Hello, I'm
Oshwah. I noticed that in this edit to
Louisville Public Library, you removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an
edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on
my talk page. Thanks.
~Oshwah~(talk)(contribs)21:39, 29 March 2018 (UTC)reply
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a
policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have
blocked this account; please take a moment to
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Diannaa🍁 (
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23:51, 29 March 2018 (UTC)reply
Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Lplpr, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to
Louisville Public Library have been removed, as they appear to have added copyrighted material without evidence of
permission from the copyright holder. 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 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
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Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples,
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Diannaa🍁 (
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23:56, 29 March 2018 (UTC)reply