User talk:Macwhinney

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Macwhinney, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Competition model 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. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) 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.
 * Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Copyrights. You may also want to review Copy-paste.
 * 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 the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Such a release must be done in a verifiable manner, so that the authority of the person purporting to release the copyright is evidenced. See Donating copyrighted materials.
 * In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are PD or compatibly licensed) it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at Media copyright questions, the help desk or the Teahouse before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
 * 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 in Translation. See also Copying within Wikipedia.

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, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 11:57, 26 June 2020 (UTC)

Help me 1
Is this the way I am supposed to post a comment to my talk page? I wasn't sure how to find your page. Your email said Diannaa, but I think you as Masum Ibn Musa? It is fine to remove all of the https://* links from my references. They are on my private web page and they are therefore allowed, but I guess Wikipedia doesn't want that. Should I then go ahead with removing them? Also, I found it quite difficult to enter all of the authors of articles, because the interface only gave me a box for one author. And there was no obvious way to cite a chapter in a book. --Macwhinney (talk) 15:50, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
 * The proper way to respond to is to write your response underneath Dianna's post, and start it with  so Dianna will be notified.  Happy editing!  GoingBatty (talk) 16:05, 26 June 2020 (UTC)

Help me 2
I wasn't sure how to reply. I tried the helpme but they said I am supposed to go to your message. I hope I found the right place. Your email said Diannaa, but I think you as Masum Ibn Musa? It is fine to remove all of the https://* links from my references. In fact, I am doing that now. They are on my private web page and they are therefore allowed, but I guess Wikipedia doesn't want that.

Also, I found it quite difficult to enter all of the authors of articles, because the interface only gave me a box for one author. And there was no obvious way to cite a chapter in a book. --Macwhinney (talk) 16:28, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
 * You received a welcome message from Masum Ibn Musa and a copyright advisory from Diannaa - two different editors.
 * The normal convention is that new talk page sections belong at the bottom of the page. I've moved your help requests to match.
 * When you reply to a specific editor, you should use the template or one of its friends like  and sign your message with four tildes. That way, they will be notified to look at your response.
 * If the GUI is not giving you enough spaces for all the authors you need to enter for a citation, it's probably best to use the source editor. According to the documentation for Template:Cite journal, there is no limit on how many authors can be entered using first1, last1, first2, last2, first3, last3, and so on. You can also enter any other supported parameters that may or may not be presented by the GUI, but be aware that only certain versions of the template accept  as a parameter.
 * In fact, Wikipedia prefers that URLs be given with 'https:' prefixes when that protocol is supported by the target.
 * Finally, in at least once case, you appear to be adding references to your own writings. This is almost always viewed as a violation of Wikipedia's conflict of interest policies. You can suggest such references on the talk page of the article in question so an uninvolved editor can decide if the reference should be included. Use the edit request template to be sure someone notices your suggestion.  — jmcgnh (talk) (contribs) 17:27, 26 June 2020 (UTC)