User talk:JOEWEST 223

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Once again, welcome! Schazjmd (talk) 13:59, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you JOEWEST 223 (talk) 15:16, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Placement of refs

References allow readers to verify the content in the article by telling them our source for that information. In most cases, the reference is placed at the end of the sentence or paragraph that it supports. It is never placed inside of a section heading. Hope that helps! Schazjmd (talk) 14:00, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, yes that was helpful. Thanks. JOEWEST 223 (talk) 15:11, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Joe. I think that you still don't quite grasp the relationship between sources/refs and content. In your edit to Express mail in the United States, for example, you added the sentence n 1775, Benjamin Franklin, was appointed the nation’s ( US) first postmaster general, after his fellow colonists rebelled against Britain’s Royal Mail and established the Post Office Department, the forerunner of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Please look at the ref that you cited for that sentence. Where on that page does it mention Franklin? Look at the other paragraphs. How does this source support a brief history of how the post office has delivered the mail over nearly two and a half centuries?

A bigger problem with your edit is that you copy-and-pasted content from another website. That is a violation of copyright. You must add content in your own words, summarizing what reliable sources say. I will place an official explanation of copyright on Wikipedia after this message; please read it. Schazjmd (talk) 13:38, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello JOEWEST 223! 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. Schazjmd (talk) 13:39, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So, the only problem I have is the; plagiarism and wrong citations. I'm sorry, I'd be more careful. JOEWEST 223 (talk) 15:05, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]