Mellowaim10

A welcome from Primate#101

Hi, Mellowaim10, Welcome to Wikipedia!

Hello, bonjour, salut, privyet, konichiwa, shalom, hola, salve, sala'am, bonjourno, and hi! I'm Primate#101. I noticed that you were new and/or have yet to receive any messages so I just thought I'd pop in to say "hello". We're glad to have you in our community! I hope you like this place — I sure do — and want to stay. Wikipedia can be a little intimidating at first, since it's so big but we won't bite so Be Bold and get what you know down in microchips! If you do make a mistake, that's fine, we'll assume good faith and just correct you: it'll take a few seconds maximum! I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Though we all make goofy mistakes, here is what Wikipedia is not. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to see the help pages or add a question to the village pump. The Community Portal can also be very useful. If you want to play around with your new Wiki skills the Sandbox is for you. Here are a few links to get you started:

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Happy Wiki-ing!

Primate^#101 01:47, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Jonbenet11.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Jonbenet11.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently specifies that the image is unlicensed for use on Wikipedia and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable under fair use (see our fair use policy).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. 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 fair use images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Yamla 20:51, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

JonBenet

You said: "You're really not giving me an explanation of how the license is being violated. You keep complaining that there isn't a detailed fair use explanation -- I elaborated last night and gave what I believe to be ample evidence that the picture is eligible for fair use, and at the same tiem you are not giving a clear or detailed explanation of why you keep removing it. Please advise."

The license states that the image may be used "to illustrate either the publication of the article or issue in question, with the publication name either visible on the image itself or written in the image description above". The publication name is not visible in the image itself, nor is it written in the image description. The image is not being used to illustrate the publication of the magazine or newspaper but rather, to identify Ramsey. We may not use the image under this license to depict Ramsey but only in accordance with the license itself to illustrate the particular newspaper or magazine article. --Yamla 22:54, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

You said: "I just wanted to say thanks for clearing the air on that JonBenet Ramsey photo. I thought I understood the copyright/free use issue, but once I really read Wikipedia's explanation of what images can be used and why, I realized I had had no idea before. Reading your talk page I can see you get lots of snarky comments and unpleasant attitude so I just wanted to say thank you for being knowledgable about Wikipedia and not being afraid to share your knowledge. :)"

You're welcome! Thanks for the compliments. Wikipedia has a rather large number of policies and the image copyright/fair-use policies are particularly obscure. Policing these images is not a good way to make friends but it is a good way to get edit counts up.  :) Have a good day. --Yamla 22:11, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Death-prez.jpg

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Thanks for uploading Image:Death-prez.jpg. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. When you use a generic fair use tag such as {{fair use}} or {{fair use in|article name}}, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages 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 fair use images lacking such an explanation 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. — pd_THOR ^{| =/\=} | 04:53, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Checkpoint cover.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Checkpoint cover.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 21:07, 13 February 2008 (UTC)