User talk:Cnyirahabihirwe123

Welcome![edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia, Cnyirahabihirwe123! Thank you for your contributions. I am Zoodino and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Wikipedia:Questions or type {{help me}} at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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August 2020[edit]

Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions did not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Please stop dumping images into articles, Thank you. –Davey2010^Talk 20:47, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia and the edit-a-thon on SDGs in September 2020[edit]

Hi,

I am EMsmile, and I am a part of a group of people wishing to improve SDG-related articles on Wikipedia. We are organising this online SDG edit-a-thon during Global Goals Week, 18-26 September 2020. Please take part in it! If you have any questions about this work, please feel free to ask your question on the event's talk page here. The event page itself is here.

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Hi User:Cnyirahabihirwe123, thanks for making all those edits and being part of our SDG edit-a-thon! I noticed that you didn't fill in the edit summary field when making edits. Please get in the habit of doing so because then it's easier for everyone to see what you've worked on. Thanks a lot. Would you like to join us in our Workplace still? We are still there until tomorrow (Saturday) evening! The Link is in the Registration section here. EMsmile (talk) 13:49, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi User:Cnyirahabihirwe123, you are one of the nice prize winners from our SDG edit-a-thon! It was announced yesterday! Please get in touch with me so that we can organize sending you the 100 Eur award. The best way to establish contact would be through the Workplace, see link above under Registration.EMsmile (talk) 04:46, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

~~ Feedback about SDGs editathon ~~ Hello, EMsmile, It is with a great pleasure getting to know that I am one of the winners of SDGs editathon. For more, Let me write on your talkpage. Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 10:52, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Make sure your image captions make sense[edit]

Hello, please slow down and make sure your image captions make sense. The majority of captions you have recently added have titles like "Artificial intelligence (33661764490)". The full file name does not need to be the caption. A more appropriate caption would be simply "Artificial intelligence", or something more descriptive. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks, Jessicapierce (talk) 23:46, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am really at a loss as to what you're trying to do here. I would have thought this would go without saying, but on the English-language wikipedia, please do not add non-English text and graphics, such as the captions and chart you recently added to Division of labour. Jessicapierce (talk) 02:51, 27 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am very sorry for that, let me check and correct all, and I hope you will continue to show me where I can add or remove something if there any. Thank yo very much, Clementine

September 2020[edit]

Hello, I'm Jessicapierce. I noticed that you recently removed content from Drinking water without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Jessicapierce (talk) 16:57, 27 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm Jessicapierce. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Outline of exercise have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse. Thanks. Jessicapierce (talk) 17:06, 27 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Jessicapierce, thank you very much for your reaction, I promise to improve all my way I do edit, create, or improve articles.

Thank you Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 11:43, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Akarere ka Rubavu[edit]

A tag has been placed on Akarere ka Rubavu requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://irembo-star.e-monsite.com/pages/ikiyaga-cya-kivu.html. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. S Philbrick (Talk) 12:39, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am very sorry for all those mistake, As I am a new editor I didn't realize that I made all those mistakes, because to read and respond on my talk page it was a little bit difficult to me, but know I think I am ready to do better than before,please forgive me and give me another chance to become editor.

Thank you

Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 08:20, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Sangwa Job Training Center[edit]

A tag has been placed on Sangwa Job Training Center, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. Celestina007 (talk) 10:13, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am very sorry for this mistake, As a new editor I think I must try to learn from all those mistakes, and thank you very much that your are there for me to advise me, and show me what I have to do better before, I promise you that I will never repeat it again, As a young African woman, I wish to be among good Wikipedia editors, Please help me to achieve my dreams, don't block please.

Thank you Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 08:20, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

October 2020[edit]

Sangwa Job Training Center has been deleted
Hello, Cnyirahabihirwe123. Thank you for helping to build Wikipedia-- the world's largest free content encyclopedia. Sangwa Job Training Center has been deleted as meeting WP:CSD#G11, as it was seen as unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. This article needs to be rewritten from scratch from reliable, third party sources unconnected to the subject.

Information on content and common pitfalls to avoid can be located here and here, however be aware that this is not an exhaustive list. Pages can sometimes avoid these pitfalls and still be seen as an ad copy or unambiguously promotional, particularly if the editor appears to be a paid editor or has some other conflict of interest. Please review these policies, including the FAQ page on organizations to determine if this applies to you.

Common mistakes or beliefs about promotional editing center on the assumption that promotional editing only applies to promotion for commercial gain. Some tags or G11 nominations are met with confusion by creators, particularly if they spend much time reading or creating corporate documents, mission/vision statements, or similar copy for their organization. The frequent exposure to promotional tone may make it difficult to notice non-neutral phrases or styles, as the editor has grown accustomed to seeing it as everyday writing or speech. This can be difficult, but not impossible, to unlearn.

Another common assumption is that the prohibition against promotional editing applies only to businesses or organizations. Anything can be promoted, including a person, a non-commercial organization, a point of view, etc. and CV/resumé's are by their nature promotional.

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia-- subjects must meet notability guidelines with reliable sources that are unconnected with the subject and providing verifiable information. That generally means someone unconnected with the subject needs to have written a great deal about the subject. Please see this page on citing sources. This page has templates you can use in citing your sources. Place the template {{references}} at the bottom of the page, and references cited in the text will appear there. The WP:TEAHOUSE and the new user tutorial can assist with any questions and avoiding these pitfalls. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 10:57, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of I got my things and left Film[edit]

A tag has been placed on I got my things and left Film requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://cocoonproductions.com/I-GOT-MY-THINGS-AND-LEFT. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Captain Calm (talk) 13:53, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am sorry for those errors, please I didn't do them volontary, As a new editor, there are some differents intsructions which I am not already memorised, I want to work hard and contribute more for our wikipedia, but mistakes occurs, I sorry for that, but I promise that I will do all my best to do well than before, my contribution will be more countable for all, please help me and don't block me.

Thank you Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 08:20, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

October 2020[edit]

I got my things and left Film has been deleted

Hello, Cnyirahabihirwe123. Thank you for helping to build Wikipedia, the world's largest free content enycloppedia.. I'm sorry, but I got my things and left Film has been deleted as meeting WP:CSD#G12. Wikipedia is the world's largest free content encyclopedia. As such, it cannot contain content copyrighted elsewhere. Such content must be removed immediately and completely rewritten and reformatted from scratch. Content published elsewhere copied into Wikipedia must state that it is public domain, licensed under the GFDL, or a creative commons license that allows commercial reuse. That's the simple version. WP:copyright is a vastly complex issue, but if you keep to what I've written you are unlikely to run afoul.

