User talk:RaphaelBosko

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Happy editing! Tacyarg (talk) 11:48, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Please don't copy material from elsewhere online[edit]

Hello. I am Diannaa and I am a Wikipedia administrator. Prose you find online is almost always copyright, and cannot be copied here; it's against the copyright policy of this website to do so. All prose must be written in your own words. The Wikipedia copyright policy and its application are complex matters, and you should not edit any more until you have taken the time to read and understand our copyright policy. There's a simplified version of our copyright rules at Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright. Further copyright issues will result in you being blocked from editing. — Diannaa (talk) 12:59, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Diannaa, I hope I have now rectified this. I had no intention to infringe copyright at the time!! Apologies. Is that better? Chris90909 (talk) 13:15, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No it is not. See the copyright reports: here, here. — Diannaa (talk) 13:20, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Those are the two most complete accounts of his life online. There is of course going to be copyright as they refer to the same organisations...the actual writing it different. I have cross referenced with other articles which would score highly on similarity simply due to the names of organisations which are being mentioned. The actual writing has been written by myself? Chris90909 (talk) 13:24, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is better, but still has far too much overlap. — Diannaa (talk) 13:24, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I can continue to amend it. Please do not block me from editing as this is a weeks reading and research. I will correct this. Chris90909 (talk) 13:25, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Did you read the last amendment or just revert it without reading? I changed it almost entirely Chris90909 (talk) 13:27, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Of course I read it. I am working on a copyright compliant version right now. Please stop immediately. — Diannaa (talk) 13:31, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There was still a massive amount of copying, particularly from this source. — Diannaa (talk) 13:51, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 2023[edit]

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June 2023[edit]

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