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Contents
- 1 Possibly unfree File:Joseph J Ursemal.jpg
- 2 Nomination for deletion of Template:Discrimination (sidebar)/Horizontal
- 3 Possibly unfree File:JavaScript Alert Dialog.PNG
- 4 Your input is needed on the SOPA initiative
- 5 Barnstar
- 6 Image copyright problem with File:Fremont Lenin 2.png
- 7 Invitation to events in June and July: bot, script, template, and Gadget makers wanted
- 8 Carmen Lomellin
- 9 Carmel
- 10 Nonfree content on your userpage
- 11 Non-free rationale for File:Spies Like Us - Mobile rocket launcher.png
- 12 A beer for you!
- 13 Linking
- 14 File:Pnew1 lg.jpg missing description details
- 15 Merger/move proposal
- 16 MfD nomination of User:KeithTyler/Resume
- 17 Disambiguation link notification for December 3
- 18 Orphaned non-free image File:PhanArt book cover.jpg
- 19 Disambiguation link notification for April 22
Possibly unfree File:Joseph J Ursemal.jpg
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Joseph J Ursemal.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. —innotata 21:44, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
Nomination for deletion of Template:Discrimination (sidebar)/Horizontal
Template:Discrimination (sidebar)/Horizontal has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Bulwersator (talk) 10:07, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
Possibly unfree File:JavaScript Alert Dialog.PNG
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:JavaScript Alert Dialog.PNG, 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. Bulwersator (talk) 16:21, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
Your input is needed on the SOPA initiative
Hi KeithTyler,
You are receiving this message either because you expressed an opinion about the proposed SOPA blackout before full blackout and soft blackout were adequately differentiated, or because you expressed general support without specifying a preference. Please ensure that your voice is heard by clarifying your position accordingly.
Thank you.
Message delivered as per request on ANI. -- The Helpful Bot 16:35, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
Barnstar
- LOL. All these years on WP, creating new articles, fixing articles, contributing OC, creating a portal and grooming a category or two, participating in member orgs, fighting against POV, helping people in RFA, etc., and my first Barnstar is for a simple vote! Well, somewhere I also have a Most Excellent Grognard award. Anyway, thanks WP... Keith D. Tyler ¶ 08:18, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
Image copyright problem with File:Fremont Lenin 2.png
Thank you for uploading File:Fremont Lenin 2.png.
This image is a derivative work, containing an "image within an image". Examples of such images would include a photograph of a sculpture, a scan of a magazine cover, or a screenshot of a computer game or movie. In each of these cases, the rights of the creator of the original image must be considered, as well as those of the creator of the derivative work.
While the image description page states the source and copyright status of the derivative work, it only names the creator of the original work without specifying the status of their copyright over the work.
Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the original image. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.
If you have uploaded other derivative works, consider checking that you have specified their license and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. Thanks again for your cooperation. Kelly hi! 14:50, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
Invitation to events in June and July: bot, script, template, and Gadget makers wanted
I invite you to the yearly Berlin hackathon, 1-3 June. Registration is now open. If you need financial assistance or help with visa or hotel, then please register by May 1st and mention it in the registration form.
This is the premier event for the MediaWiki and Wikimedia technical community. We'll be hacking, designing, teaching, and socialising, primarily talking about ResourceLoader and Gadgets (extending functionality with JavaScript), the switch to Lua for templates, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Labs.
We want to bring 100-150 people together, including lots of people who have not attended such events before. User scripts, gadgets, API use, Toolserver, Wikimedia Labs, mobile, structured data, templates -- if you are into any of these things, we want you to come!
I also thought you might want to know about other upcoming events where you can learn more about MediaWiki customization and development, how to best use the web API for bots, and various upcoming features and changes. We'd love to have power users, bot maintainers and writers, and template makers at these events so we can all learn from each other and chat about what needs doing.
Check out the the developers' days preceding Wikimania in July in Washington, DC and our other events.
Best wishes! - Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation's Volunteer Development Coordinator. Please reply on my talk page, here or at mediawiki.org. Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation Volunteer Development Coordinator 02:35, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
Carmen Lomellin
This is an automated message from MadmanBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Carmen Lomellin, and it appears to be a substantial copy of http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Carmen_Lomellin.
