User talk:NateBergin

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Wikipedia and copyright

Hello NateBergin! Your additions to Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake 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, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices. Persistent failure to comply may result in being blocked from editing. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 10:24, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the info and I'm sorry I quoted the sources too directly. I'll be more careful to use quotation marks and rephrase adequately in the future. NateBergin (talk) 17:55, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for taking a few days to get back to you- yeah, it can be pretty hard to get your head around Wikipedia's copyright policy sometimes, can't it? But thank you for saying you'll be careful in the future. If you ever want me to check your work, just leave me a message on my talkpage and I'll be happy to help. And if you have any questions about Wikipedia editing in general, please feel free to ask me or somebody at the Teahouse, our help forum for new editors! (I mean, they say it's for new editors. In reality, they'll help everybody from IP editors to administrators with 20,000 edits). GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 02:06, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]