A116 (talk) 19:14, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Hi, Stephanie. You may notice that many things on Wikipedia are cited by reliable sources like this:^[1]. These show that the info is supported by third-parties. Anything you read on Wikipedia is okay for you to use, but try not to lift verbatim passages from articles. If something doesn't have a source, it may not be factual, so be sure to look it up. Hope the project goes well, WikiMacaroons^Cinnamon? 19:18, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

I concur with WikiMacaroons, but from a copyright perspective there's more to say. See Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content. The gist is that you should provide URL attribution and make clear in the work that the information is copied from Wikipedia. If you look on your left sidebar, you'll see a link marked "Permanent link" which you can click to give you a URL that links directly to the version of the page that you are looking at now, rather than a version which will change over time. Some people prefer to cite a permanent link. For instance, to cite this page at the particular version it was at before I wrote this comment, I can use the URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Entertainment&oldid=968666576. If I instead used the following URL then it will take me to the most recent version of the page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Entertainment. For personal projects that are not published, you do not need to worry about copyright. — Bilorv (talk) 22:57, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Excellent advice above; for future reference, for questions about using (or editing) Wikipedia, try Wikipedia: Help desk. --2606:A000:1126:28D:386F:62F0:5CBB:14F6 (talk) 22:14, 21 July 2020 (UTC)