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Thanks for uploading Image:DVD-Video_logo.gif. The image has been identified as not specifying the copyright status of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the copyright status of the image on the image's description page, using an appropriate copyright tag, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided copyright information for them as well.

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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 09:06, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Sorry for that. I don't know how to delete it...

At first, I thought you were a vandal attacking Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes), but it's not immediately clear that this edit is an improvement. Filling in a summary would help a lot.

When editing an article on Wikipedia there is a small field labeled " Edit summary" under the main edit-box. It looks like this:

The text written here will appear on the Recent changes page, in the page revision history, on the diff page, and in the watchlists of users who are watching that article. See m:Help:Edit summary for full information on this feature.

Filling in the edit summary field greatly helps your fellow contributors in understanding what you changed, so please always fill in the edit summary field, especially for big edits or when you are making subtle but important changes, like changing dates or numbers. Thank you. — EncMstr 00:16, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

oops (weak laugh)

I have added a "{{ prod}}" template to the article List of Released HD DVD Titles, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also " What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree with the notice, discuss the issues at its talk page. Removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, but the article may still be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached, or if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria. -- P.B. Pilhet / Talk 17:29, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Hello. Concerning your contribution, List of Released HD DVD Titles, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.satelliteguys.us/printthread.php?t=51497. As a copyright violation, List of Released HD DVD Titles appears to qualify for speedy deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. List of Released HD DVD Titles has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message. For text material, please consider rewriting the content and citing the source, provided that it is credible.

If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the GFDL, you can comment to that effect on Talk:List of Released HD DVD Titles. If the article or image has already been deleted, but you have a proper release, you can reenter the content at List of Released HD DVD Titles, after describing the release on the talk page. However, for text content, you may want to consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you, and please feel free to continue contributing to Wikipedia. tgheretford ( talk) 00:03, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Did you ask for help? -- ²¹⁰ physicq ( c) 23:44, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Discuss it on this page; it seems better. -- ²¹⁰ physicq ( c) 23:47, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

okay, you can see how my boxes look weird like they do. Do you know how to fix it?

Do you want me to fix it for you, or should I tell you step by step? -- ²¹⁰ physicq ( c) 23:51, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

If you want, but it doesn't make much difference because I don't know a lot about wikimarkup and I am not sure even if you told me if I would be able to understand. So you can just do it if you want. I only got it this far by looking at other peoples' pages, so if you do it I can look at the code and see what you did. Anyway, I seriously doubt this will help me in the future editing regular articles. I feel kind of silly asking you to just DO it for me, and I really appreciate your willingness to help me. BTW, how do you use HTML or another web programming language on Wikipedia?

My sister wants the computer, so I'll have to sign off, sorry. Thanks again. I'll do what I can to thank you more than just saying it. I feel dumb about just LEAVING, but she just went to get my mom to MAKE me get off, so I better go. Now. Sorry. Thanks. J.delanoy 00:01, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

No problem (I don't have any siblings myself, so I know nothing about sibling conflicts). I fixed your userboxes and moved them to the top of the page. About editing on Wikipedia and using HTML, there are many quirks and stuff to learn about wiki markup (I myself don't know everything about wiki markup, and am still learning some as I go along), so the best I can do is point you to WP:EDIT, which is essentially a tutorial to wiki markup and HTML allowances. If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask me on my talk page. Happy editing! -- ²¹⁰ physicq ( c) 00:11, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for uploading Image:Brain22.JPG. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.

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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 20:06, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

If you see this and are an administrator, please delete the image. J.delanoy 17:04, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

You posted on my talk page asking how you can save yourself with image copyright. I would suggest a number of steps:

1. Try and find out who holds the copyright of the images that you posted and mark them up accordingly.
2. Try and find out what licence the images that you posted are under and mark them up accordingly.
3. Learn about copyright law in general.
4. Read the Wikipedia policies on copyright and text and image contributions.

The basic point is that virtually everything that has been created recently is copyrighted. Books, films, soundtracks, paintings, photographs and plays are all copyrightable. Wikipedia's philosophy is to make things freely available, in both senses of the word. In other words free so that they do not cost any money to use and free so that they can be reused without copyright concerns. A lot of material might be free so that it does not cost any money but not free so that it can be reused without copyright concerns. Even more material is free in neither sense of the word.

The problem with posting material without source attribution and proper license is that it is virtually impossible to know whether it really is free in both senses. Consequently such material will get deleted and people who persist in posting it after being warned to stop tend to get banned from Wikipedia.

