User talk:Vandeburgt

I first joined the volunteer editors when I found a lot of sexual vandalism on the walrus page. It's endemic and troublesome, and it's taking a lot of time out of my life now that I see someone is constantly vandalizing that page.

Is there anything that can be done about that?

Beyond Order

Hi Vandeburgt! I noticed a small number of issues with the edit you made to Beyond Order and so I have made adjustments. Notice that as an encyclopedia, Wikipedia is generally based on secondary sources rather than primary sources—those sources being subscription-only is fine. See the policy WP:PRIMARY. Thus, we prefer The Chronicle and The Guardian over Quora itself. A limited exception is the synopsis of a book: as such the twelve rules you've enumerated are a welcome addition. I've also formatted the rules in the proper style, so you can check the source text to see how to accomplish this in future. If you have any questions, you can ask me at my talk page. Thanks! — Bilorv (talk) 20:37, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

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Happy editing! J.Turner99 (talk) 10:49, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Vandeburgt! Your additions to Beyond Order 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. All other images must be made available under a free and open license that allows commercial and derivative reuse to be used on Wikipedia.
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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, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 15:04, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

March 2021

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions at Beyond Order. Although this may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Wikipedia this is known as "edit warring" and is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, as it often creates animosity between editors. Instead of reverting, please discuss the situation with the editor(s) involved and try to reach a consensus on the talk page.

If editors continue to revert to their preferred version they are likely to lose their editing privileges on that page. This isn't done to punish an editor, but to prevent the disruption caused by edit warring. In particular, editors should be aware of the three-revert rule, which says that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Edit warring on Wikipedia is not acceptable in any amount, and violating the three-revert rule is very likely to result in loss of your editing privileges.

You'll need to get consensus on the talk page for your proposed edits - multiple editors have objected to your removal of reliable sources. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 05:54, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for your message

Hello. Thank you for your message on my user page. I apprciate your concern, please note that to message another user, you should always use their talk page. Here's mine: User talk:J.Turner99.

I admire your experiance as a copy editor, this makes it all the more unfortunate you have been subjected to Wikipedia guidance. Much of this guidance is valid, given the nature of the website. However, much of it is not, as I have realised; there are many ideological editors who attempt to push a narrative on here, rather than letting the reader see a objective and unbiased article to make up their own mind on the subject. J.Turner99 (talk) 22:34, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

I completely endorse you edit however, if you want it to stick, you have to play the game and follow the rules. It is a pity, but this is the way it is. I look forward to you future contributuions and will happily defend you because although I follow policy, I believe your edits added a great deal to the page and did not necessarily break the rules. If you have anymore concerns, or need help removing biased and uncontructive edits, please do not hesitate to contact me on my talk page: User talk:J.Turner99. Kind regards J.Turner99 (talk) 22:53, 10 March 2021 (UTC)