User talk:Zoesand

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Hello, Zoesand, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions, especially what you did for Old Point Loma lighthouse. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page; I will see it. Again, welcome! MelanieN (talk) 17:07, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
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Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Thank you for the material you added to the article Old Point Loma Lighthouse. But I'm sorry to tell you I had to completely rewrite it. Because of copyright policy we are not permitted to quote extensively from copyrighted material such as a journal article or website, even if we give credit for the source. We can use the article as a source, but we can't simply quote it or paraphrase it; we have to rewrite it into our own words, and that is what I have done. (There is an exception for the material in the article quoted from Harmon Lougher, because it is in the public domain.) Please do continue to contribute to Wikipedia, but be sure to use your own words! --MelanieN (talk) 17:08, 29 March 2013 (UTC)