User talk:Okiloma

Wikipedia and copyright
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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, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 03:24, 17 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi, Thank you for letting me know this. In the future I'll stick to this. 8:54, 7/17/2022 (EST) [Okiloma] Okiloma (talk) 12:55, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Moneytrees🏝️, I've again improved the same article again without breaching the copyright of the Wiki. Please have a look at it now. 8:54, 7/21/2022 (EST) [Okiloma] Okiloma (talk) 12:55, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I've reworded your recent editions, as they were still too close to the sources; you can see the rewrites I did in this edit. While your effort to rewrite is appreciated, you need to focus on summarizing the source rather then saying what it is saying verbatim. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 00:01, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok, Now I understood. I will adherent to it in my future edits. Thank you for guiding me. Okiloma (talk) 13:33, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

You are referring information of a District to a City and hard words in the comment
Hello Okiloma, In your Changes in religious statics of Puttalam You are referring Puttalam District. Buddhist are majorities in the Puttalam District while Muslims are majorities In Puttalam City. In the Source:statistics.gov.lk, You can verify these data. Puttalam and Puttalam District is not same. Please, Revert your changes. @Mafasdeen7 Mafas Deen 19:26, 24 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Hey, I'm not aware of this. Thank you for enlightening me. And that's not a hard word. As I could not verify the source, I used the word "vandalism." No offence. Okiloma (talk) 18:18, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

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 * Hey, Thank you so much. Good day. Okiloma (talk) 21:40, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

August 2023
Your edit to Black July has been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images&mdash;you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Copying text from other sources for more information. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 02:24, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Thank you so much. I do not know that. My apologies for giving a hard day. I thought a specific information has been omitted by not mentioning the name. Okiloma (talk) 20:54, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * NO, In my the link is correct as it contains info only related to Sri Lanka's Eelam Wars only. And thank you for letting me know that. Okiloma (talk) 06:19, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Warning for abusing multiple accounts
As detailed at Sockpuppet investigations/Okiloma, checkuser evidence has found that you have used an alternative account in an illegitimate way by editing the same article with multiple accounts (Tamil genocide).

I have blocked the other account. If you abuse multiple accounts again you may be blocked. I would suggest reading through the policy on the use of multiple accounts. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 17:30, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * I was never intent to abuse Wikipedia rules. I unknowingly logged in from a different account and edited, but never meant to edit from that account with a conscious mind. Please accept my apologies for violating the wiki unknowingly. I'll make sure this doesn't happen again. Okiloma (talk) 18:46, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

May 2024
 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. Please take this opportunity to ensure that you understand our copyright policy and our policies regarding how to use non-free content. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page:. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 20:38, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I removed some text you added to Sri Lankan state-sponsored colonisation schemes, as it was copied from the cited book source, Redefining Genocide: Settler Colonialism, Social Death and Ecocide. As far as I can tell, while the book is avilable online in some places it isn't licensed to be copied into Wikipedia. Unfortunately, I find myself needing to block you as you have been repeatedly warned about copying content from outside sources into Wikipedia. You write about some underrepresented topics and seem to have a decent understanding of sources so I would hope you try to appeal this block. If you want to be unblocked, you need to commit to not from copying from sources in your future editing and demonstrate a better understanding of copyright. User:Moneytrees/Copyright blocks contains some advice on appealing this block. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 20:49, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

You are dedicated contributor who writes about underrepresented topics. Please note in addition to Plagiarism / Copyright violations ,Close paraphrasing is also not allowed. You would need to write every sentence in your own words. Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 15:44, 12 May 2024 (UTC)