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''Brandonhall517, '''good luck, and have fun.''''' —&thinsp;[[User:JJMC89|JJMC89]]&thinsp;<small>([[User talk:JJMC89|T]]'''·'''[[Special:Contributions/JJMC89|C]])</small> 15:37, 16 January 2019 (UTC)</div>

== Spam ==

[[File:Information.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]] Hello, I'm [[User:Donald Albury|Donald Albury]]. I wanted to let you know that one or more external links you added have been removed because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on [[User_talk:Donald Albury|my talk page]], or take a look at our [[Wikipedia:External links|guidelines]] about links. Thank you. [[Category:User talk pages with Uw-spam1 notices|{{PAGENAME}}]]<!-- Template:uw-spam1 --> - [[User talk:Donald Albury|Donald Albury]] 22:37, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

== January 2019 ==
{{linksummarylive|lh=spam|ctpalmtrees.com}}

[[File:Information orange.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]] Please do not add inappropriate [[Wikipedia:External links|external links]] to Wikipedia, as you did to [[:List of hardy palms]]. [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#LINK|Wikipedia is not a collection of links]], nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See [[Wikipedia:External links|the external links guideline]] and [[Wikipedia:Spam|spam guideline]] for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the [[nofollow]] attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you.[[Category:User talk pages with Uw-spam2 notices|{{PAGENAME}}]]<!-- Template:uw-spam2 --> '''[[User:Julietdeltalima|<span style="color:#006600;font-family:Century Schoolbook">Julietdeltalima</span>]]''' ''[[User talk:Julietdeltalima|<span style="color:#806000">(talk)</span>]]'' 23:07, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

[[Image:Ambox warning pn.svg|25px|alt=|link=]] Please stop adding inappropriate [[Wikipedia:External links|external links]] to Wikipedia, as you did to [[:Phoenix roebelenii]]. It is considered [[Wikipedia:Spam|spamming]] and [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#ADVERTISING|Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion]]. Because Wikipedia uses [[nofollow]] tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you may be [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked]] from editing Wikipedia. [[Category:User talk pages with Uw-spam3 notices|{{PAGENAME}}]]<!-- Template:uw-spam3 --> '''[[User:Julietdeltalima|<span style="color:#006600;font-family:Century Schoolbook">Julietdeltalima</span>]]''' ''[[User talk:Julietdeltalima|<span style="color:#806000">(talk)</span>]]'' 23:08, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

[[File:Stop hand nuvola.svg|30px|alt=Stop icon]] You may be '''[[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked from editing]] without further warning''' the next time you insert a [[Wikipedia:Spam|spam]] link, as you did  at [[:Arecaceae]]. Persistent spammers may have their websites [[Wikipedia:Spam blacklist|blacklisted]], preventing anyone from linking to them from all [[foundation:Our projects|Wikimedia sites]] as well as potentially being penalized by search engines.[[Category:User talk pages with Uw-spam4 notices|{{PAGENAME}}]]<!-- Template:uw-spam4 --> '''[[User:Julietdeltalima|<span style="color:#006600;font-family:Century Schoolbook">Julietdeltalima</span>]]''' ''[[User talk:Julietdeltalima|<span style="color:#806000">(talk)</span>]]'' 23:09, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

== Wikipedia and copyright ==
[[File:Control copyright icon.svg|30px|link=|alt=Control copyright icon]] Hello Brandonhall517, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to [[:List of hardy palms]] have been removed, as they appear to have added copyrighted material without evidence of [[Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission|permission]] from the copyright holder. 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 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 mark]]s (") and cite the source using an [[WP:IC|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 [[derivative work|copyright problems]], so it is not permitted here; see [[Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing]]. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/01/ hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue].) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verify]] the information and to demonstrate that the content is not [[Wikipedia:No original research|original research]]. 
*Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is [[Wikipedia:Copyrights]]. You may also want to review [[Wikipedia:Copy-paste]]. 
*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 the [[public domain]] (PD) or under a [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright#Can I add something to Wikipedia that I got from somewhere else?|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]].
*In ''very rare cases'' (that is, for sources that are PD or compatibly licensed) it ''may'' be possible to include greater portions of a source text. ''However'', please seek help at [[Wikipedia:Media copyright questions]], the [[Wikipedia:Help desk|help desk]] or the [[Wikipedia:Teahouse|Teahouse]] before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources ''may not'' be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you ''do'' confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see [[Wikipedia:Plagiarism]] for the steps you need to follow.
*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 in [[Wikipedia:Translation#How to translate]]. See also [[Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia]].