Wikipedia cannot accept material copied from elsewhere, unless it explicitly and verifiably has been released to the world under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license or into the public domain and is written in an acceptable tone—this includes material that you own the copyright to. You should attribute content to outside sources, using citations, but copying and pasting or closely paraphrasing sources is not acceptable.

Content copied and pasted from a subject's web page is generally unhelpful. It is generally written in a promotional tone and is not independent of the subject. All content must be cited from reliable sources that are unconnected with the subject and have a reputation for fact checking. Cheers, and happy editing.

  --Deepfriedokra (talk) 14:35, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am sorry for those errors, please I didn't do them volontary, As a new editor, there are some differents intsructions which I am not already memorised, I want to work hard and contribute more for our wikipedia, but mistakes occurs, I sorry for that, but I promise that I will do all my best to do well than before, my contribution will be more countable for all, please help me and don't block me.

Thank you Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 08:20, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

October 2020[edit]

Hello, I'm Jessicapierce. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to National Ballet of Rwanda have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse. Thanks. Jessicapierce (talk) 16:53, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed that you have posted comments to the page National Ballet of Rwanda in a language other than English. At the English-language Wikipedia, we try to use English for all comments. Posting all comments in English makes it easier for other editors to join the conversation and help you. If you cannot avoid using another language, then please provide a translation into English, if you can. If you cannot provide a translation, please go to the list of Wikipedias, look in the list for a Wikipedia that is in your language, and edit there instead of here. For more details, see Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines. Thank you. Jessicapierce (talk) 16:53, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Jessicapierce I am sorry for those errors, please I didn't do them volontary, As a new editor, there are some differents intsructions which I am not already memorised, I want to work hard by reading and understanding them, and contribute more for our wikipedia, but I promise that I will do all my best to do well than before, my contribution will be more countable for all, please help me and don't block me.

Thank you Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 08:20, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of The Institute of National Museums of Rwanda[edit]

A tag has been placed on The Institute of National Museums of Rwanda requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photo-kandt-house-museum-natural-history-image20274855, https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC17RW7_rwanda-naturally?guid=130016ae-999f-4c19-924b-4c03504880, and https://museum.gov.rw/index.php?id=70. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. ... discospinster _talk 17:51, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am sorry for those errors, please I didn't do them volontary, As a new editor, there are some differents intsructions which I am not already memorised, I want to work hard by reading and understanding them, and contribute more for our wikipedia, but I promise that I will do all my best to do well than before, my contribution will be more countable for all, please help me and don't block me.

Thank you Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 08:20, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Clementine. Thank you for your contributions in creating and improving Rwanda-related articles. Unfortunately you have often added material copied directly from another source, which Wikipedia cannot accept, unless the other source allows it under a Creative Commons license. It's generally less hassle to just say it in your own words. If you need help with editing or any of Wikipedia's policies, please let me know on my talk page. ... discospinster _talk 17:56, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am sorry for those errors, please I didn't do them volontary, As a new editor, there are some differents intsructions which I am not already memorised, I want to work hard by reading and understanding them, and contribute more for our wikipedia, but I promise that I will do all my best to do well than before, my contribution will be more countable for all, please help me and don't block me.

Thank you Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 08:20, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

October 2020[edit]

The Institute of National Museums of Rwanda has been deleted

Hello, Cnyirahabihirwe123. Thank you for helping to build Wikipedia, the world's largest free content enycloppedia.. I'm sorry, but The Institute of National Museums of Rwanda has been deleted as meeting WP:CSD#G12. Wikipedia is the world's largest free content encyclopedia. As such, it cannot contain content copyrighted elsewhere. Such content must be removed immediately and completely rewritten and reformatted from scratch. Content published elsewhere copied into Wikipedia must state that it is public domain, licensed under the GFDL, or a creative commons license that allows commercial reuse. That's the simple version. WP:copyright is a vastly complex issue, but if you keep to what I've written you are unlikely to run afoul.

Wikipedia cannot accept material copied from elsewhere, unless it explicitly and verifiably has been released to the world under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license or into the public domain and is written in an acceptable tone—this includes material that you own the copyright to. You should attribute content to outside sources, using citations, but copying and pasting or closely paraphrasing sources is not acceptable.

Content copied and pasted from a subject's web page is generally unhelpful. It is generally written in a promotional tone and is not independent of the subject. All content must be cited from reliable sources that are unconnected with the subject and have a reputation for fact checking. Cheers, and happy editing.

  --Deepfriedokra (talk) 19:46, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am sorry for those errors, please I didn't do them volontary, As a new editor, there are some differents intsructions which I am not already memorised, I want to work hard by reading and understanding them, and contribute more for our wikipedia, but I promise that I will do all my best to do well than before, my contribution will be more countable for all, please help me and don't block me.

Thank you Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 08:20, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your contributed article, Uburanga bw'umugore[edit]

Hello, I noticed that you recently created a new page, Uburanga bw'umugore. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page – Feminine beauty ideal. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will continue helping to improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at Feminine beauty ideal. If you have new information to add, you might want to discuss it at the article's talk page.

If you think the article you created should remain separate, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. Pikavoom (talk) 09:25, 3 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am sorry for those errors, please I didn't do them volontary, As a new editor, there are some differents intsructions which I am not already memorised, I want to work hard by reading and understanding them, and contribute more for our wikipedia, but I promise that I will do all my best to do well than before, my contribution will be more countable for all, please help me and don't block me.

Thank you Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 08:20, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Ubuhinzi bw'ibijumba bya Orange[edit]

A tag has been placed on Ubuhinzi bw'ibijumba bya Orange requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://imvahonshya.co.rw/imiterere-yubuhinzi-bwibijumba-bya-oranje/. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. ~ Amkgp 💬 15:22, 4 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am sorry for those errors, please I didn't do them volontary, As a new editor, there are some differents intsructions which I am not already memorised, I want to work hard by reading and understanding them, and contribute more for our wikipedia, but I promise that I will do all my best to do well than before, my contribution will be more countable for all, please help me and don't block me.

Thank you Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 08:20, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Ubuhinzi bw'amashaza[edit]

A tag has been placed on Ubuhinzi bw'amashaza requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://yeanrwanda.org/article.php?id=210. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 16:16, 4 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am sorry for those errors, I promise that I am going to correct all, and as I have now someone who will be on my side mentoring me (User:EMSmile), and I think that everything will be alright.

