Reightr

Fair use rationale for File:RDSlogo.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:RDSlogo.jpg. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the file description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

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 '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 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. FASTILY_sock ^(TALK) 00:59, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Possibly unfree File:Bradraider.jpg

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Bradraider.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. --FASTILY_sock ^(TALK) 01:02, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:RED DOG boy square.jpg

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:RED DOG boy square.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 "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 any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Skier Dude (talk) 04:35, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for May 29

Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Brad Raider, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Amazon (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are usually incorrect, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of unrelated topics with similar titles. (Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.)

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:18, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Nomination of Brad Raider for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Brad Raider 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/Brad Raider until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, 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 until the discussion has finished.

Yeeno (talk) 18:04, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Your email

There was no need to send an email for that. You could have posted all of that on my talk page as that's what talk pages are for. As for your questions, you would do well to read WP:YFA, WP:42, and WP:BACKWARD as these all address common failings of articles like Brad Raider. Most specifically, the notion of notability on Wikipedia is very specific and is likely not what you think it is. In addition, I see you signed your email with your first name. Are you Brad Raider? If so, you must read WP:AUTOB and know that writing about yourself is strongly discouraged as this is a form of WP:COI. - UtherSRG (talk) 18:10, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Understood and roger all, thanks for all of the info and reading material. Very much appreciate it! Reightr (talk) 18:13, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Nomination of Brad Raider for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Brad Raider 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/Brad Raider (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, 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 until the discussion has finished.

UtherSRG (talk) 18:15, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Red Dog Squadron

The article Red Dog Squadron has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable organization. Fails WP:GNG and WP:NORG.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:45, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Reightr. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

• avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
• propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{request edit}} template);
• disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#How to disclose a COI);
• avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam#External link spamming);
• do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:58, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Hello, Reightr,

You've gotten more talk page messages in the past two hours than you have in the past decade so I'm sorry to add one more. Your editing has focused on just two or three articles that seem connected so experienced editors on Wikipedia assume there is some conflict-of-interest here. In one sense, that is not surprising, many new editors focus their editing on subjects they know about and are invested in. But Wikipedia is a platform of rules, policies and guidelines and one of these is to discourage editors from writing about subjects that they do have a connection to because it is almost impossible for any of us to be objective when we are writing about ourselves, our friends or the companies we work for.

I think it's partially because of a suspected COI that the articles you have focused upon are being considered for deletion. Your recent activity served to bring attention to articles that have existed for a long time in main space but have basically have gone unnoticed. Secondly, I wanted to let you know that Wikipedia has been around for 22 years now and has changed greatly over time. Standards of what is considered acceptable and notable have risen substantially. An article that might have been approved 15, 10 or even just 5 years ago may be judged quite differently in 2023. That is the nature of the platform evolving and articles are constantly being reevaluated and reassessed. Please do not take this process personally. Just know that Wikipedia now requires there to be what we call "significant coverage" of a subject in sources that are reliable and independent of the subject. This rules out most interviews or what we call "passing mentions" or routine coverage. But generally, if you can find three decent, independent secondary sources that provide some significant coverge of a subject, it has much better odds of being retained.

If you have questions about COI, Wikipedia's policies or deletion processes, please bring them to the Teahouse whose sole purpose is to answer questions from editors like yourself. You can usually find advice, support and a second opinion there to your questions. Good luck. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:09, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Nomination of Red Dog Squadron for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Red Dog Squadron 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/Red Dog Squadron until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, 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 until the discussion has finished.

– Muboshgu (talk) 22:31, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Red Dog Squadron (logo).jpg

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Red Dog Squadron (logo).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 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 section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Johnj1995 (talk) 20:45, 16 August 2023 (UTC)