User:Bmusician/Adoption/Calu2000

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Hello Calu2000, and welcome to my adoption school. Your first assignment is below, and I thought you'd like to know that you do now have your own official page. As you can see from User:Bmusician/Adoption, I've created an adoption HQ, where you can read ahead in the lessons. The tests in the assignments might include a couple of extra unique questions if I see an area that you might need a little extra development - don't take it as a negative, it should help. Let me know if there's anything else you'd like to see! → B  music  ian  02:35, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

What are the five pillars?
The "five pillars" are the fundamental principles by which Wikipedia operates.
 * The first pillar tells us that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and also what it is not.
 * The second pillar states that Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view.
 * The third pillar states that Wikipedia is free content, and also talks about copyright.
 * The fourth pillar is about civility and "wikiquette".
 * The fifth pillar states that Wikipedia does not have firm rules. This means that if a rule prevents you from improving Wikipedia, ignore it and do not worry about making mistakes.

The Core Content Policies
The core content policies on Wikipedia are neutral point of view, no original research, and verifiablity.

Editing from a neutral point of view (often abbreviated as "NPOV") is required on Wikipedia. Editing from a neutral point of view means representing unbiased and significant views that have been published by reliable sources, and giving due weight to all points of view. All information on Wikipedia must be verifiable - so any information unsupported by a reliable source does not belong here. The personal experience or opinion of an editor also does not belong to Wikipedia.

Reliable sources
Wikipedia uses the word "source" for three interchangeable ideas – a piece of work, the work's creator or the work's publisher. In general, you would expect a reliable source to be published materials with a reliable publication process, authors who are regarded as authoritative in relation to the subject, or both. This doesn't mean that a source that is reliable on one topic is reliable on every topic, it must be regarded as authoritative in that topic – so whilst "Airfix monthly" may be a good source on the first model aeroplane, I would not expect it to be authoritative on their full size equivalent.

A source that is self-published is in general not considered reliable, unless it is published by a recognized expert in the field. This means that anything in a forum or a blog and even most websites are considered unreliable. One interesting sidepoint is on self-published sources talking about themselves. Obviously, a source talking about itself is going to be authoritative, but be careful that the source is not too self-serving – the article really should not be totally based on a direct source like that.

Mainstream news sources are generally considered reliable, but any single article should be assessed on a case by case basis. Some news organizations have been known to check their information on Wikipedia – so be careful not to get into a cyclic sourcing issue!

There's a lot more about what makes a source reliable here.

Discussion
If there are any questions you have about this lesson, ask them! My job, as your adopter, is to help you with any problem you may have. If you don't have any questions that you need to ask, your next step is to take a short test regarding this lesson. If you are ready to take the test, simply tell me and I will hand it out to you. do i just have to memorise them or do I have to do something else
 * If you meant word by word, of course not! If you can understand this lesson sufficiently, let me know and i'll give you the test. → B  music  ian  09:11, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * so i just need to remember the consepts of both the polotics and the pillars or just one of them (and the other bit)--Calu2000 (talk) 10:07, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * ok i am ready--Calu2000 (talk) 10:31, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * done the test thanks

Test
Here's your first test! This test is going to be based on questions. Some questions will have right or wrong answers, whereas others are just designed to see if you are thinking in the right way. There is no time limit - answer in your own words, and we'll talk about your answers. Please note that simple and short yes/no answers are not acceptable in this test, nor in any future tests.


 * 1) Your best friend says that the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film "is the stupidest and most boring movie ever". Can you add this to the article? Why or why not?
 * Answer:No because it would oppose the second pillar of Wikipedia (non bias view) and it is an opinion not a fact.
 * 1) A blog titled "John Doe Fan Blog", that has no affiliation with the subject, states that John Doe will be going to Hong Kong on 7 July. No other source confirms this fact, so can you add this to Wikipedia? Why or why not?
 * Answer:No because relevant and reliable sources are required (section reliable sources)
 * 1) Is the official Facebook page of KFC a reliable source?
 * Answer:No because Facebook is edited by the greater public and is unlikely to be true
 * 1) Imagine that you come across a new article created by a new editor. You decide to do a minor copyedit and fix some spelling and grammar errors. 10 minutes later, you get a message from the editor who created the article, saying: "STOP CHANGING MY ARTICLE! I made it and you have no right to edit it without my permission. It's my intellectual property and therefore I own the copyright." How do you respond?
 * Answer:"Wikipedia has no problem with it and Wikipedia and any article on it is free to edit, if you wish to create an article you and only you can edit you need to go on a different site or make some strong reason why only you should edit it and request a red padlock thank you, Calu2000 (talk) 15:41, 21 May 2012 (UTC)"
 * 1) You have just discovered from a friend that the new Chevrolet Malibu is only going to be available in red. Can you add this to the Chevy Malibu article?　Why or why not?
 * Answer:Yes as long as you find a reliable web source
 * 1) Would you consider BBC News a reliable source on The Troubles? What about on ITV?
 * Answer:Yes but i would double check them before editing as the BBC is occasionally bias towards some subjects. For itv as they are less reliable I would check it on 3 other websites
 * 1) Everybody knows that the sky is blue, right? An editor doesn't agree - he says it is bronze. Does he need a source?
 * Answer:Yes any edit needs a reliable source

What is wikiquette?
Wikiquette basically means "wiki ettiquette", and is the etiquette of Wikipedia.

