User talk:Sydscotch

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Rustee Allen
You moved the page from Rusty Allen to Rustee Allen by copying the content to a newly created page. This is a bad idea because it loses the record of past revisions and credit for who wrote what, required by the GFDL. (The "Move" tab should be used instead.) I have fixed this, but a user writing in this thread says that "Rusty" is the correct name. Please discuss this on Talk:Rustee Allen. DES (talk) 19:37, 20 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi there! I'm the user who redirected the page, although I admit I didn't know the proper way to redirect. Rustee's own official home page spells it "Rustee," so I assumed that's the correct spelling. I'll gladly take back my edits if I'm wrong. Also, I didn't just do a hack "copy and paste" job. I spent a bit of time adding information to the original page, including the info box as well as a photo of Rustee (the page was pretty bare). THEN I copied it to the new page and redirected. I am new here, though, so if you have tips, please let me know! I just thought the article wasn't doing Rustee justice. Didn't mean to break any codes. Thanks! -- Sydscotch 21:30, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * There seems to be a little bit of confusion over terms here. By "copy and paste", DES is referring to the way you moved the article, not the content that was moved. You moved the article by copying all the content on page A, and then creating a new page (B) and pasting the content there. Now the same information is on page B, but all the contribution history is on page A. We have a "move" function that moves the page, talk page, and the history to the new title, so everything stays together, and automatically creates a redirect. If you're logged in and your account is not too new, you'll see a button that says "move" at the talk of every page (in between "edit" and "watch"). As you might imagine, click that button if you want to move a page, and then follow the instructions there. If you have any questions, please feel free to drop me a line on my talk page. Natalie 22:53, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes. "Copy and paste move" simply means any time that a copy of an article, edited or not, is created by copying the text or wikitext, rather than through use of the move feature. It happens a lot, usually through people not knowing what the move feature is for or how to use it. It can be a problem because edit history is screwed up, but normally it is done with good intentions, and every admin and exprienced editor understands that, or should. I didn't mean to imply that your editing was ill-intentioned or unskilled, simply that you didn't know that the use of the move tab is strongly prefered for this purpose, for purely technical reasons. (Use of move also moves the talk page along with the article.) What I did was to join the two versions, so that all the changes are in the history, and the version with the most recent set of edits is now visible. DES (talk) 23:25, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, I understand now -- sorry for causing any frustration! :-) I'll definitely note this if I ever redirect a page in the future. Thanks for your help. Sydscotch 04:43, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Editing standards.
Hello, and welcome to Wikiepdia. When editing articles, please avoid adding content which is biased and lacks a neutral point of view, and also avoid adding content which uses weasel words ("Many people beleive..."). Please observe the Manual of Style for Wikipedia editing guidelines.

In addition, never copy and paste information from other sites to add to Wikipedia articles, as was done with Life (Sly & the Family Stone album). All additions to Wikipedia should be original work by the editor who adds them. --FuriousFreddy 07:20, 29 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Hey there, Freddy -- sorry for breaking the rules, I didn't mean to sneak anything in! I just wanted to add that bit of "Plastic Jim" trivia, as I'm sure Sly researchers would appreciate. How would you suggest getting the info into the article? Is it OK to simply paraphrase? Sydscotch 07:45, 29 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I'd say go beyond paraphrasing (which can still be considered copyright infringement in some cases), and completely rewrite the information. In this case, something such as "Track number three, 'Plastic Jim', includes a recurring melody borrowed from the Beatles' 1966 hit 'Eleanor Rigby'" works just fine, with the citation attached to the end. Whenever possible, summarize when writing Wikipedia articles. Look to professional print encyclopediuas for inspiration. --FuriousFreddy 08:06, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

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