For the moment I would suggest that until you really get a handle on what is free and what is not free in a copyright sense that you stick to posting your own material. If you take a photograph in your own time (ie not on your employer's time since they would own the copyright of works you create then) the copyright of that photograph belongs to you. You can do whatever you want with that copyright, including releasing the work into the public domain or licensing it with a license suitable for use with Wikipedia. The one caveat with that sort of thing is that you should not take photographs where copyrighted objects are the main subject of that photograph and then upload that photograph to Wikipedia. Photographing a copyrighted object where that copyrighted object is the main subject of the picture creates a derivative work of that copyrighted object and means that it is not only you that owns intellectual property rights in that photograph. The only easy to understand exception to that rule is buildings. They are fine to photograph even if they are copyrighted.

If you are thinking of uploading a photograph to Wikipedia ask yourself the following questions:

1. Did I take this photograph?
2. Was the photograph taken in my own time?
3. Is there any copyrighted object which forms the main subject of the photograph?

If the answer to the first two questions is yes and the answer to the third question is no then the photograph should be safe to post to Wikipedia. You then have to consider whether it is an interesting enough subject to upload, but that is a whole different area! David Newton 22:52, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar :) Pretender2j 12:02, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:69.205.180.123

According to this site it does youTube videos. — Mitaphane _{?| !} 01:42, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for this corrections on my user page ! And please excuse this bad english =)

Have a nice afternoon

Liquid_2003 - Talk 18:53, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for uploading Image:Safari Al2.jpg. Wikipedia gets thousands of images uploaded every day, and in order to verify that the images can be legally used on Wikipedia, the source and copyright status must be indicated. Images need to have an image tag applied to the image description page indicating the copyright status of the image. This uniform and easy-to-understand method of indicating the license status allows potential re-users of the images to know what they are allowed to do with the images.

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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. If you need help on selecting a tag to use, or in adding the tag to the image description, feel free to post a message at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 01:09, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

You have given " fair use" rationales for why you can use a copyrighted image on your userpage. Fair use images are not allowed on userpages, no matter what rationales are given. Like you said, they are not encyclopedic pages. We only allowed unfree/unlicensed images in articles when there is not possible alternative, so that we can be the best possible encyclopedia. Having an unfree image on your userpage is not necessary to our being a good encyclopedia. This is a long-standing policy on Wikipedia, which will not be changed. Please do not re-insert the image again. Mak (talk) 15:45, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:User page#Images on user pages. Mak (talk) 15:52, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Hi J.delanoy,

Thank you so much for your help. For your information, I am currently editing Wikipedia at my local public library. As soon as I go home, I would try your suggestions. If I need further help, I will seek you for help!  Smcafirst |  Chit-Chat |  SIGN  posted at 01:35, 6 April 2007 (UTC) Thanks again!

Hi. I saw your question at Wikipedia:Admin coaching. Basically, there is no cut and dried level of activity required for admins or admin hopefuls, but admins nominees tend to be fairly active and experienced. The typical new admin has over 3000 edits and over 6 months of experience. Though 700 edits over 4 months time is nothing to scoff at, and there are admins who contribute less frequently than that. At your current level of activity, you should be ready by the end of your first year on Wikipedia, assuming you get involved "behind the scenes" (in the Wikipedia namespace) as well as staying grounded in the encyclopedia proper.

Rather than think about adminship at this time, it might be better to keep in mind that there are hundreds of things experienced Wikipedians do here without the adminship tools. It is experience in these things that peers look for in RfA nominees.

To get an idea of the types of things experienced Wikipedians do, visit the Virtual classroom. Become a better Wikipedian in general, then start thinking about adminship.   The Transhumanist    21:30, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Howdy! Please come to the First Annual New York Wikipedian Central Park Picnic. R.S.V.P. @ Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
-- David Shankbone 19:04, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for uploading Image:Cinderella III cover.JPG. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you. BetacommandBot 15:42, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for uploading Image:Safari Al2.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you. BetacommandBot 19:28, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Please do not delete your talk page, instead you should create an archive to place your talk into, this is just some simple advice. mickyfitz13 ^Talk 13:50, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Sorry about that... I had been away from Wikipedia for a while and I thought that this user would be erased completely. I will add the talk stuff back right now

Thanks for uploading Image:Stuman2.JPG. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you. BetacommandBot ( talk) 05:35, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Try WP:RPP. DoubleBlue ( Talk) 07:11, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

No problem. I saw it was an honest mistake but left you this note so you could request it personally as I did not want to do it for you. Cheers! DoubleBlue ( Talk) 20:47, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi. I'm replying to your question on my talk page. First, the chart looks really good! I wouldn't put it on seven pages all at once. Start out with the most generic page, such as one about game consoles in general. If you think it should be included on some specific product articles, ask on the talk page for that specific article. You likely guessed right that if you put it too many places at once someone will think of it is spam and remove it from all of them. Good luck. -- StuffOfInterest ( talk) 19:19, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

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