I'm just going to highlight some of the important Wikiquette items that you should try and remember. It may help you out.
 * Assume good faith - This is fundamental. Editors here are trying to improve the encyclopedia. Every single member of the community. Every one. If you read a comment or look at an edit and it seems wrong in some way, don't just jump straight in. Try and see it from the other editors point of view, remembering that they are trying to improve the encyclopedia.
 * Sign your talk posts with four tildes ( ~ ). The MediaWiki software will substitute the four tlides with your signature and timestamp, allowing the correct attribution to your comment.
 * Remember to reply to comments by adding an additional indentation, represented by a colon, : . Talk pages should something like this. Have a read of WP:THREAD to see how this works.
 * Don't forget to assume good faith.
 * There are a lot of policies and guidelines, which Wikipedians helpfully point you to with wikilinks. Their comments may seem brusque at first, but the linked document will explain their point much better than they may be able to.
 * Be polite, and treat others as you would want to be treated. For example, if someone nominated one of the articles you created for deletion, I'm sure you'd want to know about it, so if you are doing the nominating make sure you leave the article creator a notification.
 * Comment on the edits. NEVER COMMENT ON AN EDITOR. EVER.

Discussion
Any questions or would you like to take the test? The test is pretty brief...consisting of only three questions!
 * what are the scores for my first test (please mark it)
 * Can i have the test now
 * is there a time limit

There is no score for these tests - but there is a score for the final exam. And you can have the test now. There is no time limit (but there is a time limit for the exam).

Test
Have a look at the following conversation: Well, the Passat lover clearly loves his Passat, but who is he replying to? In


 * 1) Position A?
 * Answer:Rods mate
 * 1) Position B?
 * Answer:rod
 * 1) An editor who has a low edit count seems awfully competent with templates. Should he be reported as a possible sockpuppet?
 * Answer:No more proof is needed and he might have been told how to do it.though he should watch the person.

Third Assignment: Copyright
This is probably the most important assignment I'll give, because this is the only one where failure to adhere exactly according to policy will result in an indefinite block from editing the encyclopedia – pay attention.

Glossary
There are a lot of terms associated with copyright. Here is a glossary of the terms.

CC-BY-SA and GFDL
On Wikipedia, you can only include text which has been released under CC-BY-SA and the GFDL. In fact, if you notice, every time when you edit, the following text is underneath the editing window: So you are in effect contributing every time you edit. Now, let's think about that non-free content criteria - "No free equivalent" means that you will never be able to license text under it (except for quoting) - as you can re-write it in your own words to create an equivalent. You always, always, always have to write things in your own words or make it VERY clear that you are not.

Image Copyright on Wikipedia
Copyright is a serious problem on a free encyclopedia. As I said before, any work that is submitted must be released under the CC-BY-SA License and the GFDL.

There are two types of images on Wikipedia, free images and non-free images.

Free images are those which can be freely used anywhere on Wikipedia. A free image may be either public domain, or released under a free license, such as CC-BY-SA. Free images can be used in any article where their presence would add value. As long as there is a consensus among the editors working on an article that the image is appropriate for the article, it's safe to say that it can remain in an article. Free images can even be modified and used elsewhere.

Non-free images, however, are subject to restrictions. Album covers and TV screenshots are two types of images that are typically non-free. They may belong to a person or organization who has not agreed to release them freely to the public, and there may be restrictions on how they are used. You have to meet ALL of the non free content criteria in order to use them.