It is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article. The article will be reviewed to determine if there are any copyright issues.
If substantial content is duplicated and it is not public domain or available under a compatible license, it will be deleted. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material. You may use such publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. See our copyright policy for further details. (If you own the copyright to the previously published content and wish to donate it, see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for the procedure.) MadmanBot (talk) 20:40, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
- I already hate you, MadmanBot. - Keith D. Tyler ¶
Carmel
Calm down - the bots don't delete things yet. The bot-found source is CC-BY-SA 3.0 licensed anyway, so I've declined that one. I presume they got it from yours and that is public domain? Peridon (talk) 21:09, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
- It's a US Department of State work, so it's {{PD-USGov}}. I presume they got it from the same source, but I've no idea. - Keith D. Tyler ¶ 21:18, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
- The SourceWatch page is a copy of the OAS page, and the OAS page appears to be a hastily reworded version of the State Dept page. I'll let those guys worry about who violated who, but the ultimate (and my) source is PD. - Keith D. Tyler ¶ 21:21, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
- As for worrying about bots adding CSD tags, my experience with speedies is that they get deleted pretty speedily without a second thought (by say another speedy-seeking editor) unless you jump on it immediately. So a bot adding CSD tags seems like a bad idea -- perhaps a "possible csd" tag followed by human confirmation and applicable re- or de-tagging would be more appropriate. IMHO. FWIW. YMMV. Etc. - Keith D. Tyler ¶ 21:18, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
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- I can't speak for other admins, but I do check what the bots - and patrollers - say against what I see and find. The CSD tag does say 'possibly' on it, and CorenBot and Madmanbot also have a disclaimer that they're not infallible. (Likewise at UAA - DQ's bot even suggests that it should be distrusted on some filter matches.) Very often, when an admin finds something that is considered CSD material but isn't tagged, they tag it rather than deleting straight away (which they are actually allowed to do). (An exception is attack pages, of course.) I decline quite a few speedies. Sometimes, I then retag with the correct tag, or prod or AfD as appropriate. On occasions, I add references to try to save something, or rewrite. I'm not the only one that does this. I did it before becoming an admin, too. Peridon (talk) 22:00, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
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Nonfree content on your userpage
Per the policies on the usage of non-free images on Wikipedia, non-free images are not allowed on pages outside of the article namespace, including userpages. Two images on your user page is copyrighted and unlicensed, so I had to remove them. I'm sorry if you are upset by my editing your page without your permission, but this is a rule where Wikipedia allows no exceptions. I want to make sure you know that this isn't personal. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, or to seek another editor's opinion at the WP:MCQ discussion board. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 15:41, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Non-free rationale for File:Spies Like Us - Mobile rocket launcher.png
Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Spies Like Us - Mobile rocket launcher.png. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under non-free content criteria, but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia is acceptable. Please go to the file description page, and edit it to include a non-free rationale.
If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified the non-free 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 tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 13:25, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
A beer for you!
Yep. You get some gratuitous WikiLove for all that thankless work you just did on the Washington State Senate elections, 2012. Cheers. Wikibojopayne (talk) 21:19, 11 December 2012 (UTC) |
Linking
Hi Keith, thanks for your contributions; just a note to say that dates, years, and common terms are not normally linked on Wikipedia. Cheers. Tony (talk) 13:41, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
File:Pnew1 lg.jpg missing description details
is missing a description and/or other details on its image description page. If possible, please add this information. This will help other editors make better use of the image, and it will be more informative to readers.
If the information is not provided, the image may eventually be proposed for deletion, a situation which is not desirable, and which can easily be avoided.
If you have any questions, please see Help:Image page. Thank you. Theo's Little Bot (error?) 01:13, 13 April 2013 (UTC)Merger/move proposal
I have proposed a "merger/move request" between List of U.S. state partition proposals and List of proposed states of the United States, because I feel there is considerable overlap. If you are interested participating in the discussion, please feel free to do so here. Thank you. Green Giant (talk) 22:21, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
MfD nomination of User:KeithTyler/Resume
User:KeithTyler/Resume, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:KeithTyler/Resume (2nd nomination) and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:KeithTyler/Resume during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 15:08, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
Disambiguation link notification for December 3
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Orphaned non-free image File:PhanArt book cover.jpg
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