User talk:Evenage

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— BadCatMan (talk) 03:02, February 9, 2015 (UTC)

Copyright infringement
Hi. I spotted you adding map pins with information copied from the Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. This is copyright infringement and we don't want to get in trouble as per our Plagiarism policy. So, I've blocked you until you respond to this and I can clean up the existing pins. Please consider rewriting the information in your own words. — BadCatMan (talk) 02:56, February 9, 2015 (UTC)


 * My fault. No harm intended. I was doing more experimenting with the pins and their usefulness. I will clear out those descriptions and re-write.

Thanks for keeping an eye on things. I am new to the FR wiki and wikis in general. --Evenage (talk) 03:02, February 9, 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks for getting back to me. I've already cleared out the two that were copied, Telos and Palischuk. Castle Perilous seemed to be in original text (it was different from the entry in the FRCG), so I left it. I'll unblock you next.
 * I don't think the maps and pins feature is terribly useful, myself, at least not for the information-dense Forgotten Realms. Maybe you could add the (rewritten) information to the pages themselves?
 * As you're new, have a look at our Help and Policies pages (they're a mess, but everything's there) and read some existing articles to get a feel for how things are done here. Happy scribing! — BadCatMan (talk) 03:07, February 9, 2015 (UTC)

Ok, I'll do that. Sorry for the trouble. I was hoping to find a way to correlate the data on the pages to the maps feature. I think there is some use in seeing the map and being able to click to the entry for that item. might save some effort and not need a search for each item. --Evenage (talk) 03:18, February 9, 2015 (UTC)


 * Yes, the map could be a good way to navigate the wiki, by clicking a pin and following a link to an article. Personally, I don't think a pin should carry too much information, as there's not enough space and it's difficult to check and maintain. — BadCatMan (talk) 03:25, February 9, 2015 (UTC)