User talk:Sarcophagi

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions, but for legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted.

You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must include on the external site the statement "I, (name), am the author of this article, (article name), and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later."

You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here. You can also leave a message on my talk page. KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 03:17, 14 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've deleted Jim O'Rear again. Changing a few words around does not prevent it from being a copyright violation. If you continue to post copyrighted material you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 07:28, 16 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jim O'Rear[edit]

Check your external Links on the Jim O'Rear page more closely before deletion... The copyright release is on there. Sarcophagi 12:29, 16 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, video clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of IMDb or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of IMDb and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. IMDb does not release their text under the GFDL, therefore you can not copy it straight to Wikipedia. ~~Maybe the other links allow you to use their text.~~ jimorear.com simply says "All Website Contents Copyright (c) UNDERGROUND ENTERTAINMENT" I see nothing that says the text or media is released under the GFDL and therefore we can not accept it. (Unless you have express written permission - in that case you'll have to prove it by email). Therefore the article is a copyright violation. Period. KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 14:17, 16 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, I'm not talking about IMDb's filmography section, I'm talking about his biography section which you have copied nearly word for word. That violates numerous policies. For starters I suggest you read this page. I'm also blocking you for the period of 36 hours for continual reposting of copyrighted material. You may contest this block by adding {{unblock|your reason here}} on this page, replacing your reason here with an explanation of why you believe this block to be unjustified. Good day to you. KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 02:19, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I apologize, I've investigated further and have discovered I have acted in error. I'll un-delete the article and remove your block. Once again my apologies. KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 02:25, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

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Jim O'Rear article[edit]

I've made a few MoS changes to the article, and incidentally you may want to read our MoS, as it's one of our most important guidelines. You should also read the policies on citing sources and reliable sources. It is highly discouraged and frowned upon to cite yourself as a reference when you write an article here, as you have done with Jim O'Rear. Once again I apologize for my mistakes up above. Happy editing and welcome to Wikipedia. KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 02:35, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Citing sources[edit]

Hey I've made a few more general clean ups on the Jim O'Rear article, and I saw that you added a citation. You forgot to include a section entitled "references" I went ahead and did it for you. Also what you cited is sitting by itself. See Jim O'Rear#External links that small number "1" that is enclosed in brackets is your reference. As it is now standing alone it is rather useless. You'll have to move it to the section of the article that you are citing. For example if what you are citing is his birth date you should move the citation to just after the date. Just remember that citations always come after some form of punctuation be it a full stop/period, comma, or semicolon, et al. Also you have to include ref tags: <ref> </ref> . <ref> goes before the start of the citation template, and </ref> goes at the very end. So it would look like this:

<ref>{{Citation | last = O'Rear | first = Jim | title = Official Jim O'Rear Website | url=http://www.jimorear.com | accessdate = 2007-11-17}}</ref>

If you are going to use the same source as a citation more than once, then you have to give the source a nickname of sorts. And that would look like this:

<ref name ="OWS">{{Citation | last = O'Rear | first = Jim | title = Official Jim O'Rear Website | url=http://www.jimorear.com | accessdate = 2007-11-17}}</ref>

The "OWS" would stand for "Official WebSite" - you can use anything you want - whatever is easiest for you to remember. After that, anytime you want to re-use that source all you'd have to put is "<ref name="OWS"/>" after whatever it is you want to cite. And don't forget, you should avoid self references \ at all costs! If you can't find any other source besides your own, then it would be best to just leave that information out of the article completely. If you have any questions about this just let me know, or you can put "{{helpme}}" on this page along with your question and someone will come along to help you out. That is a very good way to meet experienced and friendly editors, who are more than willing to help you out. Happy editing. KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 13:25, 18 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. when you leave a comment at someones talk page be sure to leave it at the bottom of the page and not the top. KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 13:25, 18 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]