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Thanks for uploading Image:170428_480_art_R0.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images on Wikipedia is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. You can get help on image copyright tagging from Wikipedia talk:Image copyright tags.

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Thanks for uploading Image:172084_480_art_R0.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images on Wikipedia is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. You can get help on image copyright tagging from Wikipedia talk:Image copyright tags.


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An image that you uploaded, Image:172084_480_art_R0.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Copyright problems because it is a suspected copyright violation. Please look there if you know that the image is legally usable on Wikipedia (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), and then provide the necessary information there and on its page, if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you.

JohnCub 13:59, 30 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

Problem with images

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I have listed the following for speedy delete as it is form a commerical source and is a copyright violation. Please see the notice for more details. Feel free to add fair use content. Thanks,

Flying Canuck 06:24, 11 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

Help with images

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Hello, I'd start by looking over the information I added below. (just some standard welcome templates) It also has some good links of where to find help. If you have any more questions please feel free to ask me on my talk page. (Don't forget to sign your comments with ~~~~Flying Canuck 17:11, 11 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

Welcome

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Hello, JJW20084, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the Wikipedia Boot Camp, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and vote pages using three tildes, like this: ~~~. Four tildes (~~~~) produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!Flying Canuck 17:11, 11 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

Image hints

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Hello!

Thanks for uploading some pictures to Wikipedia. I wanted to make sure you were aware of some of the requirements and good practices for uploaded images.

  • Pick an image name.
When uploading an image, pick a file name that is descriptive, and unique. Remember that many images may be uploaded about the same topic, and remember that names are case sensitive.
  • Source the image.
On the image description page, explain where the image came from. If you created the image yourself, then say so. If it's from the web, give a URL. If it's a screenshot of a movie or game, or a scan from a book, give the title.
  • Provide copyright and license information.
This part is a little bit trickier, but it's very important. The copyright of the image generally belongs to whomever created it.
If it's a photograph you took, or an image you created (modifying an image that already exists doesn't count) in software like Photoshop or GIMP, then you own the copyright. To upload it to Wikipedia, you must agree to license it under the GFDL (which allows anyone to use it, but requires that they give credit to the original author and requires that any further edit to the image be licensed under the GFDL as well) or release it into the public domain (which allows anyone to use it for any purpose without restriction.) Do this by placing an appropriate tag on the image description page, like {{GFDL}} or {{PD}}. Be sure to mention that you created the image. If you're using {{PD}}, you may also want to use {{NoRightsReserved}}, since there is some dispute as to whether one may grant items into the public domain.
If you didn't create the image, or the copyright somehow belongs to another party (like a screenshot, which you might "create", but the copyright belongs to the author of the movie or video game), then you need to find another tag that describes the copyright status of the image. Images used on Wikipedia need to be free for our use and the use of sites which reproduce our content. This means that images cannot have a restriction such as "only for use by Wikipedia", or "for non-commercial use only", or "for educational use". Images without a free license may be usable in certain articles under fair use, but such a use should be justified on the image description page.
  • Describe the image.
To another reader, the image may not be immediately understood. A caption in an article doesn't explain the image to a visitor who sees it on its image page. Put a brief explanation of what is in the image on the image description page, similar to what you might include in a caption on an article.

Some links to Wikipedia pages on this subject:

Copyrights, Copyright tags, Fair use, Image description page, Public domain, Images for deletion, Possibly unfree images, Copyright problems, Uploading images

Thanks again for your contributions. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me at my talk page. Flying Canuck 17:11, 11 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

{{helpme}}

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Hi, I see you've just addded the {{helpme}} tag. Can I help you with something? --Pilotguy (talk ¦ ) 19:41, 11 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

Please hold on for just a second. I will review your pictures momentarily. --Pilotguy (talk ¦ ) 19:55, 11 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

Your images are going to be deleted because they are from other websites and you didn't ask thier permission to put them on Wikipedia. That's not allowed. --Pilotguy (talk ¦ ) 20:03, 11 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

Unnecessary capitalizations

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Hi, please refrain from capitalizing first letter of each word in article section titles; for accepted wikipedia standards, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:MOSHEAD#Capitalisation

Thanks..

