Matt1116

Welcome to Wikipedia

Hello Matt1116, and and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Drop us a note at Wikipedia:New user log so we can meet you and help you get started. In the meantime, here are a few good links for newcomers:

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Again, welcome!     —ERcheck @ 02:32, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

New pages

You can see new pages with the "recent changes" link at the side. Many, many people do this- the easiest way to remove unwanted content from the encyclopedia is to catch it while it's fresh. If you're interested in understanding what we do here, the links given to you in your previous talk page messages are very helpful. Also, it's not a huge deal, but you should know it's generally considered poor form to remove messages from your talk page. Friday (talk) 21:54, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

my bad

my bad bro. i was jus tryin to clean it up. --Matt1116 21:56, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Speedy deletions

I have answered your question at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. In a nutshell, articles on Wikipedia have to be verifiable and about notable subjects. There were other guidelines linked in the welcome message that someone originally sent you, but which you subsequently erased. --Elkman - ^(talk) 22:19, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

• Matt1116, I've restored the original welcome message that I sent you. Hope this will help you to find your way around Wikipedia. —ERcheck @ 22:25, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Image Tagging Image:Mikestrahan.PNG

This media may be deleted.

Thanks for uploading Image:Mikestrahan.PNG. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then there needs to be an argument why we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then it needs to be specified where it was found, i.e., in most cases link to the website where it was taken from, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then one should be added. 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 media, consider checking that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. You can find a list of 'image' 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 "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 17:29, 26 June 2006 (UTC)