Alienmercy

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Governor pictures

State government photos are not public domain; that's the problem. I've been tagging them as replaceable because it seems like most politicians will release photos under whatever terms necessary to get them on a high-profile site like Wikipedia. Barring that, they make frequent public appearances and could be easily photographed then. —Chowbok ☠ 00:18, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use Image:Jimesch.jpg

Replaceable fair use

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Joba Chamberlain

Thanks for restoring Joba Chamberlain. I'm not sure why that happened. --Brewcrewer 18:40, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

• Woops, I thought that I erased the section. Forget it. --Brewcrewer 18:44, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:David-Hahn-Nebraska.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:David-Hahn-Nebraska.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.

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Pat Venditte

I was actually aware, but I thought it was left that as long as the citations were left in, the transition to the different form of inline citations was fine. My apologies if I misunderstood. --fuzzy510 (talk) 17:01, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

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Nomination of Jim Esch for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Jim Esch is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jim Esch until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Marquardtika (talk) 16:10, 13 October 2017 (UTC)