User talk:Ramji1501

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Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Ramji1501! Your additions to Ricky Ponting 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.


 * 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. 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.
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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. DanCherek (talk) 01:06, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

September 2023
Please do not add commentary, your own point of view, or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Check WP:NOTNEWS - SUN EYE 1  15:08, 2 September 2023 (UTC)


 * The edit I made is based on references of newspaper articles, which I have also cited. Ramji1501 (talk) 15:31, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Your edit to Hindu Makkal Katchi 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. DanCherek (talk) 22:53, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

 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:. DanCherek (talk) 23:22, 2 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Full sentences have not been copied from the sources that I added. I have only referenced the sources, and added content in my own words. Please clarify what specific sentence(s) violated Wikipedia 's policy. I am a new editor and your clarification will help me. Thanks. Ramji1501 (talk) 23:48, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Here is one example from your latest edit.
 * Sources: "[...] the Hindu Makkal Katchi was hacked to death by a gang of assailants in Tamil Nadu's Madurai on Tuesday night. The accused fled the spot after committing the crime and are absconding.Unidentified miscreants on Friday hurled petrol bombs at the house [...] The motorbike-borne men threw three petrol bombs into the house of Balamurugan, [...] and fled the scene, police added.


 * Your edit: "[...] the Hindu Makkal Katchi was hacked to death by a gang of assailants in Madurai. Police said that the accused fled the spot after committing the crime, and absconded.[...] unidentified attackers hurled petrol bombs at the house [...] Police added that the motorbike-borne men threw three petrol bombs into the house of Balamurugan, and fled the scene."


 * You are copying text from copyright sources, and only superficially modifying it (or not modifying it at all, like your previous edits to this article and to Ricky Ponting). Any text you add to Wikipedia needs to be written in your own words, from scratch. Don't copy/paste and then try to rearrange a few words or replace a couple with their synonyms, because that's not enough.The purpose of this block is to prevent further copyright violations in Wikipedia articles. In order to lift the block, please demonstrate an understanding of how copyright works on Wikipedia by responding to the following questions in your unblock appeal, explaining in your own words:
 * What is copyright?
 * How is Wikipedia licenced?
 * Why is copyrighted content not allowed on Wikipedia?
 * Under what circumstances can we use copyrighted content?
 * How do you intend to avoid violating the copyright policy in the future?
 * DanCherek (talk) 00:11, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Copyright is the exclusive right of the creator / owner of an intellectual property such as news article, patent or a book, to copy and re-use the work.
 * Per Wikipedia license, textual content is copyrighted, but we can re-use it as long as we attribute the authors and allow others to freely copy our work.
 * Copyrighted content is not allowed on Wikipedia because it is a free encyclopedia, and any wiki reader can subsequently re-use the content, freely from there. Using copyrighted content on wikipedia without the copyright holder's permission is illegal.
 * Copyrighted content can only be used after the content creator / owner (copyright owner) gives us explicit rights / license to use the content.
 * I plan to add edits to wikipedia articles, by writing sentences from scratch, in my own words. The citations are for reference, and copyrighted sentences / phrases from there, will not be copied and pasted. Ramji1501 (talk) 18:17, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @DanCherek Please review my unblock reason. Ramji1501 (talk) 21:01, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Ramji1501 (talk) 22:57, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Ramji1501 (talk) 20:58, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Ramji1501 (talk) 21:00, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the answers and for your patience. I have unblocked your account, as a final chance. Please be vigilant about avoiding copyright violations in the future, as it will be much, much harder to appeal a second copyright-related block. When editing articles, I sometimes find it helpful to read the source material, then try to summarize it without directly referring to it (of course you can look at it afterwards, but this might help avoid the temptation of using the same or substantially similar phrasing). You may also be interested in this helpful WikiEdu module on copyright and plagiarism. DanCherek (talk) 01:11, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Ramji1501 (talk) 03:47, 22 September 2023 (UTC)