User talk:Cybersecuritypolicy

Wikipedia and copyright[edit]

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Hello Cybersecuritypolicy! Your additions to Lafayette College have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Tacyarg (talk) 19:31, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your reply! This was one of the first edits I made, and have since learned how to use the citation and reference functionality tools. I appreciate the flag and additional information! Cybersecuritypolicy (talk) Cybersecuritypolicy (talk) 20:14, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That's great, thanks! Tacyarg (talk) 20:26, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, Cybersecuritypolicy. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

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In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:45, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

CS1 error on National Institute of Standards and Technology[edit]

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page National Institute of Standards and Technology, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

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Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 18:49, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for letting me know, I have fixed the reference to include a title. Cybersecuritypolicy (talk) Cybersecuritypolicy (talk) 20:08, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure![edit]

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Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure![edit]

Hi Cybersecuritypolicy! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.

-- 18:24, Thursday, October 19, 2023 (UTC)

Mission 1	Mission 2	Mission 3	Mission 4	Mission 5	Mission 6	Mission 7
Say Hello to the World	An Invitation to Earth	Small Changes, Big Impact	The Neutral Point of View	The Veil of Verifiability	The Civility Code	Looking Good Together

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Please help me with... Creating my first article Hello, I want to begin the process of creating my first article and would like to write about a non-profit that I am affiliated with, but want to make sure I am creating the article to serve as a resource explaining what the nonprofit is rather than as promotional material. What would be the best way to go about this to ensure that the article doesn't get taken down, and how should I go about explaining my affiliation the correct way. Any help would be much appreciated!! Cybersecuritypolicy (talk) 17:34, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please see conflict of interest for information on disclosing. If you are compensated by this nonprofit in any manner(not just money) for any purpose, the Terms of Use require you to make a paid editing disclosure.

Please note that "a resource explaining what the nonprofit is" is the exact definition of promotion on Wikipedia. A Wikipedia article must not merely tell about the organization and what it does- it should summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about the organization, showing how it meets the special Wikipedia definition of a notable organization. Interviews, press releases, announcements of routine activities, and brief mentions do not establish notability. Please read Your First Article. If you truly feel that you can write in the manner and style requires by Wikipedia, you may use the Article Wizard to create and submit a draft.

What sources do you have? 331dot (talk) 17:53, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]