User talk:MikeAndersonLives

A belated welcome!
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Again, welcome! Twitbookspacetube (talk) 08:30, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

December 2016
Hello, I'm Laser brain. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Battle of Hastings have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Laser brain  (talk)  12:55, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Your recent edit to James Monroe High School (Virginia) appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person or organization added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. Thank you. &#9790;Loriendrew&#9789;  &#9743;(ring-ring)  00:27, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at File:Gerry Kissell.jpg, you may be blocked from editing. Twitbookspacetube (talk) 03:11, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello MikeAndersonLives, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Gerry Kissell have been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without evidence of 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 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 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 designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. However, there are steps that must be taken to verify that license before you do. See Donating copyrighted materials.
 * 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 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 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 leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Laser brain  (talk)  16:32, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

January 2017
You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for violating copyright policy by copying text or images into Wikipedia from another source without evidence of permission. You have been previously warned that this is against policy, but have persisted.

Please take this opportunity to ensure that you understand our copyright policy and our policies regarding how to use non-free content, as you did at Gerry Kissell. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page:. Laser brain  (talk)  19:33, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry to perform this action, but you have repeatedly uploaded copyrighted materials to the Gerry Kissell article and are not responding to repeated warnings. Contributing to Wikipedia requires that you acknowledge and communicate with fellow editors, especially when they are bringing policy violations to your attention. Any admin may consider unblocking you once you indicate some understanding of our copyright and image use policies. -- Laser brain  (talk)  19:34, 4 January 2017 (UTC)