User talk:Bunnysoars

March 2023
Hello, I'm SamX. I noticed that you made an edit concerning content related to a living (or recently deceased) person   on Ahmed Yerima, but you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now. Wikipedia has a very strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate and clear. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! &mdash; SamX &#91;talk · contribs&#93; 19:22, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to Ahmed Yerima. Wikipedia is not a collection of links nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links may include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you.  Yoshi24517 ( Chat ) ( Online ) 19:27, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

If you want to add information to Ahmed Yerima, you should cite a reliable source. For a tutorial on how to do so, see Referencing for beginners. Be aware that primary sources (websites of institutions that Yerima is affiliated with) are not considered reliable for the purposes of this guideline. You should also be aware of Wikipedia's policy on conflict of interest editing — namely, that you must make a paid-contribution disclosure if you are being compensated for your edits. Thanks. &mdash; SamX &#91;talk · contribs&#93; 19:47, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

If you can direct me to independent, reliable sources that support your claim, I'd be happy to add the information to the article myself. &mdash; SamX &#91;talk · contribs&#93; 19:52, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Bunnysoars! Your additions to Ahmed Yerima 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 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 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 Close paraphrasing. 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.
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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, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 23:00, 15 March 2023 (UTC)