User talk:Obscuredorigins

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Thanks, and feel free to message me about anything. Doug Weller talk 09:44, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Obscuredorigins! Your additions to Geoglyph 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.


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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, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Doug Weller talk 09:45, 26 February 2023 (UTC)