User talk:CM670

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CM670, good luck, and have fun. Aboutmovies (talk) 22:36, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright[edit]

Hello CM670, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Birmingham Barons have been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

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. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
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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. —C.Fred (talk) 00:42, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Memphis Redbirds managers[edit]

If you'll take the time to read the prose and table at Memphis Redbirds#Managers, you'll see that it covers managers for past seasons only. They have played 19 seasons from 1998 to 2016. During that time, they have employed six managers. Not seven. Six. Manager number seven came on in 2017. After the season, the 2017 manager will be added and the seasons count updated to 20 and the manager count to 7. NatureBoyMD (talk) 01:03, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Citation template[edit]

You can basically copy the templates I used at Memphis Redbirds and change the information to include the source you are using to cite information you add. The MiLB.TV citation can be used as is (changing the date as needed) for all teams that are currently streamed via the service. It looks like this:

<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/milb/multimedia/index.jsp?affiliateID=MiLBmenu |title=MiLB.tv |publisher=Minor League Baseball |accessdate=July 24, 2017}}</ref>

-NatureBoyMD (talk) 23:31, 24 July 2017 (UTC) Thanks I was just looking for the template.[reply]

July 2017[edit]

Please do not attack other editors, as you did at Birmingham Barons. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Since you requested a specific example, the edit summary of this edit is a clear, blatant, and unacceptable personal attack. —C.Fred (talk) 23:39, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@ User:C.Fred That depends on what the definition of is is.

@C.Fred: Based on his previous comment, I do not think he gets it. ChiSox2005 (talk) 23:57, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you. —C.Fred (talk) 23:58, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism on Black Lives Matter[edit]

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Black Lives Matter. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Nblund^talk 20:25, 15 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable fair use File:Robert-Maddox1999.jpg[edit]

Thanks for uploading File:Robert-Maddox1999.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

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File:Troy Champ 1968.jpg listed for discussion[edit]

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Troy Champ 1968.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 23:39, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

File:Tom-Jones1958.jpg listed for discussion[edit]

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Tom-Jones1958.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 23:58, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

File:Charlie-Bradshaw-1960.jpg listed for discussion[edit]

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Charlie-Bradshaw-1960.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 00:03, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Non-free content rationales[edit]

Regarding this revert of my image removal, you should review WP:NFCC. and in particular, WP:NFCC#10c. Every non-free image must have a separate non-free usage rationale for each article in which the image is used. File:Bill Atkins Troy State.jpg only has a rationale for its use in Bill Atkins (American football). I have nominated the file for discussion. You can provide your comments at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2017 October 19#File:Bill Atkins Troy State.jpg. -- Whpq (talk) 01:28, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Tom-Jones1958.jpg[edit]

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Thanks for uploading File:Tom-Jones1958.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Salavat (talk) 04:13, 21 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Charlie-Bradshaw-1960.jpg[edit]

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Thanks for uploading File:Charlie-Bradshaw-1960.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Salavat (talk) 04:21, 21 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of the hatnote on Texas Bowl[edit]

Hello,

I have reverted and restored your removal of the hatnote message (the short note placed at the top) on the Texas Bowl article.[1] Your edit summary that it is "irrelevant since they are no longer the sponsor" is an insufficient reason for its removal. Here is a basic summary of the Wikipedia policies and guidelines as to why this is needed.

Per the rules of Wikipedia:REDIRECT: "AdvoCare V100 Bowl" was the former name of this bowl game, so a redirect page called AdvoCare V100 Bowl was created. Again, it does not matter if they no longer sponsor the Texas Bowl. It still is a former name, and readers may not know that it has changed.
Per the rules of Wikipedia:HATNOTE: A hatnote (the one you attempted to remove) is intended to help readers locate a different article they might be seeking. Again, even though AdvoCare no longer sponsors any of these bowls, readers may not know that fact. So someone may enter "AdvoCare V100 Bowl" into the search engine, and thus the hatnote is there to provide distinction between the two bowl games previously sponsored by AdvoCare.

So again, just because AdvoCare no longer sponsors these bowls, they are still former official names, and we must still accommodate and help readers who may be still entering these historic names into the search engine, or reading websites that link to these older names.

Thanks. Zzyzx11 (talk) 20:10, 3 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Loser[edit]

That’s You! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2D80:6A83:C200:6CB6:CB2A:1B37:87DF (talk) 22:45, 18 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]