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Thanks for the pointer. I don't do much of anything with suspected copyvios unless they're tagged for speedy deletion, so I assumed that this message put the article in CAT:CSD, as if it were a G12 tag. What happens now — will it just stay blanked until someone from OTRS decides that it's been long enough that no email really arrived? Nyttend ( talk) 21:29, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
Thank you. I frequently have edit conflicts, but seldom do I have edit conflicts where another editor makes the exact same edit as I was attempting. That was refreshing! Toddst1 ( talk) 05:19, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for moving the last page I requested. I still have trouble understanding how to move a page properly; I have tried to move Tierras de La Bañeza to Tierra de La Bañeza, but in the end didn't dare. I don't seem to have a "Move" tab at the top of the page. I appreciate your assistance. Xufanc ( talk) 06:02, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Hello, I work for Utah State Parks. I have spent the last week updating Utah State Park listings and posting new listings for parks that have never had a presence on your site. You have deleted everything I did. You cite copyright of utah.gov, however, our website, stateparks.utah.gov, is not copyrighted. Our agency is a government agency and therefore, everything we produce is public domain. As it was explained to me, utah.gov has that copyright because there are a few agencies (state prison for example) that need to have their information copyrighted; and since utah.gov is the portal to all state agencies, they had to include the copyright. Agencies, such as mine, are given the choice to remove the copyright from their own website, which we have done. Please reinstate all of the parks that you removed. I have already been working with moabdave on this issue with several other park listings. Brad Adkins Utah State Parks http://stateparks.utah.gov Bradadkins274 ( talk) 17:19, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
I just forwarded an email from the Utah State Parks Administrative office to permissions-commons AT wikimedia DOT org. The email explicitly gives permission to use any/all information obtained on the Utah State Parks website ( http://stateparks.utah.gov) for any/all Wikipedia uses.
Please reinstate all of the Utah State Parks pages. Thank you. Brad Adkins Bradadkins274 ( talk) 18:12, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Also forwarded email to permissions-en AT wikimedia DOT org Bradadkins274 ( talk) 18:20, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi! I think you will remember me from The 39 Clues task force. I am apologizing for abandoning the article List of The 39 Clues characters, since I am currently working on another list. I couldn't managed both list at the time. But if you somehow need help on the list, you are free to ask me. -- FDJoshua22 ( talk) 03:22, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I was referred to you by Explicit ( t c) since you are an OTRS volunteer. I was hoping that you could check for permission grants on images that are from hmdb.org. There was a related PUI here, and I'm hoping to find that we could salvage some of these images. Thanks. -- ChrisRuvolo ( t) 23:19, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
Re this copyvio notice, I think the article is barely acceptable but it is not a copyvio. I looked it over when it was nominated for CSD and while it is sourced from one place, I think it is sufficiently rewritten that it does not violate copyright. Can you take another look? Frank | talk 16:03, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Noticed the ELs warning on Karim Kawar page - but need some clarity. Was it the references I added last night, or are the ELs those posted by others some time ago (the page was pretty dusty when I noted it had old info)? If it's something I contributed, I'd like to know only so I can make it right. Tnx Meandean ( talk) 08:11, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Glad you approve. I didnt know if it would be enough, I am not a native speaker, making it harder to re-phrase things. Cheers! Ruigeroeland ( talk) 13:36, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
With Manchuela it is the same as with Montsant before, where the article was just about the wine, the article should be renamed Manchuela DO, then three articles are neded, Manchuela, for the natural region, then Manchuela Albaceteña and Manchuela Conquense for the comarcas, which I shall subsequently do. Obviously somebody more interested in wine than in geography has been active in Wikipedia, so I guess I will find more natural regions in Spain where the same changes will be needed in the future. Thank you for the assistance. Xufanc ( talk) 09:12, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi, VernoWhitney! I just stopped by to ask if I could add many images into a list. By that I meant if I already used a photo showing the cast or characters of a particular film character list, could I still use a photo of the portraying actor at his/her corresponding section in the list? - FDJoshua22 ( talk) 13:30, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
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I'd like to present this barnstar to you since you have always stood behind my back when I need help in creating or editing such articles or lists in Wikipedia. I hope this is enough to give back the assistance that you've provided me while onto editing lists. User:FDJoshua22 ( talk) 12:59, 19 October 2010 (UTC) |
I have not seen an answer to the copyright questions you have dropped in my page. I suggest restore the articles about the directives now.-- Diamondland ( talk) 05:53, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
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For being the master of OTRS on several images Skibden ( talk) 14:51, 19 October 2010 (UTC) |
The author did give full permission to use the photo. He gave permission to another person to upload a photo before ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Achille39.jpg) Can you give me advice on how to fully prove this? Or should I get D. R. Walker's permission to change the license to the one which is shown on File:Achille39.jpg (GNU Free Documentation License). Again, advice would be appreciated. 1Matt20 ( talk) 16:28, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
Looking at the e-mail again, although he says that it was part of a package of "free to use pics", as you basically said in the e-mail there needs to be proof of this. I may look into contacting D. R. Walker about this gallerymagic package of free pictures, but as of now File:Juanmarch.jpg might as well be deleted. Oh well. 1Matt20 ( talk) 17:25, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
I don't remember exactly. I think there was a lot of changes in what types of images Wikipedia would accept both user-created and non user-created around that time and the copyright policy was being tightened. Maybe the Upload file page instructions were changed and I added it to the policy based on that but I really can't be sure. Regards Nv8200p talk 01:31, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
— Spike Toronto 04:05, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
When I look at File:CIAL Academy.jpg, I have the feeling that it is the result of photoshopping. Can I have a second opinion? Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:55, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
I have removed the {{ prod}} tag from Isulk'im, which you proposed for deletion. I'm leaving this message here to notify you about it. If you still think the article should be deleted, please don't add the {{ prod}} template back to the article. Instead, feel free to list it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks! VER Tott 13:38, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
Fair point. Good on you. Wik idea 15:14, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi Verno! I uploaded two more images for the Eric Birley wikiarticle:
I inserted the first one into the article here. I inserted the second one into the article here.
If I may impose on you yet again, would you mind:
It would be greatly appreciated if you could spare me the time to look into this. As I said to you earlier this week, I am new to the world of images on Wikipedia and do not want to run afoul of the necessarily restrictive copyright rules. Thanks! — Spike Toronto 23:10, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for submitting an article to Wikipedia. Your submission has been reviewed and has been put on hold pending clarification or improvements from you or other editors. Please take a look and respond if possible. You can find it at
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Jean-Pierre Dorléac. If there is no response within twenty-four hours the request may be declined; if this happens feel free to continue to work on the article. You can resubmit it (by adding the text {{subst:AFC submission/submit}}
to the top of the article) when you believe the concerns have been addressed. Thank you.
Chzz
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Hi there VernoWhitney, today, I'd like to turn the tables and ask a favor of you.
This is in regards to
File:Aeronwy.jpg, which has me baffled. It's tagged with {{
permissionOTRS}}, but at the same time, is marked as non-free. If the file was released under a compatible CC license, then the non-free license would be unnecessary; if the permission does not extend to third parties, then the OTRS tag is unnecessary, isn't it? I was wondering if you could look into this. —
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xplicit 23:59, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
The page Alcoceber should be moved to Alcossebre, which is the official name according to the Municipality Town Hall site. Thank you again for the assistance. Xufanc ( talk) 08:51, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi there,
I posted a Rights Permissions page here: http://culverland.com/rights.htm Is this enough?
