User talk:Ekotyk

Aztec
Hi, it's good that you want to improve the Aztec, New Mexico article, but you can't just copy/paste text from the internet. I hope you will continue to work on the article but please write your own words (and use proper sourcing). I can help you if you need it, just reply here or on my talk page. Thanks! Camerafiend (talk) 20:49, 18 April 2017 (UTC)


 * I see you have tried adding a reference, which is a good start. But you still can't copy/paste text from another website. It's a copyright violation and has to be removed. But you can still contribute by taking that information and rewriting it in your own words. If you keep edit warring to put the copyright violating text back in, and refusing to communicate, you are likely to be blocked. Camerafiend (talk) 21:12, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Ekotyk, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Aztec, New Mexico have been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. 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.


 * 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 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 designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. However, there are steps that must be taken to verify that license before you do. See Donating copyrighted materials.
 * In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk 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 can, but please follow the steps in 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. /wiae /tlk  21:17, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

April 2017
Your addition has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images&mdash;you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. 2601:188:1:AEA0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 02:53, 20 April 2017 (UTC)


 * The next time you add copyright violation content, content that closely paraphrases its source, or unsourced content, I'll ask that this account be blocked. 2601:188:1:AEA0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 02:53, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 23:09, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

WP:USCITY guideline
A guideline has been established for the layout of American community (city) articles. The section names and order should follow this guideline as much as possible. See WP:USCITY. • Sbmeirow  •  Talk  • 07:47, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

April 2017
Due to your persistent copyright violations, additions of unsourced content, edit warring, and failure to address the concerns posted here on your talk page, I've blocked you for a period of one week. If you feel this block is in error, you may appeal it by following the steps outlined here: Guide to appealing blocks. Please note that when this block expires, any additional disruption of this sort may result in an indefinite block without further warning. Thank you. –  Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 23:12, 20 April 2017 (UTC)