User talk:Dr Spiegel

Wikipedia and copyright[edit]

Hello Dr Spiegel! Your additions to David Spiegel 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.
We have strict guidelines on the usage of copyrighted images. Fair use images must meet all ten of the non-free content criteria in order to be used in articles, or they will be deleted. To be used on Wikipedia, all other images must be made available under a free and open copyright license that allows commercial and derivative reuse.
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 either the public domain (PD) or under a suitably free and compatible copyright license. Please see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
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 described at Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. See also Help:Translation#License requirements.

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) 21:05, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Diannaa, thank you for your message. This is however, frustrating to learn. The content that you suggest has been lifted from elsewhere is actually written content that my team provided third party websites/podcasts/interviews with in the first place - so this information has been written by me/my assistant.

I appreciate you have found some issues with the overall content added via this account , but I feel it's maybe a bit harsh to remove the entirety of the updates. Could I request that you kindly remove the sections that you feel are in violation rather than everything? Thank you DS 82.13.202.41 (talk) 10:19, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your interest in working on Wikipedia. There are a several problems with your submission. You cannot post copyright material on Wikipedia even if you are the copyright holder, unless special licensing permissions are in place. That is because Wikipedia aims to be freely distributable and copyable by anyone, and all content must have the appropriate documentation in place before that can happen. Please see Wikipedia:donating copyrighted materials which explains how it works.

A second problem is conflict of interest. Writing or editing an article about yourself is strongly discouraged, as it is difficult to maintain the required neutral point of view. I have placed some information about conflict of interest below.

Another problem is the citations you provided for the medical information you added. That's not appropriate sourcing, as we have special requirements for adding medical information to Wikipedia. See WP:MEDRS for information on that topic. In short, for medial information we require independent review articles (especially systematic reviews) published in reputable medical journals, academic and professional books written by experts in the relevant fields and from respected publishers, and guidelines or position statements from national or international expert bodies. Primary sources should generally not be used for medical content. So no, I will definitely not be re-adding this low-quality content. — Diannaa (talk) 12:21, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Special requirements for sourcing of medical information[edit]

Hi Dr Spiegel, I'm Diannaa. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that you recently made additions to one or more articles such as David Spiegel without citing a reliable source. Please note that all content and edits on Wikipedia are expected to be verifiable in reliable sources. In articles related to medical topics, the standard for content and sourcing is defined at WP:MEDRS, and in your edit you did not include any references that meet that ideal. Please have a look at MEDRS to learn about the quality standards for medical sourcing. You might also want to take a look at WikiProject Medicine. If you have any questions related to sourcing of medical issues, you can ask at the WikiProject Medicine Talk page. For general questions about sourcing, see Wikipedia:Reliable sources. — Diannaa (talk) 21:29, 20 February 2024 (UTC) Also, please don't edit your own article. See Wikipedia:Autobiography for why it's not a good idea to do that. — Diannaa (talk) 21:29, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Noted re: editing own articles. Thank you. 82.13.202.41 (talk) 10:20, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, Dr Spiegel. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page David Spiegel, 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 article subjects for more information. We ask that you:

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{edit COI}} template);
disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § How to disclose a COI);
avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam § External link spamming);
do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

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) 12:22, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]