Please advise.
Sportscarkim ( talk) 16:47, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
Thanks so much! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sportscarkim ( talk • contribs) 14:14, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading File:Lucian logo 2.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
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Signature. :) -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:04, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
Many thanks for that Robert aka Notafly ( talk) 13:27, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
Dear Vernon,
You were very helpful before with editor EdStat, who has since moderated his phrasing and been very civil and usually productive imho since. (Apart from recent mutterings about cabals etc.)
Unfortunately, EdStat's editing at the MGP seems to involve repeated and egregious misuse of sources, despite gentle cautions from David Eppstein, etc. (And EdStat's editing there has had similar problems for roughly a year.)
I think that EdStat is a candidate for some kind of restriction for further editing on that page, due to misuse of sources and original research. (I have only checked 3 sources, but all 3 have been grossly misused, and I'm tired.)
Sincerely, Kiefer.Wolfowitz ( talk) 15:07, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
We have a bit of an edit war going on at Mathematics Genealogy Project. One editor seems to have an axe to grind against the project and is adding original research and misquotes of sources as criticism of it. More eyes welcome. —David Eppstein (talk) 16:40, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
Dear EdStat, thank you for signing the last note with your user account, rather than an anonymous IP.
Since that IP address and some others share your interests in editing articles, would you please place a notice on each associated user page that those accounts are linked: In particular, it would be good to put such a notice on your (EdStat) user page.
If you do not have exclusive use of those IP addresses, perhaps you could note that you seem to be the primary if not exclusive user of those IP addresses (at least in the past, and should be contacted if there are problems with them in the future); I understand that you would not wish to take responsibility of all activities in the future (from the unsecured IP addresses used in the past). Thanks, Kiefer.Wolfowitz ( talk) 17:54, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi
I did the history merge you requested, then realised one article is about a single, the other is about an album - two different topics.
I've undone the history merge now, which I might add wasn't the easiest thing to do :P
Just thought I'd let you know.
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Verno--For answering the call and creating great looking ribbons, I award you the following:
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For creating 2 new ribbons for the Wikipedia Ribbons page. NielsenGW ( talk) 12:32, 28 October 2010 (UTC) |
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For creating 5 new ribbons for the Wikipedia Ribbons page. NielsenGW ( talk) 12:32, 28 October 2010 (UTC) |
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For creating 8 new ribbons for the Wikipedia Ribbons page. NielsenGW ( talk) 12:32, 28 October 2010 (UTC) |
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For creating 12 new ribbons for the Wikipedia Ribbons page. NielsenGW ( talk) 12:32, 28 October 2010 (UTC) |
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For going above and beyond the call and creating 18 new ribbons and organizing the Ribbons page! NielsenGW ( talk) 12:32, 28 October 2010 (UTC) |
No problem with the tags, it is not much work to delete them. And sure, I will mention it in the edit summary if I translate an article. Cheers! Ruigeroeland ( talk) 15:25, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
Salazar Valley and Zaraitzu are the same article but with different names. What is the best course to take?
On another note, Sankambeng Range should be renamed Sankamphaeng Range, which is a more accurate Thai transcription. Thank you for being so helpful. Xufanc ( talk) 20:32, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
Dear Friend, May i know it it possible to add some new text and recourse to this article ? -- Wipeouting ( talk) 04:36, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
One question on the OTRS for this file — does the ticket confirm that the uploader is the actual Guy Manning? If so, I'd like to add the ticket link to his other uploads, similar to what's done with Commons images uploaded by Jerry Avenaim (e.g. File:Phil 1.jpg). Talkback, please. Nyttend ( talk) 13:22, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
In wake of the latest plagiarism/copyright uproar on ANI, User:SandyGeorgia has suggested that we do something that can be publicized in the Signpost (like you don't know this). I'm collecting thoughts at User talk:Moonriddengirl/Copyright. Yours would be most welcome! -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 19:29, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
I don't regularly check other's talk page, so in the future, if you have communication for me, please use an appropriate venue. I recommend that if you leave a message on my talk page for me, I'll respond to it on my talk page. If I've left a message to you on your talk page, I'll assume you will respond to it there. This way, VernoWhitney's talk page won't have to be archived so often due to matters that should be discussed elsewhere. Edstat ( talk) 12:40, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
No worries - I know I'm Simon-pure, even if the bot doesn't. ;-) -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa? Lo dicono a Signa. 19:47, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
Can you and Coren please code you bots to not place us gazetteer tag as a vio. This shouldn't be happening and neither should Ser Amantio have to spent double the time just to remove the vio tags. Thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:00, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
SD is for the file not from wiki-travel...Please explain little more..-- Kalarickan | My Interactions 19:11, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi- can you instruct VWBot to not put a userspace link in the mainspace when it leaves {{
csb-pageincludes}}
?
tedder (
talk) 16:51, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi Verno! Us Hugglers are having a problem today with the program. I want to upload a screencap of the issue to attach to the discussion, but am not sure how to deal with the copyright, etc. Any ideas? Thanks! — Spike Toronto 19:02, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
Article restore as request. Ronhjones (Talk) 20:52, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi Vern, there is a problem with moving the article as you suggested or templated? The original move was exactly that, a "cut and paste" from 332nd Fighter Group to the erroneously named 332d Fighter Group. I have asked for the change to take place as the original mover and editor has not only less information but errors in content. He/she has also moved a number of articles to a "d" rather than the correct "nd" classification for the title of the unit, as given by the USAF. Once admins have been alerted, my hope is that the 332d Fighter Group simply be deleted in total. FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 23:29, 30 October 2010 (UTC).
Do you have time to get back to the old investigations like mine here- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Дунгане because i think this long delay is going to keep piling up for years at this rate. No one seems to be trying to deal with the old investigations like mine, which is just sitting around. Дунгане ( talk) 04:50, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
I have procured copy right permission for the images used in article entitled Sarojini Sahoo from the author . This can be varified through permission [Ticket#2010102410000149]. Now I found you have removed these images. I searched 'discussion page' of the article as well as talk pages and did not find your any clarification regarding removal. Please clarify or undo the post to make images visible again. Thanks Kanu786 ( talk) 17:49, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi Verno, I see you removed a section from the PSTC article because it looked like plagiarism. The original was on the PSTC official govt website. The material there is not copyrighted and is actually intended to be shared. Do you think it would be alright to have it word-for-word in the article if it is cited? Or is there a bigger issue? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marccote ( talk • contribs) 22:19, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi. History for page http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Jimmy_Stewart_(Ohio_politician)&action=history shows edit for copyright violation. Can you please specify violations in this user talk. Thank you.
17:12, 11 October 2010 VernoWhitney (talk | contribs) (2,373 bytes) (removing copyright violation - PLEASE DO NOT RESTORE - see talk) (undo) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thundercleese ( talk • contribs)
Who (if anyone) on Wikipedia am I supposed to contact regarding someone who copied and pasted an entire article from Wikipedia?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_me_Liberty,_or_give_me_Death!
http://bagera3005.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d29s7j5
The person in question - from what I have uncovered - tends to do this sort of thing a lot, both with information and artwork.
