User talk:Hemdresearcher

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Hemdresearcher! Your additions to Antonio Lopez (illustrator) 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.
 * We have strict guidelines on the usage of copyrighted images. Fair use images must meet all ten of the non-free content criteria in order to be used in articles, or they will be deleted. To be used on Wikipedia, all other images must be made available under a free and open copyright license that allows commercial and derivative reuse.
 * 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 either the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Please see Donating copyrighted materials.
 * 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 described at Copying within Wikipedia. See also Help:Translation.

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. /wiae /tlk  17:31, 28 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Dear Wiae. Thank you for your message. My additions to the article on Antonio Lopez (illustrator) are in fact from my own article in the journal Fashion Practice, which I have also duly referenced. However, if I do need to paraphrase my own material (as stated in your rule set, above), I am of course both willing to and quite capable of doing so, seeing as it is my own material to which I would be referring, as well as in my own interest as a priciple. I have published a number af articles and chapters on various related topics through the years, which I have (finally!) considered to cite in relevant Wikipedia articles, so it is of course important to me to know beforehand what the proper procedures are. Best regards, Michael A. Langkjær, Ph.D. Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (aka: Hemdresearcher). 217.74.151.195 (talk) 18:08, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello, if I can give you a general rule, it's that all text added to Wikipedia should be written in one's own words. It is possible to license text that you hold the copyright to for reuse on Wikipedia (see WP:DONATETEXT) but in practice it is, I think, much simpler to rewrite text in your own words, adhering to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines on neutral, encyclopedic text and the like. Thanks, /wiae /tlk  13:00, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * The other thing I'll mention is that you should take care when citing your own work in Wikipedia articles. It's not prohibited but it can sometimes give the impression that people are only here to promote their work. The relevant guideline is at WP:SELFCITE and I would encourage you to give it a read. Thanks, /wiae /tlk  13:06, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your informative and useful replies. I will certainly read the guidelines at WP:SELFCITE. With regard to citing one's own work, well, yes, I can recognize the impression that we might primarily be invoving ourselves in Wikipedia to promote our own work. I respect your reasons for calling this to my attention and do agree with the problematics here, but only up to a point. I have published internationally in peer-reviewed journals since 2010 (at least), and have considered my exposure in such fora to be quite adequate. Moreover, please consider that 1) it surely must be in the interest of Wikipedia that people contribute information based on their own thorough research in a given topic, and that such resesearch-based first-hand knowledge is not merely an opinion; 2) some insertions based on one's own researches could be in the nature of commentary to and/or nuancing of pre-existing statements, observations and/or assertions found in Wikipedia, and finally 3) while my work has already had adequate of exposure to a large audience of academics through E-libraries as well as open-access sites such as Academia.edu and ResearchGate, Wikipedia appears a useful supplement in order to reach a greater audience of "knowledge-consumers" beyond professional academics.
 * Best regards,
 * Michael A.- Langkjær (aka Hemdresearcher) 130.226.236.6 (talk) 14:27, 29 January 2023 (UTC)