User talk:Katelem

Hi

Hello Katelem! Your additions to Akwa Ibom State 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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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices. Persistent failure to comply may result in being blocked from editing. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. The4lines |||| ^{(Talk) (Contributions)} 15:45, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Does a simple list of languages spoken in a state, arranged in alphabetical order, constitute a copyright material? (If so, is the list of states in a country, arranged in alphabetical order, an intellectual property of the website on which it is displayed? And does copying the list of countries in a continent from a website for use constitute plagiarism?). I only cited that website because that's one place out of many where that information is displayed. And of course some of the data on that site are more than 25 years out of date, so I made effort to update it to reflect the current state of things.

I stand to be corrected. Katelem (talk) 16:33, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The problem stands more with the first paragraph, than the list itself. Also, new editors are often unaware of the copyright, if I let them copy one short paragraph and a list, they'll often think that it's ok to copy and paste from sources. Obviously you understand, so I have no problem with you re-adding the list to the article. I just recommend you to quote the first paragraph to be on the safe side as even that little paragraph could be considered a copyright violation. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. The4lines |||| ^{(Talk) (Contributions)} 17:24, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've now quoted the paragraph as required, but only a sentence. Katelem (talk) 21:04, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]