User talk:FlyPeterPan87

External links in bodytext

Hello, I'm Arjayay. I wanted to let you know that I removed one or more external links you added to the main body of Christendom College. Generally, any relevant external links should be listed in an "External links" section at the end of the article and meet the external links guidelines. Links within the body of an article should be internal Wikilinks. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. - Arjayay (talk) 17:42, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please read, and follow, Help:Referencing for beginners - thanks - Arjayay (talk) 17:43, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Arjayay, what would be the proper way to reference these External links? Everything was properly sourced so I'd like everything added back onto the page. Thanks! FlyPeterPan87 (talk) 17:45, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I figured it out based on your referencing page, thanks! I'll undo the change and correctly add the references now. FlyPeterPan87 (talk) 17:47, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello FlyPeterPan87! Your additions to Christendom College 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. 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.
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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. — Diannaa (talk) 13:32, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Diannaa,

Thanks so much for this message — I left a message on your talk page as well without realizing you also posted here. I was given permission by the college to add more info to the Wikipedia page based on the text from their publicly accessible History of Christendom College. I've asked them to get copyright permission for this document so that it can be added back in. Thank you again for your help with this! FlyPeterPan87 (talk) 20:35, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Diannaa,

The college has added a CC-BY-SA 4.0 license to that page now so that it is under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Is it now okay for me to simply copy the text onto Wikipedia without a copyright issue? Or do I still need to only copy a small amount of the source and then do the rest via paraphrase? Thanks! FlyPeterPan87 (talk) 20:47, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, FlyPeterPan87. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Christendom College, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
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In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 20:45, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Diannaa,

I am an alumnus of the college that wants to add more info to the page. I'm not being compensated in any way for this, but wanted to improve the page after researching other college Wikipedia pages. Is this fine? FlyPeterPan87 (talk) 20:53, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]