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Happy editing! Adam Black ^{talk • contributions} 22:09, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Your edits at Dean Phillips 2024 presidential campaign

Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your edits at Dean Phillips 2024 presidential campaign. This is just to let you know that I removed one of your references from the article and replaced it with a {{citation needed}} tag, as you had cited a Wikipedia article as the source for the information. Please note that Wikipedia articles are not considered reliable sources; information should always be attributed to a reliable, third-party source (preferably a secondary source). For more information, please see WP:VERIFY and WP:CIRCULAR. Adam Black ^{talk • contributions} 22:14, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Smobes! Your additions to Dean Phillips 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, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:

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June 2024

Hello, I'm Galebazz. I noticed that you recently removed content from Dean Phillips 2024 presidential campaign without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Galebazz (talk) 14:13, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

I removed the content because a Wikipedia administrator told me it was copyrighted and I wanted to be in compliance with the rules. Smobes (talk) 14:20, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, looks like the text is kind of promotional and not neutral enough now that I look into it, but I think some parts of it could be salvaged instead of deleting it entirely. That does require more work though. No harm done with this edit then, I would recommend using the edit summary feature in the future to avoid confusion. Galebazz (talk) 14:28, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

I reverted my edit to remove content. I agree with you that some parts could be salvaged instead of deleting it all entirely. I welcome anyone that would like to put in the work to add to this section more neutral original text related to the content that was removed. Smobes (talk) 14:58, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

I just added more content to the political positions section to encompass the main points that were previously covered before being removed. Please let me know if you think it is neutral enough now or if it needs more work. Thanks! Smobes (talk) 16:27, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

It's copyrighted text from where? You should provide an URL, book name or other information about the work from which the text came from. ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 14:58, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

https://www.dean24.com/ Smobes (talk) 15:01, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

It appears that the Dean Phillips for President: Official Campaign Website was taken down... Which is where the content came from. Smobes (talk) 15:16, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Here is a snapshot at the WayBack Machine. I am failing to find text on this page that corresponds with the content you removed, do you mean a subpage of that main page? ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 15:19, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Yes the subpage named platform of the main page corresponds with the content I removed. I intend to change the wording making the content more neutral and reupload it. Smobes (talk) 15:31, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Okay, which subpage? ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 15:37, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

The policy priorities under platform that correspond to the topics covered in the content. It appears that the WayBack Machine snapchshot shared does not open the drop down menu up to reveal the full text for each policy priority listed. Smobes (talk) 15:41, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

By the way, sorry if I'm pestering, I'm just seeing if I can request deletion of previous versions of the article that had the alleged copyright violations. ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 15:24, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

I had my post removed by another user on the Dean Phillips wiki page under the section titled tenure about legislation he supported and helped get passed into law during his tenure in Congress where I had used some of the same content that I removed on this page. Smobes (talk) 15:37, 12 June 2024 (UTC)