User talk:Desiledbetter

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Please don't "correct" British spelling as you did in Muslim feminist views on hijab

Again, welcome! Fettlemap (talk) 02:08, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Desiledbetter! Your additions to Costume designer 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.

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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, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 15:05, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I also removed content you added to Hourglass corset, Animal testing on rodents, Underpants, Shoe polish, and Baseball cap, they were all copied from their sources. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 15:17, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Paraphrase. Slice and dice. Use a thesaurus. Put the text into a cuisinart and turn it on; then load it into a cannon and shoot it out. This is how they made the script for Pirates of the Caribbean II and thereafter. See the ninja film critic review. Just sayin' ...

There is no tolerance for copyright violations or even close paraphrasing here. And that can be structural.

So don't let this early experience put you off from editing Wikipedia. This too shall pass. Just change your approach.

Forewarned is forearmed. Good luck. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:28, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Copyediting at Kimono

Hi there, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your contributions at Kimono had a few problems, so I undid them:

We don't need to capitalize zōri, since this is not a proper noun.
Kimono is a correct plural of the singular kimono, so "Kimono have..." is correct and doesn't need changing. Nor does "Kimono" need to become "Kimonos" later on.
Changing American English spellings to British English spellings (and vice versa, though it was in the former direction this time): this is a big no-no. Edits like these are trivial and are a waste of your time, really. A given page can be written in either British or US English, but it should be consistent. And most importantly, if it is written consistently in one form, don't try to change it to another (unless you have a very good reason)!n

I hope this information helps you with your future editing on Wikipedia. Cheers — Jumbo T (talk) 23:34, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]