User talk:Leaves38

Welcome![edit]

Hello, Leaves38, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Below are some pages that you might find helpful. For a user-friendly interactive help forum see the Wikipedia Teahouse.

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. Again, If you need help visit the Teahouse or you can click here to ask for help on your talk page, and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! We are so glad you are here! Adakiko (talk) 10:27, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Buddhism in Sri Lanka[edit]

I undid your edit to Buddhism in Sri Lanka per wp:POV, it was unsourced, and deviated from the wp:Manual of Style's formatting standards. Specifically sectional order. See also wp:Simplified Manual of Style. To add citations, see help:referencing for beginners. If the citation currently exists, you can "reuse" a citation. See wp:NAMEDREF. If you have a question, please ask at the wp:Teahouse. Thank you Adakiko (talk) 10:27, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright[edit]

Hello Leaves38! Your additions to Buddhism in Sri Lanka 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. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 09:49, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please log in to edit[edit]

Hi - you seem to have been making quite a lot of edits while logged out. There is nothing inherently wrong with that, but it makes communication difficult; you are also not adhering to our copyright policies (see also WP:COPYVIO), or to our neutral point of view policy. There are lots of friendly people who would like to help you to get used to the editing environment here, but since your IP address keeps changing we can only do that if you log in to edit. If you continue to disregard important policies, this account may be blocked from editing, and ultimately your IP range may be as well - we don't want to do that, we would much rather help you, so please log in and ask for help at the WP:TEAHOUSE. Thanks Girth Summit _(blether) 16:51, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

December 2022[edit]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for violating copyright policy by copying text or images into Wikipedia from another source without evidence of permission. Please take this opportunity to ensure that you understand our copyright policy and our policies regarding how to use non-free content.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Girth Summit _(blether) 15:44, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]