Speedy deletion of Old Reece's edit

 

A tag has been placed on Old Reece's, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read our the guidelines on spam as well as the Wikipedia:Business' FAQ for more information.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Eve (talk) 18:07, 31 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion of PS3 Song edit

 

A tag has been placed on PS3 Song requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. — Insanity Incarnate 18:58, 3 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

Copyright problems with File:Compton Guy.png edit

 

Hello. Concerning your contribution, File:Compton Guy.png, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). As a copyright violation, File:Compton Guy.png appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. File:Compton Guy.png has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.

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 GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) then you should do one of the following:

  • If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at [[Talk:File:Compton Guy.png]] and send an email with the message to "permissions-en (at) wikimedia (dot) org". See Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
  • If a note on the original website states that re-use is permitted under the GFDL or released into the public domain leave a note at [[Talk:File:Compton Guy.png]] with a link to where we can find that note.
  • If you hold the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en(at)wikimedia(dot)org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the GFDL, and note that you have done so on [[Talk:File:Compton Guy.png]].

However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you. Fluteflute Talk Contributions 08:39, 22 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

February 2009 edit

  Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" is strongly discouraged. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. єmarsee (Discuss) 02:10, 24 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

StatsCan edit

Regarding your question on my talk page - StatsCan refers to Statistics Canada. It is the government agency which produces the only official population counts in Canada. All other numbers are derived or extrapolated from them. The figure of 701,000 you provided for Mississauga are estimates made by either Peel Region or the city itself. These figures can be discussed in the demographics section of the article, but not in the intro or infobox. This was established by consensus by Canadian editors on Wikipedia at the Wikipedia:Canadian Wikipedians' notice board. Mindmatrix 14:12, 2 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

CFTR edit

RadioLocator doesn't actually have any way of confirming a station's coverage pattern; the map on a RadioLocator page is simply a computer-generated assumption based on the technical parameters of the transmitter. The station doesn't reach Sudbury on a daytime pattern — trust me, I spend at least five days a year in Sudbury and CFTR's nowhere to be found on the radio dial. It might get to Sudbury sometimes on a DX, but we don't make note of those on Wikipedia. Bearcat (talk) 05:57, 20 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

CKIS-FM edit

Wordpress blogs are not appropriate sources for Wikipedia, and neither is Yahoo! Answers. Acceptable sources would be newspapers, magazines, radio or TV news coverage or books. Bearcat (talk) 20:16, 25 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

Fair use rationale for File:TorontosBestRockVeriety.png edit

 

Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:TorontosBestRockVeriety.png. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

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.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. 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 media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Rockfang (talk) 02:00, 1 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned non-free media (File:TorontosBestRockVeriety.png) edit

  Thanks for uploading File:TorontosBestRockVeriety.png. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media 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 media 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 'file' 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 "File" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Rockfang (talk) 02:01, 1 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

Non-free files and rationales edit

When you use a non-free file on Wikipedia, it needs to have a rationale on the image's page. This image does not have one. Please do not remove the templates I added without adding a rationale.--Rockfang (talk) 21:18, 1 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

File:Mona shaw.jpg edit

I have removed File:Mona shaw.jpg as the image you used is obviously copyrighted, the article it might go in Mona Shaw has been deleted and there is no fair use rational possible. Fred Talk 15:36, 7 November 2010 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned non-free image File:TorontosBestRockVeriety.png edit

 

Thanks for uploading File:TorontosBestRockVeriety.png. 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 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).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Skier Dude (talk) 05:09, 12 April 2012 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom elections are now open! edit

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:45, 24 November 2015 (UTC)Reply