99.149.119.149 ( talk) 01:09, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
Dear Verno Whitney,
Being a new Wiki editor, I am most grateful for the help I've received from experienced users like yourself.
Thank you for cleaning up the pointer to the deleted image.
As for the violation of WP:NFC, I've read this over and am not sure I fully understand it or that it in fact applies. The quote I used was a book jacket blurb, edited down from the original. It's the sort of thing that would be (and is) quoted again and again in book reviews and such. As a career NYC book editor (20+ years), I work with book and author blurbs all the time, and have never had an issue with their length, reuse, or editing. FYI, I used poet Michael McClure's page as a model to style the INFOBOX and footnote for this quote.
I'd very much appreciate understanding how I may properly reinstate this quote. I work with Sallie Bingham, and she has entrusted me to help create a well-rounded profile of her life and work.
Many thanks, Eye Tooth Eye Tooth 23:35, 2 November 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eye Tooth ( talk • contribs)
Hi,
You left me a message saying I must site reliable sources about living persons with conspiracies. But the only information I have is the direct website of M.N. Alam. Is that ok? In his website he mentioned the conspiracy. Also, the references the whole entire page is directly from M.N. Alam website which I got approval to use the information in his website for the wiki page. I put his website in his external link. Am I supposed to also put his website in the 'references' part of the page? Niraleah1 ( talk) 21:15, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
All the information such as the conspiracies were in his books. In his books are detailed information about the conspiracies. He did not self publish his books. So since he did not self publish his own books could I use those as reliable sources?
Niraleah1 (
talk) 02:19, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
Ok, I see exactly what you are saying. Thank you so much. I will try to get that information as soon as possible. If not then my page will be deleted? Niraleah1 ( talk) 04:23, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
Ok, I was just told that his books were published by MilleniumTLink, but printed by the company Lightening Source. The nineth edition of his books is all printed by Lady In The Shoe Productions, CEO Kalima Lewis. If I put that information on to the wikipedia page, will that be ok so that it will not be deleted? Lady in the Shoe Productions also has a website that I would be able to list. Is that good enough to keep the website? Niraleah1 ( talk) 00:23, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
Can you please clarify what 'associated' with him means? Because anybody that would print his books has to be associated with him in some sort of way. By the way, thank you very much for your patience. Niraleah1 ( talk) 01:14, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
Also, they just deleted most of my information I had on the wikipedia page except the publications. I understand that I need reliable sources for the information about the predictions but when it comes to information I put about his childhood and background why would they delete that information? The information about his background and childhood could be found on his website. It is about himself which is definitely a reliable source about himself. Please help me. Thank you. Niraleah1 ( talk) 01:18, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
Ok, it is making so much more sense now. Thank you very much. I put as much resources in before reading what you have wrote. So, if some stuff has been deleted then I will make sure tomorrow that I find more reliable resources. Thank you so very much. If I have any more questions I will talk with you again. :-) Niraleah1 ( talk) 04:20, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
No problem Vernon. I'll have a look at the Chong Siew Fai and see how i can help out. ќמшמφטтгמ torque 02:41, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
Verno Whitney,
We just discovered that Congregation SHerith Israel's Wikipedia article had been removed for a copyright violation. On reviewing the material that had been removed, we realized, that the article had originally been written by Sherith Israel for the Magnes Museum (and therefore was probably not a copyright violation) and, second, that the information was not what we want in the entry on Sherith Israel.
So, the question is how do we remove the entry entirely so that someone who is looking for Sherith Israel does not find something that makes it look as if we are copyright violators. We will be creating a new entry over the next several weeks, but in the meantime we would like the current entry to be deleted entirely. How do we do that?
Thank you.
Ellen Newman, co-chair Sherith Israel Communication Committee <email redacted>
67.180.181.165 ( talk) 04:11, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
There is no longer any copywrited materials on the page titled "Cory Howerton"
If you look at his linkedin page, the "copywrited" material is no longer there.
If you have any other issues with this page, please email me at: <email redacted>, and I will be happy to make corrections.
Regards,
Mark —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mloefler527 ( talk • contribs) 01:14, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
changes have been made and there is a temp page apparently.
I have contacted Mr. Howerton directly tonight and he said if you wish to do so, you may contact him @ <email redacted> He informed me that he actually cut and pasted the wikipedia article into his linkedin page, so he stole from my post, I didn't steal from his.
He has taken down his linkedin post (I know, it doesn't matter), but I have made changes to the article, which needed updating anyway, I emailed it to him, and he is fine with it.
Please let me know if there is going to be anything after this that will disrupt this article. Mr. Howerton has done so much for the world of sports, and has utilized his position within the sports world to drive the autism message to thousands of people. Last month alone, he organized an event in Milwaukee that raised over $90,000 for autism. He is much more deserving of this type of attention than other sports marketers that are featured in wikipedia.
Thank you for your consideration.
Mark. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mloefler527 ( talk • contribs) 03:48, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
The page has been restored but put back to a very early rendition. Is there anyway to retrieve at least the links that were associated with the post, so I don't have to go through that process again? I am happy to re-write the story, but the one that is currently up is very old. If you could point me in the direction of the most current post, I am happy to make edits to it, but links are lost, research (although not much) as far as awards he won is lost, etc.
Thank you for any help.
mark —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.103.56.183 ( talk) 02:30, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
Quite a difficult one to rewrite, as the few sources that there are present a very factual biography which in many ways follows WP:BIO style. But I accept I should have done more to avoid copyvio. I have now done a redraft at User:Ghmyrtle/gould. Let me know if you think this addresses the issues, or whether there are further changes needed. Thanks. Ghmyrtle ( talk) 14:56, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
In 1879, he married Mahalah Elizabeth Lash, and moved to London where he began working as an assistant master in publicly funded board schools in the East End. He was transferred from Bethnal Green to Limehouse in 1887 after his notes in the Agnostic Journal were seen by the school board, and he was exempted from teaching the Bible. In 1891, he asked to be allowed to resume Bible teaching on a reforming ethical-agnostic basis, but this was refused.[1]
He moved to London in 1979, where he married Mahalah Elizabeth Lash (1879) and worked for 16 years as an assistant master in London board schools. [...] His fully-signed notes in the 'Agnostic Journal' in 1887 were seen by the School Board, and he was transferred from Bethnal Green to Limehouse and exempted from Bible-teaching duties. In 1891 he asked the Board to let him resume Bible-teaching on an ethical-agnostic basis, but was denied.
