User talk:Mbaptgrp2

Avoiding copyright or plagiarism issues
Hello, and welcome. Your addition to University of Stellenbosch Business School has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.


 * 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 a cited source. You can read about this at Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also 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 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.
 * In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk 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 if 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 without attribution. If you want to copy from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in 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 visit me at my talk page. (If you are affiliated with the school and authorized to license this content, please see Donating copyrighted materials for the donation procedures.) Thank you. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:20, 6 November 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry; while you can use brief quotations, you have to do so as described at Non-free content in the sections on "text". In order to qualify as fair use under the United States laws that govern us, copyrighted content must be used transformatively -- that is, you can't just copy the content because you want to convey the information. If there is not good reason to rewrite the material in your own words, you need to do that. If there is good reason, your use of the quotations should make that obvious. For instance, "According to Newsweek magazine, the school has the highest profile...." That would be attributing a point of view, and a direct quote would be appropriate. Direct quotes simply to describe programs are not. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:46, 6 November 2011 (UTC)