I'd like feedback on my article: A few Tips for New Drivers?

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   Viral-Yardposted 6 years ago

   Hi Hubbers,
   
   I'd like some help with passing the Quality Assessment Process. Will you please give feedback on my article? What can I do to improve? Thanks!
   Here is my article: A few Tips for New Drivers? (must be signed in to view)

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   Rupert Taylorposted 6 years ago

   Sorry, but the quality of your English is not up to HubPages standards.
   
   Just one example:
   
   "You must know how to use all of your car (car's) options and functions before you begin riding (driving) it, (Period/full stop, not comma).
   
   Sub-heads need to be in Title Face, and your title doesn't need a question mark.
   
   Images must be free of copyright restrictions i.e. Creative Commons or Public Domain licensed.
   
   I strongly suggest spending time at the Learning Center here https://hubpageshelp.com/

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   Viral-Yardposted 6 years ago

   Thank you Rupert, English is not my native language, I used Grammarly to help me more but I guess it's not enough
   All images are from Pixabay or Flickr.
   Thank you for the learning center URL.

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      theraggededgeposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      Most Flickr images are not for republishing. You have to make sure they have a commercial CC licence.

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         Viral-Yardposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you for your reply. I do have another article talking about electric cars. I used pictures from the manufacturer website, and mentioned the source name beneath the picture, will that be considered wrong?

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            wildernessposted 6 years agoin reply to this

            Almost certainly.  If you search that manufacturer website you will most likely find a copyright notice, and that means it is not to be copied or re-published (the photo, not the site).

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               Viral-Yardposted 6 years agoin reply to this

               Thanks Wilderness, But I see many cars websites inserting pictures taken from Automotive manufactures inside their articles and it's going fine without any kind of penalty from SEO or Adsense.
               Do you think that mentioning the picture source URL will solve the copyright issue if it exists?

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   Will Apseposted 6 years ago

   I only looked at one car maker but Volkswagen have PR photos. I reckon other makers probably do same.
   
   https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com
   
   eg:
   
   hxxps://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/images/albums/up-1-0-tsi-2139
   Image No: DB2016AU00648
   Copyright: Volkswagen AG
   Rights: Use for editorial purposes free of charge
   
   You need to dig a bit. They do not make it easy.
   
   What are editorial images?
   
   https://www.stockphotosecrets.com/quest … cence.html

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      Viral-Yardposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks, Will Apse,
      I guess making an article describing a new manufacture car attached with some pictures in the article considered good for their publicity, Do you think I should mention the picture source URL to protect me against any problem may occur?

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         Will Apseposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         This is what Volkswagen say:
         
         The information and material such as text, image, audio or video documents available on this website in the form of press material are intended solely for personal information purposes, or may be used for editorial purposes in the social web, or, in the case of journalists, influencers and media enterprise employees, may be used as a source for their own editorial coverage.
         
         https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/ … service-35
         
         They don't ask for a link or even an acknowledgement. Might be a courtesy to acknowledge the source.
         
         You would be wise to check the press release rules of any car makers you choose to use.

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   CYong74posted 6 years ago

   For video games, all screenshots, by default, are owned by developers or publishers. However, most practice a policy of let's-not-antagonize-fans and industry influencers.
   
   Not sure whether this is the same for the automotive industry but I reckon most manufacturers wouldn't mind as long as you create some publicity for them in some way, and credit them. A generic article is probably a no-no.

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      Viral-Yardposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks CYong74, that's exactly my thoughts regarding using pictures from cars manufacturers websites.

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