User talk:ASCStaunton
American Shakespeare Center
[edit]Hi There, I see you have been editing the American Shakespeare Center article a fair bit today. There's a few problems with your edits though, and let me try to save you some trouble by explaining. In general, copying exact text from an official website is a no-no, and it looks like you've done this with a substantial portion of the article. This constitutes a copyright violation and will lead to removal of the material. The material you are adding also might be considered overly promotional, and wiki is not for advertising.
I also notice that your username makes it seem as though you're some sort of representative of the organization. This is a violation of our username policy, which explicitly prohibits user names identical to a corporation or groups. While this may seem trivial, it's actually grounds for getting your account blocked, although it can be trivially fixed by requesting a change of username.
In general, the best way to expand an article on something you know a lot about is to find information on it in reliable, secondary sources describing the subject, such as news clippings, and then include relevant information from those into the article.
You all do great stuff (I have two friends from high school that work there), but you have to be very cautious about editing an article about yourself/your organization. If you have any questions about editting wiki, just leave a note here and I'll try to respond. Sailsbystars (talk) 21:33, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
-- Thank you! I didn't realize these restrictions to wikipedia posting. I was just trying to share the most accurate information possible (which is, of course, updated frequently on our website). How different does this information have to be to not be considered copyright violation? Also, how do I go about changing my username? I do have a personal Wikipedia username. Could I continue editing/removing the "copyrighted" web information that way?
- Sure, using your individual account is an easy way around the username policy. It also avoids the problem with a shared account, which are also prohibited. Wiki is something anyone can edit, but it has a bit of a steep learning curve. :) As for fixing the "copyvio" problem.... it's sort of a hybrid of a problem. When you write pages for your own website, they have a bit different of a tone than you would write if you were writing about something that wasn't yourself. A wiki article isn't "Everything about the center ever." It's, "what makes this center special and famous." A good example would be this news article. In general, it is best to use information that other people have written about the organization rather than what the organization itself has written, even though it makes writing a complete article much harder. Anyway, if you have any more questions, feel free to drop them here, on Talk:American Shakespeare Center or my user talk page. Sailsbystars (talk) 22:08, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
ASCStaunton, you are invited to the Teahouse
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ASC Logo
[edit]Good morning
I notice you replaced the copy of the ASC logo which I uploaded some time ago under "fair use". The copy you uploaded is open to any use. Are you sure you want to release all the rights to that logo to the world? Once it is on wikipedia under those conditions you loose all control of what is done with the logo. I assume from your name that you are related to the ASC. I strongly recommend that you discuss the rights issue with your legal people. If you check other theatre sites you will find that "fair use" is the normal way to deal with logos.
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