Talk:Psi Omega/Archive 1
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Copyrighted Material
CorenSearchBot's warning about copyrighted content is in error.
Yes, the LinkedIn page referenced by the Bot has similar content to that of this page. Yet it, in turn, was taken in part from the group's actual website, which I assume is further upstream in a copyright sense (a published history predates the LinkedIn page). The content is adequately referenced and comes from multiple sources. The history, being quite thin, is quoted verbatim. One could, I suppose, add quote marks around it, but in this case I think it unnecessary. I trust the administrators will review this and quickly remove the CorenSearchBot warning, which hinders usability of the page. Jax MN (talk) 04:27, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
- Hello Jax MN and thank you for the explanation. Yes, LinkedIn pulls from the fraternity main page. That page, however, is clearly marked as Copyright - All Rights Reserved. I know it seems nit-picky, but that content will have to be re-written or removed, as we cannot accept copyrighted material for legal reasons. It essentially stems from the fact that we publish all of our content under a free license, meaning anyone anywhere can re-use it for any reason. Obviously if we don't own the rights to do that in the first place (as in this case), then we can't just turn around and give away someone else's property. For reference, [1] is the list of duplicated material that has to be re-written. Things like the name of the fraternity or university names obviously don't count, but the sections of verbatim prose must be reworked or removed. Thanks for your contributions, CrowCaw 16:33, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
- Fine. This is annoying, but I understand you to be following standard policy and will do my best to comply, using the very thin information available about this group. I have rewritten the sections that were apt to trigger the alarms of this imperfect duplication detection tool, and have left those it flagged which are in no way copyrightable. For example, phrases like "the class of 1894". I trust this will put the matter to rest.Jax MN (talk) 17:14, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, and thanks again for not only the changes, but the article itself. CrowCaw 19:12, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
- Fine. This is annoying, but I understand you to be following standard policy and will do my best to comply, using the very thin information available about this group. I have rewritten the sections that were apt to trigger the alarms of this imperfect duplication detection tool, and have left those it flagged which are in no way copyrightable. For example, phrases like "the class of 1894". I trust this will put the matter to rest.Jax MN (talk) 17:14, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
Psi Omega official crest?
Some societies maintain their constitution, bylaws and logo on their website, for easy access. Psi Omega does not. If a member is able to find an official crest and would want to upload it and replace or move the scan of the pin, that would be reasonable. It's common for other fraternal Wikipedia pages to include their crest, in a low-res version. Jax MN (talk) 16:45, 22 September 2014 (UTC)