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I noticed that you went through my user page and corrected in where I wrongly used a non-free media. I have nothing but appreciation and gratitude for going through that and correcting my user page. Thank you. -- M. Tawsif Salam 01:00, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
greetings sir :)
just a heads up it appears VWBot has picked up some images on a new draft copy I'm busy working on of MyBroadband over on my own user page at User:Meepdeedoo/MyBroadband. the original article remained in tact, with the offending images.
i'm working on draft copies of articles as I was told by various experience users that this is best practice when doing a large article rewrite/improvement, rather than working on the main page directly.
i support the action of removal, as one of my goals was to find non-violating images and replace them... I've done this with the main logo image, just not a screen shot yet. alsoo... just letting you know if this is expected behaviour, is it may seem strange to some, that the action was not taken across both new and existing articles.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Meepdeedoo ( talk • contribs) 00:06, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
Please stop constantly trying to vadndalise my sandbox, I am writing an article and I am using images as reference under fair use. I reported you previously and I was said that the issue will be investigated — Preceding unsigned comment added by DjSeptimus ( talk • contribs) 09:05, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
Hi again. I was wondering if you had seen the new email that the heritage farm coordinator sent through with the full permission text? We're keen to get the page back up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ceubren ( talk • contribs) 19:17, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
Thank you!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ceubren ( talk • contribs) 17:08, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Hi. I wondered whether File talk:Ngatikaura Ngati autopsy rear.jpg ( | file | history | links | watch | logs) would qualify for {{ G8-exempt}}, as a page which is potentially useful to Wikipedia (in a similar way to pages such as File talk:Aquae Sulis artist impression.jpg ( | file | history | links | watch | logs)). What do you think? -- Trevj ( talk) 20:23, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
You have removed some image from my userboxes which can on be used in articles only. Then can I use those image after slide modification?-- pratyya ( talk) 02:41, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Hi Verno! It seems, if I am reading correctly, you are checking my submission Epic Proportions Tour. If accepted or not could you please let me know what could be better? I understand I can do that even if it is accepted. It's my first article and I find doing it very interesting so I just want to know how to do a better one in the future. Thanks! Matt Matt Butcher ( talk) 17:46, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Epic_Proportions_Tour Hi Verno! It seems, if I am reading correctly, you are checking my submission Epic Proportions Tour. If accepted or not could you please let me know what could be better? I understand I can do that even if it is accepted. It's my first article and I find doing it very interesting so I just want to know how to do a better one in the future. Thanks! Matt Matt Butcher ( talk) 17:52, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
SchuminWeb ( Talk) 20:42, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
BO | Talk 21:24, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Greetings, you changed an edit I did to a page concerning an image related to Adam Grossman of SKREW. I have been given the right to do this by the owner of the image (Adam Grossman), and is actually a image edit that I did. I am also a member of the band SKREW, which is directly related to Adam Grossman. I understand that you are an admin, but there is nothing wrong about what I have made an edit to. So please stand down. I'm am here to help you to the best of my ability, and to do so with politeness, and respect. Please undo your edit.
Cheers,
Joseph Merino — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
DoomBuggi (
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contribs) 00:36, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
Hello!
I noticed you removed my picture of Google Maps's version of Sandy Island. (Or removed and removed, you deleted a colon breaking the link.) I noticed you did not pause to discuss this first, only giving a Wiki "law paragraph" in passing in your edit comment.
Since I am not a Wikipedia professional, I find this spectacularly unhelpful. At the very least, could you explain to me what I did wrong or how I should proceed to upload a version you will find acceptable? You might have long since forgotten how it feels to do something for the first time, but what you shot down in probably three seconds took me half an hour to create.
It would also help if you could tell me the difference between the Google Maps picture of Argleton and my effort?
Feel free to tell me you don't have the time, and I'll respect that. But then please leave my edits be so they might come to the attention of another pro wikipedian but one with more time to actually be helpful. Thank you CapnZapp ( talk) 11:12, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I work for a company called NORDYNE who manufactures HVAC products under the Frigidaire name. We own www.nordyne.com and www.frigidaire.net. I added some copy to the Frigidaire page back in May and noticed that you removed it. Can you explain or point me to what I violated? This is all true content.
Thanks, Barb — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nordynehvac ( talk • contribs) 21:52, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
Sir i have re created it with different content. So according to my opinion the deletion of this image is unfair. Previous deletion was nice attempt by you. Because it fails Non-free use policy. So that only i have re created the page with different content. Please think once sir. My humble request is : Please revert the deleted image (or) give me permission to re create this image. Waiting for your reply. Raghusri ( talk) Raghusri 16:23, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Sir you are not understanding what i have told. Previous NFCR discussion was over. I am clear about that. But why did you deleted the current by nominating it to CSD. The current one is with totally different content. There is no repetition nor matches with the deleted content that was discussed in NFCR discussion. Orphaned versions are also deleted by admin "Diannaa".Waiting for your reply. Raghusri ( talk) Raghusri 16:50, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Sir, now i have understood the matter. Sir actullay in that NFCR discussion the problem posted by Mr. "Stefan 2" user was : he saw a image similar to the CD cover image i have uploaded, in "Cinmass" website. So that he added a "Non-free content review template" to that image. Later i have asked him a solution to this problem. Then he said like this : "Place a line at the top of the image i.e., "The cover looks similar to the image elsewhere in the article" and also he gave me a reference to that site". Then i have added to it. The problem is solved. Actually "Endukante Premanta" article contains two non-free images i.e.,
1. Film poster : Endukante premata poster.jpg (in Infobox film)
Another one
2. Album cover : Endukante premata cd cover.jpg (in Infobox album)
So two non-free images with different content.
Film poster (or) Album cover individually won't serve both purposes. There must be one image for each category. So it is impossible to represent both the poster and CD cover with a single image. See so many film articles contains two non-free images. So that they are all to be deleted like you said, after that only one would remain for every film article. That one is highly impossible. Because as i said both film poster and cd cover categories are different. So that only i have closed the discussion in that non-free content review. But you have re opened it without understanding what i have leaved there in the discussion summary. Try to understand sir. Please read twice the above one and finally give me a conclusion to this problem. Thanking you once again for reading and have a good day sir. Hoping you will solve this problem. Raghusri ( talk) Raghusri 20:10, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Which sentences in Armenchik and Boxing in Armenia are paraphrased from indicated sources? There are sentences that can possibly not be changed, let's say for example look at the duplication report for Armenchik [1], which phrase is so "original"? armen gondrachyan was born on august how can I possibly change that? or at the alex theatre in glendale or his first album titled armen nor seround? Any suggestions?
I'll look at Boxing in Armenia later, because it's a little longer.-- Երևանցի ասելիք կա՞ 23:23, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Armen Gondrachyan was born on August 8, 1980 in Yerevan, Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union). He is the second child of Harpet Godrachyan. He started singing at the age of 7. In 1989, at the age of 9 his family moved to the California, where a large number of Armenian Americans reside.