Acather96 would like to nominate you to become an administrator. Please visit Wikipedia:Requests for adminship to see what this process entails, and then contact Acather96 to accept or decline the nomination. A page has been created for your nomination at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/VernoWhitney. If you accept the nomination, you must state and sign your acceptance. You may also choose to make a statement and/or answer the optional questions to supplement the information your nominator has given. Once you are satisfied with the page, you may post your nomination for discussion, or request that your nominator do so. |
Acather96 ( talk) 18:48, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
When you clean up the article and delete the edits in the history, if there are new edits fixing the old copyvio, can the fixed article be copy and pasted after you guys delete the revisions from the history, into the article again? Because there would be a problem with numerous editors having contributed already. Дунгане ( talk) 01:41, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
...and I can prove it: right here. Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/VernoWhitney is no longer a redlink. Please hold off on responding, however. It is now in the hands of OlEnglish, who you may recall offered in August. -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:22, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
Anybody that willfully accepts a nomination can't possibly be of sound mind. I'm aghast! -- Hammersoft ( talk) 15:47, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
I would be very wary of making responses at your RfA. Nominee responses have a strong tendency to torpedo nominations rather than help in any way. If an opposer has an opinion, it is highly unlikely you or anyone else is going to change their opinion. Yes, your responses could have the effect of convincing other would-be opposers to not vote oppose, but that too is unlikely. Unless you have unequivocal evidence that an opposer is wrong, it's best to leave it alone. Rest on your laurels, as you are well deserving. -- Hammersoft ( talk) 15:46, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Verno. :) There's a question about CSB at my talk page, here. Do you know the answer to this one? Or should I ask Coren? -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 01:10, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
Hello VernoWhitney, I was recently told about a massive copyright violation through translation. Since there are revisions worth saving, I've declined the G12 nomination for now. The thing I am not sure about is whether I should allow the user to clean up the article as it is or revert to an earlier, clean revision and revdelete the offending revisions. Any clarification would be appreciated. Thanks, and good luck in your RFA! Airplaneman ✈ 04:00, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
Could you do me the added favor of categorizing it as also a question of wildlife biology, that is, something to do with science? If so, thanks. Calamitybrook ( talk) 20:33, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
Should you have any free time, your input is requested here. Thanks and congrats on your very promising RfA! Guoguo12 --Talk-- 14:59, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi, can you add source and author of this image to the description? Hekerui ( talk) 00:02, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
The title of the following article: Monasterio de Santa María de la Trapa de Santa Susana is excessively long, especially since locals call it merely Trapa de Santa Susana or even simply "La Trapa". I hope it is not too much tropuble for you to do the necesary change to the second name. Xufanc ( talk) 13:44, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi there VernoWhitney, I was wondering if you could take a look at this discussion and the follow-up. It seems the user has not received any response from OTRS regarding five files that were deleted at WP:PUF for over two weeks. Could you link into this? — ξ xplicit 22:42, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
Erm, excuse me, but the article is an article witha crazy claim, and does not give teh viewpoint of critics. I have referred to theorists that are respected to support my statement, and your interventions are thought policing Nazism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.72.157.4 ( talk) 16:18, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
25.^ Tanner, Jerald and Sandra (1987). Mormonism - Shadow or Reality?. Utah Lighthouse Ministry. pp. 91. ISBN 9993074438. 26.^ a b c Brody, Fawn (1971). No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith (2d ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 27.^ a b c Krakauer, Jon (2003). Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith. New York: Doubleday. 28.^ a b Abanes, Richard (2003). One Nation Under Gods: A History of the Mormon Church. Thunder's Mouth Press. pp. 73. ISBN 1568582838. 29.^ a b Beckwith, Francis (2002). The New Mormon Challenge. Zondervan. pp. 367–396. ISBN 0310231949. 30.^ a b Cowan, Marvin (1997). Mormon Claims Answered.
As referred to on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Mormon
I thought that evidence contained within your pages would be evidence. I didn't want to repeat the same things over and over. It is obvious to anyone that such claims will have critics, and the far fetched nature of the claim on the page i edited will have critics. Res Ispa Loquitur.
Can you put my balancing statement back then please, with these references? Otherwise i can only presume that the organization pays you to peddle unedited propaganda, which is more a threat to the wikipedia community that me trying to balance an biased article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.72.157.4 ( talk) 16:34, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
PS, since i found critics of the Golden Plates in about 4 seconds using google, that referred to a Wikipedia page, i think i rightly presumed that the answer to Who? was in the grasp of anyone using a computer and willing to learn. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.72.157.4 ( talk) 16:40, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
I've been following the discussion here and i believe the contributor has a valid point, you are keeping the article biased. The introduction does not mention that the Golden Plates are disputed. Russel's Teapot is a valid comparison, and if a link is kept in, the reader will surely understand that Russel's Teapot is relevant here, as it discusses religious claims where the evidence is beyond scientific observation, much like the claim of the golden plates being given to an angel.
The contributor may be new to Wikipedia, but if this interruption to the freedom to impart information is carried on, i suggest s/he reports this to wikipedia, as this is illegal and jeapordizes Wikipedia by making it seem that religious organizations are beyond a balanced argument. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.137.156.235 ( talk) 18:09, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
Greetings! Please excuse this intrusion on your talk page, and allow me to invite you to participate on the newly-formed Wikipedia Contribution Team, or WP:CONTRIB for short! The goal of the team is to attract more and better contributions specifically to the English Wikipedia, as well as to help support the fundraising team in our financial and editing contribution goals. We have lots of stuff to work on, from minor and major page building, to wikiproject outreach, article improvement, donor contacting, and more -- in fact, part of our mission is to empower team members to make their own projects to support our mission. Some of our projects only take a few minutes to work on, while others can be large, multi-person tasks -- whatever your interest level, we're glad to have you. If this sounds of interest to you, please visit WP:CONTRIB and sign onto the team. Even if there does not appear to be anything that really speaks out as being work you'd like to do, I'd encourage you to join and follow the project anyway, as the type of work we'll be doing will certainly evolve and change over time. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me, or ask on the Contribution talk page. Regards, ⇒ DanRosenthal Wikipedia Contribution Team 19:56, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
A consensus has been reached by your peers that you should be an admin. I have made it so. Please review Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list and keep up the great work. Sincerely, Kingturtle = ( talk) 15:45, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Despite the aforementioned budgetary constraints, I managed to convince the guys who work at procurement to make an exception :) Acather96 ( talk) 16:58, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Congratulations on your successful RfA! -- Elen of the Roads ( talk) 15:46, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
I voted neutral, but I'm glad you made it. Looking at it again, I should've switched to support. The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 23:08, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Hello - I believe that my entry for Lisa F. Jackson was deleted because there was similar info on her own websites, jacskonfilms.com and thegreatestsilence.org. Lisa is an associate of mine and has approved my creating a wiki page for her - she owns all info and content on both those sites - please let me know if you need direct confirmation on this from her, no problem. Thanks so much, Jenniferbeatrice Jenniferbeatrice ( talk) 22:51, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi Verno - I wrote detailed material on this project which has been frozen by you because of copywrite concerns. But all the material is legal to use according to the IGC website.
"All use of web material is permitted under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC-BY-SA), version 3.0, except published papers which are copyright of the IGC". http://www.theigc.org/about
I am worried my efforts will be deleted!
