User talk:Knockitback

July 2023
Hello, I'm Onorem. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Onorem (talk) 14:27, 21 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Dear Onorem, I am posting a major publication by a major press that will shed great light on a song admired by many people world wide. This is not self promotion but the sharing of information and knowledge. I've got to imagine that many Wikipedia visitors to this page would want to know about the book. From what I know of University Press of Mississippi -- they are a rigorous academic publisher that has an external review process for each scholarly book they bring to press. I don't understand your objection and your deletion of this material. It's simply taking from their website, information about a scholarly book, that directly pertains to this song. Why delete this? --Knockitback Knockitback (talk) 20:00, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Knockitback! Your additions to Li'l Liza Jane 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.


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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. — Diannaa (talk) 14:24, 22 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Dear Diannaa, thank you. I have made the required changes. Any further rejection of this inclusion will be baffling and incomprehensible. The book -- is being published by a reputable press and Wikipedia viewers have a right to know about it. Thank you again. --K Knockitback (talk) 16:34, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Your sole interest in Wikipedia seems to be to promote this book. That's why your edits are constantly being reverted. Are you associated with this book or its author, Daniel Gutstein? If you do, you have a conflict of interest. See below. — Diannaa (talk) 20:50, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Knockitback. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Daniel Gutstein, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 20:50, 22 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello Diannaa,
 * I live in Baltimore, which is referred to in some popular versions of "Little Liza Jane." I love the song and am intrigued by its past. When I discovered that there will be a book about the song, I just wanted to do something about it. When I visited the Wikipedia page for the song I saw that nothing was there about the book. I thought I would put something there to make people aware that a book will be exploring the song's past. You have other pages about songs like Stagolee Shot Billy and you refer to a book about that song written by Cecil Brown. I didn't see any harm in making the posts that I made. In any event, I have nothing to do with the publisher or the author, I'm just a fan of the song.
 * Knockitback (--"knockitback" is a reference to having a beer, which I will now do.) Knockitback (talk) 02:25, 23 July 2023 (UTC)