203.214.57.115 09:36, 19 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

Copyrights

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as Cleveland Transit Systems, but we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. Perhaps you would like to rewrite the article in your own words. For more information, take a look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Happy editing! - EurekaLott 02:11, 5 March 2006 (UTC)Reply

Please do not post copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. See Wikipedia:Copyrights. Copyright violations are unacceptable and persistent violators will be blocked. Your original contributions are welcome. - EurekaLott 14:02, 9 March 2006 (UTC)Reply

South African dates

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Hi. I've reverted your date changes in Nelson Mandela; this is a topic about a South African, and therefore the article is written in South African English. We do not use American-style dates here, but instead British-style. Please be more considerate in future. dewet| 07:46, 14 April 2006 (UTC)Reply

Ditto for Steve Biko, please see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Date formats related to topics. -- Jeandré, 2006-04-15t16:37z
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Thanks for uploading Image:234610 480 art R0.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, or ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. ×Meegs 15:06, 25 April 2006 (UTC)Reply

Others

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Hi JJW20084. Below, I'm pasting a list of some of the images that you've uploaded that also lack a valid copyright tag. I have tried to explain the reasons on the image description pages. In general, though, NBA.com images are generally not suitable for Wikipedia, and it is likey that there is no fair use rationale under which we can keep their copyrighted images. Also, please consider that there is ample opportunity to procure or produce free images of current players, and that such images are much more compatible Wikipedia's goal of creating a free encyclopedia.

Please review Wikipedia:Image use policy, Wikipedia:Image copyright tags, and Wikipedia:Fair use before uploading any additional images. If you have any questions, you can ask ask at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. ×Meegs 15:25, 25 April 2006 (UTC)Reply

2006

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Warning removed, sorry for the trouble. -- Nathan (Got something to say? Say it.) 19:31, 17 May 2006 (UTC)Reply

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Thanks for uploading Image:TTD15.jpg. 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.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 08:58, 24 September 2006 (UTC)Reply


Fair use rationale for Image:LeBronMVPPortrait400.jpg

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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. Mosmof 05:54, 22 February 2007 (UTC)Reply


Fair use rationale for Image:ShootingPortrait.jpg

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Fair use rationale for Image:SophPort 600 060217.jpg

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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. Ytny (talk) 00:05, 6 March 2007 (UTC)Reply

Fair use rationale for Image:RookiePort 600 060217.jpg

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Thanks for uploading Image:RookiePort 600 060217.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read carefully the instructions at Wikipedia:Fair use and then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies.

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. Ytny (talk) 00:05, 6 March 2007 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned non-free image (Image:LeBronMVPPortrait400.jpg)

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Thanks for uploading Image:LeBronMVPPortrait400.jpg. 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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Orphaned non-free image (Image:RookiePort 600 060217.jpg)

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Orphaned non-free image (Image:ShootingPortrait.jpg)

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Thanks for uploading Image:ShootingPortrait.jpg. 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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Orphaned non-free image (Image:SophPort 600 060217.jpg)

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Thanks for uploading Image:SophPort 600 060217.jpg. 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).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BetacommandBot 07:27, 28 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned non-free image (Image:Bakersfield 180.jpg)

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  Thanks for uploading Image:Bakersfield 180.jpg. 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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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:DEN 5751.gif

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Unreferenced BLPs

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  Hello JJW20084! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is tagged as an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to insure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. if you were to bring this article up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 291 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the article:

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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Nomination of Demetrius "Hook" Mitchell for deletion

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Nomination of Monster Night for deletion

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Proposed deletion of File:Millennium Force.jpg

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