User talk:Cyang2014

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Cyang2014, and welcome to Wikipedia. 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. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) 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.
 * Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Copyrights. You may also want to review Copy-paste.
 * If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. Understand, though, that unlike many other sites, where a person can license their content for use there and retain non-free ownership, that is not possible at Wikipedia. Rather, the release of content must be irrevocable, to the world, into the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Such a release must be done in a verifiable manner, so that the authority of the person purporting to release the copyright is evidenced. See Donating copyrighted materials.
 * In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are PD or compatibly licensed) it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at Media copyright questions, the help desk or the Teahouse before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
 * Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you must follow the copyright attribution steps in Translation. See also Copying within Wikipedia.

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. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:15, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

I'm sorry, what do you mean by it's clearly all promo? This is all content on our website THAT I WROTE MYSELF. How is was any of the content on this page different than say, the jimmy fund page? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jimmy_Fund Am I just not citing things correctly? {{Ping|HickoryOughtShirt?4}Cyang2014 (talk) 18:32, 17 September 2019 (UTC)}
 * Hi Cyang2014 and thanks for this response. Wow, Jimmy Fund was a mess and I have removed all content that violates our Copyright rules. The content you added was copied directly from the website. If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. Understand, though, that unlike many other sites, where a person can license their content for use there and retain non-free ownership, that is not possible at Wikipedia. Rather, the release of content must be irrevocable, to the world, into the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Such a release must be done in a verifiable manner, so that the authority of the person purporting to release the copyright is evidenced. See Donating copyrighted materials. As well, there is clearly a Conflict of Interest (COI) here and you are required to disclose all financial or personal relationships with this organization per WP:DISCLOSE. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:54, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Whether or not you wrote the content yourself (and can provide the correct verification), the material is still promotional. This is natural: when creating a website for an organization, you wish to promote that organization. Why else would the organization pay for the web space. But that makes the website copy particularly unsuitable for Wikipedia's use as we must remain neutral. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 21:44, 17 September 2019 (UTC)