Thank you Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 12:42, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ANI[edit]

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 16:19, 4 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi AleatoryPonderings, I am trying to help this user out to understand what she's been doing wrong because I believe she's editing in good faith (but is making mistakes). Where exactly is the incident that she was involved with? I can't find it under the link you provided. EMsmile (talk) 06:34, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

EMsmile, The section is Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive1048#User:Cnyirahabihirwe123 (it was archived recently). AleatoryPonderings (talk) 14:12, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much ANI for you intervention, Frankly I didn't do all those mistake voluntary, I am very so sorry, I really work hard to became among the best editors in the world, and I wish to do a great and good work but I don't know how I made all those mistakes, I published my articles hoping that, they are in good manner! But I know that some times we learn from our mistake. I am really very happy to have you all, on my aside me, your advise are more constructive and I really like to do some edits or improvement on Wikipedia pages every single day! I promise to work hard, better than before for our Wikipedia.

Thank you very much Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 07:09, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Ubuhinzi bwa Karoti[edit]

A tag has been placed on Ubuhinzi bwa Karoti requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://nonaha.com/dore-uko-wahinga-karoti-iwawe-ugasezerera-guhaha-imifungo-yazo-ya-buri-munsi. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 16:50, 4 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am sorry for those errors, please I didn't do them volontary, As a new editor, there are some differents intsructions which I am not already memorised, I want to work hard by reading and understanding them, and contribute more for our wikipedia, but I promise that I will do all my best to do well than before, my contribution will be more countable for all, please help me and don't block me.

Thank you Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 08:20, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

October 2020[edit]

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Hi, I am sorry for those errors, please I didn't do them volontary, As a new editor, there are some differents intsructions which I am not already memorised, I want to work hard by reading and understanding them, and contribute more for our wikipedia, but I promise that I will do all my best to do well than before, my contribution will be more countable for all, please help me and don't block me.

Thank you Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 08:20, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

October 2020 - Request for unblocking[edit]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for violating copyright policy by copying text or images into Wikipedia from another source without evidence of permission. Please take this opportunity to ensure that you understand our copyright policy and our policies regarding how to use non-free content.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. — Diannaa (talk) 21:22, 15 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am very and very sory for that. I promise you to check and correct all, and I hope you will continue to show me where I can add or remove something if there are any.

Thank you very much. Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 11:43, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

After understanding all my errors : copyright infringement which was copy and past phrases without the permission of copyrigt holder. I learnt a lot from all those mistake, and I promise to never copy and past what is not public domain. Because after reading a lot of instruction I realised that copyright violation could decrease my research capacity, slowing my study , and it can lead me to slow instruction and also my spirt of criticism will not be increase, that is why I decided to take a decision to never repeat those error.Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 11:43, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Cnyirahabihirwe123 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Dear Diannaa,I would like to request you to unblock my account. After going through all the reasons why my articles were deleted or warning about copyright infrigement, I am now confident I understand well and will continue to learn about the editing rules and policies to avoid such mistakes. Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 11:43, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

In order to lift the block, we need to be certain that you understand how copyright works on Wikipedia. To allow the reviewing administrator to assess your understanding, please respond to the following questions in your next unblock appeal, explaining in your own words:

What is copyright?
How is Wikipedia licenced?
Why is copyrighted content not allowed on Wikipedia?
Under what circumstances can we use copyrighted content?
How do you intend to avoid violating the copyright policy in the future?

Your answers will enable us to establish whether or not you should be unblocked. Yamla (talk) 12:34, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Cnyirahabihirwe123, you are not being asked to memorize all of Wikipedia's rules, just show a basic understanding of copyright and how it applies to Wikipedia editing. The policy page is located at WP:Copyright and there's a simplified version at Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright. Copyright is an important Wikipedia policy with legal considerations, so it's mandatory to get it right. Please study the material and then return here to answer Yamla's questions so we can assess whether or not to unblock your account.— Diannaa (talk) 13:24, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Diannaa,

Here are my responses:

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Cnyirahabihirwe123 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

1) What is copyright? It is an exclusive right that an author has on a work that has been created being a book, music, poem etc for a limited period of time in a way that none can modify or delete parts of it without the permission of the author. 2) How is Wikipedia licenced: Wikipedia content is licensed under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY-SA)-Attribution-Share Alike which allows the user to adapt and remix the content but share it under the same CC license. 3) Why is copyrighted content not allowed on Wikipedia : Because Wikipedia is licensed under CC-BY-SA and the copyrighted materials carry strict restrictions that do not allow anyone to use them, so using a copyrighted material is considered as an infringement which can also make Wikipedia to be sued in the courts due to their usage. 4) Under what circumstances can we use copyrighted content? - Copyrighted can be used under the fair use context. - It can also be used if the material is under a compatible licence. This is explained here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright#Can_I_add_something_to_Wikipedia_that_I_got_from_somewhere_else? Compatible licences include: • CC BY, all versions and ports, up to and including 4.0 • CC BY-SA 1.0, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 • CC0 The licence type is usually indicated on the bottom of a website (under “About”) or at the start or at the end of a publication. Sometimes it is not clear. Then I have to ask the authors. 5) How do you intend to avoid violating the copyright policy in the future? -I will paraphrase sentence that I wish to include from elsewhere because it is better to express information or ideas from other sources in my own words in a similar number of words as the source text. As I know that paraphrasing, is not simply replacing words with synonyms or rearranging the structure of sentences. Hence, It involves rephrasing a text substantially while retaining the original meaning. - I will paraphrase and provide sources by acknowledging the original source with proper referencing. - I will collect information from different resources, - I won’t copy whole sentences or even paragraphs across from another publication or website - I won't include anything in Wikipedia that hasn't been already written elsewhere. This means I won't add original research (as per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research) and also I won't add my own opinions or my own personal knowledge". - I won’t add content to Wikipedia which I think that doing so may be a copyright violation. - I Won’t include anything in Wikipedia that hasn't been already written elsewhere. Unless it's something completely plain and obvious. - I won’t add my own personal opinions, knowledge etc. - unless this information has been published somewhere already and then I can cite it. Blog posts count as a reference, so do newspaper articles, or opinion pieces. See here what constitutes a “reliable source”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources - I will initially focus my efforts more on improving existing pages rather than creating new ones. If creating new ones, I will set them up in my sandbox first and then ask my mentor (User:EMSmile) to give me feedback. I plan to create a new article on "Sustainable Development Goals and Rwanda". My mentor will guide me. Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 09:25, 17 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Accept reason:

Your answers here and below show an adequate understanding of copyright and how it applies to Wikipedia. I will be monitoring your contributions. Please don't do it any more or you will be blocked. — Diannaa (talk) 14:45, 18 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Cnyirahabihirwe123. Your definition of copyright is incorrect and incomplete. — Diannaa (talk) 11:25, 17 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

{{ Hello Diannaa, Here is the response of the first question:

Copyright definition:

- Copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to make copies of a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educational, or musical form.

- Copyright is intended to protect the original expression of an idea in the form of a creative work, but not the idea itself.

- Copyright is subject to limitations based on public interest considerations, such as the fair use doctrine in the United States.

