User talk:Wperrenod

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Wperrenod, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your addition to Concordia College (New York) 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.

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 a cited source. 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 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 designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. However, there are steps that must be taken to verify that license before you do. See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk 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 can, but please follow the steps in 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. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 19:30, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright block

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for violating copyright policy by copying text or images into Wikipedia from another source without verifying permission. You have been previously warned that this is against policy, but have persisted.

Please take this opportunity to be sure you understand our copyright policy and our policies regarding how to use non-free content. If you wish to resume editing, it may be necessary for you to demonstrate your understanding of these policies and reassure the community of your willingness to comply. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text below this notice: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:16, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Wperrenod (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Currently I am the Director of Library Services at Concordia College NY and was asked by the college's President to edit and update the college's Wikipedia page.Wperrenod (talk) 14:11, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

You're blocked for copyright infringement. In your next unblock request, I suggest you respond to this block reason. PhilKnight (talk) 14:23, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Wperrenod, the notice that was left before you restored the text notes specifically "If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. However, there are steps that must be taken to verify that license before you do. See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials." Simply putting content back without following instruction is not a good idea.

You should also be aware that as an employee of the school, you are required by our Terms of Use to publicly identify your affiliation with the school in making any edits to it. Please also read Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest. Many subjects written about on Wikipedia misunderstand the purpose of our site, and that guideline will help clarify what you should and should not do. On the whole, your text does not appear non-neutral, but there are some problem areas like with the sentence "Concordia Conservatory is a preeminent center for music education in Westchester County", and the sourcing you have been employing in the article is for the most part primary which does not meet our verifiability policy. While primary sources can be used to add additional information on subjects, the bulk of our articles are meant to summarize neutrally what reliable, unrelated sources say about subjects. Local newspapers, for instance, can be a good source for Wikipedia content on schools, as can reliable handbooks written for future college students.

If requesting unblocking again, please indicate that you understand our copyright policies and will not add copied content from the school's websites without first verifying license as per one of the procedures set out at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. Please also reassure us that you have read and will comply with WP:COI. This will be useful to the reviewing administrator. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 15:33, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Wperrenod (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

I followed the procedures and emailed Concordia College’s Declaration of Consent permission statements. I read and will comply with WP:COI, and when my block is removed , I will eliminate the un-neutral word: “preeminent” and avoid using others. Also, once my block is removed I will disclose my affiliation to Concordia College on my user page. Please note: It was not my intention to “simply put content back without following instructions.” Editing Wikipedia pages and the associated issues is completely new to me so there is a learning curve. Thank you for your help specifically with this issue, and in general, for your work with Wikipedia. I look forward to resolving my blocked access. Wperrenod (talk) 19:28, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Accept reason:

Given your acknowledgement of policies, I am unblocking you. However, please talk further before resuming your activities. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 10:24, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your interest in following those directions. Unfortunately, you missed the second step, which requires that you put a notice on the talk page of the article of what you've done. Without that, I'm afraid it's difficult to tell that you are intending to comply.

At this point, we should wait for clearance of your permission through our volunteer email system of the permission before the text is restored to publication. I'll have a look to see if I can locate it in our email system, but if I can't we may need to wait until a volunteer accesses it.

In terms of your further edits to the page, do please read WP:COI and make sure that you follow the best practices recommended there. Unfortunately, Wikipedia is frequently targeted by entities that want to use our articles as promotion, and even though your article text seemed neutral to me, concern about this issue can result in intense scrutiny on articles, including labels. One of the more helpful things you could do is locate sources that are not published by or connected to the college to support the information, once it is cleared. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 10:24, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits

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Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 15:39, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]