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Photos edit

See WP:COPYREQ for this process. If you need any help, drop me a line. Cheers, Zoz (t) 13:32, 13 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Well it depends on how you want to use that photo. I you want to add an external link to the article which points to their photo, then according to their website, it's fine. However, if you want that image to appear on WP (i.e. if you want to upload it to have it displayed in an article), then permission to use is not enough. That's because Wikipedia itself states all its material may be used by anyone, for any purpose, and that includes modification, redistribution, etc. Compare this to their statement: "These photos may not otherwise be reproduced, distributed, cropped, resized, or otherwise altered without the written permission of the photographer." So you'll "have to contact the photographer (the copyright holder) of the photo" and ask them to release their photo under a free license, preferably GDFL. You can find a boilerplate text for requesting permission here. Hope this helps. --Zoz (t) 12:56, 14 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Photo's edit

Hi - You are not following correct procedures with the photos and seem to not fully understand the concepts involved. First off, you can't upload "fair use" photo's to Wikicommons, which is why those photos have been tagged for deletion as copyright violations. Second, even if they were fair use, you have provided no rationale for it - please read the instructions on how to document fair use photos. This is a complex and difficult process and with a high-profile article like this it needs to be done with no uncertainty. -- Stbalbach 14:38, 20 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Also left messages on the John Karr talk page about this. -- Stbalbach 14:41, 20 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

re: GDFL edit

Sorry for not replying for so long, I was busy in real life. So I suppose you got an e-mail saying OK to release the images under the GDFL? If that's the case, you should forward both your request and the answer received to permissions AT wikimedia DOT org, and add {{confirmation}} to the talk page. I think you should add {{GFDL}} to the image description page, link the source of the photo and name the author. --Zoz (t) 12:14, 21 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

GFDL edit

GFDL can't be revoked once granted (as long as you can prove that, as you seem to have done). You might like to contact User:Jkelly if you need more help as she does a lot of work with images. Tyrenius 01:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

Copyright edit

I would go ahead and remove the images. My understanding is once something is released under GFDL it can't be retracted, but in this case it's really not worth the hassle. I'm sure it would be possible to obtain other images we could use instead. Sarah Ewart (Talk) 01:03, 2 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

Hey Michael, I was thinking further about the Cessna photo problem and I realised that User:Linuxbeak is in the aviation business. He has uploaded images of other Cessnas and he may have an image of the Cessna 414 or at least be able to suggest we we may get a replacement. He's a lovely guy and I'm sure he'd be happy to help if he could. Just a thought. Best, Sarah Ewart (Talk) 12:01, 2 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

No worries, Michael. Linuxbeak is currently running in the board of trustees election, so he might be a little slow in replying. There is a list of other editors who are also pilots here: [1]. Also, if we can find an image that belongs to the US government, we can use that (work by the US federal govt is in the public domain). I did a quick google image search a couple of days ago to see if I could find anything by the US government but ran out of time. I'll try doing another google search later in the week. Sarah Ewart (Talk) 10:53, 4 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

Leonard Ravenhill edit

Thbere was nothing in the article to indicate that he was notable. I have put the text in User:CambridgeBayWeather/Sandbox (you can copy it over to UserMdoc7/Sandbox while you work on it), if you can find some sources to prove his notability then you could repost the article. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 03:29, 14 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

'bout time edit

I just noticed your user page pop up on my watchlist and turn from a red link to blue. Bout time you did something about that! :) Sarah Ewart (Talk) 04:40, 14 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

Take a look edit

The Beatles project

Read my comment, and stay with it. --andreasegde 16:59, 23 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

Helping Hand edit

Hey; just to let you know I'm always willing to help out users with questions over at my talk page - if you have any questions or would like some information, please don't hesitate to drop me a message and I'll answer next time I'm online.

Happy editing!

Kind regards,
Anthonycfc [TC] 03:18, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Leonard Ravenhill edit

Mdoc7, do you have any fresh insights into Ravenhill's page. I found a couple sources and cleaned a few things up, but the discussion looks like its been dead a long time - what is that all about? I'd like to remove the old banners but want some input from people who've been here longer, thanks ChildrenOfLight (talk) 02:20, 27 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

See my response in your talk page. Mdoc7 (talk) 03:23, 10 July 2010 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, I've heard most of those quotes in his videotaped sermons, but for me to source them would require me to watch them again :) - something I'll get to eventually. Thanks again, ChildrenOfLight (talk) 20:24, 5 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

Possibly unfree File:Beachboys-ariola.jpg edit

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Ian McCormack edit

Mdoc7, a few months ago I went through a long and spirited AFD process over an article I was trying to create on Wikipedia. I'd appreciate any help or feedback on the new article. I have one person helping me now who wanted to delete it at first, so we'll see if it makes it this time. Please view my artice here: User:ChildrenOfLight/Ian_McCormack. I'd appreciate it. Sincerely ChildrenOfLight (talk) 20:31, 5 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Alexis Reich for deletion edit

 

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ArbCom elections are now open! edit

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April 2016 edit

  Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. This is just a note to let you know that I've moved the draft that you were working on to Draft:The Early Word, from its old location at User:Mdoc7. This has been done because the Draft namespace is the preferred location for Articles for Creation submissions. Please feel free to continue to work on it there. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to ask me on my talk page. Thank you. Ricky81682 (talk) 19:05, 15 April 2016 (UTC)Reply

File permission problem with File:Garyusher.jpg edit

 

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Your draft article, Draft:The Early Word edit

 

Hello, Mdoc7. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "The Early Word".

In accordance with our policy that Articles for Creation is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}} or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. 1989 (talk) 01:41, 2 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of With Footnotes/In the Volume of the Book edit

 

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