- It does not protect an original idea but rather it protects it in form of a creative work that has been created.

- It is also limited when it comes to subjects that are related to the public interests or in the public domain and in some cases copyrighted materials can be used in case of a fair use. Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 18:47, 17 October 2020 (UTC)}}[reply]

Unfortunately this answer is not acceptable, because part of it is copied from our article Copyright and part of it is copied from Investopedia, which is protected by copyright, and cannot be copied here without permission. Such copying does not demonstrate that you understand copyright and how it applies to Wikipedia; in fact it shows the opposite: you do not understand what our expectations are.— Diannaa (talk) 21:38, 17 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Diannaa, I think you are taking it a bit too far now. Cnyirahabihirwe123 has demonstrated that she has understood the problem and that she'll to better in future. Ask anyone (including me!) to answer "What is copyright?" and of course one will go to the internet to get the wording right. As the Wikipedia article on Copyright is under a CC-BY SA licence, she can copy from there. OK, she should have given the source for the statement - granted. I think what actually matters is her answers to Question 5. That's the important question and answer here. Do you have any problems with her answers to Question 5? Is it only her answers to Question 1 that you are now using as a reason to keeping her blocked? Just give her another chance! I've been editing Wikipedia since 2014 myself but if you had asked me to answer "what is copyright?", I also would have looked up the correct, official definition online. Except I probably would have said "the answers is given her: XXX". Would that have been any better in your eyes? EMsmile (talk) 09:06, 18 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. And I am willing to mentor Cnyirahabihirwe123 for the foreseeable future. So I think you're not taking a big risk by unblocking her. EMsmile (talk) 09:46, 18 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

And please see further information about this case here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Diannaa#Blocking_or_unblocking_User:Cnyirahabihirwe123 EMsmile (talk) 09:52, 18 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The answer to Question 5 is fine. The answer to question one is a violation of the terms of our CC-by license since no attribution was given, as well as a copyright violation, because Investopedia is copyright. Cnyirahabihirwe123, copying a definition of copyright from somewhere else does not actually demonstrate to me that you understand what you have read. Please post your answer to "What is copyright?" in your own words, without copying from anywhere. This will show us that you have thought about what you read and now understand it. — Diannaa (talk) 11:42, 18 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Diannaa,

"ohh noo, you are right, I did it again! I Can not believe it. I just realized that I should have provided the sources of the two websites where I got the information from. I will not have done it if it was a Wikipedia article contrary to a response of a question on my talk page. Here, I try to explain it again in my own words: Copyright is an intellectual property (IP) right. This meant to protect the idea's expression of the person. The knowledge or facts of the text of someone are not protected, those things and that content can be restated or written again as it is done by Wikipedians. But content from sites cannot usually be copied and pasted into Wikipedia unless in the rare situation that they are licenced by freely.Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 12:27, 18 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Huye District[edit]

Hello, I wanted to give you more context as to why I removed your recent addition to Huye District. There is some useful content there, and thank you for including sources. However, your addition contained a huge number of errors. I understand that English is not your native language (and I commend you for editing the English-language Wikipedia). However, you're asking other editors to do far too much cleanup for you. Is it possible to have your mentor, or another editor, check your work before submitting it?

Briefly, here are some of the major issues I noticed in this submission

inappropriate capital letters
incorrect use of the nowiki tag
incorrect punctuation
unnecessarily complicated links; we use [[mountain]]s instead of [[Mountain|mountains]]
broken link (changing Southern Province, Rwanda to Southern, Rwanda
unexplained removal of images
changing statements without explanation or giving source
unclear and incomplete sentences
POV wording

I mention these things not to discourage you, but just to emphasize that your contributions need assistance. Please ask your mentor for help, please slow down, and please learn more about Wikipedia before adding anything further. You are welcome here, but you need to be willing to work within the guidelines. Thank you Jessicapierce (talk) 15:00, 18 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Jessicapierce, Thank you very much for all these comments, I promise you that I will revise and do all correction you mentioned, and I decided to send all news articles in sandbox and then ask my mentor ( User:EMsmile) to give me feedback. Thank you

Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 08:58, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jessicapierce, thanks for this thoughtful feedback! Cnyirahabihirwe123, let me help you with your next set of edits. Please propose any new content in your sandbox first and then notify me. Secondly: It is far better to make lots of small changes and to save after each small change, rather than making like 20 edits and only save after the 20 edits. Or save (click on "publish changes") after every minute of working, rather than after 20 minutes of working. Best if you save after even making a very small change. Why? Because if another editor is reviewing your work they can review it in little steps (and reverting if needed), rather than having to revert everything. EMsmile (talk) 10:21, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again Cnyirahabihirwe123 and EMsmile. Just a reminder, in case you didn't know, copyright material is not allowed anywhere on Wikipedia – not even in sandboxes or drafts. Thanks, — Diannaa (talk) 11:33, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Diannaa, I would like to take this opportunity to tell that I am very happy for all your effort you produced to help me to know what I have not understand before. This opportunity(the questions you have asked to answer) was for me a good time to learn a lot of things and I am sure that your advise will help to get very far in editing, creating and improve different articles. I promise you that I will respect and follow all instruction I have been advised by different users, and I sure you that with the help and collaboration with my mentor (User: EMsimile) my dreams will be achieved!

Thank you

Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 12:59, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problem on User:Cnyirahabihirwe123/sandbox[edit]

