User talk:BornonJune8

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April 2021

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing certain namespaces ((Article) and Draft) for Copyright violations.

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 ~~~~}}.  Moneytrees🏝️^{Talk/CCI guide} 23:14, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

When I gave my warning earlier today, I asked in the subject line that you "please acknowledge this"; you "acknowledged" it by archiving your talk page with no comment. This is very concerning given your 37k edits and previous warnings, communication is vital with copyright issues and serious harm can happen to the project if they are unaddressed. After seeing that I decided to look further through your other recent edits, where I found large overquoting from https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/14/sports/tv-sports-blimps-and-basecams-cause-fans-to-lose-sight-of-game.html and some sentences copied from https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:JGfdKrnSu_wJ:https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-07-11-1993192137-story.html+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us on Major League Baseball on CBS, and sentences taken from https://www.nydailynews.com/hc-xpm-1995-10-26-9510260433-story.html on The Baseball Network. This is clearly an ongoing issue so I have blocked you to prevent further damage to articles. Moneytrees🏝️^{Talk/CCI guide} 23:31, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

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

BornonJune8 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

Yesterday, I made an honest error in judgement and oversight in my edits of the Major League Baseball on NBC article. I referenced an article from the New York Times in 1999 pertaining to NBC's coverage of the that year's baseball postseason and used phrasing that was a little too close to what was used in the article. I have read through Wikipedia's copyright guidelines, and will to the best of my abilities, make sure that this doesn't happen going forward.

Accept reason:

Per discussion below. If you have any later questions or are unsure about whether something is too closely phrased to a source, please ask me or another admin in Category:Wikipedia administrators willing to investigate copyright matters. Moneytrees🏝️^{Talk/CCI guide} 20:00, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

I'm thinking of accepting this unblock, you clearly care about the site and you have been attributing content copied in between articles. However, before I do that I want to make the violations clear so they won't happen again. I've bolded the parts of the Major League Baseball on NBC edit that were identical to the source:

"By this time, NBC revamped their score box, which was in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. For their coverage of the 1999 postseason, the box contained a diamond showing where the bases were, the ball-and-strike count and pitch speed. It was therefore, packed with more information than it was in the prior two postseasons. The box however, still stayed on screen only between pitches, leaving the air before the ball is hit. In contrast, the box was a near-constant presence in baseball games broadcast on Fox, ESPN, and most local outlets. During the National League Championship Series between the Braves and Mets, NBC changed its style slightly, by adding additional tight close-ups to heighten the tension of the games. NBC's baseball production as a whole led by producer David Neal and director Andy Rosenberg, strived to make the broadcast a blend of letting the games breathe, without a surfeit of fast-moving cuts and graphics. Instead, NBC planned on putting up the enhancements they figured viewers expect, like flashbacks to a previous at-bat, or pitch sequences."

Your edit to Oswald Cobblepot (Batman Returns) was also not a direct paste and instead had several identical phrases, if you want to see a comparison for that as well I could show you. I understand that it's hard to avoid similarities to sources, especially when it comes to sports, but there are several phrases and words from the source that didn't need to be included in the article. When writing something in your own words, my advice is to try and "cut the fat" and write what is the most important information in the source, and then including extra information. There's a few other methods; Diannaa recommends to read over the source material and then pretend I am verbally describing the topic to a friend in my own words. Stuff should also be presented in a different order where possible. Summarize rather than paraphrase. I also recommend reading Wikipedia:Close_paraphrasing#How to write acceptable content if you haven't already. If you can indicate you're able to avoid close paraphrasing I will unblock. If you have any additional requests/questions please ask. Moneytrees🏝️^{Talk/CCI guide} 06:45, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

@Moneytrees: I have just read the link about how to write acceptable content. I understand that I should not be too extensive in my phrasing (and to be more concise) and to work harder to make the information sound like it is in my own words instead of taking what was from the reference verbatim. I'm still learning my way around Wikipedia after all of this time, and I strive every day to be a better writer and editor. I'm an information junkie, and I try to do my best to serve the the public with whatever I can find. Again, my sincerest apologizes, for my carelessness over the manner of which, I edited that particular article. BornonJune8, 9:02, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Note that I will be starting a Contributor copyright investigation, which will review your previous edits for copyright violations. Moneytrees🏝️^{Talk/CCI guide} 20:06, 16 April 2021 (UTC)