User talk:AmyCutie

Welcome!

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May 2019

It is almost never suitable to copy content from another web site to Wikipedia, as you did at User:AmyCutie/sandbox, for more than one reason, the most important being copyright. When you post anything to Wikipedia you release it for anyone in the world to reuse it, either unchanged or modified in any way whatever, subject to attribution to Wikipedia. It is very rare that the owner of a web site licenses content for such very free reuse, and in those few occasions when they do so, we require proof of the fact. We don't assume that content is freely licensed on the unsubstantiated say so of just anyone who comes along and creates a Wikipedia account. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:46, 8 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Mary Devenport O'Neill

Hi there. I've been looking at some of the edits you have made to Mary Devenport O'Neill. I have not rolled back your edits, but there are a few issues appearing in your additions. You have removed the lead section and in the new section "Biography" a lot of the content is commentary and would fail Neutral Point of View writing style that Wikipedia adheres to. Also as O'Neill was Irish, you should refrain from using American spelling (socialized, Theater), those are not typos those are the correct British/Irish spelling conventions - especially so with titles such as Lyric Theatre Company. Hope that is of help, if these issues are not fixed, your edits may be reverted. Smirkybec (talk) 11:52, 9 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello AmyCutie, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Nnedi Okorafor 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.

You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources 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 copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Wikipedia:Copyrights. You may also want to review Wikipedia:Copy-paste.
If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. Understand, though, that unlike many other sites, where a person can license their content for use there and retain non-free ownership, that is not possible at Wikipedia. Rather, the release of content must be irrevocable, to the world, into the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Such a release must be done in a verifiable manner, so that the authority of the person purporting to release the copyright is evidenced. See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are PD or compatibly licensed) it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions, the help desk or the Teahouse before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Wikipedia:Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you must follow the copyright attribution steps in Wikipedia:Translation#How to translate. See also Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.

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. bonadea contributions talk 13:26, 9 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Class project for school or university?

Hi AmyCutie, since you seem to be active right now I'd like to ask whether you are part of some kind of educational project? I have noticed a number of new accounts all editing the same set of articles (including Fanny Alving, Barbro Alving, Karin Alvtegen, and Elizabeth Frances Amherst (poet)) in a way that looks like it might be a group of students. If that is the case, could you please ask your instructor or teacher to read the information on the page Wikipedia:Education program/Educators. Unfortunately, many of the edits by this group have added language errors, copyright violations, or promotional language to Wikipedia articles. Those are common issues for new editors, but they do need to be fixed by other editors, and it is important that you all read the information posted on your respective talk pages. If you have questions about editing, the Wikipedia tea house is a good place to ask them. Regards, --bonadea contributions talk 14:12, 9 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User:AmyCutie/sandbox

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A tag has been placed on User:AmyCutie/sandbox 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.unn.edu.ng/internals/staff/viewProfile/MzkyMg--. 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.

If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. bonadea contributions talk 14:25, 9 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

May 2019

Much of your editing has added copyright infringing content to articles. I can understand a new editor who doesn't realise what copyright is doing that, but you have continued since you were told about the matter, including even restoring a copyright infringing page after it had been deleted. If you continue in the same way you will be blocked from editing by a Wikipedia administrator. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:40, 9 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It looks as though you may be making a fairly common mistake about copyright, which may possibly be caused by confusing copyright infringement with plagiarism, which is quite different. Copying someone else's work without their permission does not somehow stop being a copyright infringement because you give a link to where you copied it from. JamesBWatson (talk) 21:12, 9 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

May 2021

Hello, I'm Serols. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Reproductive technology—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thanks. Serols (talk) 11:33, 18 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to Reproductive technology. Your edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Serols (talk) 11:43, 18 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your edit to Reproductive technology 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. (copied from https://daily.jstor.org/reproductive-technology-motherhood) ƒirefly ( t · c ) 16:29, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (May 18)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Dan arndt were:

We're sorry, but we cannot accept blank submissions. If in fact you did include text within the article, but it isn't showing, please make sure that any extra text above your entry is removed, as it may be causing it to hide and not be shown to the reviewer.

This submission seems to be a test edit and not an article worthy of an encyclopedia. Please use the sandbox for any editing tests, but do not submit for review until you have an article that you want reviewed for inclusion in Wikipedia. Thank you.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to User:AmyCutie/sandbox and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to User:AmyCutie/sandbox, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Dan arndt (talk) 14:24, 18 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, AmyCutie! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Dan arndt (talk) 14:24, 18 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of VIRGINIA DIKE

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on VIRGINIA DIKE requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, a "See also" section, book references, category tags, template tags, interwiki links, images, a rephrasing of the title, a question that should have been asked at the help or reference desks, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. CommanderWaterford (talk) 12:47, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Prof virginir dike

Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages, such as Prof virginir dike, to Wikipedia. Doing so is considered vandalism and is prohibited. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Under section G3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, the page has been nominated for deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. CommanderWaterford (talk) 12:53, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Prof virginir dike moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Prof virginir dike, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. CommanderWaterford (talk) 13:18, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your contributed article, Prof virginir dike

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Hello, I noticed that you recently created a new page, Prof virginir dike. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page – Draft:Prof Virginia Dike. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will continue helping to improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at Draft:Prof Virginia Dike. If you have new information to add, you might want to discuss it at [[Talk:Draft:Prof Virginia Dike|the article's talk page]].