I have removed some copyright material copied from elsewhere online from your sandbox. Please have a look at what I removed. Here's how to find out whether or not a webpage is copyright: Scroll to the bottom and look for a copyright notice. For example, https://sdgs.un.org/goals has a link at the bottom that says "Copyright". Clicking on that link brings up this webpage, which says that the material cannot be copied without permission. The page also has a link labelled "Terms of Use" and that page tells us in different words that it's not okay to copy anything from their website.— Diannaa (talk) 12:26, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Cnyirahabihirwe123, Diannaa is being incredibly patient with you. Please ensure this is absolutely the last time you violate WP:COPYRIGHT. You've had plenty of warnings and you've repeatedly indicated you understand. If you aren't able to follow this critical policy, we'll have to block you in order to protect Wikipedia. --Yamla (talk) 12:40, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Yamla, as far as I can see, the text that Diannaa removed was not a 1:1 copy but included paraphrasing. So as far as I can see it's not a plain copyright violation. This is her text: "The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are at its centre, which are priorities to call for action by all countries in the world: developed and developing. They realize that ending poverty and other deprivations must be in harmony with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and stimulate economic growth at the same time as addressing climate change and working on the protection of oceans and forests around the world." And this was the original text from the website: "At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests." (https://sdgs.un.org/goals). Do you want her to do more paraphrasing? Also, I had volunteered to be her mentor, but I am not even being given a chance. She only put that text up on her sandbox today and already you are threatening her with blocking her again, without even giving me a chance to help out. What are you trying to do? Are you trying to kick her out? I think it's abundantly clear that she is trying to learn. So, let's consider that she has tried to do paraphrasing here and that you are not satisfied with her paraphrasing. We can point her to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Close_paraphrasing#When_is_close_paraphrasing_permitted? You would probably argue her paraphrasing is "close paraphrasing" and it needs to be changed further. So let's help her to do that. EMsmile (talk) 13:08, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speaking for me, not for Diannaa (who has far more patience than I do). At this point, I expect there to be no violations of WP:COPYRIGHT. The above example is pretty blatant and frankly, if this is what we expect at this point, after Cnyirahabihirwe123 has clearly indicated they understand WP:COPYRIGHT, then we should reimpose a block. It's completely unacceptable. Cnyirahabihirwe123 is well aware that close paraphrasing is not acceptable, having been warned about it repeatedly, and has explicitly stated, "As I know that paraphrasing, is not simply replacing words with synonyms or rearranging the structure of sentences. Hence, It involves rephrasing a text substantially while retaining the original meaning." EMsmile, I very, very sincerely appreciate your efforts at mentoring here. You, too, have far more patience in this regard than I do. My position, though, is that Cnyirahabihirwe123 has had multiple warnings, a prior block, has clearly indicated they understand WP:COPYRIGHT, has clearly indicated they understand paraphrasing, and still continues to blatantly violate our policies, over and over and over again. My position is that this has to stop, immediately. --Yamla (talk) 13:26, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Copyright content is not allowed anywhere on Wikipedia, not even in sandboxes or drafts. Text that is not copyright compliant must not be posted here; if it needs more work it should be saved offline in a Word document or Google Docs. Let's do a comparison on the above edit for a clear visual representation of the scope of the problem with this particular instance. Overlapping content is highlighted in bold. Source says:

Cnyirahabihirwe123's addition:

So what we have here is prose that has only been paraphrased in the most superficial way, with only a few terms being replace with other terms, and the same ideas being presented in the same order using almost identical wording. That's not too-close paraphrasing; it's a copyright violation. This is definitely not okay and should never have been published on Wikipedia, not even in a sandbox or draft.— Diannaa (talk) 13:34, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

HiYamla, thanks for your reply. Yes, I have a lot of patience with her. I treat it as my contribution to bring in more female editors from Africa. I am talking to her daily on Whatsapp and she's told me about her path to date and where she's coming from and what she's trying to achieve. I think it's worth putting the effort into this user. Trust me, I can distinguish someone who is a time waster and someone who isn't. If we help her out here she will likely become a pillar of Wikipedia editing in Rwanda but it will require some time! Can you imagine how hard it is to paraphrase "UN language speech" into your own words when English is not your own language? How would you and I re-write this in our own words?: "At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests." Anyway, could you give me and Clementine a week of work in her sandbox? I will check on her at the end of each day and make sure there is no copyright violation. What she is trying to do right now is to create an article called Sustainable Development Goals and Rwanda. I told her to model it on Sustainable Development Goals and Lebanon or Sustainable Development Goals and Ghana. She'll need to experiment a bit and her sandbox should be the right place for it. And yes, I know she's not allowed to do copyright violations in her sandbox either. EMsmile (talk) 13:39, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You can't post copyright content on Wikipedia, not even temporarily for editing. So no, her sandbox is NOT the right place to do this. You and her will have to work on her edits offline, perhaps using Google Docs, which can be shared among people that are both using the Chrome browser. There's a text comparison tool at https://copyleaks.com/text-compare which you can try out; it offers a small number of side-by-side comparisons per day.— Diannaa (talk) 13:49, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Cnyirahabihirwe123, This is your final warning. Further violation of Wikipedia's copyright policy will result in you being blocked from editing. It is highly unlikely you would ever be unblocked again if that happens. — Diannaa (talk) 13:58, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Diannaa: She might as well give up now! It is not so easy as you make it sound. If I was her, I would by now be shit scared to do anything on Wikipedia at all. :-( Anyhow, if she wants to write about the SDGs, how about she utilises websites that are using an open access licence? Like this one: https://sdg-tracker.org/about . If I read it right, it's completely open access. Or this website, which is also under an open access licence: https://www.globalgoals.org/ . If she copied sentences from there (even without paraphrasing but with attribution), she would be completely on the safe side, right? EMsmile (talk) 14:57, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am going to work with her offline in a Google doc for now. It's far too risky for her to continue working on her sandbox as I know she'll be banned for life by you or others if she makes the slightest mistake with paraphrasing or copyright again. - So this should be much safer for her. EMsmile (talk) 16:01, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Open access" is not the same thing as "compatibly licensed" or "public domain". Under current copyright law, literary works are subject to copyright whether they are tagged as such or not. No registration is required, and no copyright notice is required. So please always assume that all material you find online is copyright unless it is clearly marked as public domain or with a compatible license. I can't find any licensing info for https://sdg-tracker.org/about, so we have to assume it is copyright, and therefore not available to use unaltered. If you don't know how to find licensing information, or how to correctly add the required attribution for compatibly licensed material, please let me know. — Diannaa (talk) 19:43, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I should have stated "compatible licence" not open access licence, sorry. I know that the maps from the SDG Tracker website are under a compatible licence and for that reason they have all been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. Also, the SDG Tracker Website belongs to Our World in Data and it states there: "Visualizations and text are licensed under CC BY that you may freely use for any purpose". (https://ourworldindata.org/about) For the second website that I mentioned this is also under a compatible licence, see here: https://www.globalgoals.org/asset-licence . So for a newbie like Cnyirahabihirwe123 working from such a website will be safer than working from a UN website and probably the language is easier to understand, too. So just double checking: if she was to copy complete sentences from those two websites, and provide attribution, she would not need to paraphrase and would be completely on the safe side with regards to copyright, right? EMsmile (talk) 15:29, 25 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That is correct. — Diannaa (talk) 19:04, 25 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Replying to your email. Short quotations are permitted, but only if there's no alternative. In this case the freely licensed material is prose that we write ourselves. Writing our own material can be difficult, but it's almost never impossible. In fact that's how Wikipedia articles are created - by writing our own prose. I know it is not easy. Another alternative is to offer a link to the PDF so the reader can look at the content on the source document. — Diannaa (talk) 12:04, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the online edit-a-thon on climate change topics in November 2020[edit]

Hi,

I am EMsmile, and I am a part of a group of people wishing to improve climate change-related articles on Wikipedia. We are organising the "Wiki4Climate" online edit-a-thon from 24 November to 1 December 2020. Please take part by registering here. This event is organised by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and Future Climate for Africa (FCFA). If you have any questions about this event, please feel free to ask your question on the event's talk page here. Please also join us in the event's Slack channel for easier communication and to make this into a collaborative effort. To join the Slack channel, please click here.