Armen Gondrachyan was born on August 8th, 1980 in Yerevan, Armenia. He was the second child in his family. Armen’s singing journey had officially started at the age of seven ... In 1989 Armen and his family moved to the United States
Please look at [2] [3] these images. I just added templates that allow them to be on the article. Undo your edit, so I won't be considered a 3RR violator. -- Երևանցի ասելիք կա՞ 03:37, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
Okay, I'll "be nice" -- how did you put that image in there? Anyway, ... Thanks for the links re: Fritz Lang's The Spiders. I was able to expand the 'Restoration' section a bit. If you find anything else of interest, let me know. ~Eric F: 74.60.29.141 ( talk) 01:17, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
I realized this today, and was going to check on it tonight, to see if this logo was fair use or free use. thanks for catching that. someone used the "STAR WARS" original movie lettering for the Star Wars book. i will check on that and if necessary remove it. Mercurywoodrose ( talk) 01:56, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for removing the non-free images from my userspace! I should've realized it wasn't allowed. —Entropy ( T/ C) 01:26, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
For the Maryland logo to which you responded to me, I added the necessary copyright information. It is free use. - Josephabradshaw
Hello VernoWithney!
Thank you for removing the pictures from teh Dropboxes. I haven'n notices that they are none free.
BTW: I have a question, becaues I'm now more than three years on wikipedia and I haven't get it at all. I've already have created new articles, I have edited some old one, but I don't think I have understood Wikipedia at all. How do I come into the community? And is it possible, that someone could check my gramma first on articles I write? Because I'm not a native speaker and my wirting is much worse.
Greetings Captain Miles ( talk) 20:14, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi Verno, You recently removed pictures of album covers from the Ian McNabb Discography page i made. I am sure you know more about Wikipedia than me, but from the pages you linked me to didn't really explain why the images couldn't be on the discography page, only not on my sandbox. If it's any help, the artist knows i am making the pages and using the images. Should i try and find a 'free' alternative ie on his facebook page? Thanks for any advice -- Jonie148 ( talk) 08:53, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
just to further clarify, two of the 5 images apply for this "If the work was in the public domain in the country of origin as of January 1, 1996, it is in the public domain in the U.S. (Even if it was published after 1923, but only if no copyright had been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.)" as per wp policy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain -- Jonie148 ( talk) 09:05, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
Ok, thanks. i can see your reasoning is sound. Just a bit annoying as some of the images are hard to find, and i know fans were interested to see the images (on previous pages before merge to Discography page). Thanks for the help! -- Jonie148 ( talk) 13:21, 7 December 2012 (UTC) Just thought actually, could i make an article to document the cover art? would that solve the problem? -- Jonie148 ( talk) 13:23, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
See File:Raymond Reierson.jpg – Connormah ( talk) 21:57, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello again! I've seen you did some of the Ribbons and I asked myself if you have a template to create them? I would like to create some to, but I don't now exactly how. Hope you can help me. Greetings Captain Miles ( talk) 00:16, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
Can I ask why you removed the image from the template I am creating? The image has already been accepted as available to use on Wikipedia and has been in use for over 4 years. -- Zackmann08 ( talk) 04:01, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
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This cookie is given to you as a thank you for being patient with a n00b and helping me learn the proper way to do things. :-) Zackmann08 ( talk) 16:09, 11 December 2012 (UTC) |
Hey man. You were super helpful to me the other day so I wanted to see if I could get your help again. One of the pages I "watch" was spammed a few minutes ago ( List of wikis). I have already undone the edit but how do I go about reporting the spam violation? -- Zackmann08 ( talk) 02:56, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi
We spoke a couple of times, way back, about something or other, and I see you are listed as a reviewer at Commons. If it's not too much trouble, would you be able to do the honours for the 4 images referred to at User_talk:Begoon#Ke$ha? The Flickr bot doesn't seem able to do them because they are cropped from the originals, and I'd like to sort it out reasonably soon because the author has been very kind and altered her licence on request to allow us to use these images. All the related discussions are linked from my talk page. Thanks in advance if you can help, and no problem at all if you are too busy. Begoon talk 04:17, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
In re
this edit: at the time the image link was typed, it was a redlink, having already been deleted, so it was just a typo. Also, since there are no firm rules, there can't be violations, really
. --
Lexein (
talk) 02:58, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
You removed a Hualien County Flag image from my user page with the explanation that it is a non-free image. Yet the image remains on the Hualien County page. Is there some sort of licensing that allows the image to be used on some pages but not on others? How do I determine when this is the case? Thanks. Readin ( talk) 23:34, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
Don't presume of assume anything about posters here. My favorite team would be Stanford, but I pay attention to college football on a larger scale. I don't buy your argument that the logo for a bowl game violates any Wikipedia policy. Since EVERY bowl game this year uses a "non-free" logo, your stance seems to be in contradiction to the general consensus. I know this because my favorite team Stanford will be in the 2013 Rose Bowl...in which a non-free logo is used. Same goes for the 2013 BSC National Championship logo, the 2013 Fiesta Bowl logo, and so on...all bowl's represented by non-free logos.-- 68.98.115.70 ( talk) 00:26, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
A couple days ago, you sent a message (perhaps a custom template?) to User:Checa985, here. This fella is a new user. I know you are an administrator, but do you think it would be possible to be a little more positive and helpful when you are writing to a "noob"? I fail to see what good threatening a guy with a block does when he doesn't even understand what he did wrong. You have to remember how baffling copyright policies were to you when you started out here. They were pretty baffling to me, and I have several years experience as a professional photographer behind me. Everything you do here is appreciated and needed, but just try not to throw out the baby with the dirty bathwater, ok? Thanks. Gtwfan52 ( talk) 21:44, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
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I did not know translating Turkish into English would be still considered copyright infringement. I will not do it again. Above all, I am satisfied with the wikipedia articles. Is there a way you can please remove the investigation. Proudbolsahye ( talk) 21:52, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the reminder, and thank you for substituting an image, not just removing it. Cheers. 7&6=thirteen ( ☎) 01:00, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
Logical Cowboy ( talk) 02:05, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
Why do you sound so obsessed over this? Look; it's either that logo or nothing for these articles (no individual logos), and I added fair use rationales; besides, what you cited a guideline, not a policy. Other bowl games have these images (with fair use rationales) with no problem. I think we need to start up a full-fledged discussion about this. Tom Danson ( talk) 06:40, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
Forgive me, but you didn't address what I wrote, which wasn't really about enforcement. Yes, I'm aware consensus can change, but that does not mean that it must; the passage of time does not mean that you're innately right. Arguments have gone both ways over bowl and team logos over the years, but I could easily use that argument if consensus existed the other way, and it would get us nowhere. Again, your rationale from the actual NFC policy, WP:NFCC#3a doesn't include what you say it does and WP:NFCC#8 may or may not apply, and you didn't address that. If it's #3a, I simply don't get how it applies as written. I'm fully willing to accept the fact that I'm just not reading it right, but any sort of explanation would be helpful. If NFCC#8 is your reason, and you're sure about it, then the bowl logos don't need to be uploaded at all. It's not like I'm saying I'm definitely in the right here or that the rules should be changed; I'm just asking for a consistent reason from policy. That's why a discussion on this issue would have been a good idea before doing this, because this is more about your interpretation of the policy rather than the policy itself. Runfellow ( talk) 04:19, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
Thank you. As a final note here, I do want to apologize for anything inappropriate or impolite I might have said here. We all sometimes get a little defensive about the articles we work on, and I probably got a little too defensive here, which isn't really conducive to progress. – Runfellow ( talk) 20:30, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
The User Delta Quad has inadvertently blocked an IP address owned by the state of Ohio government. 198.234.164.126 is a state senate IP and is sensitive to blockage. Please do what is necessary to remove this block. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.231.6.237 ( talk) 17:14, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
I re-wrote information from their website -citing it - and following Wikipedia guidelines - please do not delete. -- Wendydi ( talk) 02:44, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for catching that mistake! Kiefer .Wolfowitz 09:29, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
at User:Sgarcia113/Metcalfe's Food Company. It's claimed on my talk page that this has now been licensed, but so far every previous person I've explained about licensing to has gone away muttering and not been seen since, and I don't know how to check this. (In addition, I'm feeling rather rough...) Thanks if you can help. Peridon ( talk) 12:13, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
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You tagged *JUST* before me :( It's a Fox! (Talk to me?) 02:23, 7 January 2013 (UTC) |
Hi. I have yet to wrap my mind around the arcane rules of copyright. All I can say is that the images you removed here were all taken from their respective articles. Either they're acceptable in both places, or unacceptable in both places. Right now, we have a foot in both camps. Over to you. Cheers. -- Jack of Oz [Talk] 18:38, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello VernoWhitney. I might have located a public domain flag crest of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. WP:Copyright_on_emblems discusses the case of Germany's Bundesdienstflagge being non-copyrightable and within the public domain because the coat of arms is illustrated in a public law (and moreover the stripes over which the coat of arms is displayed in a Bundesdienstflagge is a work of simple geometry).
