User talk:Sfojim

Betty T. Yee
Hi Sfojim. Welcome to Wikipedia and thanks for your work on the Betty T. Yee article. Unfortunately, since the text you used seems to have been copied directly from http://www.boe.ca.gov/members/board.htm, we probably can't keep the article as is.

In general, copying text directly from other websites onto Wikipedia is usually a violation of the copyright holder's licensing terms. It is sometimes the case that government works are automatically in the public domain, but I'm not sure if that applies to the text you copied. Regardless, even if you can copy text from that website, it would still be best if you could use that site as a reliable source and write Ms. Yee's biography in your own words.

You can find more information about copyrights and Wikipedia at Copyrights. If you need any help, feel free to ask on my talk page. Thanks again. Mike Dillon 14:59, 22 May 2006 (UTC)