User talk:Willowcrows

Article Feedback Tool
Hi! I noticed that you've been adding several articles to the Article Feedback Tool pilot list. I think it's great that you are interested in being involved with the pilot but I'm going to have to ask you to stop. The articles you added the tool to are not good candidates for the "Additional Articles" list, so I'm going to remove them from the category. If you like, you can join in our discussion about it at Article feedback/Public Policy Pilot/Additional Pages.

Thanks!--Jorm (WMF) (talk) 22:16, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Oops. I fixed the link.--Jorm (WMF) (talk) 00:02, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Oops, I didn't even know what the Article Feedback Tool was... sorry. I just had to post this article (in a normal way?) on Wikipedia for a class I have, and since I've never posted anything on Wikipedia before, it was a bit confusing and I guess I might have made a few mistakes. I really apologize for this! Sorry for causing you trouble. Mykell aka Willowcrows
 * It was no trouble and there's no need to apologize! Good luck!--Jorm (WMF) (talk) 02:04, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Close paraphrasing
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! I'm afraid that some concerns were raised regarding your contribution to the article Apple cider vinegar, and it was listed for administrator review at Copyright problems/2011 January 9. Analysis does show very close following on the structure of the primary source, particularly in the source's selection and arrangement of facts. The United States laws that govern Wikipedia are a bit peculiar. While facts are not copyrightable, creative elements of presentation - including structure, selection of which facts to include, and language - are. Some of the content that you added has had to be removed for following too closely. You are more than welcome to return the facts, but so that it will not constitute a derivative work these facts will need to be written from scratch and, preferably, filled out with facts drawn from additional sources. The essay Close paraphrasing contains some suggestions for rewriting that may help avoid these issues. The article Wikipedia Signpost/2009-04-13/Dispatches, while about plagiarism rather than copyright concerns, also contains some suggestions for reusing material from sources that may be helpful, beginning under "Avoiding plagiarism". Thanks, and please drop by my talk page if you have any questions. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 20:05, 17 January 2011 (UTC)