Thanks
Adam —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.219.236.1 ( talk) 10:19, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
I edited the url link because I thought it was unnecessarily long, I obviously made a mistake by not checking if there was any difference. I thought it was an issue of the site adding stuff along the way (like YT does).. Sorry about that - CET TALK 23:43, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
Hello! So I'm starting to contribute to suspected copyright violations. I was wondering, what do I put if the article was deleted? It looks like you don't do anything to it, but I'm not completely sure. Thanks! Endofskull ( talk) 00:09, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
Sorry for copy-pasting Bernd Fischer to Bernd Fischer (mathematician). As soon as I did it, I realised I made mistake. Thanks for correction of my mistake.-- Antidiskriminator ( talk) 02:24, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi! You have just written: "From what I could tell the portions of the article cited to other sources looked fine (...)". However, I cannot watch this, because of lack of text. So, I will not write again. -- Cheers! dr Mibelz 06:00, 17 Nov 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I've moved Susanne to the name of the master account for future ease. Should have done that forever ago with Paknur, but, alas, handsight doesn't need glasses. :D -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 19:09, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
I'd also like to help out with copyright investigations. Do I have to be a clerk to participate? If I don't, how do I participate without being a clerk? Thanks! Endofskull ( talk) 20:55, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
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Thanks for the pointer. I don't do much of anything with suspected copyvios unless they're tagged for speedy deletion, so I assumed that this message put the article in CAT:CSD, as if it were a G12 tag. What happens now — will it just stay blanked until someone from OTRS decides that it's been long enough that no email really arrived? Nyttend ( talk) 21:29, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
Thank you. I frequently have edit conflicts, but seldom do I have edit conflicts where another editor makes the exact same edit as I was attempting. That was refreshing! Toddst1 ( talk) 05:19, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for moving the last page I requested. I still have trouble understanding how to move a page properly; I have tried to move Tierras de La Bañeza to Tierra de La Bañeza, but in the end didn't dare. I don't seem to have a "Move" tab at the top of the page. I appreciate your assistance. Xufanc ( talk) 06:02, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Hello, I work for Utah State Parks. I have spent the last week updating Utah State Park listings and posting new listings for parks that have never had a presence on your site. You have deleted everything I did. You cite copyright of utah.gov, however, our website, stateparks.utah.gov, is not copyrighted. Our agency is a government agency and therefore, everything we produce is public domain. As it was explained to me, utah.gov has that copyright because there are a few agencies (state prison for example) that need to have their information copyrighted; and since utah.gov is the portal to all state agencies, they had to include the copyright. Agencies, such as mine, are given the choice to remove the copyright from their own website, which we have done. Please reinstate all of the parks that you removed. I have already been working with moabdave on this issue with several other park listings. Brad Adkins Utah State Parks http://stateparks.utah.gov Bradadkins274 ( talk) 17:19, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
I just forwarded an email from the Utah State Parks Administrative office to permissions-commons AT wikimedia DOT org. The email explicitly gives permission to use any/all information obtained on the Utah State Parks website ( http://stateparks.utah.gov) for any/all Wikipedia uses.
Please reinstate all of the Utah State Parks pages. Thank you. Brad Adkins Bradadkins274 ( talk) 18:12, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Also forwarded email to permissions-en AT wikimedia DOT org Bradadkins274 ( talk) 18:20, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi! I think you will remember me from The 39 Clues task force. I am apologizing for abandoning the article List of The 39 Clues characters, since I am currently working on another list. I couldn't managed both list at the time. But if you somehow need help on the list, you are free to ask me. -- FDJoshua22 ( talk) 03:22, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I was referred to you by Explicit ( t c) since you are an OTRS volunteer. I was hoping that you could check for permission grants on images that are from hmdb.org. There was a related PUI here, and I'm hoping to find that we could salvage some of these images. Thanks. -- ChrisRuvolo ( t) 23:19, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
Re this copyvio notice, I think the article is barely acceptable but it is not a copyvio. I looked it over when it was nominated for CSD and while it is sourced from one place, I think it is sufficiently rewritten that it does not violate copyright. Can you take another look? Frank | talk 16:03, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Noticed the ELs warning on Karim Kawar page - but need some clarity. Was it the references I added last night, or are the ELs those posted by others some time ago (the page was pretty dusty when I noted it had old info)? If it's something I contributed, I'd like to know only so I can make it right. Tnx Meandean ( talk) 08:11, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Glad you approve. I didnt know if it would be enough, I am not a native speaker, making it harder to re-phrase things. Cheers! Ruigeroeland ( talk) 13:36, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
With Manchuela it is the same as with Montsant before, where the article was just about the wine, the article should be renamed Manchuela DO, then three articles are neded, Manchuela, for the natural region, then Manchuela Albaceteña and Manchuela Conquense for the comarcas, which I shall subsequently do. Obviously somebody more interested in wine than in geography has been active in Wikipedia, so I guess I will find more natural regions in Spain where the same changes will be needed in the future. Thank you for the assistance. Xufanc ( talk) 09:12, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi, VernoWhitney! I just stopped by to ask if I could add many images into a list. By that I meant if I already used a photo showing the cast or characters of a particular film character list, could I still use a photo of the portraying actor at his/her corresponding section in the list? - FDJoshua22 ( talk) 13:30, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
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I'd like to present this barnstar to you since you have always stood behind my back when I need help in creating or editing such articles or lists in Wikipedia. I hope this is enough to give back the assistance that you've provided me while onto editing lists. User:FDJoshua22 ( talk) 12:59, 19 October 2010 (UTC) |
I have not seen an answer to the copyright questions you have dropped in my page. I suggest restore the articles about the directives now.-- Diamondland ( talk) 05:53, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
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For being the master of OTRS on several images Skibden ( talk) 14:51, 19 October 2010 (UTC) |
The author did give full permission to use the photo. He gave permission to another person to upload a photo before ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Achille39.jpg) Can you give me advice on how to fully prove this? Or should I get D. R. Walker's permission to change the license to the one which is shown on File:Achille39.jpg (GNU Free Documentation License). Again, advice would be appreciated. 1Matt20 ( talk) 16:28, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
Looking at the e-mail again, although he says that it was part of a package of "free to use pics", as you basically said in the e-mail there needs to be proof of this. I may look into contacting D. R. Walker about this gallerymagic package of free pictures, but as of now File:Juanmarch.jpg might as well be deleted. Oh well. 1Matt20 ( talk) 17:25, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
I don't remember exactly. I think there was a lot of changes in what types of images Wikipedia would accept both user-created and non user-created around that time and the copyright policy was being tightened. Maybe the Upload file page instructions were changed and I added it to the policy based on that but I really can't be sure. Regards Nv8200p talk 01:31, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
— Spike Toronto 04:05, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
When I look at File:CIAL Academy.jpg, I have the feeling that it is the result of photoshopping. Can I have a second opinion? Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:55, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
I have removed the {{ prod}} tag from Isulk'im, which you proposed for deletion. I'm leaving this message here to notify you about it. If you still think the article should be deleted, please don't add the {{ prod}} template back to the article. Instead, feel free to list it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks! VER Tott 13:38, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
Fair point. Good on you. Wik idea 15:14, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi Verno! I uploaded two more images for the Eric Birley wikiarticle:
I inserted the first one into the article here. I inserted the second one into the article here.
If I may impose on you yet again, would you mind:
It would be greatly appreciated if you could spare me the time to look into this. As I said to you earlier this week, I am new to the world of images on Wikipedia and do not want to run afoul of the necessarily restrictive copyright rules. Thanks! — Spike Toronto 23:10, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for submitting an article to Wikipedia. Your submission has been reviewed and has been put on hold pending clarification or improvements from you or other editors. Please take a look and respond if possible. You can find it at
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Jean-Pierre Dorléac. If there is no response within twenty-four hours the request may be declined; if this happens feel free to continue to work on the article. You can resubmit it (by adding the text {{subst:AFC submission/submit}}
to the top of the article) when you believe the concerns have been addressed. Thank you.
Chzz
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Hi there VernoWhitney, today, I'd like to turn the tables and ask a favor of you.