Likewise, Friuli-Venezia Giulia's flag crest is illustrated within a public law. If the flag that I uploaded is replaceable with a free version, I will make such a replacement. Is the crest's dissemination within an Italian public law enough support for asserting that it is public domain material?
The file that I uploaded is not an exact duplicate of the legislation, though it is very close, so I would have to do some work to make a replacement. Italick ( talk) 00:01, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
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At long last, arguably the most tiresome copyright case I've worked on is done! A much better feeling when those big ones get taken down, I must say. -- Wizardman 00:39, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi. You removed the school logo from my sandbox User:LenF54/sandbox and I am wondering why? It is the logo used in the live article Plaistow County Grammar School, found by experienced fellow Wikipedian User:Kudpung and added to that article on 23 December 2011. If you feel the logo should not be used then would you please discuss it with User:Kudpung so that agreement is reached over whether it should be in the live article or not. If instead what you are saying is that the logo should only be used in Main namespace and not in my sandbox then I apologise and would have removed the image myself had you informed me. Thanks. LenF54 ( talk) 19:03, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
You may as well take a look at List of films and TV series set in Palm Springs, California too. If I face the same non-free use problem, I'll pull the posters off. (Frankly, I know a little less than nothing about copyright, so your guidance is appreciated!) Same thing for Palm Springs in popular culture with the book jackets. I'll look here for your response.-- S. Rich ( talk) 00:39, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads-up on WP:NFCC#9 re: my userpage. Sorry about that! Would a gallery of small thumbnails be okay, or is that verboten as well? If okay, what would the the maximum pixel resolution of said thumbnails? Cheers! Wingman4l7 ( talk) 02:40, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your help with the non-free logos ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Murklemark), I didn't realise I couldn't preview them in sandbox. Would you be able to point me in the direction of making the document live? I'm unable to find the correct instructions.
Could you take a look at 2012120310010018
I responded, but mainly to defuse.
I'm unclear whether you offered to step in because the other agent is unavailable, or for some other reason; let me know if I should try to contact him.-- SPhilbrick (Talk) 18:06, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Sphilbrick ( talk • contribs) 22:36, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Liceo Italiano article. Thank you. -- E4024 ( talk) 20:44, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Next time you want to edit my user page, leave me a message on my talk page after you do something ( Bes2224 ( talk) 22:33, 15 January 2013 (UTC))
It's three years ago since I added this, please delete if inappropriate and upload suitable image and fair use details.-- Tunebroker ( talk) 10:14, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks for removing the non-free image from my user page!
I didn't know that you're not allowed to use non-free images on user pages! Now drink this or I SPAM NON-FREE IMAGES ON YOUR PROFILE LOL only joking XD Da Ultimate Bass Booster ( talk) 20:36, 17 January 2013 (UTC) |
Thirty-five months ago you commented on a poorly sourced article on Jami Floyd at AFD. While I am in full agreement that the deleted version contained only one deadlink as a source and her awards were not explained, expanded, nor themselves sourced... I felt back then that issues were addressable under WP:ANYBIO and WP:ENT. Sorry to say, but still feeling the issues were addressable, it took me until now to actually get to improving it (with help). I'd much appreciate your looking at User:MichaelQSchmidt/sandbox/Jami Floyd to see if your concerns from 3 years ago have finally been addressed to the point where we have something to serve the project and its readers. Thanks, Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 23:02, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for your comments re minor changes, which are noted.
However may I draw your attention to my notes on the talk page for nominated deletion; The reason for including this group on wiki is because of the enormity of financial support they offer suffering nations of the world, which is in turn supported by a large number of government ministers, and prime ministers as documented in the article, and on the deletion talk page.
I would offer the following example;
Athlone Group runs a program called UBUDO - a program set up to take children off the streets in Kenya, by giving them shelter, and then running fitness classes to help them stay healthy and fit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giW2RgpuYoE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Ox0k-ELgg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWCMjf0sllA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpqqHvyaRYM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTHlbhBvbGY
Please check these videos and I'm sure you will see the good work that is being achieved here.
Kind regards
MarcelBrandon ( talk) 16:06, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
I don't know where you got the idea that this photo was "replaceable". Do you have another photo of Brian? Or a crystal ball showing you where one is? Regarding the deletion note you left on my page, I have attempted to add additional information, but frankly these templates are completely confusing. Please can you look and enter into an actual dialogue with me to help me. Posting these deletion-unless templates is very confusing and unfriendly to Wikipedians. Thank you. 16:07, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
I had an image removed by Verno Whitney from the Rupert Hine (record producer) article. I also don't know Rupert Hine to take a picture personally and after a quick search have found no free replaceable media. I'm quite happy to comply and leave the image off the article though it does show the knee-jerk reaction that occurs in any user-driven site. I prefer the Google approach of "it all goes up and when we receive a legal notice demanding removal it all comes dowm". I've always felt that Wikipedia sometimes over-cooks its policies and in many cases over-works its editors. lol. Sluffs ( talk) 14:48, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Sluffs ( talk) 01:39, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
You deleted this per WP:CSD#F11. Google Images suggests that File:Anna Fegi Autographs.jpg is the same image. Could you check if there is still some problem with the image? -- Stefan2 ( talk) 12:47, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Does it matter that I work with the guy; that I have his personal permission to user a photo of him? Out of Phase User ( talk) 20:32, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
How about File:William Spooner - The 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adam Cuerden ( talk • contribs) 01:12, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello, could you just point me to the discussion where you warned this editor that he may be blocked? Or where he "repeatedly" violated the fair use policy? Just a couple of questions because I couldn't easily see the discussion that I'm sure you had before blocking him. Cheers. The Rambling Man ( talk) 22:09, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
-- Brontologique ( talk) 15:13, 27 January 2013 (UTC) cine suntenteti dumneavostra, de va tineti numai sa-mi stergeti link-urile externe catre traduceri??????? sa stiti ca daca nu va potoliti, am sa ma interesez despre aceasta probleme la institutiile statului.
