User talk:Leblini

Your addition to Cycles Devinci has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other websites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of article content such as sentences or images. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.


 * I'm not 100 percent certain what the status of Crown Copyright material is, but I'm pretty certain it's more restrictive than Wikipedia public domain requirements. -Dhodges (talk) 20:21, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

reverted material
You seem to be a little unclear on the concept. Citing a source does not grant permission for it to be reproduced verbatim. -Dhodges (talk) 13:21, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

I do not understand why this text should not be used, while it describes perfectly the link between bixi and Cycles Devinci. Plus it is a governmental document that is allowded to be diplayed on internet!
 * You're not getting this. It doesn't matter if:

You may be thinking of the States, where some public documents are explicitly public domain.-Dhodges (talk) 22:03, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
 * The material is useful
 * It has been posted on the internet
 * The copyright holder is the Crown.

Reverted material (part 2)
You seem to be focused on Cycles Devinci. Given your additions, I'm guessing you are part of a PR firm or PR for DC. Some people are adamantly opposed to people in PR firms putting material into WP as there is an inherent conflict of interest. I'm not one of those people. I believe that PR firms can be a viable portion of our community, but only if you are willing to follow our rules. If you are truly interested in contributing in a collaborative manner (that means no one controls the content of DC), please contact me on my talk page. I will be happy to help you navigate through the WP article creation process. Buffs (talk) 03:43, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the e-mail, but I'd prefer to keep it on here, if you don't mind. WP is based upon reliable, third party sources. It is NOT pulled directly from company websites or press articles and cut & pasted in. If you just cut & paste, you will be guilty of both plagiarism and copyright infringement. If you cut & paste and attribute it, you are still guilty of copyright infringement if it isn't a quote. From what I can see, the DC article was written from a fan's perspective. In general, that can be a good thing outside of WP. Inside WP though, it should be a scholarly work without advocating a particular point of view, neutrally worded, and avoiding vague terminology that boosts an entity's image among other requirements. Please take the time to read through these guidelines and then glance at Texas A&M University and Fightin' Texas Aggie Band. I am a graduate of Texas A&M and a former member of the FTAB. I wrote significant parts of each article (as a collaborative work, I cannot claim all credit), but did so in a way that avoided boosterism/bragging. I was also open about my previous affiliations and edited with caution as some viewed I had a conflict of interest.
 * I think you will be fine here if you just work on how to properly reference your article and DON'T cut & paste from other websites. To add a reference, type at the end. If you want your article to be featured on the main page, there are a LOT of hoops you'll have to jump through: WP:FA, but for now, simply providing the web link will suffice as a reference. Buffs (talk) 14:29, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Buffs, I will try to do better this time!
 * I should have been more clear. You need to do this at the end of each sentence (or group of sentences no larger than a paragraph if the source is the same for the whole thing. Buffs (talk) 21:41, 19 April 2012 (UTC)