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Merger of Weather Map and Weather Front pages edit

It appears you were the original author of one of these pages, so I'm officially letting you know of their merger and expansion as one document now titled Surface Analysis - Weather. Also, as someone who is currently part of the government, I feel wikipedia is an excellent way to share the volumous information the government generates which is not considered secret/classified. A lot of that information even 10 years ago (some still is) would have been sitting in some office, collecting dust, forgotten and virtually lost. Now some of it resides on the far corners of the internet. Wikipedia allows it to be organized in one place, and for that reason, I appreciate wikipedia. Thegreatdr 17:27, 26 May 2006 (UTC)Reply

I hear you. I still think wikipedia is a fantastic resource, and I use it regularly. It just sucks when your work gets outright deleted. It also sucks when the Image-copyright crusade gets going so strong that images are mass deleted by bots without being reviewed by a human to see whether they could still be incorporated in the wiki. I personally feel that copyright is very important, and I understand the threats it could pose to wikipedia's very survival. To that end I did a bunch of work with image tagging back in the day, and I really didn't like the direction it took. That's just the reason I stopped contributing. I haven't returned because I don't really have the time to contribute the way I used to, and I now mostly just fix the odd typo anonymously. -User:Lommer | talk 21:43, 8 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

Replaceable fair use Image:Arlo_Guthrie.jpg edit

 
Replaceable fair use

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Image copyright problem with Image:Jeep_CJ7_dixie.jpg edit

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Fair use rationale for Image:Goodfellas.jpg edit

 

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Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. 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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Image:Belushi_in_Animal_House.jpg edit

I have tagged Image:Belushi_in_Animal_House.jpg as {{no rationale}}, because it does not provide a fair use rationale. If you believe the image to be acceptable for fair use according to Wikipedia policy, please provide a rationale explaining as much, in accordance with the fair use rationale guideline, on the image description page. Please also consider using {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. Thank you. Videmus Omnia Talk 00:09, 24 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Kelowna Flightcraft Logo.gif) edit

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Fair use rationale for Image:Grey Cup.jpg edit

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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Grey Cup.jpg edit

Thanks for uploading Image:Grey Cup.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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Spam in Million Air edit

 

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Possibly unfree Image:Blohm_und_voss_bv_238.jpg edit

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Fair use rationale for Image:BV138.jpg edit

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:SM S-55.jpg) edit

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Fair use rationale for Image:Golden Centennaires.jpg edit

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Orphaned non-free media (File:Avro Canada.jpg) edit

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Orphaned non-free media (File:BV222.jpg) edit

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