-- 78.97.86.11 ( talk) 16:08, 27 January 2013 (UTC) Excuse me, but I realize that you delete only my "adds" and any reference to "Khesapeake" whatsoever, which is my name. This is outrageous, if now, in XXI century, Wikipedia (which wished initially to be a free Enciclopedia) is controled by people who make Mediaeval censorship. I have the Copyright rights and you still erase everything is is connected in any way to "Khesapeake". Why? You said to me that this is not an authoritative? Under what authority? In the same time you allow to exist pseudo-informations in the articles and pseudo-translations, bad translation of the Romanian texts. My work of years, of improving the translations from Romanian texts, of the great classical Romanian writers is just earsed in one second, whilst in the same time you allow to exist all kind of wrong, bad and stupid translations. What authority do you need? You need to know who am I? Or, what?
I can see that you have erased again the external link to my translation "The Tale of Johnny the Stupid". Excuse me, please answer to me. Have you something special against me? Because I can prove that everything which is connected to me you and the Romanian "Andrei "Stroe simply delete. Why? I don't understand your reasons... I can prove you that all the other texts are bad translations. Therefore, do - in the sake of Wikipedia, officially - do not tolerate the quality and the work of years of translations of all sort of Romanian classics. Please, answer to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brontologique ( talk • contribs) 16:51, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I'm a bit confused at to what exactly you would need from me to allow the use of the images in question on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_Social_Shopper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugara
I am CEO of Zugara and uploaded these images. I also noted on the images that as the CEO and representative of Zugara, I was allowing for their use on Wikipedia. I apologize if I am not doing this correctly (it is a bit confusing) but is there an easy way I can have these approved and not removed? Please feel free to email me at Matt@zugara.com if you need further verification or approval.
Take care, Matt — Preceding unsigned comment added by MHSzymczyk ( talk • contribs) 03:18, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello. I greatly admire the work of Edward Hopper, and even had an opportunity to visit his studio in New York City. I observed that you deleted the image of Edward Hopper's Nighthawks that I placed in a userbox. I have no intention of violating a copyright rule. But I did think that my use of the image of the Nighthawks represented fair use. It was located in the Creative Commons area, and I believe that the image was deliberately degraded such that it could not be exploited.
I have two requests. First, could you briefly explain why my using that particular image violated the fair use doctrine. Of course I don't want to violate the fair use doctrine.
Second, if using the Night Hawks image is a fair use violation could you recommend an alternate image of a Hopper painting that I could insert in the userbox. You inserted a self-portrait. Are there any other images available that are within the fair use bounds?
Thanks for your help. Iss246 ( talk) 22:46, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for getting back to me. I started figuring it out. Let me say this. Diligent editors like you make Wikipedia a good place. Iss246 ( talk) 23:02, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Jami Floyd. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 21:29, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Sorry I keep doing that. I swear I'm not ignoring you, just keep forgetting. ;-) CorporateM ( Talk) 21:38, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi VernoWhitney! I just thought I'd let you know that the above CCI is closed. I noticed you did a lot of the checks, so thanks for all your help. :) It is always nice to see one closed. - Bilby ( talk) 12:33, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Well,
First of all hello and apologize for my bad spelling. (I'm using google translator but I do not trust a lot)
You have deleted images on pages that I edited and want to know more clearly why. These pictures are on the wikipedia commons and not copyrighted.
In the German Wikipedia, the national football cup also used pictures of the clubs contesting the final, and apparently nothing happens. I guess the rules for German and English wikipedia will be the same...
More examples: In the Greek basketball league pictures are used again to identify the teams. This happens this happens in your own English wikipedia and appears to be allowed.
So, what exactly is the criteria? Algarfo ( talk) 20:24, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
I'm working on my sandbox page. It's copied there for translation from huwiki, I'll clean up the audio file links. It's a sandbox for a reason. :) 小龙 (Timish) # xiǎolóng de xìnxiāng 21:35, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
You removed that logo from the article on that page Greek Basket League 2012-13 and cited rule #14, which says, "A logo of a perennial event (or of its sponsoring company), used to illustrate an article about a specific instance of that event. If each instance has its own logo, such specific logos remain acceptable." Can you explain this to me so i understand it for future editing purposes? I don't really understand this wording, since it says such logos are "acceptable". An explanation would be welcomed. Thanks. Bluesangrel ( talk) 11:10, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
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-- Wizardman 04:34, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
I went to some trouble to explicitly get written permission from the copyright owner of this image to use it for a Wikipedia article. The written permission was included in the file's entry. People like you are NOT a benefit to Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kayputk ( talk • contribs) 20:59, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Mr. Whitney, please allow my publishing of Romanian writer Ion Creanga, since I have the copyright for these texts translated by me and I do not have any financial claims for my translation text into English . I don't know, do you need proofs for this, any papers? As you can see my Wikipedia ID is "Khesapeake" also, as well as my e-mail address is known by you now and you can send me e-mail. I communicate with difficulty by this manner, here. Please accept this publication because my translations are published only in a few copies and the public doesn't have the access to them, as well as those my translations of Mihai Eminescu; these translations of mine are from writers dead of at least 70 years ago, therefore with no copyright from Romanian and maybe international laws.
As a suplimentary proof to you that I am the translator, please see the scribd links, where I publish some texts: http://www.scribd.com/doc/125111627/The-Tale-of-Johnny-the-Stupid-Translated-by-M-M-Khesapeake-Revised http://www.scribd.com/doc/120949322/Cogito-ergo-sum-by-M-M-Khesapeake http://www.scribd.com/doc/120144012/The-Vesper-Mihai-Eminescu-Khesapeake-Original Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Khesapeake ( talk • contribs) 15:28, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
Hey there! I'm working on the new Labs infrastructure for tools and bots which (amongst other things) will allow shared custody of specific tools. CSBot seems like a very nice test case, given that three of us have traditionally operated it at different times. How do you feel about being one of the test cases? :-) — MPelletier (WMF) ( talk) 17:29, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
Hello VernoWhitney, if you are around in the coming day or so, would you look at comments I have made regarding a non-free file, comment there whether or not I have misunderstood fair use, and if not, perhaps a brief comment from you as to why the rationale does not justify inclusion, nor is it ever likely to. Template:Did you know nominations/Apikoğlu Brothers#File discussion Thank you.— My76Strat • talk • email 00:47, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
Hey, you removed my edit to Rachel Ray's page. Please put it back until you can otherwise prove that she didn't gain 50 pounds in 3 months in the fall of 2008, because she totally did. Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.97.189.227 ( talk) 17:43, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
In a dispute regarding an alleged case of closed paraphrasing here. Please not the most recent version of the article, which is in the table at the very bottom of that discussion. Thank you. Nightscream ( talk) 03:44, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Verno, who do you think you are removing the image I put on the Carpenters wikipedia page. The photo I used is a commonly used public domain photo which is not being sold by any publishers for profit. There was no good reason for you to delete. It. I think you need to leave well enough alone. rickhenry Rickhenry ( talk) 18:18, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I don't mind that you stripped the images from my working draft, but there is a small problem with removing the images from Scouting in California. There are more than fifty pages that use the same formatting of state and council articles, check out {{ Scouting in the United States}}. Over the last seven years there has been an on-going discussion about which council articles are notable. The end result was that many of them were merged into the state articles, and the images were kept. If you look at the redirects, you will see that most of those redirects were once articles themselves. I can understand that you cited WP:NFCC#8, but I don't believe that it applies. For comparison, if you look at the Scouting in Vermont article, you'll see that there is only one council – and that image has more of an impact than say, California … which is a much larger state … The images do add to the article as each council is an entity into itself. Do me a favor please, before stripping out any more images, please discuss it with me first. Thanks. -- evrik ( talk) 14:24, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
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I noticed that you went through my user page and corrected in where I wrongly used a non-free media. I have nothing but appreciation and gratitude for going through that and correcting my user page. Thank you. -- M. Tawsif Salam 01:00, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
greetings sir :)
just a heads up it appears VWBot has picked up some images on a new draft copy I'm busy working on of MyBroadband over on my own user page at User:Meepdeedoo/MyBroadband. the original article remained in tact, with the offending images.