This is in regards to
File:Aeronwy.jpg, which has me baffled. It's tagged with {{
permissionOTRS}}, but at the same time, is marked as non-free. If the file was released under a compatible CC license, then the non-free license would be unnecessary; if the permission does not extend to third parties, then the OTRS tag is unnecessary, isn't it? I was wondering if you could look into this. —
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xplicit 23:59, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
The page Alcoceber should be moved to Alcossebre, which is the official name according to the Municipality Town Hall site. Thank you again for the assistance. Xufanc ( talk) 08:51, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi there,
I posted a Rights Permissions page here: http://culverland.com/rights.htm Is this enough?
Please advise.
Sportscarkim ( talk) 16:47, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
Thanks so much! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sportscarkim ( talk • contribs) 14:14, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading File:Lucian logo 2.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
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Signature. :) -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:04, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
Many thanks for that Robert aka Notafly ( talk) 13:27, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
Dear Vernon,
You were very helpful before with editor EdStat, who has since moderated his phrasing and been very civil and usually productive imho since. (Apart from recent mutterings about cabals etc.)
Unfortunately, EdStat's editing at the MGP seems to involve repeated and egregious misuse of sources, despite gentle cautions from David Eppstein, etc. (And EdStat's editing there has had similar problems for roughly a year.)
I think that EdStat is a candidate for some kind of restriction for further editing on that page, due to misuse of sources and original research. (I have only checked 3 sources, but all 3 have been grossly misused, and I'm tired.)
Sincerely, Kiefer.Wolfowitz ( talk) 15:07, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
We have a bit of an edit war going on at Mathematics Genealogy Project. One editor seems to have an axe to grind against the project and is adding original research and misquotes of sources as criticism of it. More eyes welcome. —David Eppstein (talk) 16:40, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
Dear EdStat, thank you for signing the last note with your user account, rather than an anonymous IP.
Since that IP address and some others share your interests in editing articles, would you please place a notice on each associated user page that those accounts are linked: In particular, it would be good to put such a notice on your (EdStat) user page.
If you do not have exclusive use of those IP addresses, perhaps you could note that you seem to be the primary if not exclusive user of those IP addresses (at least in the past, and should be contacted if there are problems with them in the future); I understand that you would not wish to take responsibility of all activities in the future (from the unsecured IP addresses used in the past). Thanks, Kiefer.Wolfowitz ( talk) 17:54, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi
I did the history merge you requested, then realised one article is about a single, the other is about an album - two different topics.
I've undone the history merge now, which I might add wasn't the easiest thing to do :P
Just thought I'd let you know.
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No problem with the tags, it is not much work to delete them. And sure, I will mention it in the edit summary if I translate an article. Cheers! Ruigeroeland ( talk) 15:25, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
Salazar Valley and Zaraitzu are the same article but with different names. What is the best course to take?
On another note, Sankambeng Range should be renamed Sankamphaeng Range, which is a more accurate Thai transcription. Thank you for being so helpful. Xufanc ( talk) 20:32, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
Dear Friend, May i know it it possible to add some new text and recourse to this article ? -- Wipeouting ( talk) 04:36, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
One question on the OTRS for this file — does the ticket confirm that the uploader is the actual Guy Manning? If so, I'd like to add the ticket link to his other uploads, similar to what's done with Commons images uploaded by Jerry Avenaim (e.g. File:Phil 1.jpg). Talkback, please. Nyttend ( talk) 13:22, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
In wake of the latest plagiarism/copyright uproar on ANI, User:SandyGeorgia has suggested that we do something that can be publicized in the Signpost (like you don't know this). I'm collecting thoughts at User talk:Moonriddengirl/Copyright. Yours would be most welcome! -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 19:29, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
I don't regularly check other's talk page, so in the future, if you have communication for me, please use an appropriate venue. I recommend that if you leave a message on my talk page for me, I'll respond to it on my talk page. If I've left a message to you on your talk page, I'll assume you will respond to it there. This way, VernoWhitney's talk page won't have to be archived so often due to matters that should be discussed elsewhere. Edstat ( talk) 12:40, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
No worries - I know I'm Simon-pure, even if the bot doesn't. ;-) -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa? Lo dicono a Signa. 19:47, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
Can you and Coren please code you bots to not place us gazetteer tag as a vio. This shouldn't be happening and neither should Ser Amantio have to spent double the time just to remove the vio tags. Thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:00, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
SD is for the file not from wiki-travel...Please explain little more..-- Kalarickan | My Interactions 19:11, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi- can you instruct VWBot to not put a userspace link in the mainspace when it leaves {{
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?
tedder (
talk) 16:51, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi Verno! Us Hugglers are having a problem today with the program. I want to upload a screencap of the issue to attach to the discussion, but am not sure how to deal with the copyright, etc. Any ideas? Thanks! — Spike Toronto 19:02, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
Article restore as request. Ronhjones (Talk) 20:52, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi Vern, there is a problem with moving the article as you suggested or templated? The original move was exactly that, a "cut and paste" from 332nd Fighter Group to the erroneously named 332d Fighter Group. I have asked for the change to take place as the original mover and editor has not only less information but errors in content. He/she has also moved a number of articles to a "d" rather than the correct "nd" classification for the title of the unit, as given by the USAF. Once admins have been alerted, my hope is that the 332d Fighter Group simply be deleted in total. FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 23:29, 30 October 2010 (UTC).
Do you have time to get back to the old investigations like mine here- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Дунгане because i think this long delay is going to keep piling up for years at this rate. No one seems to be trying to deal with the old investigations like mine, which is just sitting around. Дунгане ( talk) 04:50, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
I have procured copy right permission for the images used in article entitled Sarojini Sahoo from the author . This can be varified through permission [Ticket#2010102410000149]. Now I found you have removed these images. I searched 'discussion page' of the article as well as talk pages and did not find your any clarification regarding removal. Please clarify or undo the post to make images visible again. Thanks Kanu786 ( talk) 17:49, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi Verno, I see you removed a section from the PSTC article because it looked like plagiarism. The original was on the PSTC official govt website. The material there is not copyrighted and is actually intended to be shared. Do you think it would be alright to have it word-for-word in the article if it is cited? Or is there a bigger issue? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marccote ( talk • contribs) 22:19, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi. History for page http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Jimmy_Stewart_(Ohio_politician)&action=history shows edit for copyright violation. Can you please specify violations in this user talk. Thank you.
17:12, 11 October 2010 VernoWhitney (talk | contribs) (2,373 bytes) (removing copyright violation - PLEASE DO NOT RESTORE - see talk) (undo) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thundercleese ( talk • contribs)
Who (if anyone) on Wikipedia am I supposed to contact regarding someone who copied and pasted an entire article from Wikipedia?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_me_Liberty,_or_give_me_Death!
http://bagera3005.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d29s7j5
The person in question - from what I have uncovered - tends to do this sort of thing a lot, both with information and artwork.
99.149.119.149 ( talk) 01:09, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
Dear Verno Whitney,
Being a new Wiki editor, I am most grateful for the help I've received from experienced users like yourself.
Thank you for cleaning up the pointer to the deleted image.
As for the violation of WP:NFC, I've read this over and am not sure I fully understand it or that it in fact applies. The quote I used was a book jacket blurb, edited down from the original. It's the sort of thing that would be (and is) quoted again and again in book reviews and such. As a career NYC book editor (20+ years), I work with book and author blurbs all the time, and have never had an issue with their length, reuse, or editing. FYI, I used poet Michael McClure's page as a model to style the INFOBOX and footnote for this quote.
