User talk:Macspaunday/Archive 2011

Mcdonaldland

Your first removal was great! Well done!

The second was bad, especially because you removed a short section of mine. Have you read anything about Mcdonald or his debate with Norman Mailer, where he famously chose the west? I no longer have the biography, but it must be referenced there. (Of course, it is certainly referenced by DM) Perhaps biographies of Mailer discuss this debate?  Kiefer.Wolfowitz 16:16, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Response on your user page! Macspaunday (talk) 16:26, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Non-free rationale for File:MedleyDrawnFromTheLife.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:MedleyDrawnFromTheLife.jpg. 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. J Milburn (talk) 18:05, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for adding something, but it's going to need a little more than that. That rationale would work for the article on the book, but this is currently used in the article about the author- book covers are typically not warranted there. Basically, we need to ask the question of what seeing this cover adds to reader understanding of the topic- this in reference to non-free content criterion 8. Non-free content may not be used unless it meets all 8 criteria. Template:Non-free use rationale may be useful to help you structure the rationale. J Milburn (talk) 18:46, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

I don't care enough about the image to justify its presence. I've removed the link on Robert Medley. Please feel free to delete the file. Macspaunday (talk) 19:40, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Macspaunday, I can see you're a little annoyed by all of this. Please understand that I have been in the same position that you are now, with content that I have uploaded being challenged. The non-free content guidelines (and, specifically, the non-free content criteria) have been deliberately written to minimise the amount of non-free content used on Wikipedia, and are deliberately stricter than American law. This means that, firstly, they suggest that a lot of images which editors want to use may not be usable, and, secondly, they are rather complicated. I'm sorry you have had such a negative experience with the policy, but it exists for a number of reasons, and the policy is a core part of the project, helping significantly towards Wikipedia's goals. If you have any questions concerning the policy, be they general or related to particular files, I am available to help- just drop me a line on my talk page. J Milburn (talk) 19:57, 10 July 2011 (UTC)