User talk:JG436

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Copyright infringement
I can see that you are a new editor, but you need to know that Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously. You must not copy and paste text from sources you find on the web into articles as you did in the article EPB. The infringing text has been removed because the material you copied is subject to copyright, as is almost everything on the web. When creating or expanding articles, you should completely rewrite the information from the source using your own words. I would also like to point out that if you are an employee or otherwise associated with the company, you are required to disclose that fact, and should not edit Wikipedia again until you have done so. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:53, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

Please don't copy material from elsewhere online
Hello. I am Diannaa and I am a Wikipedia administrator. Prose you find online is almost always copyright, and cannot be copied here; it's against the copyright policy of this website to do so. All prose must be written in your own words. The Wikipedia copyright policy and its application are complex matters, and you should not edit any more until you have taken the time to read and understand our copyright policy. There's a simplified version of our copyright rules at FAQ/Copyright. Further copyright issues will result in you being blocked from editing. — Diannaa (talk) 13:43, 8 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello diannaa, pleasure to meet you. Thank you for catching that. Moving forward, I will be sure to review stated policies in more depth, and ensure my contribution does not mirror exact content found within the source.  Thank you! — JG436 (talk) 14:13, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

December 2021
 You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for violating copyright policy by copying text or images into Wikipedia from another source without evidence of permission. Please take this opportunity to ensure that you understand our copyright policy and our policies regarding how to use non-free content. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page:. — Diannaa (talk) 14:02, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

I have blocked your account, because in spite of repeated warnings, you continued to add copyright material to Wikipedia in violation of our copyright policy. You cannot resume editing until you provide a statement describing how copyright applies to Wikipedia, show that you understand our copyright policy, and make a commitment to follow it in the future.— Diannaa (talk) 14:04, 11 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello diannaa,
 * I appreciate you looking to uphold the copyright standards of Wikipedia. Following your latest notice, I am convinced that there is a particular nuance within Wikipedia's Copyright policy that I may be unknowingly infringing upon. I am struggling to accept and understand the grounds of your blocking of my account without further explanation of how my published content falls under such infringement. All of my published content on the EPB page is anchored by a cited third-party source and rewritten by a supporting content editor and myself to maintain the originality of the content.


 * My approach has been such: Writing original materials to prevent infringing upon creative work under copyright; all ideas, thoughts, and information from a third party source is anchored in proper citation. The importance of maintaining these policies and standards is to uphold Wikipedia as a reliable and legally compliant source for written and creative work. As is compliant with Wikipedia's policy in using copyrighted work from others.


 * I sincerely appreciate you seeking to uphold these policies. If there is a piece of my publishing methodology that is not adherent to the Copyright Policy, I am absolutely wiling to make necessary adjustments and adhere to those standards in future edits and publishing to Wikipedia.


 * Looking forward to dialoguing with you on this. JG436 (talk) 17:25, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello JG436. All of your edits have been to the article EPB. We have had to remove almost all of these additions/changes, as most of your edits have added copyright material to Wikipedia, in violation of our copyright policy. There's really no nuance here, because you have done practically no rewording/summarizing of your sources – just straight copying. Here is a list of copyright websites from which you copied material:
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20210125194449/epb.com/about-epb/our-history/
 * https://chattanoogahistory.com/publicpower.php
 * https://epb.com/about/history/
 * https://www.tva.com/newsroom/press-releases/chattanooga-lookouts-to-host-america-s-first-carbon-neutral-minor-league-game-powered-by-epb-s-solar-share-in-partnership-with-tva
 * https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20141020006614/en/DOE-EPB-ORNL-Begin-New-Partnership
 * https://epb.com/about/history/ — Diannaa (talk) 20:54, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Hello @diannaa I appreciate your work in uncovering those sources. As far as the pages from epb.com are concerned, I believe I had previously replaced those with third-party sources.

Now, concerning the closeness of the content to that of the sources, I do see some evidence of my publishing of content that is similar to the source; thank you, again, for bringing this to the surface. In terms of the reasoning in removing the content, is the core issue around the content not seeing sufficient change from that of the source? I understand that simply copying and pasting is against copyright policy, however, that has not been a part of my process. It seems that the summarizing I have done has left the content still too similar to the source.

What can be done to restore my editing privilege as I take a more a cautious and thorough approach in rewording and summarizing content used from copyright material? Thanks again for your assistance. JG436 (talk) 19:40, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
 * The content we removed is identical or nearly identical to the sources. There's three examples you can view by using the bot reports. In each instance you can click on the iThenticate link to view the overlap. I found some additional violations by manually examining your remaining contributions.


 * https://copypatrol.toolforge.org/en/?id=75261682 - from August
 * https://copypatrol.toolforge.org/en/?id=76961812 - from October
 * https://copypatrol.toolforge.org/en/?id=79598687 - from December.— Diannaa (talk) 22:33, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello @diannaa and Happy New Year! Thank you for providing this resource. Certainly helpful to gain a greater understanding of where exactly I had gotten too close to pre-existing online content. Going to be digging into this further over the next week. Thanks again for your assistance! JG436 (talk) 21:59, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Unblock Request user:JG436
In order to lift the block, we need to be certain that you understand how copyright works on Wikipedia. Please respond to the following questions, explaining in your own words: Your answers will enable us to establish whether or not you should be unblocked.— Diannaa (talk) 03:14, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * What is copyright?
 * How is Wikipedia licenced?
 * Why is copyrighted content not allowed on Wikipedia?
 * Under what circumstances can we use copyrighted content?
 * How do you intend to avoid violating the copyright policy in the future?