I'd very much appreciate understanding how I may properly reinstate this quote. I work with Sallie Bingham, and she has entrusted me to help create a well-rounded profile of her life and work.
Many thanks, Eye Tooth Eye Tooth 23:35, 2 November 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eye Tooth ( talk • contribs)
Hi,
You left me a message saying I must site reliable sources about living persons with conspiracies. But the only information I have is the direct website of M.N. Alam. Is that ok? In his website he mentioned the conspiracy. Also, the references the whole entire page is directly from M.N. Alam website which I got approval to use the information in his website for the wiki page. I put his website in his external link. Am I supposed to also put his website in the 'references' part of the page? Niraleah1 ( talk) 21:15, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
All the information such as the conspiracies were in his books. In his books are detailed information about the conspiracies. He did not self publish his books. So since he did not self publish his own books could I use those as reliable sources?
Niraleah1 (
talk) 02:19, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
Ok, I see exactly what you are saying. Thank you so much. I will try to get that information as soon as possible. If not then my page will be deleted? Niraleah1 ( talk) 04:23, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
Ok, I was just told that his books were published by MilleniumTLink, but printed by the company Lightening Source. The nineth edition of his books is all printed by Lady In The Shoe Productions, CEO Kalima Lewis. If I put that information on to the wikipedia page, will that be ok so that it will not be deleted? Lady in the Shoe Productions also has a website that I would be able to list. Is that good enough to keep the website? Niraleah1 ( talk) 00:23, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
Can you please clarify what 'associated' with him means? Because anybody that would print his books has to be associated with him in some sort of way. By the way, thank you very much for your patience. Niraleah1 ( talk) 01:14, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
Also, they just deleted most of my information I had on the wikipedia page except the publications. I understand that I need reliable sources for the information about the predictions but when it comes to information I put about his childhood and background why would they delete that information? The information about his background and childhood could be found on his website. It is about himself which is definitely a reliable source about himself. Please help me. Thank you. Niraleah1 ( talk) 01:18, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
Ok, it is making so much more sense now. Thank you very much. I put as much resources in before reading what you have wrote. So, if some stuff has been deleted then I will make sure tomorrow that I find more reliable resources. Thank you so very much. If I have any more questions I will talk with you again. :-) Niraleah1 ( talk) 04:20, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
No problem Vernon. I'll have a look at the Chong Siew Fai and see how i can help out. ќמшמφטтгמ torque 02:41, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
Verno Whitney,
We just discovered that Congregation SHerith Israel's Wikipedia article had been removed for a copyright violation. On reviewing the material that had been removed, we realized, that the article had originally been written by Sherith Israel for the Magnes Museum (and therefore was probably not a copyright violation) and, second, that the information was not what we want in the entry on Sherith Israel.
So, the question is how do we remove the entry entirely so that someone who is looking for Sherith Israel does not find something that makes it look as if we are copyright violators. We will be creating a new entry over the next several weeks, but in the meantime we would like the current entry to be deleted entirely. How do we do that?
Thank you.
Ellen Newman, co-chair Sherith Israel Communication Committee <email redacted>
67.180.181.165 ( talk) 04:11, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
There is no longer any copywrited materials on the page titled "Cory Howerton"
If you look at his linkedin page, the "copywrited" material is no longer there.
If you have any other issues with this page, please email me at: <email redacted>, and I will be happy to make corrections.
Regards,
Mark —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mloefler527 ( talk • contribs) 01:14, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
changes have been made and there is a temp page apparently.
I have contacted Mr. Howerton directly tonight and he said if you wish to do so, you may contact him @ <email redacted> He informed me that he actually cut and pasted the wikipedia article into his linkedin page, so he stole from my post, I didn't steal from his.
He has taken down his linkedin post (I know, it doesn't matter), but I have made changes to the article, which needed updating anyway, I emailed it to him, and he is fine with it.
Please let me know if there is going to be anything after this that will disrupt this article. Mr. Howerton has done so much for the world of sports, and has utilized his position within the sports world to drive the autism message to thousands of people. Last month alone, he organized an event in Milwaukee that raised over $90,000 for autism. He is much more deserving of this type of attention than other sports marketers that are featured in wikipedia.
Thank you for your consideration.
Mark. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mloefler527 ( talk • contribs) 03:48, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
The page has been restored but put back to a very early rendition. Is there anyway to retrieve at least the links that were associated with the post, so I don't have to go through that process again? I am happy to re-write the story, but the one that is currently up is very old. If you could point me in the direction of the most current post, I am happy to make edits to it, but links are lost, research (although not much) as far as awards he won is lost, etc.
Thank you for any help.
mark —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.103.56.183 ( talk) 02:30, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
Quite a difficult one to rewrite, as the few sources that there are present a very factual biography which in many ways follows WP:BIO style. But I accept I should have done more to avoid copyvio. I have now done a redraft at User:Ghmyrtle/gould. Let me know if you think this addresses the issues, or whether there are further changes needed. Thanks. Ghmyrtle ( talk) 14:56, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
In 1879, he married Mahalah Elizabeth Lash, and moved to London where he began working as an assistant master in publicly funded board schools in the East End. He was transferred from Bethnal Green to Limehouse in 1887 after his notes in the Agnostic Journal were seen by the school board, and he was exempted from teaching the Bible. In 1891, he asked to be allowed to resume Bible teaching on a reforming ethical-agnostic basis, but this was refused.[1]
He moved to London in 1979, where he married Mahalah Elizabeth Lash (1879) and worked for 16 years as an assistant master in London board schools. [...] His fully-signed notes in the 'Agnostic Journal' in 1887 were seen by the School Board, and he was transferred from Bethnal Green to Limehouse and exempted from Bible-teaching duties. In 1891 he asked the Board to let him resume Bible-teaching on an ethical-agnostic basis, but was denied.
