User talk:Password~enwiki
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— Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 14:43, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Hi, there. Just so you know, cutting and pasting from most Internet sites is a violation of copyright. Not doing that keeps everyone from getting into trouble, y'know. Otherwise, welcome to the club! - Lucky 6.9 15:50, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Public domain[edit]
You're probably OK with the public domain part, but not all government text is public domain. If it's from the US Government, it is public domain and if that's the case with your contributions, they can be reverted back to the original posting rather easily. Hope this clears things up. Better to be safe than sorry. - Lucky 6.9 17:33, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Much of the public domain information your are contributing appears to be useful material, but it's important that it's all edited to conform to Wikipedia style. Articles like snake teeth need splitting up into paragraphs, linking to other articles, and rewording in places. Your contributions are welcomed, but can I ask that you go through them to make them look like normal Wikipedia articles before you contribute them? Thanks. — Trilobite (Talk) 21:55, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Please see Wikipedia:Manual of Style. When you copy this stuff over, please edit it accordingly. RickK 22:01, Sep 19, 2004 (UTC)
- Hi, Password. Have you heard about Wikisource? That's the Wikimedia source text repository. Why not get an account there (mine is Wikisource:User:Ardonik) and add the texts down that way? The Wikipedia was never meant to be a dumping ground for source texts. We make articles about notable works, but don't just include the text literally unless we can make extensive, running commentaries--even if the source is public domain.
We could really use the help of someone with your enthusiasm over at Wikisource. Post a message at the Wikisource:Scriptorium if you have any questions about what to do. Once we've incorporated some of your texts, we can link to them from some of the Wikipedia articles (where appropriate.) --Ardonik.talk()* 22:43, Sep 19, 2004 (UTC)- Password, this verbatim copying must stop. It's not that we don't accept source texts--it's just that the project that you're looking for is called "Wikisource" and not "Wikipedia." If you need help getting set up over there, leave a message on my talk page. But if you keep cutting and pasting text into this encyclopedia, it will eventually be voted for deletion. Please respond! --Ardonik.talk()* 01:25, Sep 20, 2004 (UTC)
LOC copyrights[edit]
Hi Password,
Please remember to check the copyright information before copying information from the Library of Congress. Just because it's a .gov site, does not automatically mean that it's all public domain. Many of the texts they host are still under copyright and shouldn't be copied to Wikipedia. The dance manual, specifically, shouldn't be copied here without permission: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/dires.html
Rhobite 01:12, Sep 20, 2004 (UTC)
1911 articles[edit]
For 1911 articles please follow these guidelines: 1911_Encyclopaedia_Britannica. Sometimes no article is better than a raw dump of a 1911 article. Also, the scaned copies of the 1911 that can be found on the Internet are copyright. You will need to own a hard copy typically, and scan or hand enter it yourself. The copyright versions are easy to spot because they contain the same scanning errors and missing text from the original.Stbalbach 08:22, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Snake teeth article copyright violation[edit]
Hi,
The article Snake teeth is a copyright violation, as it contained copied text from a copyrighted source. The article has now been deleted. Please don't directly copy text from copyrighted sources, as it will be deleted. Wikipedia is a secondary source of information and cannot use such material. Thanks, Bumm13 22:45, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
Unspecified source for Image:B1-5.png[edit]
Thanks for uploading Image:B1-5.png. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, then you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, then their copyright should also be acknowledged.
As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Fair use, 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. 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 specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 13:59, 9 June 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Lokal_Profil 13:59, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
Possibly unfree Image:Alpha-h1.png[edit]
An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Alpha-h1.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is disputed. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the image 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. Kelly hi! 05:28, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
Possibly unfree Image:Betas.png[edit]
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Image tagging for Image:Angaccel.jpg[edit]
Thanks for uploading Image:Angaccel.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.
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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 05:23, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
Image tagging for Image:Angdecel.jpg[edit]
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File:Helices.png listed for deletion[edit]
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Helices.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Calliopejen1 (talk) 20:19, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
Your account will be renamed[edit]
Hello,
The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.
Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Password. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Password~enwiki that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name. If you think you might own all of the accounts with this name and this message is in error, please visit Special:MergeAccount to check and attach all of your accounts to prevent them from being renamed.
Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Yours,
Keegan Peterzell
Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation
02:18, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
Renamed[edit]
This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: Special:GlobalRenameRequest. -- Keegan (WMF) (talk)
17:26, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
File:Lameduck.gif needs authorship information[edit]
The media file you uploaded as File:Lameduck.gif appears to be missing information as to one (or more) of the following :
- The author or creators of the work, (including information as to the author's lifespan).
- Where and how this particular version was obtained.
- When the work was created,
If you did provide such information, it is currently confusing for others trying to make use of the image.
It would be appreciated if you would consider updating the file description page, to make the authorship of the media clearer.
Although some images may not need author information in obvious cases, (such where an applicable source is provided), authorship information aids users of the image, and helps ensure that appropriate credit is given (a requirement of some licenses).
- If you created this media yourself, please consider explicitly including your user name, for which:
{{subst:usernameexpand|Password~enwiki}}will produce an appropriate expansion,
or use the {{own}} template.
Please also add authorship and sourcing to other files you created or uplopaded. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log.
File:Walkingboston.gif needs authorship information[edit]
The media file you uploaded as File:Walkingboston.gif appears to be missing information as to one (or more) of the following :
- The author or creators of the work, (including information as to the author's lifespan).
- Where and how this particular version was obtained.
- When the work was created,
If you did provide such information, it is currently confusing for others trying to make use of the image.
It would be appreciated if you would consider updating the file description page, to make the authorship of the media clearer.
Although some images may not need author information in obvious cases, (such where an applicable source is provided), authorship information aids users of the image, and helps ensure that appropriate credit is given (a requirement of some licenses).
- If you created this media yourself, please consider explicitly including your user name, for which:
{{subst:usernameexpand|Password~enwiki}}will produce an appropriate expansion,
or use the {{own}} template.
Please also add authorship and sourcing to other files you created or uplopaded. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log.
Better source request for File:Walkingboston.gif[edit]
Thanks for your upload to Wikipedia:
You provided a source, but it is difficult for other users to examine the copyright status of the image because the source is incomplete. Please consider clarifying the exact source so that the copyright status may be checked more easily. It is best to specify the exact Web page where you found the image, rather than only giving the source domain or the URL of the image file itself. Please update the image description with a URL that will be more helpful to other users in determining the copyright status.
If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source in a complete manner. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page or me at my talk page. Thank you.
The article Lame duck (tango) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
I can't find a single reference that describes the "lame duck" as a distinct tango move anywhere.
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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. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 05:17, 1 December 2017 (UTC)