User talk:Madhusahan Wijewardhana
June 2023
[edit] Hello, I'm FlightTime. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Airbus A340, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. - FlightTime (open channel) 15:52, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
- The amendments, that I did in the wikipedia, are minor edits, as you can see. Those amendments do not need referencing, because those facts can be seen already in the particular section of the article. Madhusahan Wijewardhana (talk) 15:54, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
Please stop. If you continue to add unsourced or poorly sourced content, as you did at SriLankan Airlines, you may be blocked from editing. - FlightTime (open channel) 15:53, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
- I have revised the amendments, in the wikipedia for Sri Lankan. The source of information that I added are reliable and accurate. Madhusahan Wijewardhana (talk) 15:56, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia and copyright
[edit] Hello Madhusahan Wijewardhana! Your additions to General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University 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) 00:15, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
CS1 error on List of power stations in Sri Lanka
[edit] Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page List of power stations in Sri Lanka, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:
- A "missing title" error. References show this error when they do not have a title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)
Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 16:33, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
CS1 error on List of power stations in Sri Lanka
[edit] Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page List of power stations in Sri Lanka, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:
- A "bare URL" error. References show this error when one of the URL-containing parameters cannot be paired with an associated title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)
Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 16:33, 14 February 2024 (UTC)