User talk:JuniperSage

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Happy editing! DemocraticLuntz (talk) 14:46, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello JuniperSage! Your additions to Littleheath Woods 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. DanCherek (talk) 22:27, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Wikilinks
Hi there. I have seen your edits on a number of pages, which are clearly in good faith and useful. Thanks for these. Just a couple of quick observations to make your edits even better: Thanks again for your edits. Happy editing. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 14:20, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * 1) Please always find a reliable source for information you add. My impression is that the information you add is correct and based on good knowledge, but on Wikipedia we have to ensure the information is verifiable. So half the fun of making an edit is hunting down a reliable source and then adding it as a citation. If you need a hand with that, just ask.
 * 2) When you add a wikilink, don't link to just part of a compound noun. For instance, the Wandle Trail should all be wikilinked like that. When you wikilink with The Wandle trail like that it creates a link that looks like: The Wandle trail. The problem is that it is not clear, on first glance, what is being linked. Is that information about trails? or the Wandle trail? But worse than that, people using screen readers tab from link to link, and hear the link text spoken to them. So when they tab to this link, their screen reader tells them it is a link to "trail". They have no other way to discern that the link is about the Wandle trail specifically. So links should be descriptive of what they link to.


 * Oh, one more thing, please don't mark all your edits as minor. That is only for really very minor things like typos. Cheers. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 22:05, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * , please could you reply to this to indicate you have read this. I have again just fixed a problematic wikilink you added. I am happy to explain further if you are unclear about my explanation. You are also still marking your edits as minor when these are not what we call minor edits. Cheers. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 09:03, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for noting my good intention (and good content too I think) even if I haven’t done it correctly. I have noted what you have said. I don’t want to cause any work for people. JuniperSage (talk) 13:30, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

February 2024
Hi JuniperSage! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor&#32;at London Borough of Croydon that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. NebY (talk) 11:07, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Please do not add or change content, as you did at London Borough of Croydon, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. NebY (talk) 11:12, 8 February 2024 (UTC)