Talk:William Edward Green

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This article created in a Yank's attempt at British usage. Please be lenient.

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Hi, I am writing this to try and find out who has written this. The reason I am so interested is because this is my Great Granddad and whilst doing and essay on a deceased person who fought in either of the World Wars I came upon this page. As when I looked this page had been created by a Yank my family had no idea who this was as most of my family are British.

I would very much appreciate knowing who wrote this page so if anyone can help me it would be very much appreciated, Yours Sincerely

L.Green (I am not using my full name for safety reasons) (Green.LH (talk) 16:26, 2 July 2012 (UTC))

@Green.LH, better late than never I guess but to answer your question every Wikipedia article has an History button. From there, if you find your way to the oldest edits you will see that the article was substantially written by Georgejdorner. Commander Keane (talk) 20:24, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

This was one of my earlier creations, in 2011. I had not yet learned the Language Usage template.Georgejdorner (talk) 04:28, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

I would like to add a couple of photos to this article

I am the grandson of W.E. Green so I understand I should not be editing this article myself. I have a photo of my grandfather in uniform after he qualified as a pilot and a picture of his grave in Belgium. What should I do? Greenedit1234 (talk) 17:21, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

If you edit by the rules and keep your humble pants on, I think you could contribute. Good advice below.Georgejdorner (talk) 04:34, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi Greenedit1234. I think your photos would be greatly appreciated by Wikimedia Commons our freely licenced file repository, and it is simple to add images from Commons straight into articles here on Wikipedia. The only catch is copyright, who owns rights to the photos? Probably the photographer owns the copyright. If you want copyright guidance you are welcome to post at c:Commons:Village pump/Copyright and the experts there will help. Just give as much detail about the photos as possible, eg unknown author, date of capture, if they were published, which country they were created in etc.

I know it is a big undertaking, but the reward for the article would be huge. Once you are certain about the licensing there is an "Upload" button on Commons. Commander Keane (talk) 21:58, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

@Greenedit1234 I received your email but I will respond here to keep the discussion together. About adding the photos to the article with a conflict of interest, I think it is fine in this case as I would gave added them myself. The grave photo seems good to go. I updated the licence on File:2nd Lt William Edward Green 1917.jpg to a UK specific one. Copyright law is confusing, but that looks ok to me. Good job overall! Commander Keane (talk) 20:19, 5 November 2024 (UTC)