User talk:79.161.199.20

August 2017

Hello, I'm Chris troutman. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Thomas More, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Chris Troutman (talk) 14:21, 25 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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October 2018

Hello, I'm Dreamy Jazz. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —specifically this edit to Witwatersrand Gold Rush— 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. Dreamy Jazz 🎷 ^{talk to me | my contributions} 13:24, 4 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

HMS Endeavour

Hi, thanks for adding to this article. Do you have a source for this edit? It's not in the one otherwise attached to that sentence. -- Euryalus (talk) 22:37, 10 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, it was a suboptimal addition all round, with glaring repetition, and the lack of a reference. I have reversed it, but if you want to rewrite the paragraph, and supply the ref, go for it. Moriori (talk) 00:44, 11 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello 79.161.199.20, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Piet Retief Delegation massacre 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 Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia: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 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 the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Wikipedia:Copyrights. You may also want to review Wikipedia:Copy-paste.
If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. Understand, though, that unlike many other sites, where a person can license their content for use there and retain non-free ownership, that is not possible at Wikipedia. Rather, the release of content must be irrevocable, to the world, into the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Such a release must be done in a verifiable manner, so that the authority of the person purporting to release the copyright is evidenced. See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are PD or compatibly licensed) it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions, the help desk or the Teahouse 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 Wikipedia:Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
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 Wikipedia:Translation#How to translate. See also Wikipedia: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) 02:05, 28 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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January 2020

Hello, I'm 911ChickenCop. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Buccaneer, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at the tutorial on citing sources, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. 911ChickenCop (talk) 19:52, 1 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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June 2021

Welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions, but in one of your recent edits, it appears that you have added original research, which is against Wikipedia's policies. Original research refers to material—such as facts, allegations, ideas, and personal experiences—for which no reliable, published sources exist; it also encompasses combining published sources in a way to imply something that none of them explicitly say. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. You can have a look at the tutorial on citing sources. Thank you. Greenman (talk) 20:47, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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September 2021

Hello, I'm Tommi1986. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Johannesburg, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Tommi1986 ^{let's talk!} 20:04, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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November 2021

Hello, I'm Sahaib3005. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they 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 Teahouse. Thanks. Sahaib3005 (talk) 17:45, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

January 2022

Hello, I'm EthanGaming7640. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Johannesburg, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Ethan Gaming 7640 19:17, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Please do not add or significantly change content without citing verifiable and reliable sources, as you did with this edit to History of Johannesburg. Before making any potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. AviationFreak💬 19:24, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced or poorly sourced material to Wikipedia. PohranicniStraze (talk) 20:01, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Catherine Radziwill

Your recent bold edit has been reverted. Per the bold, revert, discuss cycle, after a bold edit is reverted, the status quo should remain while a discussion is started instead of edit-warring, and the dispute should be resolved before reinstating the edit, after a needed consensus is formed to keep it or an alternate version. tw^sabin

The content you added was copied from another website, and thus was a violation of Wikipedia's copyright policy. Please don't add copyright material to Wikipedia. — Diannaa (talk) 15:18, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

July 2023

Please do not add or change content, as you did at History of Johannesburg, 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. Felida⁹⁷ (talk) 19:29, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Please do not add unsourced or original content, as you did with this edit to History of Johannesburg. Doing so violates Wikipedia's verifiability policy. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Yoshi24517 (Chat) (Online) 19:32, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Have either of you checked to see if this is WP:VERIFIABLE? It's perfectly fine to add unsourced statements most of the time. All the best: Rich Farmbrough 14:28, 26 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Paternoster Row

Some of the content you added (Thank you!) to Paternoster Row has been removed as unsourced. If you can provide sources, that would be great, and I (or you) can restore the content with citations. Otherwise it will have to wait until I have (or someone else has) time to look for sources. All the best: Rich Farmbrough 14:27, 26 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]
14:27, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

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