User talk:108.171.131.164

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Wikipedia and copyright

Hello 108.171.131.164, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your addition to Rensselaer (Amtrak station) has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. 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.

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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 Wikipedia: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.
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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. Altamel (talk) 16:32, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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March 2019

Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to Green bean, did not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Samf4u (talk) 18:12, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

August 2019

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Truth Hurts (song), without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Ss112 17:42, 5 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

October 2019

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to introduce jokes into articles, as you did at Jon Scheyer, you may be blocked from editing. Wikipedia is a serious encyclopedia, and contributions of this type are considered vandalism. Mad Loux (talk) 17:38, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Brad Stevens, you may be blocked from editing. Mad Loux (talk) 17:40, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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January 2020

Hello, I'm Serols. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —specifically this edit to List of Bermuda Triangle incidents—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thanks. Serols (talk) 19:01, 2 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

May 2020

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