User talk:Shaggy151

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Wikipedia and copyright[edit]

Hello Shaggy151, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to USS Cape St. George 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.

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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, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 12:52, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for March 14[edit]

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Recent edit reversion[edit]

In this edit here, I reverted some information that appears to be a violation of our copyright policy.

I provided a brief summary of the problem in the edit summary, which should be visible just below my name. You can also click on the "view history" tab in the article to see the recent history of the article. This should be an edit with my name, and a parenthetical comment explaining why your edit was reverted. If that information is not sufficient to explain the situation, please ask.S Philbrick (Talk) 19:14, 16 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

SLEP (Service Life Extension Program)[edit]

What does this even mean? Is the ship still in active service? Has it been mothballed? You need to expand on this because there is nothing in the article that explains this term and it's not linked.Pennsy22 (talk) 19:34, 20 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

March 2020[edit]

Your addition to USS Spruance (DDG-111) has been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources for more information. — Diannaa (talk) 20:55, 31 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox module displaying military service for a person not famous for military[edit]

Some relevant discussions have taken place regarding the introduction of an infobox module displaying military service in the biography of a person who was famous for other things rather than military service. Here are some links:

In these discussions, concerns were voiced about how the military module puts too much emphasis on a less important part of the person's life and career. If you want to change this practice, you should start a new WP:Request for comment and get consensus for inclusion of the military module. Binksternet (talk) 16:57, 6 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

April 2020[edit]

Thank you for your contributions. It seems that you may have added public domain content to one or more Wikipedia articles, such as Herald F. Stout. You are welcome to import appropriate public domain content to articles, but in order to meet the Wikipedia guideline on plagiarism, such content must be fully attributed. This requires not only acknowledging the source, but acknowledging that the source is copied. There are several methods to do this described at Wikipedia:Plagiarism#Public-domain sources, including the usage of an attribution template. Please make sure that any public domain content you have already imported is fully attributed. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 20:13, 7 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ways to improve Quentin Walsh[edit]

Hello, Shaggy151,

Thank you for creating Quentin Walsh.

I have tagged the page as having some issues to fix, as a part of our page curation process and note that:

https://tools.wmflabs.org/copypatrol/en?filter=all&searchCriteria=page_exact&searchText=Quentin%20Walsh&drafts=0&revision=949977996

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, leave a comment here and prepend it with {{Re|CoconutOctopus}}. And, don't forget to sign your reply with ~~~~. For broader editing help, please visit the Teahouse.

Delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.

CoconutOctopus talk 17:33, 9 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of George M. Neal[edit]

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A tag has been placed on George M. Neal requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/index.php/honors/navy-cross/po3-george-m-neal-usn/. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Patrick Gallagher (marine)[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Patrick Gallagher (marine) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://aoh.com/2017/03/29/patrick-gallagher-usmc/. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Speedy deletion nomination of William Pinckney[edit]

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A tag has been placed on William Pinckney requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://tools.wmflabs.org/copyvios?lang=en&project=wikipedia&oldid=949885128&action=compare&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seaforces.org%2Fusnships%2Fddg%2FDDG-91-USS-Pinckney.htm. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Arthur J. Elliot II[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Arthur J. Elliot II requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/dd-967.htm. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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April 2020[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 ~~~~}}. — Diannaa (talk) 15:14, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have blocked your account, because in spite of repeated warnings, you continued to add copyright material to Wikipedia in violation of our copyright policy. You cannot resume editing until you provide a statement describing how copyright applies to Wikipedia, show that you understand our copyright policy, and make a commitment to follow it in the future.— Diannaa (talk) 15:15, 11 April 2020 (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).

Shaggy151 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

I thought I was referencing my sites correctly. I will educate myself properly on how to correctly in the future. I'm sorry. Shaggy151 (talk) 13:33, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

In order to lift the block, we need to be certain that you understand how copyright works on Wikipedia. To allow the reviewing administrator to assess your understanding, please respond to the following questions in your next unblock appeal, explaining in your own words:

What is copyright?
How is Wikipedia licenced?
Why is copyrighted content not allowed on Wikipedia?
Under what circumstances can we use copyrighted content?
How do you intend to avoid violating the copyright policy in the future?

Your answers will enable us to establish whether or not you should be unblocked. Yamla (talk) 13:42, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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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).

Shaggy151 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Your reason here Shaggy151 (talk) 13:31, 19 May 2020 (UTC) *What is copyright? Copyright is the protection of intellectual property. *How is Wikipedia licensed? If I contribute to Wikipedia, I license my contribution to the public for reuse. Copyrighted material for fair use my be used for nonprofit, educational purposes. *Why is copyrighted content not allowed on Wikipedia? If you dont have permission it isn't allowed and subject to US copyright laws. Also, plagiarism is ethically wrong. *Under what circumstances can we use copyrighted content? If you site your sources and/or get written permission to use their work. *How do you intend to avoid violating the copyright policy in the future? site my sources better, avoid cutting and pasting, and using my own words.[reply]

Decline reason:

Reading your response, it's clear you still do not understand what copyright is, and more importantly why it'snot allowed on Wikipedia. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:12, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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I researched sites and used public military records to create pages for people that have ships named for them. I didn't 'steal' someones thesis, novel, opinions, or life work to pass it as my own. I DO understand what copyright infringement is and the effects of plagiarism as I've taken enough college courses. I assumed the way i was citing my sources was sufficient and apparently I was wrong. I know I need to convince you, the reviewers and editors, that i understand, but I dont feel it warrants an essay and scrutiny. User:shaggy151

These answers are not generally correct. --Yamla (talk) 13:34, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Quentin Walsh[edit]

The article Quentin Walsh has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Fails WP:SOLDIER and WP:GNG. [[User:Mztourist

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Nomination of Quentin Walsh for deletion[edit]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Quentin Walsh is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Quentin Walsh until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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Mztourist (talk) 16:33, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]