i'm working on draft copies of articles as I was told by various experience users that this is best practice when doing a large article rewrite/improvement, rather than working on the main page directly.
i support the action of removal, as one of my goals was to find non-violating images and replace them... I've done this with the main logo image, just not a screen shot yet. alsoo... just letting you know if this is expected behaviour, is it may seem strange to some, that the action was not taken across both new and existing articles.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Meepdeedoo ( talk • contribs) 00:06, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
Please stop constantly trying to vadndalise my sandbox, I am writing an article and I am using images as reference under fair use. I reported you previously and I was said that the issue will be investigated — Preceding unsigned comment added by DjSeptimus ( talk • contribs) 09:05, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
Hi again. I was wondering if you had seen the new email that the heritage farm coordinator sent through with the full permission text? We're keen to get the page back up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ceubren ( talk • contribs) 19:17, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
Thank you!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ceubren ( talk • contribs) 17:08, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Hi. I wondered whether File talk:Ngatikaura Ngati autopsy rear.jpg ( | file | history | links | watch | logs) would qualify for {{ G8-exempt}}, as a page which is potentially useful to Wikipedia (in a similar way to pages such as File talk:Aquae Sulis artist impression.jpg ( | file | history | links | watch | logs)). What do you think? -- Trevj ( talk) 20:23, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
You have removed some image from my userboxes which can on be used in articles only. Then can I use those image after slide modification?-- pratyya ( talk) 02:41, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Hi Verno! It seems, if I am reading correctly, you are checking my submission Epic Proportions Tour. If accepted or not could you please let me know what could be better? I understand I can do that even if it is accepted. It's my first article and I find doing it very interesting so I just want to know how to do a better one in the future. Thanks! Matt Matt Butcher ( talk) 17:46, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Epic_Proportions_Tour Hi Verno! It seems, if I am reading correctly, you are checking my submission Epic Proportions Tour. If accepted or not could you please let me know what could be better? I understand I can do that even if it is accepted. It's my first article and I find doing it very interesting so I just want to know how to do a better one in the future. Thanks! Matt Matt Butcher ( talk) 17:52, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
SchuminWeb ( Talk) 20:42, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
BO | Talk 21:24, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Greetings, you changed an edit I did to a page concerning an image related to Adam Grossman of SKREW. I have been given the right to do this by the owner of the image (Adam Grossman), and is actually a image edit that I did. I am also a member of the band SKREW, which is directly related to Adam Grossman. I understand that you are an admin, but there is nothing wrong about what I have made an edit to. So please stand down. I'm am here to help you to the best of my ability, and to do so with politeness, and respect. Please undo your edit.
Cheers,
Joseph Merino — Preceding
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DoomBuggi (
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Hello!
I noticed you removed my picture of Google Maps's version of Sandy Island. (Or removed and removed, you deleted a colon breaking the link.) I noticed you did not pause to discuss this first, only giving a Wiki "law paragraph" in passing in your edit comment.
Since I am not a Wikipedia professional, I find this spectacularly unhelpful. At the very least, could you explain to me what I did wrong or how I should proceed to upload a version you will find acceptable? You might have long since forgotten how it feels to do something for the first time, but what you shot down in probably three seconds took me half an hour to create.
It would also help if you could tell me the difference between the Google Maps picture of Argleton and my effort?
Feel free to tell me you don't have the time, and I'll respect that. But then please leave my edits be so they might come to the attention of another pro wikipedian but one with more time to actually be helpful. Thank you CapnZapp ( talk) 11:12, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I work for a company called NORDYNE who manufactures HVAC products under the Frigidaire name. We own www.nordyne.com and www.frigidaire.net. I added some copy to the Frigidaire page back in May and noticed that you removed it. Can you explain or point me to what I violated? This is all true content.
Thanks, Barb — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nordynehvac ( talk • contribs) 21:52, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
Sir i have re created it with different content. So according to my opinion the deletion of this image is unfair. Previous deletion was nice attempt by you. Because it fails Non-free use policy. So that only i have re created the page with different content. Please think once sir. My humble request is : Please revert the deleted image (or) give me permission to re create this image. Waiting for your reply. Raghusri ( talk) Raghusri 16:23, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Sir you are not understanding what i have told. Previous NFCR discussion was over. I am clear about that. But why did you deleted the current by nominating it to CSD. The current one is with totally different content. There is no repetition nor matches with the deleted content that was discussed in NFCR discussion. Orphaned versions are also deleted by admin "Diannaa".Waiting for your reply. Raghusri ( talk) Raghusri 16:50, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Sir, now i have understood the matter. Sir actullay in that NFCR discussion the problem posted by Mr. "Stefan 2" user was : he saw a image similar to the CD cover image i have uploaded, in "Cinmass" website. So that he added a "Non-free content review template" to that image. Later i have asked him a solution to this problem. Then he said like this : "Place a line at the top of the image i.e., "The cover looks similar to the image elsewhere in the article" and also he gave me a reference to that site". Then i have added to it. The problem is solved. Actually "Endukante Premanta" article contains two non-free images i.e.,
1. Film poster : Endukante premata poster.jpg (in Infobox film)
Another one
2. Album cover : Endukante premata cd cover.jpg (in Infobox album)
So two non-free images with different content.
Film poster (or) Album cover individually won't serve both purposes. There must be one image for each category. So it is impossible to represent both the poster and CD cover with a single image. See so many film articles contains two non-free images. So that they are all to be deleted like you said, after that only one would remain for every film article. That one is highly impossible. Because as i said both film poster and cd cover categories are different. So that only i have closed the discussion in that non-free content review. But you have re opened it without understanding what i have leaved there in the discussion summary. Try to understand sir. Please read twice the above one and finally give me a conclusion to this problem. Thanking you once again for reading and have a good day sir. Hoping you will solve this problem. Raghusri ( talk) Raghusri 20:10, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Which sentences in Armenchik and Boxing in Armenia are paraphrased from indicated sources? There are sentences that can possibly not be changed, let's say for example look at the duplication report for Armenchik [1], which phrase is so "original"? armen gondrachyan was born on august how can I possibly change that? or at the alex theatre in glendale or his first album titled armen nor seround? Any suggestions?
I'll look at Boxing in Armenia later, because it's a little longer.-- Երևանցի ասելիք կա՞ 23:23, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Armen Gondrachyan was born on August 8, 1980 in Yerevan, Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union). He is the second child of Harpet Godrachyan. He started singing at the age of 7. In 1989, at the age of 9 his family moved to the California, where a large number of Armenian Americans reside.