We also recommend this new guide to you: Guide: How to contribute climate change information to Wikipedia (Baker, E., McNamara, L., Mackay, B., and Vincent, K. (2020). How to contribute climate change information to Wikipedia: A guide for researchers, practitioners and communicators. Cape Town: Climate and Development Knowledge Network and Future Climate for Africa). EMsmile (talk) 04:25, 17 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello EMsmile, Thank you very much, this message is well received.Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 11:19, 17 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for pics and links to to Climate change in Turkey - do you have time to add more text?[edit]

Hello Cnyirahabihirwe123,

Thanks for adding links and pics to Climate change in Turkey. There are probably enough pics now. If you have time maybe you could add more text also. There may be useful info at https://www.iklimhaber.org/kategori/climate-news/ or https://ipc.sabanciuniv.edu/en/climate-change-60749600 or https://unfccc.int/documents/199646 which you could cite. Don't forget to write (summarize) in your own words not cut and paste, but don't worry if English is not your native language as I will copyedit the article later anyway.

Regards

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AfroCine: 2020 Months of African Cinema Contest Winners[edit]

Greetings!

Thank you very much for participating in The 2020 Months of African Cinema Global Contest which was concluded on 30 November 2020. The contest was able exceed all expectations, with the creation of over 3,200 articles written in 19 languages. This places the contest firmly as one of the most successful article writing contest on Wikipedia.

A big thank you to you and every single person who created articles during the period of the contest for making this happen!

Please note that we have now concluded the review of all submitted articles, and winners have now been listed on the relevant page. We'd still be contacting everyone who has won something separately to send over their prizes. Thank you very much once again! --Jamie Tubers (talk) 23:45, 03 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the Months of African Cinema Global Contest![edit]

Greetings!

The AfroCine Project core team is happy to inform you that the Months of African Cinema Contest is happening again this year in October and November. We invite Wikipedians all over the world to join in improving content related to African cinema on Wikipedia!

Please list your username under the participants’ section of the contest page to indicate your interest in participating in this contest. The term "African" in the context of this contest, includes people of African descent from all over the world, which includes the diaspora and the Caribbean.

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The Months of African Cinema Contest Continues in November![edit]

Greetings,

It is already past the middle of the contest and we are really excited about the Months of African Contest 2021 achievements so far! We want to extend our sincere gratitude for the time and energy you have invested. If you have not yet participated in the contest, it is not too late to do it. Please list your username as a participant on the contest’s main page.

Please remember to list the articles you have improved or created on the article achievements' section of the contest page so they can be tracked. In order to win prizes, be sure to also list your article in the users by articles. Please note that your articles must be present in both the article achievement section on the main contest page, as well as on the Users By Articles page for you to qualify for a prize.

We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:

Overall winner
- 1st - $500
- 2nd - $200
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Diversity winner - $100
Gender-gap filler - $100
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Thank you once again for your valued participation! --Jamie Tubers (talk) 18:50, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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The Wiki Loves Africa 2023/Coordinators[edit]

Thanks for your work here. However, could you move this to projectspace or userspace instead of creating it in mainspace, which is inappropriate as this topic is completely non-notable and advert-like? Thanks. VickKiang (talk) 08:12, 18 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much, For this notification, I thought that I am working through my sandbox ,and I don't know it gets out from there, Could you please help me and put it through there.

Thank you very much Cnyirahabihirwe123 (talk) 08:20, 18 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Moved and redirects deleted by User:Ks0stm (I might have messed up the first move, but it's all fixed now). Thanks. VickKiang (talk) 08:26, 18 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for fixing it for me, but I would like to know if userspace is the same as sandbox??, if not coul you please move it to the sandbox,and I don't know why its get out from sandbox.

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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - December 2022 Newsletter[edit]

This is our twentysecond newsletter, covering December 2022. This issue has news related to SDGs 3, 5, 13, 15 and 16.

Meetings

January 15: Online user group meeting (SDG all)

Activities

Wiki Loves Plants (SDG 15)
365 climate edits (SDG 13)
Women in Climate Change 2022 (SDG 5 & 13)

News

Museology, Myosotis, and metadata oh my! Sharing sustainably in Wikipedia (SDG 15)

Resources

New Book: Open Mapping Towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDG all)

Videos

Margaret Donald - Wikidata, OpenRefine & Biota (SDG 15)

Featured content

English Wikipedia: List of alismatid families (SDG 15)

New Wikidata properties

has biological vector (SDG 15)
Bureau of Meteorology location ID (SDG 13)
CIViC gene ID (SDG 3)
Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate ID (SDG 16)
Tanzania Parliament member ID (SDG 16)
Lygaeoidea Species File ID (SDG 15)

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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - January 2023 Newsletter[edit]

This is our twentythird newsletter, covering January 2023. This issue has news related to SDGs 3, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 16.

Meetings

Upcoming: 19 February - User group meeting (SDG all)
Past: 15 January - User group meeting (SDG all)

Activities

Ongoing: Wiki Loves Plants (SDG 14)
Ongoing: 365 climate edits (SDG 13)
Upcoming: The 2023 Bug of the Year Edit-a-thon (SDG 14)
Past: Lexeme challenge Urology (SDG 3)
Past: Swedish Wikipedia weekly challenge - Frogs versus lizards (SDG 14)
Past: Three hundred episodes of Critter of the Week (SDG 14)
Past: Wikidata Queries around the SARS-CoV-2 virus and pandemic (SDG 3)
Past: Women in Climate Change 2022 (SDG 5 & 13)

News

Resources

a Life Sciences Knowledge Graph with a Data Lake (SDG 3)

Videos

Featured content

English Wikipedia: List of birds of Tuvalu (SDG 14)
English Wikipedia: List of World Heritage Sites in Laos (SDG 11)
English Wikipedia: List of World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh (SDG 11)

New Wikidata properties

NIP (SDG 16)
NSR doctor ID (SDG 3)
UniProt disease ID (SDG 3)
Strazha ID (SDG 16)
United States House of Representatives ID (SDG 16)

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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - February 2023 Newsletter[edit]

This is our twentyfourth newsletter, covering February 2023. This issue has news related to SDGs 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 16.

