User talk:Candide1993

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Happy editing! Cheers, {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 06:30, 16 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

		The New Editor's Barnstar
		Thanks for your diligent efforts to improve Tom Keating! Cheers, {{u\|Sdkb}} ^talk 14:58, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

My pleasure, I am enjoying it.

What is The New Editor's Barnstar? Candide1993 (talk) 16:18, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Candide1993, barnstars are just a way Wikipedia editors show appreciation for each other. There are many different ones, and this one is for novice editors who have gotten off to a strong start. Congrats! {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 16:21, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Merci beaucoup! Candide1993 (talk) 14:35, 4 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Candide1993! Your additions to Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet 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.

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Hi Diannaa,

Thank you for the heads up. I certainly don't want to violate anyone's copyrights, and would be horribly embarrassed to learn I'd done anything that rose (or descended) to the level of outright plagiarism. I find Ken Thomson to be a fascinating historical figure, and simply wanted to add a bit of intriguing new content I came across, and fulfill the numerous [citation needed] requests scattered throughout his article, which I attempted to finish off rather late that particular night. I have reviewed the guideline you sent on close paraphrasing, and I definitely want to avoid any further mishaps.

It appears you've made basically four removals of the recent content I added.

The first one, regarding the "$5 million investment in British North Sea oil", I'm assuming is an example of forbidden close paraphrasing of the Canadian Encyclopedia. I've added a more concise rewording of this interesting detail two paragraphs down. Please confirm that this is acceptable.

The second removal, regarding the Hudson's Bay Company building, I expect is another example of forbidden close paraphrasing of the Canadian Encyclopedia. This seems, on reflection, only marginally interesting, and probably warrants removal merely for sake of conciseness. I did restore the single word 'downtown'. Please confirm that this is acceptable.

Your edits to the next paragraph are obvious improvements in service of conciseness. Thanks for those.

The paragraph on "The European Collection" is obviously close paraphrasing of the AGO's website. Many people are familiar with Thomson's Canadian collection; far fewer know about the European artefacts, several of which are fairly noteworthy. I've put back a completely reworded and condensed version, with two new citations, from the CBC and The Globe and Mail. Please confirm that this is acceptable.

Regarding the fourth paragraph you removed, about his "largest gift ever made to a Canadian cultural institution": I condensed and relocated a variation on this quote to the last paragraph of the Art Collector section, and added two new citations, from the CBC and the Toronto Star. Please confirm that this is acceptable.

Regards,

Candide1993 Candide1993 (talk) 07:58, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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