Armen Gondrachyan was born on August 8th, 1980 in Yerevan, Armenia. He was the second child in his family. Armen’s singing journey had officially started at the age of seven ... In 1989 Armen and his family moved to the United States
Please look at [2] [3] these images. I just added templates that allow them to be on the article. Undo your edit, so I won't be considered a 3RR violator. -- Երևանցի ասելիք կա՞ 03:37, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
Okay, I'll "be nice" -- how did you put that image in there? Anyway, ... Thanks for the links re: Fritz Lang's The Spiders. I was able to expand the 'Restoration' section a bit. If you find anything else of interest, let me know. ~Eric F: 74.60.29.141 ( talk) 01:17, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
I realized this today, and was going to check on it tonight, to see if this logo was fair use or free use. thanks for catching that. someone used the "STAR WARS" original movie lettering for the Star Wars book. i will check on that and if necessary remove it. Mercurywoodrose ( talk) 01:56, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for removing the non-free images from my userspace! I should've realized it wasn't allowed. —Entropy ( T/ C) 01:26, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
For the Maryland logo to which you responded to me, I added the necessary copyright information. It is free use. - Josephabradshaw
Hello VernoWithney!
Thank you for removing the pictures from teh Dropboxes. I haven'n notices that they are none free.
BTW: I have a question, becaues I'm now more than three years on wikipedia and I haven't get it at all. I've already have created new articles, I have edited some old one, but I don't think I have understood Wikipedia at all. How do I come into the community? And is it possible, that someone could check my gramma first on articles I write? Because I'm not a native speaker and my wirting is much worse.
Greetings Captain Miles ( talk) 20:14, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi Verno, You recently removed pictures of album covers from the Ian McNabb Discography page i made. I am sure you know more about Wikipedia than me, but from the pages you linked me to didn't really explain why the images couldn't be on the discography page, only not on my sandbox. If it's any help, the artist knows i am making the pages and using the images. Should i try and find a 'free' alternative ie on his facebook page? Thanks for any advice -- Jonie148 ( talk) 08:53, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
just to further clarify, two of the 5 images apply for this "If the work was in the public domain in the country of origin as of January 1, 1996, it is in the public domain in the U.S. (Even if it was published after 1923, but only if no copyright had been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.)" as per wp policy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain -- Jonie148 ( talk) 09:05, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
Ok, thanks. i can see your reasoning is sound. Just a bit annoying as some of the images are hard to find, and i know fans were interested to see the images (on previous pages before merge to Discography page). Thanks for the help! -- Jonie148 ( talk) 13:21, 7 December 2012 (UTC) Just thought actually, could i make an article to document the cover art? would that solve the problem? -- Jonie148 ( talk) 13:23, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
See File:Raymond Reierson.jpg – Connormah ( talk) 21:57, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello again! I've seen you did some of the Ribbons and I asked myself if you have a template to create them? I would like to create some to, but I don't now exactly how. Hope you can help me. Greetings Captain Miles ( talk) 00:16, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
Can I ask why you removed the image from the template I am creating? The image has already been accepted as available to use on Wikipedia and has been in use for over 4 years. -- Zackmann08 ( talk) 04:01, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
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This cookie is given to you as a thank you for being patient with a n00b and helping me learn the proper way to do things. :-) Zackmann08 ( talk) 16:09, 11 December 2012 (UTC) |
Hey man. You were super helpful to me the other day so I wanted to see if I could get your help again. One of the pages I "watch" was spammed a few minutes ago ( List of wikis). I have already undone the edit but how do I go about reporting the spam violation? -- Zackmann08 ( talk) 02:56, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi
We spoke a couple of times, way back, about something or other, and I see you are listed as a reviewer at Commons. If it's not too much trouble, would you be able to do the honours for the 4 images referred to at User_talk:Begoon#Ke$ha? The Flickr bot doesn't seem able to do them because they are cropped from the originals, and I'd like to sort it out reasonably soon because the author has been very kind and altered her licence on request to allow us to use these images. All the related discussions are linked from my talk page. Thanks in advance if you can help, and no problem at all if you are too busy. Begoon talk 04:17, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
In re
this edit: at the time the image link was typed, it was a redlink, having already been deleted, so it was just a typo. Also, since there are no firm rules, there can't be violations, really
. --
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You removed a Hualien County Flag image from my user page with the explanation that it is a non-free image. Yet the image remains on the Hualien County page. Is there some sort of licensing that allows the image to be used on some pages but not on others? How do I determine when this is the case? Thanks. Readin ( talk) 23:34, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
Don't presume of assume anything about posters here. My favorite team would be Stanford, but I pay attention to college football on a larger scale. I don't buy your argument that the logo for a bowl game violates any Wikipedia policy. Since EVERY bowl game this year uses a "non-free" logo, your stance seems to be in contradiction to the general consensus. I know this because my favorite team Stanford will be in the 2013 Rose Bowl...in which a non-free logo is used. Same goes for the 2013 BSC National Championship logo, the 2013 Fiesta Bowl logo, and so on...all bowl's represented by non-free logos.-- 68.98.115.70 ( talk) 00:26, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
A couple days ago, you sent a message (perhaps a custom template?) to User:Checa985, here. This fella is a new user. I know you are an administrator, but do you think it would be possible to be a little more positive and helpful when you are writing to a "noob"? I fail to see what good threatening a guy with a block does when he doesn't even understand what he did wrong. You have to remember how baffling copyright policies were to you when you started out here. They were pretty baffling to me, and I have several years experience as a professional photographer behind me. Everything you do here is appreciated and needed, but just try not to throw out the baby with the dirty bathwater, ok? Thanks. Gtwfan52 ( talk) 21:44, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
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I did not know translating Turkish into English would be still considered copyright infringement. I will not do it again. Above all, I am satisfied with the wikipedia articles. Is there a way you can please remove the investigation. Proudbolsahye ( talk) 21:52, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the reminder, and thank you for substituting an image, not just removing it. Cheers. 7&6=thirteen ( ☎) 01:00, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
Logical Cowboy ( talk) 02:05, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
Why do you sound so obsessed over this? Look; it's either that logo or nothing for these articles (no individual logos), and I added fair use rationales; besides, what you cited a guideline, not a policy. Other bowl games have these images (with fair use rationales) with no problem. I think we need to start up a full-fledged discussion about this. Tom Danson ( talk) 06:40, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
Forgive me, but you didn't address what I wrote, which wasn't really about enforcement. Yes, I'm aware consensus can change, but that does not mean that it must; the passage of time does not mean that you're innately right. Arguments have gone both ways over bowl and team logos over the years, but I could easily use that argument if consensus existed the other way, and it would get us nowhere. Again, your rationale from the actual NFC policy, WP:NFCC#3a doesn't include what you say it does and WP:NFCC#8 may or may not apply, and you didn't address that. If it's #3a, I simply don't get how it applies as written. I'm fully willing to accept the fact that I'm just not reading it right, but any sort of explanation would be helpful. If NFCC#8 is your reason, and you're sure about it, then the bowl logos don't need to be uploaded at all. It's not like I'm saying I'm definitely in the right here or that the rules should be changed; I'm just asking for a consistent reason from policy. That's why a discussion on this issue would have been a good idea before doing this, because this is more about your interpretation of the policy rather than the policy itself. Runfellow ( talk) 04:19, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
Thank you. As a final note here, I do want to apologize for anything inappropriate or impolite I might have said here. We all sometimes get a little defensive about the articles we work on, and I probably got a little too defensive here, which isn't really conducive to progress. – Runfellow ( talk) 20:30, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
The User Delta Quad has inadvertently blocked an IP address owned by the state of Ohio government. 198.234.164.126 is a state senate IP and is sensitive to blockage. Please do what is necessary to remove this block. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.231.6.237 ( talk) 17:14, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
I re-wrote information from their website -citing it - and following Wikipedia guidelines - please do not delete. -- Wendydi ( talk) 02:44, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for catching that mistake! Kiefer .Wolfowitz 09:29, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
at User:Sgarcia113/Metcalfe's Food Company. It's claimed on my talk page that this has now been licensed, but so far every previous person I've explained about licensing to has gone away muttering and not been seen since, and I don't know how to check this. (In addition, I'm feeling rather rough...) Thanks if you can help. Peridon ( talk) 12:13, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
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Hi. I have yet to wrap my mind around the arcane rules of copyright. All I can say is that the images you removed here were all taken from their respective articles. Either they're acceptable in both places, or unacceptable in both places. Right now, we have a foot in both camps. Over to you. Cheers. -- Jack of Oz [Talk] 18:38, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello VernoWhitney. I might have located a public domain flag crest of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. WP:Copyright_on_emblems discusses the case of Germany's Bundesdienstflagge being non-copyrightable and within the public domain because the coat of arms is illustrated in a public law (and moreover the stripes over which the coat of arms is displayed in a Bundesdienstflagge is a work of simple geometry).