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked]] from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. ''You cut-and-pasted copy from http://www.palmco.com/windmill-palm.html.  This is absolutely forbidden on Wikipedia.  Please also look at [[WP:COI]] and [[WP:PAID]].  Your contributions are raising serious concerns that you are only here to improve your company's visibility on Wikipedia by inserting links to its website.  This isn't okay.'' Thank you. <!--Template:uw-copyright-new--> '''[[User:Julietdeltalima|<span style="color:#006600;font-family:Century Schoolbook">Julietdeltalima</span>]]''' ''[[User talk:Julietdeltalima|<span style="color:#806000">(talk)</span>]]'' 23:18, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

== Image without license ==
===Unspecified source/license for [[:File:Palm Tree Logo CT Palm.png]]===


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Thanks for uploading [[:File:Palm Tree Logo CT Palm.png]]. The image has been identified as not specifying the copyright status of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. Even if you created the image yourself, you still need to release it so Wikipedia can use it. If you don't indicate the copyright status of the image on the image's description page, using an appropriate [[WP:ICT|copyright tag]], it may be deleted some time after the next seven days. If you made this image yourself, you can use copyright tags like {{tl|PD-self}} (to release all rights), {{tlx|self|CC-by-sa-3.0|GFDL}} (to require that you be credited), or any tag [[Wikipedia:Image copyright tags/Free licenses|here]] - just go to the image, click edit, and add one of those. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided copyright information for them as well.

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This is an automated notice by [[User:MifterBot|MifterBot]].  For assistance on the image use policy, see [[Wikipedia:Media copyright questions]]. NOTE: Once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page.<!-- Template:Image source-bot --> --[[User:MifterBot|MifterBot]] <sup>([[User Talk:MifterBot|Talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/MifterBot|Contribs]] • [[User:Mifter|Owner]])</sup> 10:00, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

== Speedy deletion nomination of CT Palm Trees ==

Hello Brandonhall517,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged [[:CT Palm Trees]] for deletion, because it seems to be inappropriate for a variety of reasons. For more details please see the notice on the article.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can <span class="plainlinks">'''[//en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:CT_Palm_Trees&action=edit&section=new&preload=Template:Hangon_preload&preloadtitle=This+page+should+not+be+speedy+deleted+because...+ contest this deletion]'''</span>, but don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on [[User talk:Britishfinance|my talk page]] if you have questions. Thanks!

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[[User:Britishfinance|Britishfinance]] ([[User talk:Britishfinance|talk]]) 10:45, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
==Non-free rationale for File:Palm Tree Logo CT Palm.png==
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Thanks for uploading or contributing to '''[[:File:Palm Tree Logo CT Palm.png]]'''. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under [[WP:NFCC|non-free content criteria]], but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia is acceptable. Please go to [[:File:Palm Tree Logo CT Palm.png|the file description page]], and edit it to include a [[Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline|non-free rationale]].

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified the non-free rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "[[Special:Contributions/Brandonhall517|my contributions]]" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described in [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#F6|section F6 of the criteria for speedy deletion]]. If the file is already gone, you can still make a [[Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion|request for undeletion]] and ask for a chance to fix the problem.<!-- Template:You can request undeletion --> If you have any questions, please ask them at the [[Wikipedia:media copyright questions|Media copyright questions page]]. Thank you.<!-- Template:Di-no fair use rationale-notice -->

<span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">This bot DID NOT nominate any file(s) for deletion; please refer to the [[Help:Page history|page history]] of each individual file for details.</span> Thanks, [[User:FastilyBot|FastilyBot]] ([[User talk:FastilyBot|talk]]) 01:00, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

== Copyright content ==

Please stop adding copyright material to Wikipedia articles like you did with the ''[[Roystonea]]'' article. You have been warned about this before. If you continue doing so, you will be blocked from editing. [[User:Guettarda|Guettarda]] ([[User talk:Guettarda|talk]]) 17:08, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
I own that wedbsite and the material in it. It is NOT copyright infringement if I wrote it all. Thank you and please advise.
:If you own the content and want to license it under a Wikipedia-compatible license, then you need to add an appropriate license to that website. You still can't use it as a source on Wikipedia, of course, because it isn't a scholarly source for information about palm species. 
:In addition, of course, if you own the website you should not be linking to it from Wikipedia. You can't use Wikipedia to direct traffic to a website you own. See [[Wikipedia:Spam]] and [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] for more information on that topic. [[User:Guettarda|Guettarda]] ([[User talk:Guettarda|talk]]) 17:21, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

== March 2022 ==

[[File:Nuvola apps important.svg|25px|alt=Warning icon]] Please stop your [[Wikipedia:Disruptive editing|disruptive editing]]. If you continue to add [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a soapbox|promotional or advertising material]] to Wikipedia, as you did at [[:Coconut]], you may be [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked from editing]]. ''You have a history of using your blog as a source and potential outlet for commerce. See [[WP:PROMO]].''[[Category:User talk pages with Uw-advert3 notices|{{PAGENAME}}]]<!-- Template:uw-advert3 --> [[User:Zefr|Zefr]] ([[User talk:Zefr|talk]]) 16:11, 24 March 2022 (UTC)