Sophie1043

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Sophie1043! Your additions to Jay Hopson 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, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:

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November 2024

You have repeatedly reintroduced copyrighted material into the article. It also looks like you've been engaged in a slow-motion edit war. Please review the copyright policy as linked below and the Wikipedia:Edit warring policy before requesting an unblbocking of your account or before editing once your block expires. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 02:34, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 48 hours for violating copyright policy by copying text or images into Wikipedia from another source without evidence of permission, as you did at Jay Hopson. Please take this opportunity to ensure that you understand our copyright policy and our policies regarding how to use non-free content. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  — rsjaffe 🗣️ 02:55, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi Sophie1043! I noticed that you have reverted to restore your preferred version of an article several times. The impulse to undo an edit you disagree with is understandable, but I wanted to make sure you're aware that the edit warring policy disallows repeated reversions even if they are justifiable.

All editors are expected to discuss content disputes on article talk pages to try to reach consensus. If you are unable to agree, please use one of the dispute resolution options to seek input from others. Using this approach instead of reverting can help you avoid getting drawn into an edit war. Thank you. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 04:42, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Jay Hopson

Please discuss your desired changes to the Jay Hopson article at Talk:Jay Hopson. Many of the changes in your revision violate Wikipedia policies, so I've reverted them. Given that you have only edited that article, I also wanted to make sure that you aware of Wikipedia's policies for users who have a conflict of interest. Best, Mackensen (talk) 12:24, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Blocked for sockpuppetry

Wikipedia's technical logs indicate that this user account has been or may be used abusively per the evidence presented at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sophie1043. It has been blocked indefinitely from editing to prevent abuse.

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Izno (talk) 20:05, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

@Izno https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/User:Izno, Unblock request: reasons below:

This article has inaccurate information in two spots. The Michigan to Memphis section: "Memphis fired Hopson on September 14, 2011, following consecutive blowout losses against Mississippi State and Arkansas State. " The article referenced clearly states that Hopson was given the opportunity to be reassigned but declined. That is not a firing but a resignation. This article reinforces that - https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/6970644/memphis-tigers-defensive-coordinator-jay-hopson-resigns

Another inaccurate portion is under the Alcorn State heading: "Both the 2014 and 2015 teams reached the SWAC Championship Game; the 2014 team captured the title." The article referenced here also clearly states that both trips to the SWAC Championship resulted in winning the title. However, the author here wrote that only the 2014 team won the title. This needs to be corrected if you are so concerned about accuracy.

My attempts were only to correct inaccurate information. I do not feel like I should be blocked for trying to correct lies with the truth. Sophie1043 (talk) 19:49, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes, both of those statements were inaccurate and they've now been fixed. If you'd just made this post on the article's talk page when multiple editors asked you to that would have been really helpful. Unfortunately, you just reverted without explaining why, and then created a new account to keep reverting, which is a major policy violation and why you were blocked. Also, the version you reverted to (a) had far fewer references, (b) contained non-neutral language that it made the article sound like a pro-Hopson puff piece, and (c) incorporated copyright violations. Mackensen (talk) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)