Meetings

2023-03-05 User group meeting (SDG all)
Wikimedians_for_Sustainable_Development/Next_meeting (SDG all)

Activities

Ongoing: 365 climate edits (SDG 13)
Ongoing: Suggest "Environmental sustainability and climate crisis" topics for Wikimania (SDG all)
Ongoing: Africa Environment WikiFocus (SDG 13)
Past: Edit for Climate Change: Wikipedia Editathon (SDG 13)
Past: WikiForHumanRights 2023 Campaign: Capacity Building Sessions on "Tools for Finding the Right Articles" and "Building Article List with Petscan" (SDG 10 & 13)
Past: WikiForHumanRights 2023 Campaign: Regional Office Hours for Africa and Maghreb Regions (SDG 10 & 13)

News

NCBI breakdown of common garden foods with photographs by Phytotheca (SDG 2)

Resources

3000 Arctic images (SDG 13)
SMART-Servier Medical Art upload (SDG 3)

Research

Open Source in Environmental Sustainability (SDG 13)

New Wikidata properties

Norwegian war prisoner detention camp ID (SDG 16)
Iowa legislator ID (SDG 16)
National Grid Balancing Mechanism unit ID (SDG 7)

Wikidata query examples

Map of disasters by type (SDG 11)

Featured articles

English Wikipedia: South Asian river dolphin (SDG 14)
English Wikipedia: List of World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka (SDG 11)
English Wikipedia: List of lamiid families (SDG 15)

Featured images
Three horses (SDG 15)
Hunter baby chameleon (SDG 15)
Rice paper butterfly (SDG 15)
Lasiocampa quercus 4th instar caterpillar Keila (top view) (SDG 15)
Lasiocampa quercus 4th instar caterpillar Keila (side view).jpg (SDG 15)
Mockingbird on the North Lake Trail (SDG 15)
Striated Pardalote (SDG 15)
Wiesenvögelchen (SDG 15)
Herring gull (SDG 15)
Northern shoveler (SDG 15)

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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - March 2023 Newsletter[edit]

This is our twentyfifth newsletter, covering March 2023. This issue has news related to SDGs 3, 5, 10, 13, 15 and 16.

Meetings

Upcoming: User group meeting 2023-04-02 (SDG all)
Past: User group meeting 2023-03-05 (SDG all)

Activities

Ongoing: 365 climate edits (SDG 13)
Upcoming: WikiForHumanRights (SDG 10 & 13)
Upcoming: April 19 - LaGuardia Community College Earth Day Translatathon with Casa de las Américas NYC (SDG 13)
Upcoming: April 22 - Earth Day 2023 Edit-a-thon Environment of Brooklyn Focus with Sure We Can (SDG 13)
Upcoming: April 23 - Earth Day Wiknic NYC (SDG 13)
Past: Gender and culture related event to test image suggestions on Wikipedia (SDG 5)
Past: Feminism and Folklore 2023 (SDG 5)
Past: Art+Feminism edit-a-thon for Nigerian female artists (SDG 5)

News

Putting our energy into Wikipedia as climate action (SDG 13)
How Art+Feminism is using Wikipedia to promote equity in the art world (SDG 5)
Biodiversity Heritage Library and Wikidata (SDG 15)
Black history month and more (SDG 10)
Women Do News: Tackling the Gender Divide in Journalism Through Wikipedia (SDG 5)
Wiki Loves Earth 2023 is starting! (SDG 15)
The Quest to Close the Gender Gap on Wikipedia Continues; Five-Year Anniversary with Feminism & Folklore (SDG 5)
WikiGap Malaysia 2023: Empowering women in indigenous languages (SDG 5)
Wikipedia has a climatetech problem (SDG 13)

New Wikidata properties

NCI Drug Dictionary ID (SDG 3)
Malaysia Federal Legislation act ID (SDG 16)
Moscow University Herbarium ID (SDG 15)
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate field ID (SDG 13)

Featured content

English Wikipedia: List of Saxifragales families (SDG 15)
English Wikipedia: Red-throated wryneck (SDG 15)

Featured images
Ourapteryx yerburii ssp. specimens and male genitalia (SDG 15)
Pterophorus pentadactyla (SDG 15)
Wood duck drake (SDG 15)
Cardinal (SDG 15)
Bunten Kronwicke (Securigera varia) (SDG 15)
Sympetrum sanguineum (SDG 15)
Crocus tommasinianus (SDG 15)
Papaya - longitudinal section close-up view (SDG 15)
Aphantopus hyperantus (SDG 15)
Australian Zebra Finch (SDG 15)
Melospiza melodia (SDG 15)
Roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris griseocauda) eating speckled racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) (SDG 15)
Black iguana (Ctenosaura similis) (SDG 15)
Cerastis rubricosa caterpillar (side view) (SDG 15)
Cerastis rubricosa caterpillar (dorsal view) (SDG 15)
Frühlings-Knotenblume (Leucojum vernum) (SDG 15)
Ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) male (SDG 15)
Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis) (SDG 15)
Ophiopogon planiscapus (SDG 15)
Protaetic cuprea ignicollis (SDG 15)
Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus plexippus) (SDG 15)
Cepaea nemoralis (SDG 15)
Crepis biennis (SDG 15)
Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus sulfuratus) on foxtail palm (Wodyetia bifurcata) (SDG 15)
Trifolium spadiceum (SDG 15)

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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - April 2023 Newsletter[edit]

This is our twenty-sixth newsletter, covering April 2023. This issue has news related to SDGs 2, 4, 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 16.

Meetings

Upcoming: User group meeting 2023-05-07 (SDG all)
Past: User group meeting 2023-04-02 (SDG all)

Activities

Ongoing: 365 climate edits (SDG 13)
Ongoing: WikiForHumanRights 2023 International Writing Contest (SDG 13, 14, 6)
Ongoing: WikiForHumanRights 2023 local community events (SDG 13, 15, 14, 6)
Ongoing: WikiCampusTourNigeria Project (SDG 6, 13, 14, 15)
Upcoming (and past): Women, architecture and design (SDG 5)
Past: WikiGap Tirana 2023, Albania (SDG 5)
Past: BBC 100 women editathon (SDG 5)
Past: WikiGAP in Prishtina (SDG 5)
Past: 15 Days of French women writers (SDG 5)
Past: TSU USF Women's History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon (SDG 5)
Past: Crafting a Better Wikipedia: Women of Color in the Renwick Gallery (SDG 5)

News

TUSWUG S2E2: Women in Wiki (SDG 5)
Inaugural edition of the organizer lab awards – 6 community grants (SDG 5 & SDG 13)
Bolstering women’s voices and histories on Wikipedia (SDG 5)
A huge upload for biologists (SDG 15)
WikiForHumanRights 2023 Launch Webinar (SDG 13, 14, 6)
WikiForHumanRights 2023 and WMF Human Rights Team Online Safety Capacity Building for Organizers (SDG 13)
WikiForHummanRights 2023 and Let's Connect Capacity building on good practices for retention (SDG 13)
Living through a Triple Planetary Emergency: Capturing the Most Impactful Knowledge to Weather the Storm (SDG 10 & SDG 13)
Wikimedia Foundation Environmental Sustainability Report for 2022 (SDG 13)
Wikimedia Sverige sustainability report 2022 (in Swedish) (SDG 13)

