User talk:SlabKernan

February 2016
Hello, I'm Elizium23. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Seán Brady seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Elizium23 (talk) 23:57, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Your addition has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without 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 violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Emotionalllama (talk) 00:13, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Michael Dallat, you may be blocked from editing. Emotionalllama (talk) 00:18, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Emotionalllama (talk) 00:21, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello SlabKernan, and welcome to Wikipedia. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

{{unblock | reason=your reason here To start with I am asking for another administrator to review my blocking. I have read the reasons for my blocking but would contend that I am not guilty of multiple offences are previously indicated. I am now very alert to, and aware of, the need to avoid all possible copyright infringements and plagiarism. I have tried where possible to cite as many of my entries and edits as possible and practicable.

SlabKernan (talk) 22:03, 19 February 2016 (UTC)


 * 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 a cited source. 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 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 designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. However, there are steps that must be taken to verify that license before you do. See Donating copyrighted materials.
 * In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk 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 can, but please follow the steps in 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) 02:46, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

February 2016
You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for violating copyright policy by copying text or images into Wikipedia from another source without verifying permission. You have been previously warned that this is against policy, but have persisted.

Please take this opportunity to be sure you understand our copyright policy and our policies regarding how to use non-free content. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page:. — Diannaa (talk) 15:16, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Appealing an unblocking
I apologise deeply for the copyright violations. I welcome the clarified guidelines on how to quote judiciously and appropriately. I was trying to enrich contributions but accept that this was done in error.

I should like to be able to post again and respectfully ask that I am unblocked. Many thanks SlabKernan (talk) 16:53, 6 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Please confirm that you have read and understand our copyright policy Copyrights, a Wikipedia policy with legal considerations, and intend to carefully abide by it in the future. I recommend you also read Plagiarism. Once you have done this I will unblock your account. — Diannaa (talk) 18:19, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

I have spent the last few hours giving a thorough reading to, and devoting my understanding towards the copyright policy at Wikipedia:Copyrights. I fully comprehend it it a Wikipedia policy with legal considerations, and I intend to carefully abide by it in the future.

I have also read and given due consideration to Wikipedia:Plagiarism.

I look forward to being able to contribute to Wikipedia soon. SlabKernan (talk) 20:48, 6 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I have unblocked your account. Please ensure all material you add is properly sourced and does not violate copyright law. — Diannaa (talk) 16:09, 7 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I have re-blocked your account, so sorry. adds material copied directly from this source. It seems you have still not understood that we are not permitted to copy material directly from the source in violation of copyright law. — Diannaa (talk) 19:54, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

I have spent another few hours giving a thorough reading to, and devoting my understanding towards the copyright policy at Wikipedia:Copyrights. I have also read and given due consideration to Wikipedia:Plagiarism. In error, genuine error, my edit on John F Hogan added inappropriate material. I request an unblocking. SlabKernan (talk) 10:32, 14 February 2016 (UTC)
 * There's no reason why I should believe you or trust you, since the violations resumed as soon as you were unblocked the first time. — Diannaa (talk) 12:33, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

You refer to "violations" in the plural - might you be able to offer the evidential basis for your assessment that there were many "violations" ? I have considered and admitted to linking to inappropriate error in one edit. SlabKernan (talk) 10:51, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Copyright violations need to be zero. You've already had multiple chances. If you wish another administrator to review the block, please place your unblock request in the unblock template, . — Diannaa (talk) 14:33, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

Reference errors on 7 February
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