User talk:Rhys.L.Williiams

Oglethorpe University

Please check my edit summaries before changing the content at Oglethorpe University. I removed your in-line citation - this is not how <ref> tags should be used as it mixes an explainer with other references. Given that the link takes readers to the correct town and "now known as Hardwick" is in brackets immediately following Midway, that should be sufficient to clear up any confusion. The reference to Google Maps is original research which is not allowed on Wikipedia, and doesn't really belong on this article about a University anyway (it might be relevant on the article about Hardwick if you can find reliable secondary sources about it being confusing). The second link to Hardwick is not necessary; except in long articles other articles should only be linked once. Your contributions to Wikipedia are welcome and I don't want to discourage you from editing, this is meant as a helpful message to explain why I have made the changes I have. Adam Black ^{talk • contributions} 00:27, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Rhys.L.Williiams! Your additions to Nonet for Strings 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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If I use question marks (an inline quotation) and reference via footnote the source you have identified (https://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Aaron-Copland-Nonet/6978), would it be acceptable for me to add back the material which you removed? Rhys.L.Williiams (talk) 18:29, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In my opinion, no. The text that was removed was literally more than half of the article, in terms of bytes. As outlined above, you may only copy a small portion of a source. Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 23:26, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]