User talk:AtkinsB

East Point Academy
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You appear to have only edited East Point Academy so I suspect you have some relationship to the school, in which case you should read our guidelines on conflict of interest and neutral point of view

I suggest you also read WikiProject Schools/Article guidelines which will explain what should be in an article on a school, and why I have removed the mission statement and goals, as these should not be added to schools articles-

The language you are using is "PR speak", trying to promote the subject using "buzzwords" without saying anything in particular. Moreover this article should be about East Point Academy, not AET, so sentences like
 * AET aims to provide the opportunity for all young learners to fulfil(sic) their real potential, broaden their horizons and become active, prosperous and successful citizens in the world around them. AET believes that all young people deserve to become world class learners - to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first rate educational environment, with the best facilities, the best teaching and the most up to date resources available to them. AET is committed to doing everything it can to ensure that young people are able to, in the future, compete on the world stage with the skills, confidence and flair to generate new ideas, new initiatives and thereby make a full contribution to tomorrow's world.

are totally inappropriate, as they tell us nothing about East Point Academy. - Arjayay (talk) 16:04, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Copyright violation
Hello AtkinsB, and welcome to Wikipedia. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

Your recent addition to East Point Academy contained text taken straight from the IMYC website at http://www.greatlearning.com/imyc/the-imyc/what-is-imyc which clearly states that it is copyright at the foot of the page.


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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. - Arjayay (talk) 14:27, 20 June 2014 (UTC)