User talk:Sbearfi1
Welcome!
[edit]Hello, Sbearfi1, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
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Image update on Adam Croasdell
[edit]How were you able to get set access to take that picture? —C.Fred (talk) 01:25, 29 April 2018 (UTC)
- He obviously didn't. He's simply violating copyright and uploading pictures he's found on the internet.RF23 (talk) 13:14, 29 April 2018 (UTC)
- @Ringerfan23: Since he's holding himself out as connected, the conflict of interest rules apply. —C.Fred (talk) 22:41, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
Wikipedia and copyright
[edit]Hello Sbearfi1, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Adam Croasdell have been removed, as they appear to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. 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 here.
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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. Regarding the image you are uploading Thank you. RF23 (talk) 23:03, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
Can you stop removed stuff CaptainSwan30 (talk) 20:56, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
- CaptainSwan30, is this meant for me? Which pic do you prefer? Thank you. Sbearfi1 (talk) 22:56, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
Adam Croasdell
[edit]Ok. I am treating the issue around your image as resolved for now. Please discuss replacing the current image with yours on the article talk page if you still want to do that. See my comment here. The article should be automatically unlocked a little later on today. If you have any questions or concerns drop me a line. -Ad Orientem (talk) 18:04, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you for your assistanceSbearfi1 (talk) 19:22, 4 May 2018 (UTC)