User talk:Arawakbwoy

License tagging for File:Army-2022-Part1-75-X2.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Army-2022-Part1-75-X2.jpg. You don't seem to have indicated the license status of the image. Wikipedia uses a set of image copyright tags to indicate this information.

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Thanks for informing me about the licence status omission , I will try to correct my error and add the correct tag. Arawakbwoy (talk) 02:13, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

January 2023

Hello, I'm RovingPersonalityConstruct. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Type 055 destroyer, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. - RovingPersonalityConstruct (talk, contribs) 02:50, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Arawakbwoy! Your additions to Kornet-D 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, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

• You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
• Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
• We have strict guidelines on the usage of copyrighted images. Fair use images must meet all ten of the non-free content criteria in order to be used in articles, or they will be deleted. To be used on Wikipedia, all other images must be made available under a free and open copyright license that allows commercial and derivative reuse.
• If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. Understand, though, that unlike many other sites, where a person can license their content for use there and retain non-free ownership, that is not possible at Wikipedia. Rather, the release of content must be irrevocable, to the world, into either the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Please see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
• Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you must follow the copyright attribution steps described at Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. See also Help:Translation#License requirements.

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, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. DanCherek (talk) 13:04, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the information Arawakbwoy (talk) 13:11, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

Reliable sources

FYI, the following are not considered reliable sources and should not be used:

• armyrecognition.com/navyrecognition.com (Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_344#armyrecognition.com)
• globalsecurity.org (WP:GLOBALSECURITY)
• military-today.com (Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_330#Military_Today, Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Firearms/Archive_9#Military_Today_military-today.com)

More generally, reputation and/or subject matter expertise of the publisher and/or author matters when determining whether a source is reliable. (Typically, the likes of enthusiast websites/blogs, sources with no authors or non-notable publishers, news aggregators, are not reliable.) See Wikipedia:Reliable sources. - RovingPersonalityConstruct (talk, contribs) 20:13, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

May 2023

Hi Arawakbwoy! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor at FAB-250 that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. Thank you. Kj cheetham (talk) 11:32, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the information, I will double check in future Arawakbwoy (talk) 14:07, 5 May 2023 (UTC)