If you think the article you created should remain separate, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. CommanderWaterford (talk) 13:30, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Before you start again an article in Mainspace

Your article has been moved to draft space, see messages above - where you could AND SHOULD work on it, if it is ready you can submit it for review. If you do not stop to create articles without content in mainspace you could be blocked. CommanderWaterford (talk) 13:32, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

medical claims require WP:MEDRS compliant sourcing

Hi AmyCutie, I'm MrOllie. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that you recently made additions to one or more articles without citing a reliable source. Please note that all content and edits on Wikipedia are expected to be verifiable in reliable sources. In articles related to medical topics, the standard for content and sourcing is defined at WP:MEDRS, and in your edit you did not include any references that meet that ideal. Please have a look at MEDRS to learn about the quality standards for medical sourcing. You might also want to take a look at WikiProject Medicine. If you have any questions related to sourcing of medical issues, you can ask at the WikiProject Medicine Talk page. For general questions about sourcing, see Wikipedia:Reliable sources. MrOllie (talk) 13:41, 20 May 2021 (UTC) MrOllie (talk) 13:41, 20 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

June 2021

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) 15:54, 19 June 2021 (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) 15:55, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good day Diannaa, i have been working on wikipedia for some time now and i have always obeyed the rules involved in creating and editing articles and have always paraphrased my work. I have gone through my recent work and i feel the problem could be with the site i copied from but if it is not, please kindly put me through and unblock me so i can work better. thanks in anticipation for your favourable reply soon. God bless.

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).

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

Request reason:

Good day. I'm sorry for posting content from copyrighted sources, it was not intentional and i tried as much as I could to rephrase the content copied. I have also read and understood the policies on how to use free content on Wikipedia. Thanks as I await to be unblocked. AmyCutie (talk) 12:02, 20 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

Your answers to the questions below are not satisfactory. 331dot (talk) 08:55, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

In order to lift the block, we need to be certain that you understand how copyright works on Wikipedia. Please respond to the following questions, 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.— Diannaa (talk) 15:40, 20 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

. Copyright is the legal right or licence to reproduce or modify or publish any form of literary content or article that complies with licensing term.

. Wikipedia is licensed to use grant free access to content in the same sense that free software is licensed freely.

. Copyrighted content is not allowed on Wikipedia because it could cause legal liabilities and serious problems for Wikipedia.

. Copyrighted content can be used if it is for a purpose that cannot be met by free materials such as text or images already existing or is yet to be created and if the content has a valid rationale indicating why its usage would be considered fair use within Wikipedia policy and U.S. law.

.I intend to avoid not to violate copyright policy further by being more careful with the contents and sites I use in creating or editing articles in Wikipedia. AmyCutie (talk) 11:25, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your answer to the first question "What is copyright?" is incorrect. Please read up on this important concept and post a new response.
Can you please elaborate on your answer to the question "How is Wikipedia licenced?" Your answer is incomplete. If you don't know the answer, figure out where to look it up.

Your answer to "Why is copyrighted content not allowed on Wikipedia?" is only partially correct, because in addition to Wikipedia getting in trouble, you as an individual (not Wikipedia) are also legally responsible for content you add, and could get into trouble too. — Diannaa (talk) 12:11, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

1. Copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to make copies of a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educational, or musical form. Copyright is intended to protect the original expression of an idea in the form of a creative work, but not the idea itself.

2. Wikipedia is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC BY-SA) AmyCutie (talk) 10:46, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That's a not a good answer to question #1, because you copied it directly from the Wikipedia article Copyright. That not only does not prove that you actually understand the concept, it's also contrary to your claim that you intend to stop copying other people's work.— Diannaa (talk) 11:27, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ma, I already explained what copyright basically means using my own words earlier but you said it was wrong then I had to go further to use the description given by Wikipedia in their page because I was trying to make you see that I have gone through the page and have understood what my mistake was, more so, I am very much aware that I am responding to your question as an administrator and not publishing an article for public use but you're still faulting my effort. To be honest, you are really frustrating my sincere effort in working in the Wikipedia community and it is really bad. Check my profile, I've been working on Wikipedia for some years now, I make mistakes and I try to improve get better too. Please,for the love of God, kindly unblock me or better still, explain what exactly you want from me regarding this issue. This is the third day and if I'm not serious about working with Wikipedia, I won't be pressing on till now. If you won't do any of these, then be nice enough to say so,so I can move on from the Wikipedia. Thanks.

AmyCutie (talk) 12:31, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I understand why you are getting frustrated. But my point is that when you explained it in your own words you gave an incorrect answer. And when I asked you to elaborate in your own words, you failed to do so – instead, you copied the answer from somewhere else. I don't see how we can trust you to stop copying other people's work and trying to pass it off as your own when you violated our copyright rules while asking to be unblocked.— Diannaa (talk) 13:46, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

OK, guess we've been misunderstanding each other on this COPYRIGHT issue because I already stated why I had to copy what COPYRIGHT means direct from the Wikipedia page just to let you know I've gone through it and understood what my mistake was (I know it wasn't an article for public use, rather it's an answer to your question as an administrator) If you wish to unblock me to give me a try, fine, but if you don't, Kindly let me know so I stop pushing further. Have a good day. AmyCutie (talk) 14:33, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding User:AmyCutie/sandbox

Hello, AmyCutie. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that User:AmyCutie/sandbox, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 15:02, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Prof Virginia Dike

Hello, AmyCutie. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Prof Virginia Dike, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 07:01, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Prof Virginia Dike

Hello, AmyCutie. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Prof Virginia Dike".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:12, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]