Not everyone who contributes to Wikipedia notices that when they click "Save page" they are agreeing to release any content they add under the CC BY-SA 3.0 License. This is a copyleft license which allows Wikipedia to be a free content encyclopedia, while also protecting contributors by ensuring that basic standards are met when Wikipedia content is re-used by others, including the requirements to attribute (give due credit) and share-alike (use the same license). It is regrettable that the Eurovision fansite, ESCKaz, has decided to violate this license by placing Wikipedia articles on their website and then presenting such text as being their own. Myself and other projects are working hard to resolve this situation and to ensure that all those who contribute to Wikipedia are protected from plagiarism and copyright infringement.
In the meantime, keep that team spirit momentum going as there is loads that needs to be worked upon to keep us all occupied throughout the year. Please remember to keep an eye on the project talk page as there are several active debates still taking place that require input from as many project members as possible. Some of you may also wish to join WikiProject Song, especially when the topic area we deal with surrounds itself primarily by songs. You never know, you may even pick up a few hints and tips from that project which will help you flourish as a Wikipedian editor. Also, encourage potential new members to the project by posting {{subst:EurovisionInvite}} (which will produced this template) on their talk pages. If you would like something to appear in the next edition of Eurovision Monthly, then please inform us at the Project Newsdesk.
Problems have arisen with the website ESCKaz who have been copying written text from Wikipedia articles and using them within their own website without attribution. Following discussion at Project Eurovision talk page, it has been decided that the website is now banned from being used to cite sources due to lack of reliability and as per WP:ELNEVER.
A brand new competition called the "Project Eurovision Cup" is being launched for WikiProject Eurovision from 1 March 2015. The contest which is loosely based on the concept of Wikipedia's WikiCup has been designed as a bit of fun, but with the aim to hopefully vast improve many of the articles that have become neglected. Registration to take part in the fun contest is now open and you may add your name here. Check out the EuroCup page for terms and conditions of the contest.
There appears to be a wave of articles being tagged with {{WikiProject Eurovision}} on their respective talk pages but have not been assigned any assessment scale whatsoever. A full list of unassessed Eurovision articles can be found here. Wesley Mouse ended up single-handedly assessing a back-log of 181 articles on 25 January, only to find a further 47 been added within a matter of days. The project appreciates that you are taking the time to tag an article talk page, and taking a few seconds more to assess them fully would also be appreciated.
Requests for a few new articles have been submitted to the newsroom, if anyone would like to help then here are the list of articles.
In a change to the normal biennially format, the Radio Song Festival is now annually with the 2015 Radio Festival taking place in Yangon, Myanmar. Two countries (Brunei and Myanmar) have confirmed their participation so far.
Thirty-nine countries have been confirmed as partaking in 2015. The semi-final allocation draw took place on 26 January 2015; full details can be found here. Malta, France, and Spain have been reported by some websites as being early favourites amongst fans, to win the contest.
The 2015 Event will take place in the Czech Republic city of Plzeň on 19 June. Eight countries have so far confirmed their participation, with Albania and Malta making their début, and Armenia withdrawing from the competition. Slovenia, who originally announced their withdrawal, have now confirmed their participation after all. Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and hosts Czech Republic are the remaining countries that have also confirmed their participation.
Türkvizyon Song Contest 2015 is set to take place in Mary, Turkmenistan. Five Turkic regions have confirmed their participation, including Bashkortostan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany, Karachay-Cherkessia, and Turkmenistan.
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