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File:Aptn Asia-Pacific Telecentre Network.jpg and User:Shaakunthala/Asia-Pacific Telecentre Network

Three times now [1][2][3] DashBOT has removed the image File:Aptn Asia-Pacific Telecentre Network.jpg from User:Shaakunthala/Asia-Pacific Telecentre Network. It is doing this because non-free images like this logo are not allowed to be used on pages outside of the main article namespace, per Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria item #9. I understand this is a development article. Nevertheless, such images are not permitted. I attempted to gain an exception to the policy for developing articles, but it was not accepted. See Wikipedia_talk:Non-free_content/Archive_44#Non-free_images_on_sandbox.2Fuserspace_developing_articles. If you're concerned about layout, you might consider using File:Example.jpg until you 'go live' with the development article to mainspace. Also, I retagged File:Aptn Asia-Pacific Telecentre Network.jpg as orphaned since it is in fact orphaned. I also modified the rationale which was an invalid rationale for userspace, to point to what I expect will be the mainspace article name. Lastly, I turned DashBOT back on as it was acting properly and in accordance with policy. Thanks, --Hammersoft (talk) 12:51, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

• Thank you for your kind advice! It was, in fact, my fault. :-) --සමීර ශාකුන්තල | Sameera Shaakunthala 16:18, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

• Glad to be of service. Also, your particular case was a bit unusual. Dashbot, it appears, didn't inform you on your talk page about what it was doing (as it normally does) because of an apparent oversight. It doesn't inform editors who, at the time of removal, do not yet have a talk page. I informed the programmer of this bot about the issue. --Hammersoft (talk) 16:25, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

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References

See WP:REFPUNC - references go after punctuation with no spaces. --Biker Biker (talk) 07:54, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

• Just noted that. Thanks! සමීර ශාකුන්තල | Sameera Shaakunthala (talk) 11:31, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Also it is a convention on motorcycling articles that things such as horsepower, torque, speed and fuel consumption should be properly sourced or not quoted. That is why I have deleted some unsourced content in various articles. --Biker Biker (talk) 11:55, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

• Thanks again! --සමීර ශාකුන්තල | Sameera Shaakunthala (talk) 14:05, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Take a look at Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. This is a key principle of Wikipedia - we don't write articles like they are adverts or brochures. Maintain a neutral style and always back things up with references. Do ask if you need advice/help. --Biker Biker (talk) 12:48, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

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Orphaned non-free image File:Hero Honda Hunk Racing Bull Insignia.JPG

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