User talk:Tviall

June 2019
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. Additionally, If you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for your contributions to Wikipedia, you must disclose who is paying you to edit. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names. Thank you. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 22:03, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello MassasoitCommunityCollege, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Massasoit Community College 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. (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 the 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.
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 * 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 must follow the copyright attribution steps in Translation. See also 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) 22:03, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Diannaa also deleted information that I did not edit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Diannaa also deleted information on the Massasoit Community College page that I did not edit. At least restore the page to what it was before I provided UPDATED data. I have requested a new username. Don't accept my edits, fine, but also don't change the page or delete information that has been there.
 * I've put in the request, but the system seems slow at the moment. In the meantime, please review WP:COI and WP:PAID(the latter is a Terms of Use requirement) and be prepared to comply with those policies once renamed. Since this is only a username block, it can be removed once your new name is in use. 331dot (talk) 13:29, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I removed ALL the copyright content that was copied from the school website. It's true that some of the material has been on Wikipedia for quite some time, but violations of the copyright policy are removed as soon as they're detected. Because Wikipedia cannot host copyright content without the express written consent of the copyright holder, I cannot restore the removed material.— Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 13:53, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

Who said the information was copyrighted? It's publicly available online and Massasoit is a public institution?
 * Publicly available" and "public domain" are not the same thing. Under current copyright law, literary works are subject to copyright whether they are tagged as such or not. No registration is required, and no copyright notice is required. So please always assume that all material you find online is copyright. Exceptions include works of the US Government and material specifically released under license. Even then, proper attribution is required. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 23:03, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

renaming
The software is hung so there will be an interlude while we wait for it to clear. Sorry for the inconvenience.Dlohcierekim (talk) 15:29, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

PS. This rename is one of the ones in progress, so it will eventually(?) go through.Dlohcierekim (talk)