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Replaceable non-free use File:KenyaGrace.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:KenyaGrace.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of non-free use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of non-free use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

1. Go to the file description page and add the text {{Di-replaceable non-free use disputed|<your reason>}} below the original replaceable non-free use template, replacing <your reason> with a short explanation of why the file is not replaceable.
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Hi @Marchjuly

Thanks for your message! I have updated the file's page + the file's talk page with:

{{Di-replaceable non-free use disputed|I looked online but the only other photos of her that I could find were on sale from Getty Images and Alamy. The photo that I used was taken directly from her own website where she is promoting her works. I would consider contacting the artist or her representatives to request copyright permission, however given that there appear to be no other free images of her available I would instead further the view that this image is not replaceable}}

Control-alt-delete ★ user◾talk◾favs 17:19, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

(Non-administrator comment) Hi Control-alt-delete. Please don't add the template {{Di-replaceable non-free use disputed}} to any more talk pages. That template is intended for use only on file pages. As for you reasons for disputing the deletion of the file, as I posted at User talk:Marchjuly#Copyright of photo of Kenya Grace and Explicit posted at User talk:Explicit#Deletion of photo, a non-free image of Grace is pretty much never going to be allowed as long as she's still alive because someone could reasonably create a free equivalent image serving the same encyclopedic purpose to use instead. For what it's worth, having an infobox image is a nice thing, but it's not a requirement and plenty of articles don't have such an image. You can try followng the guidance given in WP:PERMISSION if you find an image on line that you think would be nice to use, but you're not going to be able to do so without Wikipedia having some formal way of verifying the image's copyright holder's WP:CONSENT. The essay Wikipedia:Requesting free content contains some suggestions on how to find "free" images that you might find helpful. One thing you want to avoid at all costs, though, is repeatedly uploading images with questionable licensing or invalid non-free content use justifications. Wikipedia administrators understand that we all make mistakes, and they're happy to help us sort them out; they don't, however, have much tolerance for those who make the same mistake over and over again and will take more forceful action in such cases. So, if you're unsure about whether an image is OK to upload to Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons, you might want to ask about it first at WP:MCQ or c:COM:VPC. Commons, in particular, has more restrictive rules when it comes to uploading images; so, you should also take a close look at c:COM:L before uploading anything to Commons. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:40, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Marchjuly - thank you for taking the time to write such an incredibly detailed reply, it is very helpful! I will wait for somebody to take a photo of her. There's nothing yet on OpenVerse, or Google > Tools: License free, or Flickr. Thanks for your help Control-alt-delete ★ user◾talk◾favs 19:58, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

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German-American Petroleum Company

@Control-alt-delete: Why are you adding unsourced content to Wikipedia? scope_creep^Talk 22:01, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

@Scope creep: Why are you adding passive aggressive comments to Wikipedia? It's sourced on the original article. Control-alt-delete ★ user◾talk◾favs 23:41, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Passive aggressive? Dude if you add any more unsourced content I'm going to have you up at wp:ani, in a New York minute. Every sentence that is added to Wikipedia needs a reference, even if the content copied from another article. It gets referenced. Dumping paragraphs of unsourced content into another article is not only deeply uncool, it clearly indicates WP:CIR issues as its illegal as unsourced. If there is unsourced content that is being copied, you first provide attribution, which is strictly required (I don't see anywhere either) and then you source it. Everytime. Do not do it. scope_creep^Talk 23:53, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

@Scope creep Instead of writing walls of text why don't you give me a New York minute to actually add the citations? Control-alt-delete ★ user◾talk◾favs 23:54, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Tons of sources here, which I'm trying to copy in but you keep causing edit conflicts on:

Hydrogenation plants Pölitz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Control-alt-delete ★ user◾talk◾favs 00:00, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

@Control-alt-delete: Your references are junk, the content isn't sourced, linked or attributed, you have WP:CIR issues and your abusive. I'd rather you didn't work any articles I worked on, as your giving me work. You don't even do proper citations. It is low-quality junk. I've repored you. scope_creep^Talk 00:30, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

@Scope creep You don't have a choice but for other people to "work on articles you worked on". This is a community-driven website with many authors. You clearly have too much of an interest in this to not be biased. You began the abuse from the get-go. Don't act like the victim. Control-alt-delete ★ user◾talk◾favs 00:34, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Additionally, I have copied many of the citations from other articles so they're not "my" references. Take a break! Control-alt-delete ★ user◾talk◾favs 00:35, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Notice of edit warring noticeboard discussion

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. Thank you. scope_creep^Talk 00:29, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

@Scope creep You are correct, you are vandalising by edit warring. Control-alt-delete ★ user◾talk◾favs 00:36, 2 August 2024 (UTC)