Acather96 would like to nominate you to become an administrator. Please visit Wikipedia:Requests for adminship to see what this process entails, and then contact Acather96 to accept or decline the nomination. A page has been created for your nomination at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/VernoWhitney. If you accept the nomination, you must state and sign your acceptance. You may also choose to make a statement and/or answer the optional questions to supplement the information your nominator has given. Once you are satisfied with the page, you may post your nomination for discussion, or request that your nominator do so. |
Acather96 ( talk) 18:48, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
When you clean up the article and delete the edits in the history, if there are new edits fixing the old copyvio, can the fixed article be copy and pasted after you guys delete the revisions from the history, into the article again? Because there would be a problem with numerous editors having contributed already. Дунгане ( talk) 01:41, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
...and I can prove it: right here. Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/VernoWhitney is no longer a redlink. Please hold off on responding, however. It is now in the hands of OlEnglish, who you may recall offered in August. -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:22, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
Anybody that willfully accepts a nomination can't possibly be of sound mind. I'm aghast! -- Hammersoft ( talk) 15:47, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
I would be very wary of making responses at your RfA. Nominee responses have a strong tendency to torpedo nominations rather than help in any way. If an opposer has an opinion, it is highly unlikely you or anyone else is going to change their opinion. Yes, your responses could have the effect of convincing other would-be opposers to not vote oppose, but that too is unlikely. Unless you have unequivocal evidence that an opposer is wrong, it's best to leave it alone. Rest on your laurels, as you are well deserving. -- Hammersoft ( talk) 15:46, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Verno. :) There's a question about CSB at my talk page, here. Do you know the answer to this one? Or should I ask Coren? -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 01:10, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
Hello VernoWhitney, I was recently told about a massive copyright violation through translation. Since there are revisions worth saving, I've declined the G12 nomination for now. The thing I am not sure about is whether I should allow the user to clean up the article as it is or revert to an earlier, clean revision and revdelete the offending revisions. Any clarification would be appreciated. Thanks, and good luck in your RFA! Airplaneman ✈ 04:00, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
Could you do me the added favor of categorizing it as also a question of wildlife biology, that is, something to do with science? If so, thanks. Calamitybrook ( talk) 20:33, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
Should you have any free time, your input is requested here. Thanks and congrats on your very promising RfA! Guoguo12 --Talk-- 14:59, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi, can you add source and author of this image to the description? Hekerui ( talk) 00:02, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
The title of the following article: Monasterio de Santa María de la Trapa de Santa Susana is excessively long, especially since locals call it merely Trapa de Santa Susana or even simply "La Trapa". I hope it is not too much tropuble for you to do the necesary change to the second name. Xufanc ( talk) 13:44, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi there VernoWhitney, I was wondering if you could take a look at this discussion and the follow-up. It seems the user has not received any response from OTRS regarding five files that were deleted at WP:PUF for over two weeks. Could you link into this? — ξ xplicit 22:42, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
Erm, excuse me, but the article is an article witha crazy claim, and does not give teh viewpoint of critics. I have referred to theorists that are respected to support my statement, and your interventions are thought policing Nazism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.72.157.4 ( talk) 16:18, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
25.^ Tanner, Jerald and Sandra (1987). Mormonism - Shadow or Reality?. Utah Lighthouse Ministry. pp. 91. ISBN 9993074438. 26.^ a b c Brody, Fawn (1971). No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith (2d ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 27.^ a b c Krakauer, Jon (2003). Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith. New York: Doubleday. 28.^ a b Abanes, Richard (2003). One Nation Under Gods: A History of the Mormon Church. Thunder's Mouth Press. pp. 73. ISBN 1568582838. 29.^ a b Beckwith, Francis (2002). The New Mormon Challenge. Zondervan. pp. 367–396. ISBN 0310231949. 30.^ a b Cowan, Marvin (1997). Mormon Claims Answered.
As referred to on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Mormon
I thought that evidence contained within your pages would be evidence. I didn't want to repeat the same things over and over. It is obvious to anyone that such claims will have critics, and the far fetched nature of the claim on the page i edited will have critics. Res Ispa Loquitur.
Can you put my balancing statement back then please, with these references? Otherwise i can only presume that the organization pays you to peddle unedited propaganda, which is more a threat to the wikipedia community that me trying to balance an biased article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.72.157.4 ( talk) 16:34, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
PS, since i found critics of the Golden Plates in about 4 seconds using google, that referred to a Wikipedia page, i think i rightly presumed that the answer to Who? was in the grasp of anyone using a computer and willing to learn. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.72.157.4 ( talk) 16:40, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
I've been following the discussion here and i believe the contributor has a valid point, you are keeping the article biased. The introduction does not mention that the Golden Plates are disputed. Russel's Teapot is a valid comparison, and if a link is kept in, the reader will surely understand that Russel's Teapot is relevant here, as it discusses religious claims where the evidence is beyond scientific observation, much like the claim of the golden plates being given to an angel.
The contributor may be new to Wikipedia, but if this interruption to the freedom to impart information is carried on, i suggest s/he reports this to wikipedia, as this is illegal and jeapordizes Wikipedia by making it seem that religious organizations are beyond a balanced argument. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.137.156.235 ( talk) 18:09, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
Greetings! Please excuse this intrusion on your talk page, and allow me to invite you to participate on the newly-formed Wikipedia Contribution Team, or WP:CONTRIB for short! The goal of the team is to attract more and better contributions specifically to the English Wikipedia, as well as to help support the fundraising team in our financial and editing contribution goals. We have lots of stuff to work on, from minor and major page building, to wikiproject outreach, article improvement, donor contacting, and more -- in fact, part of our mission is to empower team members to make their own projects to support our mission. Some of our projects only take a few minutes to work on, while others can be large, multi-person tasks -- whatever your interest level, we're glad to have you. If this sounds of interest to you, please visit WP:CONTRIB and sign onto the team. Even if there does not appear to be anything that really speaks out as being work you'd like to do, I'd encourage you to join and follow the project anyway, as the type of work we'll be doing will certainly evolve and change over time. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me, or ask on the Contribution talk page. Regards, ⇒ DanRosenthal Wikipedia Contribution Team 19:56, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
A consensus has been reached by your peers that you should be an admin. I have made it so. Please review Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list and keep up the great work. Sincerely, Kingturtle = ( talk) 15:45, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Despite the aforementioned budgetary constraints, I managed to convince the guys who work at procurement to make an exception :) Acather96 ( talk) 16:58, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Congratulations on your successful RfA! -- Elen of the Roads ( talk) 15:46, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
I voted neutral, but I'm glad you made it. Looking at it again, I should've switched to support. The Utahraptor Talk/ Contribs 23:08, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Hello - I believe that my entry for Lisa F. Jackson was deleted because there was similar info on her own websites, jacskonfilms.com and thegreatestsilence.org. Lisa is an associate of mine and has approved my creating a wiki page for her - she owns all info and content on both those sites - please let me know if you need direct confirmation on this from her, no problem. Thanks so much, Jenniferbeatrice Jenniferbeatrice ( talk) 22:51, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi Verno - I wrote detailed material on this project which has been frozen by you because of copywrite concerns. But all the material is legal to use according to the IGC website.
"All use of web material is permitted under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC-BY-SA), version 3.0, except published papers which are copyright of the IGC". http://www.theigc.org/about
I am worried my efforts will be deleted!
Thanks
Adam —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.219.236.1 ( talk) 10:19, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
I edited the url link because I thought it was unnecessarily long, I obviously made a mistake by not checking if there was any difference. I thought it was an issue of the site adding stuff along the way (like YT does).. Sorry about that - CET TALK 23:43, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
Hello! So I'm starting to contribute to suspected copyright violations. I was wondering, what do I put if the article was deleted? It looks like you don't do anything to it, but I'm not completely sure. Thanks! Endofskull ( talk) 00:09, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
Sorry for copy-pasting Bernd Fischer to Bernd Fischer (mathematician). As soon as I did it, I realised I made mistake. Thanks for correction of my mistake.-- Antidiskriminator ( talk) 02:24, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi! You have just written: "From what I could tell the portions of the article cited to other sources looked fine (...)". However, I cannot watch this, because of lack of text. So, I will not write again. -- Cheers! dr Mibelz 06:00, 17 Nov 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I've moved Susanne to the name of the master account for future ease. Should have done that forever ago with Paknur, but, alas, handsight doesn't need glasses. :D -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 19:09, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
I'd also like to help out with copyright investigations. Do I have to be a clerk to participate? If I don't, how do I participate without being a clerk? Thanks! Endofskull ( talk) 20:55, 17 November 2010 (UTC)