User talk:MsSoftballMom

Welcome!
Hello, MsSoftballMom, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Shalor and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

I hope you enjoy editing here. If you haven't already done so, please check out the student training library, which introduces you to editing and Wikipedia's core principles. You may also want to check out the Teahouse, a community of Wikipedia editors dedicated to helping new users. Below are some resources to help you get started editing. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:09, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Response
Hi! Edits made in your sandbox will not appear in the article - you have to move them over manually. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:48, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

I also have some notes about your sandbox draft and live edits:


 * This needs to have in-line citations that back up the claims. Also, with any controversial or major claims, make sure that they are attributed.
 * Make sure that you avoid writing in a casual, essay-type tone. Review the section on expressions that lack precision, as well as this section on using first person pronouns and this one on instructional and presumptuous language.
 * Avoid putting blank sections in articles - this work should already be complete in your userspace and ready to move live. When something is live there's an expectation it'll be ready right away. Plus working in the draftspace gives you more time to work on things.

I'm just a little concerned that some of the material in your sandbox would be seen as an essay. If this is just a copy from the live article, my apologies - I just wanted to give you some notes. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:56, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello MsSoftballMom, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Single parent have been removed, as they appear to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. 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 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 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) 22:18, 8 December 2018 (UTC)