Likewise, Friuli-Venezia Giulia's flag crest is illustrated within a public law. If the flag that I uploaded is replaceable with a free version, I will make such a replacement. Is the crest's dissemination within an Italian public law enough support for asserting that it is public domain material?
The file that I uploaded is not an exact duplicate of the legislation, though it is very close, so I would have to do some work to make a replacement. Italick ( talk) 00:01, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
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At long last, arguably the most tiresome copyright case I've worked on is done! A much better feeling when those big ones get taken down, I must say. -- Wizardman 00:39, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi. You removed the school logo from my sandbox User:LenF54/sandbox and I am wondering why? It is the logo used in the live article Plaistow County Grammar School, found by experienced fellow Wikipedian User:Kudpung and added to that article on 23 December 2011. If you feel the logo should not be used then would you please discuss it with User:Kudpung so that agreement is reached over whether it should be in the live article or not. If instead what you are saying is that the logo should only be used in Main namespace and not in my sandbox then I apologise and would have removed the image myself had you informed me. Thanks. LenF54 ( talk) 19:03, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
You may as well take a look at List of films and TV series set in Palm Springs, California too. If I face the same non-free use problem, I'll pull the posters off. (Frankly, I know a little less than nothing about copyright, so your guidance is appreciated!) Same thing for Palm Springs in popular culture with the book jackets. I'll look here for your response.-- S. Rich ( talk) 00:39, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads-up on WP:NFCC#9 re: my userpage. Sorry about that! Would a gallery of small thumbnails be okay, or is that verboten as well? If okay, what would the the maximum pixel resolution of said thumbnails? Cheers! Wingman4l7 ( talk) 02:40, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your help with the non-free logos ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Murklemark), I didn't realise I couldn't preview them in sandbox. Would you be able to point me in the direction of making the document live? I'm unable to find the correct instructions.
Could you take a look at 2012120310010018
I responded, but mainly to defuse.
I'm unclear whether you offered to step in because the other agent is unavailable, or for some other reason; let me know if I should try to contact him.-- SPhilbrick (Talk) 18:06, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
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Liceo Italiano article. Thank you. -- E4024 ( talk) 20:44, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Next time you want to edit my user page, leave me a message on my talk page after you do something ( Bes2224 ( talk) 22:33, 15 January 2013 (UTC))
It's three years ago since I added this, please delete if inappropriate and upload suitable image and fair use details.-- Tunebroker ( talk) 10:14, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks for removing the non-free image from my user page!
I didn't know that you're not allowed to use non-free images on user pages! Now drink this or I SPAM NON-FREE IMAGES ON YOUR PROFILE LOL only joking XD Da Ultimate Bass Booster ( talk) 20:36, 17 January 2013 (UTC) |
Thirty-five months ago you commented on a poorly sourced article on Jami Floyd at AFD. While I am in full agreement that the deleted version contained only one deadlink as a source and her awards were not explained, expanded, nor themselves sourced... I felt back then that issues were addressable under WP:ANYBIO and WP:ENT. Sorry to say, but still feeling the issues were addressable, it took me until now to actually get to improving it (with help). I'd much appreciate your looking at User:MichaelQSchmidt/sandbox/Jami Floyd to see if your concerns from 3 years ago have finally been addressed to the point where we have something to serve the project and its readers. Thanks, Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 23:02, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for your comments re minor changes, which are noted.
However may I draw your attention to my notes on the talk page for nominated deletion; The reason for including this group on wiki is because of the enormity of financial support they offer suffering nations of the world, which is in turn supported by a large number of government ministers, and prime ministers as documented in the article, and on the deletion talk page.
I would offer the following example;
Athlone Group runs a program called UBUDO - a program set up to take children off the streets in Kenya, by giving them shelter, and then running fitness classes to help them stay healthy and fit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giW2RgpuYoE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Ox0k-ELgg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWCMjf0sllA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpqqHvyaRYM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTHlbhBvbGY
Please check these videos and I'm sure you will see the good work that is being achieved here.
Kind regards
MarcelBrandon ( talk) 16:06, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
I don't know where you got the idea that this photo was "replaceable". Do you have another photo of Brian? Or a crystal ball showing you where one is? Regarding the deletion note you left on my page, I have attempted to add additional information, but frankly these templates are completely confusing. Please can you look and enter into an actual dialogue with me to help me. Posting these deletion-unless templates is very confusing and unfriendly to Wikipedians. Thank you. 16:07, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
I had an image removed by Verno Whitney from the Rupert Hine (record producer) article. I also don't know Rupert Hine to take a picture personally and after a quick search have found no free replaceable media. I'm quite happy to comply and leave the image off the article though it does show the knee-jerk reaction that occurs in any user-driven site. I prefer the Google approach of "it all goes up and when we receive a legal notice demanding removal it all comes dowm". I've always felt that Wikipedia sometimes over-cooks its policies and in many cases over-works its editors. lol. Sluffs ( talk) 14:48, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Sluffs ( talk) 01:39, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
You deleted this per WP:CSD#F11. Google Images suggests that File:Anna Fegi Autographs.jpg is the same image. Could you check if there is still some problem with the image? -- Stefan2 ( talk) 12:47, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Does it matter that I work with the guy; that I have his personal permission to user a photo of him? Out of Phase User ( talk) 20:32, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
How about File:William Spooner - The 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adam Cuerden ( talk • contribs) 01:12, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello, could you just point me to the discussion where you warned this editor that he may be blocked? Or where he "repeatedly" violated the fair use policy? Just a couple of questions because I couldn't easily see the discussion that I'm sure you had before blocking him. Cheers. The Rambling Man ( talk) 22:09, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
-- Brontologique ( talk) 15:13, 27 January 2013 (UTC) cine suntenteti dumneavostra, de va tineti numai sa-mi stergeti link-urile externe catre traduceri??????? sa stiti ca daca nu va potoliti, am sa ma interesez despre aceasta probleme la institutiile statului.
-- 78.97.86.11 ( talk) 16:08, 27 January 2013 (UTC) Excuse me, but I realize that you delete only my "adds" and any reference to "Khesapeake" whatsoever, which is my name. This is outrageous, if now, in XXI century, Wikipedia (which wished initially to be a free Enciclopedia) is controled by people who make Mediaeval censorship. I have the Copyright rights and you still erase everything is is connected in any way to "Khesapeake". Why? You said to me that this is not an authoritative? Under what authority? In the same time you allow to exist pseudo-informations in the articles and pseudo-translations, bad translation of the Romanian texts. My work of years, of improving the translations from Romanian texts, of the great classical Romanian writers is just earsed in one second, whilst in the same time you allow to exist all kind of wrong, bad and stupid translations. What authority do you need? You need to know who am I? Or, what?
