User talk:Athistata

howzit boetie!

my page is even cooler! [[1]] Catpritchard (talk) 09:41, 21 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Cat Athistata (talk) 09:54, 21 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Athistata, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi have been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

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 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 designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. However, there are steps that must be taken to verify that license before you do. See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk 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 can, but please follow the steps in 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. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 23:57, 2 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

August 2017

Your addition to Dimbaza has been removed, 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 violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 13:29, 25 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of The Great Bophuthatswana Donkey Massacre

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A tag has been placed on The Great Bophuthatswana Donkey Massacre 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.atnesa.org/docs/Jacobs2001-Bophuthatswana-Donkey-Masacre.PDF. 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.

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November 2017

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at The Great Bophuthatswana Donkey Massacre. Please do not continue to add copyright content to Wikipedia. You have been warned about this twice before. Continued copyright infringements will lead to you being blocked from editing until you can convince us that you have read our policies and agree to abide by copyright. You can read all of the resources that have been provided to you above on this page for more information on how to avoid copyright infringement. TonyBallioni (talk) 14:17, 8 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Khotso Sethuntsa

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A tag has been placed on Khotso Sethuntsa 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://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:-9fDwOWaimEJ:www.ailc-icla.org/2004/MADI%2520-%2520Felicity%2520Wood.doc+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=za/. 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.

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January 2018

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. You have been previously warned that this is against policy, but have persisted. 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) 13:48, 22 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have blocked your account, because in spite of repeated warnings, you continued to add copyright material to this wiki in violation of our copyright policy and copyright law. You cannot resume editing until you provide a clear statement that demonstrates that you have read and understand our copyright policy and intend to follow it in the future. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 13:49, 22 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"I, Athenkosi Matyalana, username Athisto, would like to apologise for copyright infringement on Wikipedia. As a new user, I made an error by using content from authors instead of using Wikipedia responsibly. I have also not been engaging in terms of communications sent to my talk pages because I was under the assumptions that talks were only between members of the same team. I'll ensure that I check these messages and respond accordingly. I am a passionate member of the community and would like to continue contributing more stories.I ensure you that in the future such will never happen. Please accept my apology. I am a new user to Wikipedia and though I am learning a lot, I have a long way to go. I’m part of a project by the Africa Centre to see more Africa content on the site. Below please see a message from the project manager."

My name is Joonji Mdyogolo and I’m project lead on a Africa Centre project to see more African content on Wikipedia. As you well know there is very little content on Wikipedia about the content, women and other marginalised groups and narratives, and there are a few contributors from the continent. As the Africa Centre we are working to try and change that by picking enthusiastic and smart young people from around our provinces of South Africa, giving them a crash course on how to use Wikipedia and having them publish stories that tell a contemporary story about South Africa. Athi is one of these contributors. I agree that he has made some gross infringements (I saw your notes since August on his talk pages), but would like to see how we can grow him and other users like him. One of the things we have been trying to do, is make connections with Wikipedia editors like yourself, so we can connect users like Athi to mentors of your calibre. I think contributions of our young users in South Africa, under the mentorship oeditors like you, can only serve to enrich the site. So while I am also appealing for his unblocking, I’d also like to see if I can use this opportunity to open up a dialogue with you and others on how we can help grow and mentor our local and less experienced users. Looking forward to your response.

Speedy deletion nomination of Upington 26

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A tag has been placed on Upington 26 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 https://nonstopagainstapartheid.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/marching-to-save-the-lives-of-the-upington-14. 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.

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