User talk:Oo7565

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[edit] Billingsley High School

I've added the "{{prod}}" template to the article Billingsley High School, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the article (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Importance). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree, discuss the issues raised at Talk:Billingsley High School. If you remove the {{dated prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Amalas =^_^= 19:21, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Liberty

You are mistaken, I did not "spam". The site added is valuable and should definitely be included (a major European ressource for liberalism and individual liberty). Please revert the links. Thank you! Centinel2 17:27, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

ok, thanks! Centinel2 17:36, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Recommendations

Please read the information given in your welcome message to familiarize yourself with Wikipedia conventions and guidelines. Users (editors) do not sign their contributions to articles. Please sign the talk pages only. Also, it is very helpful to provide an edit summary in the box below the edit window. To neglect summaries is a warning sign, because vandals rarely provide summaries. The link how to edit a page will give you tips on how to format your entries properly. Good luck. --Blainster 01:10, 13 June 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Please don't add copyrighted text to Wikipedia

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We appreciate your creation of the article, Kohala High School, but we cannot accept copyrighted text borrowed from other web sites or printed material. Please see Wikipedia:Copyright problems for more information on this topic, or generally, Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines. Please do not remove the copyright violation notice placed in the article or repost the suspected infringing text. However, if you would like to rewrite the article in your own words, follow the link in the posted notice to create a temporary subpage. If your new article is appropriate, and not a further copyright violation, the reviewing administrator will move that new article into place once the copyright status of the original has been resolved. Happy editing! cholmes75 (chit chat) 15:03, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Again, please don't add copyrighted text to WIkipedia

As Cholmes75 said in the previous message, please don't add copyrighted text to Wikipedia. The article Capital Region Pontiacs is a direct copy from the following URL: [1]. Copies from websites are almost never acceptable for Wikipedia UNLESS the author has placed the text in the legal public domain or has licensed it under the GNU Free Documentation License. Consider yourself warned: In the past, users who have persistently posted copyvios despite warnings have been blocked from editing Wikipedia. I'm not saying this'll happen anytime soon, but it could if you keep it up. Thank you. szyslak (t, c, e) 09:36, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Buena Park High School

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We appreciate your contributions to the Buena Park High School article, but we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material. Perhaps you would like to rewrite the article in your own words. For more information, take a look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Happy editing! Ladybirdintheuk 08:45, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:WHMT

Hello. You may or may not remember this, but some time ago you signed up for a Hangman Tournament hosted here on Wikipedia. The next tournament is about to start, and I was just wondering if you were still interested in participating. If you are, please go to the page (linked above) and bold your name in the sign-up list. This will confirm your registration. If you are not interested any more, please feel free to remove your name from the list. If you haven't responded within 7 days, I will assume you are not interested, and remove you from the list.

If you think anyone else may be interested in this tournament, please drop them a note and ask them to sign up. Good luck, and I hope to see you at the tournament! If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka Talk to me! 13:35, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:WHMT

Hello, Oo7565. You may or may not remember signing up for the Wikipedia Hangman Tournament, but the time has finally arrived for you to start your game! You have until 04:04, 18 December 2006 (UTC) to begin your game by typing {{Wikipedia:WikiHangman Tournament/New|~~~~}} on the corresponding round page. You should also visit your match page, as you will be able to see various aspects of your match.

I would also suggest:

  • Familiarizing yourself with the rules of the tournament. The rules include how to win, how to play, and how to navigate amongst the various pages of the tournament.
  • Visiting the Tournament 2 page, which has the rules and pairing for the tournament. Use the tournament tree to see tournament updates, as well as
  • Placing Wikipedia:WikiHangman Tournament/Tournament 2/Match 7/Round 1/A, Wikipedia:WikiHangman Tournament/Tournament 2/Match 7/Round 1/B, and Wikipedia:WikiHangman Tournament/Tournament 2/Match 7 on your Special:Watchlist, as each of these will be updated with or without notice. As the match progresses, add subsequent pages to your watchlist.

If you have any questions at all regarding the procedures and rules of this tournament, please feel free to contact me at my talk page. Thanks again, and good luck!

In case you are wondering why it took so long to begin this tournament, my computer was not operating correctly, and my Internet usage was limited to public computers. My opportunities to use public computers were limited, so needless to say, I didn't have a lot of time to commit to Wikipedia. So, sorry if this has caused you any inconvience. Good luck! If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 02:24, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hangman

I sent a message to Tewfik about the game. He may have missed yours altogether. Hopefully he'll start soon. └ OzLawyer / talk ┐ 14:52, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

He's done it. └ OzLawyer / talk ┐ 16:24, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spelling and grammar

Please do be careful when correcting spelling and grammar in articles. Some of your corrections (such as to Baka (Cameroon and Gabon)) are simply changes from British style to American style, which is against Wikipedia policy. The Manual of Style states that:

In June 2005, the Arbitration Committee ruled that, when either of two styles is acceptable, it is inappropriate for a Wikipedia editor to change from one style to another unless there is some substantial reason for the change. For example, with respect to British spelling as opposed to American spelling, it would only be acceptable to change from American spelling to British spelling if the article concerned a British topic. Revert warring over optional styles is unacceptable; if the article uses colour rather than color, it would be wrong to switch simply to change styles, although editors should ensure that articles are internally consistent. If in doubt, defer to the style used by the first major contributor. See Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Jguk

Also, in one of the articles you changed, Badi III, you corrected the spelling and grammar of a direct quotation from a period source. These should, of course, be left alone to reflect as well as possible the style used in the original. Thanks, — BrianSmithson 22:45, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Copyrights

Hi, I'm glad you've continued to contribute to Wikipedia since I tagged the article for copyvio. Could you clarify your question for me? Are you asking if it's OK to take text from elsewhere, change some words around and post it to Wikipedia? Or are you asking if the simple act of citing a source ever violates copyright?

If you're asking the former question, my simple answer would be that all Wikipedia contributions should be your own writing, not just "in your own words". If you just change some words and sentences around, there will always be traces of the original work, making it a "derivative work", which is prohibited by copyright laws.

If you're asking whether you can violate copyright laws and our policy just by citing a source, the answer is, absolutely not. Citing sources is the core of following our verifiability policy, one of the core principles of Wikipedia.

I hope this has answered your question. :-) szyslak (t, c, e) 07:22, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

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