User talk:Mandolawian

Hi Mandolawian! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Be our guest at the Teahouse! The Teahouse is a friendly space where new editors can ask questions about contributing to Wikipedia and get help from experienced editors like Nick Moyes (talk). Visit the Teahouse We hope to see you there! Delivered by HostBot on behalf of the Teahouse hosts 16:02, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

It's me LisaGiocondo! Just checking in, as I can see on our Art and Law Dashboard you may be a bit behind with the Wikipedia editing this term. If so, I'd encourage you to come to the upcoming Edit-a-thons and especially the seminar next week. This will give you a better idea of how to plan and strategize going forward so you have plenty to discuss in your Report.

Our Dashboard has lots of suggestions for how to get started with some really useful training. You can find more guidance and ideas on our Wikipedia ExeArtLaw2021 project page.

Some other pages that you might find helpful include:

• Introduction
• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• How to edit a page
• Help pages
• How to write a great article
• Discover what's going on in the Wikimedia community

Good luck with your editing and I hope you enjoy being a Wikipedian! LisaGiocondo (talk) 18:26, 18 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Mandolawian! Your additions to Joe Arridy 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. Such a release must be done in a verifiable manner, so that the authority of the person purporting to release the copyright is evidenced. 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, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 12:31, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good job on some of the articles you've created. Have you considered writing one for Billie Coble? Pretty notable case and the oldest man ever executed in Texas.

Just a side note, if you create an article, always search for the persons name in the Wiki search bar to see if they've been mentioned in writing elsewhere on Wikipedia, that way you can add links to the article. Example, Lester Bower's name was in both of these lists: List of people executed in the United States in 2015 and List of people executed in Texas, 2010–2019 so I've linked him on those pages. Keep up the good work! Inexpiable (talk) 21:38, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I created the article last year and you added the best detail of anyone since then. Very good work. TheXuitts (talk) 18:58, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]