User talk:Tong80

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174th Reserve Division (Germany)
Hello ,

It seems to me that an article you worked on, 174th Reserve Division (Germany), may be copied from http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=934. It's entirely possible that I made a mistake, but I wanted to let you know because Wikipedia is strict about copying from other sites.

It's important that you edit the article and rewrite it in your own words, unless you're absolutely certain nothing in it is copied. If you're not sure how to fix the problem or have any questions, there are people at the help desk who are happy to assist you.

Thank you for helping build a free encyclopedia! MadmanBot (talk) 22:57, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

167th Volksgrenadier Division (Germany)
This is an automated message from MadmanBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of 167th Volksgrenadier Division (Germany), and it appears to include material copied directly from http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=815.

It is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article. The article will be reviewed to determine if there are any copyright issues.

If substantial content is duplicated and it is not public domain or available under a compatible license, it will be deleted. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material. You may use such publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. See our copyright policy for further details. (If you own the copyright to the previously published content and wish to donate it, see Donating copyrighted materials for the procedure.) MadmanBot (talk) 23:06, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of 174th Reserve Division (Germany)
Hello Tong80,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged 174th Reserve Division (Germany) for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to rewrite it in your own words, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, Fox2k11 (talk) 23:44, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of 167th Volksgrenadier Division (Germany)
Hello Tong80,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged 167th Volksgrenadier Division (Germany) for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to rewrite it in your own words, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, Fox2k11 (talk) 23:49, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

January 2013
Hello Tong80, 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.


 * 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 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.
 * 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 without attribution. If you want to copy 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. This includes all the articles about German military unites you've created recently. § FreeRangeFrog croak 23:49, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

German WW2 divisions
Aside from not copying verbatim from axishistory.com, which will only get your contributions deleted per WP:COPYVIO, you are also advised that simply copying and dumping the text into a new page is not enough. It is courteous to both the readers of this site, and to other editors who will have to clean up your contributions, to take a minute (it really doesn't take more than that) to properly format and wikify the articles you create so that they are readable. I've already gone through a few, please check out how it is done. Cheers, Constantine  ✍  16:14, 31 January 2013 (UTC)