User talk:Tylerszmydt
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Hello, Tylerszmydt, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Shalor and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.
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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:41, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
Copyright/plagiarism[edit]
Hello, I received a notification that you had posted material that took material verbatim from content that had previously been published elsewhere to your article. This is seen as a copyright issue and plagiarism, even if you were to include the original source as a citation. Always be careful when writing article content - a good way to avoid doing this is to take notes while reading and write your article from those notes.
Unless the material is explicitly marked as falling into the public domain or was released under a compatible Creative Commons license, it should be assumed that the content is copyrighted in a way that would prohibit it from being used verbatim elsewhere. It's always best to write things in your own words, as this can help prevent issues like this from arising. I would like for you to review the module on plagiarism and copyright, thanks. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:21, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
Response[edit]
On my talk page you asked how to keep the content up, however the issue here is that the content is a huge copyright and plagiarism issue, as you took it verbatim from this source. This is not acceptable to post on Wikipedia, even with the source as a citation. You also resposted it despite a warning, which is also unacceptable. Content must be written in your own words. Even if you don't see a visible copyright, always assume that the material is something that cannot be posted to Wikipedia.
That aside, there were also other issues with the content you added, as much of it was material that would be seen as too indiscriminate for Wikipedia's purposes. Park articles aren't meant to be hiking or advice guides - the material that should be in the article are things like the park's history, natural features, wildlife, and landmarks. There can be a section about activities that people can do in the park, but it should be set up like this section on activities in the article on Central Park. Safety information isn't something that should be in the article, although if the park has a history of being unsafe to where there are multiple reliable sources that talk about the park being dangerous, then it would be something to add into a history or issues section. (The Central Park article also has a section on issues, if you're curious on how to write that up.) The article should be written neutrally, without promotional tones or subjective terms. This is probably one of the major reasons why content should be re-written (aside from copyright status), as most material is written to promote the subject and as such, won't be neutral since they want people to come, visit, and spend or donate money. It's also important that the material not be written directly to the reader, such as wording like "you", as Wikipedia should be written in the objective third person.
I hope that this helps and please do not repost the content to the article, as continuing to do this will run the risk of you getting blocked from editing. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:54, 7 May 2019 (UTC)