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License tagging for File:RachelRose.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:RachelRose.jpg. You don't seem to have indicated the license status of the image. Wikipedia uses a set of image copyright tags to indicate this information; to add a tag to the image, select the appropriate tag from this list, click on this link, then click "Edit this page" and add the tag to the image's description. If there doesn't seem to be a suitable tag, the image is probably not appropriate for use on Wikipedia.

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File permission problem with File:JohnMcFetridge.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:JohnMcFetridge.jpg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file agreed to license it under the given license.

If you created this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either

• make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
• Send an email from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-enwikimedia.org, stating your ownership of the material and your intention to publish it under a free license. You can find a sample permission letter here. If you take this step, add {{OTRS pending}} to the file description page to prevent premature deletion.

If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-enwikimedia.org.

If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair use, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. dave pape (talk) 00:15, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Writers

No, there isn't a specific model that articles on writers have to follow. As long as they establish basic notability through the use of reliable sources and provide all the useful information in a coherent and reasonably organized way, there's no standard format. You can, if you wish, use something called the Wikipedia:Article wizard, which is designed as a general (i.e. not writer-specific) article-creation guide for new users — or if you're fairly confident that you know what you're doing, you can pick any reasonably good article of your choice and model your article after that.

William Gibson's article is well-done, so you can certainly use that basic structure if you choose, but given that obviously not every writer is going to be as famous or as extensively written about as he is, don't feel like you need to delve into as much detail as that one does if there aren't really solid sources for things like their childhood or how much of a futurist visionary they were. You can just skip sections that don't apply instead of feeling like you need to replicate every last detail of Gibson's article.

Hope that helps a bit. And, of course, you can always ask me (or any other established user) for help if you have any further questions. Bearcat (talk) 21:00, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

October 2010

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. Before saving your changes to an article, please provide an edit summary for your edits. Doing so helps everyone to understand the intention of your edit (and prevents legitimate edits from being mistaken for vandalism). It is also helpful to users reading the edit history of the page. Thank you. Kudpung (talk) 08:30, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi. Please do not add new articles or edit articles about writers if you are in any way connected with them or their publishers without having first read our guidelines. You could be in infringement of our WP:COI Conflict of Interest policy. Thanks.--Kudpung (talk) 08:37, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi. Please note that when providing sourced references in articles in order to establish notability of the subject, you may not use links to your own web site, the subject's web site, or the subject's publisher or agent web site. be sure to read our policies at WP:RS and WP:BLP In correctly referenced content can and will be deleted. Consider using genuine third party sources instead. Thanks.--~~

By the way, you can always ask User Bearcat or me on our talk pages if you are unsure how to interpret and implement these policies. Happy editing! --Kudpung (talk) 08:39, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

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) 14:12, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Nomination of John McFetridge for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article John McFetridge 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/John McFetridge 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.

Bearcat (talk) 14:46, 27 March 2021 (UTC)