What is fair use?
Problems arise when people upload images that are not their own. Most images are under some form of copyright, even if it's not explicitly stated anywhere. This is usually the case with anything found on the internet. When these images are uploaded, Wikipedia must adhere to a very strict policy known as "fair use". What this basically is doing is giving us a reason to use an otherwise non-free image, on the basis that it is for educational purposes, using it has no measurable effect on the copyright holder's rights, and that we have no other alternative. The establishment of this reason is called the fair use rationale, part of a set of criteria that MUST accompany any fair use/copyright tag on Wikipedia. These criteria are:
 * A specific fair use tag (see link above) that describes what the image is.
 * The source of the image (this is usually a website, but could also be a book or magazine that you scanned the picture out of)
 * The image itself must be of low resolution. If it is high resolution, that version must be deleted and replaced with another (essentially, worse) version.
 * A fair use rationale explaining:
 * Where the image is to be used (This page MUST be in the main (article) namespace. Fair use images MUST NOT be used anywhere else)
 * That the image cannot be used to replace any marketing role or otherwise infringe upon the owner's commercial rights to the image
 * How the image is being used, in a way that fits within the fair use policy (i.e., identification purposes, etc.)
 * That there is no way the image can possibly be replaced with a free version

Only when an image meets all of these criteria may it be used. Fair use images must be used in at least one article (not "orphaned"), and articles using fair use images must use as few of them as possible. Any image that does not meet these criteria to the letter will be deleted. Any user that repeatedly uploads images not meeting these criteria to the letter will be blocked.
 * The image must have been previously published elsewhere

As a further note, I mentioned that fair use images must not be able to be replaced by a free alternative. What this basically means is, there is no way you, me, or anyone else could go out and take a picture of this same thing and release it under a free license. For example:
 * I could upload a picture of George W. Bush from the White House. Normally government works are automatically public domain, but let's say for the purpose of this discussion that the White House holds the copyright to that particular picture of the President. I can claim fair use, but the claim would be invalid because you could just as easily go to a speech Bush is giving and take a picture of him yourself. (That's what happened here) This is considered replaceable fair use and so would be deleted.
 * Person X could upload a picture of the Empire State Building from a marketing kit they distributed. This image would likely be copyrighted, and so they claim fair use. But I happen to have been to New York and have a picture of the ESB. I upload that instead and release it into the public domain. The first, copyrighted picture, is also replaceable.
 * For the article on the Monterey Bay Aquarium, I want to upload an image of their logo (visible in no great detail here). I go to their website and upload their version. This fair use is allowable, because no matter where or how they display their logo, it'll be under the same copyright. Since the simple art of scanning or taking a picture of a piece of work is not enough to justify my ownership of the rights to the image, there is no way to obtain a free version of the logo.

When people refer to Commons on Wikipedia, they're generally referring to Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free material. Images on Commons can be linked directly to Wikipedia, like that picture just to the right and above. Now, since Commons is a free repository, fair use is not permitted. It makes sense to upload free images to Commons, so that they can be used by all language encyclopedias.

For a full description of the policies and guidelines concerning fair use, read WP:FU.

Discussion
This is a pretty complex topic; is there anything you don't understand? Or are you ready for the test? reddy

sorry i do not understand the last question--Calu2000 (talk) 20:54, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Test
Although copyright on Wikipedia may be a complex topic, please keep in mind that simple yes/no answers are not acceptable.
 * 1) Name at least two situations in which it is appropriate to upload an image to Commons.
 * Answer: A photograph you took.A image CLEARLY marked as free on the site
 * 1) Is Wikipedia really free? Why?
 * Answer:Yes because anyone can edit and take from it
 * 1) Can you upload a press photo of the pianist Lang Lang under a claim of fair use?
 * Answer:No because the photo is copyrighted by the press
 * 1) Can you upload the cover art of an album under a claim of fair use?
 * Answer:Sometimes unless there is a copyright notice
 * Q: The cover art of the album is copyrighted by the artist - so could you upload the cover art of an album under a claim of fair use?
 * A:No because they are classed as non free images (typically)
 * 1) Can you upload a press photo of a prisoner on death row under a claim of fair use?
 * Answer:Yes because the image is of a prisoner that is not in public
 * 1) You find an article about a company that is a direct copy of the About Us page on their website. What would you do?
 * Answer: you tell the user about it and remove it.
 * 1) Go to any Wikipedia article and find an image that is used under "fair use". Link to the image in your answer.
 * Answer: File:Tanglewooodgiutar.JPG

More questions
I am sorry Calu, but you don't seem to understand fair use at an acceptable level. It also worries me that you have recently commited a copyright violation. I hope that doesn't sound too harsh. I think you are an excellent editor, and when you have a problem, we should solve it.
 * 1) Why is copy-pasting copyrighted content to Wikipedia illegal?
 * Answer:Because copying and pasting copyrighted content to any public dominan is illegal
 * 1) What is fair use, according to the glossary and the lesson?
 * A:Circumstances where copyright can be waived. These are strict and specific to the country.
 * 1) Please give me an example of a non-free image you could upload under a claim of fair use.
 * A:The my maths logo because it is only online http://www.mymaths.co.uk
 * 1) Please give me an example of a non-free image you could not upload under a claim of fair use, because it would be considered replaceable fair-use.
 * A:The apple logo because the photo could be taken at the front of a store
 * 1) A fair use rationale must explain what four important things, according to the lesson?
 * A:


 * I will continue this later