I can see that you have erased again the external link to my translation "The Tale of Johnny the Stupid". Excuse me, please answer to me. Have you something special against me? Because I can prove that everything which is connected to me you and the Romanian "Andrei "Stroe simply delete. Why? I don't understand your reasons... I can prove you that all the other texts are bad translations. Therefore, do - in the sake of Wikipedia, officially - do not tolerate the quality and the work of years of translations of all sort of Romanian classics. Please, answer to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brontologique ( talk • contribs) 16:51, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I'm a bit confused at to what exactly you would need from me to allow the use of the images in question on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_Social_Shopper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugara
I am CEO of Zugara and uploaded these images. I also noted on the images that as the CEO and representative of Zugara, I was allowing for their use on Wikipedia. I apologize if I am not doing this correctly (it is a bit confusing) but is there an easy way I can have these approved and not removed? Please feel free to email me at Matt@zugara.com if you need further verification or approval.
Take care, Matt — Preceding unsigned comment added by MHSzymczyk ( talk • contribs) 03:18, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello. I greatly admire the work of Edward Hopper, and even had an opportunity to visit his studio in New York City. I observed that you deleted the image of Edward Hopper's Nighthawks that I placed in a userbox. I have no intention of violating a copyright rule. But I did think that my use of the image of the Nighthawks represented fair use. It was located in the Creative Commons area, and I believe that the image was deliberately degraded such that it could not be exploited.
I have two requests. First, could you briefly explain why my using that particular image violated the fair use doctrine. Of course I don't want to violate the fair use doctrine.
Second, if using the Night Hawks image is a fair use violation could you recommend an alternate image of a Hopper painting that I could insert in the userbox. You inserted a self-portrait. Are there any other images available that are within the fair use bounds?
Thanks for your help. Iss246 ( talk) 22:46, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for getting back to me. I started figuring it out. Let me say this. Diligent editors like you make Wikipedia a good place. Iss246 ( talk) 23:02, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Jami Floyd. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 21:29, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Sorry I keep doing that. I swear I'm not ignoring you, just keep forgetting. ;-) CorporateM ( Talk) 21:38, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi VernoWhitney! I just thought I'd let you know that the above CCI is closed. I noticed you did a lot of the checks, so thanks for all your help. :) It is always nice to see one closed. - Bilby ( talk) 12:33, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Well,
First of all hello and apologize for my bad spelling. (I'm using google translator but I do not trust a lot)
You have deleted images on pages that I edited and want to know more clearly why. These pictures are on the wikipedia commons and not copyrighted.
In the German Wikipedia, the national football cup also used pictures of the clubs contesting the final, and apparently nothing happens. I guess the rules for German and English wikipedia will be the same...
More examples: In the Greek basketball league pictures are used again to identify the teams. This happens this happens in your own English wikipedia and appears to be allowed.
So, what exactly is the criteria? Algarfo ( talk) 20:24, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
I'm working on my sandbox page. It's copied there for translation from huwiki, I'll clean up the audio file links. It's a sandbox for a reason. :) 小龙 (Timish) # xiǎolóng de xìnxiāng 21:35, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
You removed that logo from the article on that page Greek Basket League 2012-13 and cited rule #14, which says, "A logo of a perennial event (or of its sponsoring company), used to illustrate an article about a specific instance of that event. If each instance has its own logo, such specific logos remain acceptable." Can you explain this to me so i understand it for future editing purposes? I don't really understand this wording, since it says such logos are "acceptable". An explanation would be welcomed. Thanks. Bluesangrel ( talk) 11:10, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
![]() | Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Ktr101 is now complete. Thank you for your assistance in the evaluation of this CCI. |
-- Wizardman 04:34, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
I went to some trouble to explicitly get written permission from the copyright owner of this image to use it for a Wikipedia article. The written permission was included in the file's entry. People like you are NOT a benefit to Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kayputk ( talk • contribs) 20:59, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Mr. Whitney, please allow my publishing of Romanian writer Ion Creanga, since I have the copyright for these texts translated by me and I do not have any financial claims for my translation text into English . I don't know, do you need proofs for this, any papers? As you can see my Wikipedia ID is "Khesapeake" also, as well as my e-mail address is known by you now and you can send me e-mail. I communicate with difficulty by this manner, here. Please accept this publication because my translations are published only in a few copies and the public doesn't have the access to them, as well as those my translations of Mihai Eminescu; these translations of mine are from writers dead of at least 70 years ago, therefore with no copyright from Romanian and maybe international laws.
As a suplimentary proof to you that I am the translator, please see the scribd links, where I publish some texts: http://www.scribd.com/doc/125111627/The-Tale-of-Johnny-the-Stupid-Translated-by-M-M-Khesapeake-Revised http://www.scribd.com/doc/120949322/Cogito-ergo-sum-by-M-M-Khesapeake http://www.scribd.com/doc/120144012/The-Vesper-Mihai-Eminescu-Khesapeake-Original Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Khesapeake ( talk • contribs) 15:28, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
Hey there! I'm working on the new Labs infrastructure for tools and bots which (amongst other things) will allow shared custody of specific tools. CSBot seems like a very nice test case, given that three of us have traditionally operated it at different times. How do you feel about being one of the test cases? :-) — MPelletier (WMF) ( talk) 17:29, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
Hello VernoWhitney, if you are around in the coming day or so, would you look at comments I have made regarding a non-free file, comment there whether or not I have misunderstood fair use, and if not, perhaps a brief comment from you as to why the rationale does not justify inclusion, nor is it ever likely to. Template:Did you know nominations/Apikoğlu Brothers#File discussion Thank you.— My76Strat • talk • email 00:47, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
Hey, you removed my edit to Rachel Ray's page. Please put it back until you can otherwise prove that she didn't gain 50 pounds in 3 months in the fall of 2008, because she totally did. Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.97.189.227 ( talk) 17:43, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
In a dispute regarding an alleged case of closed paraphrasing here. Please not the most recent version of the article, which is in the table at the very bottom of that discussion. Thank you. Nightscream ( talk) 03:44, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Verno, who do you think you are removing the image I put on the Carpenters wikipedia page. The photo I used is a commonly used public domain photo which is not being sold by any publishers for profit. There was no good reason for you to delete. It. I think you need to leave well enough alone. rickhenry Rickhenry ( talk) 18:18, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I don't mind that you stripped the images from my working draft, but there is a small problem with removing the images from Scouting in California. There are more than fifty pages that use the same formatting of state and council articles, check out {{ Scouting in the United States}}. Over the last seven years there has been an on-going discussion about which council articles are notable. The end result was that many of them were merged into the state articles, and the images were kept. If you look at the redirects, you will see that most of those redirects were once articles themselves. I can understand that you cited WP:NFCC#8, but I don't believe that it applies. For comparison, if you look at the Scouting in Vermont article, you'll see that there is only one council – and that image has more of an impact than say, California … which is a much larger state … The images do add to the article as each council is an entity into itself. Do me a favor please, before stripping out any more images, please discuss it with me first. Thanks. -- evrik ( talk) 14:24, 3 March 2013 (UTC)