Research

Hypotheses in urban ecology: building a common knowledge base (SDG 15)

New Wikidata properties

Featured content

English Wikipedia: List of afrosoricids (SDG 15)

Featured images
Ara macao cyanopterus (SDG 15)
Leptura quadrifasciata (SDG 15)
Bursa lamarckii (SDG 15)
Ara macao cyanopterus (SDG 15)
Chlamydera guttata (SDG 15)
Sitta carolinensis (SDG 15)
Pumpkin field (SDG 2)
Diglossa baritula & Canna indica (SDG 15)
Acer platanoides (SDG 15)
Amazilia rutila (SDG 15)
Passiflora edulis (SDG 15)
Melanerpes aurifrons (SDG 15)
Argiope versicolor (SDG 15)
Allium ursinum (SDG 15)
Platanus x hispanica (SDG 15)
Thymelicus lineola (SDG 15)
Acer palmatum (SDG 15) [38]
Falco tinnunculus (SDG 15) [39]
Zalophus californianus (SDG 15) [40]
Acer pseudoplatanus (SDG 15)
Tamarindus indica (SDG 15)
Sciurus carolinensis (SDG 15) [43]
Tyrannus savana monachus (SDG 15)
Rapa incurva (SDG 15)
Trigona sp. (SDG 15)

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please do caption properly, and in English[edit]

With #WPWP #WPWPRW, you have been adding photographs of/from French villages to our articles: I appreciate that, but in all the examples I looked at you simply used the file name for the caption, and that cannot be. Captions need to be relevant, and of course they need to be in English. I understand what's happening here; this is a contest, and you want to win, and adding images is good, but adding such captions is not. As you should know by now, you can't just copy stuff. If you rewrite the captions you are welcome to restore them. Drmies (talk) 13:09, 25 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Those last two are better but please follow English conventions. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 13:13, 25 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - December 2023 Newsletter[edit]

This is our twenty-seventh newsletter, a sort of year-in-review for 2023.

Dear Wikimedians for Sustainable Development,

As we bid farewell to 2023, we reflect on a year that has been an uneven year for our user group. While the journey has been marked by some truly inspiring events, most of our efforts have been largely uncoordinated and the user group hasn't been the support it could have been. Yet, there's a glimmer of hope and a world of potential for 2024.

Highlights of 2023:

Newsletters Galore: We kicked off the year with zeal, sharing updates and inspiration through four newsletters. The number of things happening in the movement is astounding, but we need to rethink the format of the newsletter going into the next year.

Growing Strong: The Wikimedians for Sustainable Development family welcomed 33 new members in 2023. Your passion and dedication continue to inspire us, and we look forward to nurturing this community spirit in the year ahead.

Wikimania Talks: Our voices echoed far and wide at Wikimania, where several members of our community took the virtual stage to share insights and ideas about everything from Wikipedians-in-Residence's to open data. Your contributions showcased our commitment to sustainable development on a global scale.

Content Creation Magic: Throughout the year, our extended community demonstrated incredible dedication to expanding the knowledge base on Wikipedia. Countless hours were spent creating and curating content that aligns with our mission, contributing to a more sustainable digital ecosystem.

Campaigning hard: We saw a large variety of campaigns, from writing challenges to editathons. The willingness to experiment with new formats and partners, as well as learning from past efforts, shows great promise for the future.

Acknowledging Challenges:

While we celebrate these achievements, we acknowledge that 2023 presented its fair share of challenges. A lack of global coordination reminded us that the road to sustainable development is not always linear. However, it is precisely these challenges that fuel our determination to work together more cohesively in the coming year and proof that the user group is needed.

Hopeful Anticipation for 2024:

As we turn the page to 2024, let's carry forward the lessons learned and the successes celebrated. We are optimistic that, with renewed energy and a collective commitment, we will overcome obstacles and create an even more impactful and connected Wikimedians for Sustainable Development community.

Here's to a year of collaboration, growth, and making a lasting impact on the world through our shared passion for sustainability. Together, we can turn challenges into opportunities and pave the way for a brighter future.

Wishing you all a joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year!

Warm regards, User:Ainali, User:Daniel Mietchen

PS. We have started writing our yearly report, please add your activities to it.

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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - January 2024 Newsletter[edit]

This is our twenty-eighth newsletter.

User group news

We have submitted our 2023 annual report.
Upcoming meeting: on 9 February, we'll have a call about roles and responsibilities in the user group. This is an attempt to make more opportunities to engage more of the user groups members in its activities. If you want to help out in some way, but don't know how, this is a meeting for you to get help creating that opportunity. If you know how you would like to help, but don't know how to get started, this is also the meeting for you.

Other news

New Wikiproject for Climate Change on Basque Wikipedia: Wikiproiektu Klima Aldaketa
Climate Justice, Digital Rights and Indigenous Voices international Wikimedia event in Huaraz, Peru 2024: Engagement Survey (closes 2 Feb)

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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - February 2024 Newsletter[edit]

This is our twenty-ninth newsletter.

User group news

On 9 February, we had a user group meeting on roles and responsibilities (minutes)
Upcoming user group meeting 17 March

Other news

Wiki Loves Earth: Reminder that if you want to organize a local competition, it is time to get started. (SDG 15 and 14)
Wiki for Human Rights: Reminder that if you would like to organize a local event, there is support available. (SDG 10)
Study: Using Wikipedia Pageview Data to Investigate Public Interest in Climate Change at a Global Scale (SDG 13)

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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - April 2024 Newsletter[edit]

This is our thirtieth newsletter covering March and April 2024. This issue has news related to SDGs 13, 14 and 15.

User group news

* Upcoming user group meeting 19 May

Other news

Wikipedia Signpost highlighted five papers about climate change editing. (SDG 13)
On Wikidata, a model for documenting green house gas emissions has been created. (SDG 13)
An update from the Wikipedian in Residence at the Environment Protection Authority in Victoria, Australia.
WikiAcción Perú organized a training session: "Climate Change Actions and Wikimedia Movement" (SDG 13)
WikiForHumanRights organized a session: "Adding Sustainability Perspectives to Wikivoyage"

Events

Wiki Loves Earth, the international photo contest of protected nature, starts in May. (SDG 14 & 15)
Wiki For Climate Change 2024 - Maghreb region starts in May. (SDG 13)

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