Mikewu610

Removing Speedys

I know you had good intentions and I realize the circumstances. This warning for removing speedys is just protocol. BTW, you can add {{construction}} to show that the article is undergoing major shakeups. I am more than willing to help w/ the article. I might move the title due to all caps, is there a more acceptable title? Thank for, Yanksox 05:18, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China

Is there more information you could add to The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China? Perhaps the number of students who go there, some history of the school, or some important people who attended? It would also be good to have some links to this article from other places. Maybe you can add a link from Renmin University of China and explain how the high school and the university are related.

Also I'm not sure about claiming fair use of the map (Image:RDFZ Map.jpg). Please take a look at Wikipedia:Fair use. One of the conditions for a valid fair-use claim is that a freely usable version must be difficult or impossible to make or obtain, and I think someone (maybe you) could draw a map and release it under a license such as the GFDL. I don't think we can take screenshots of maps from places like Google Maps or Mapquest to use in Wikipedia articles as fair-use images. The only case in which I think this would be OK is in an article about Mapquest itself, for example.

I think the best solution is to draw a map yourself, or take a photograph of the school. Make the image yourself, and then you can release it under the GFDL and we don't have to worry about fair use.

Let me know if you have any questions. —Bkell (talk) 05:54, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

You asked how to delete an image and an article. Often the best solution is to improve the article so that it doesn't have to be deleted. If you can add more to the article to make it better, please do so.

If you want to nominate something for deletion, however, you can do that. For an image, you can follow the steps at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. For an article, follow the steps at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Let me know if you have questions. —Bkell (talk) 06:22, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

I want to have the article on web, but i don't have much time to do it, i want other people create this article with meUser:mikewu610

That's the idea of Wikipedia! Other people will come along and edit the article, adding things, changing things, and moving things around. If you have time to improve the article, it would be good for you to do so. If you don't have time, that's OK; someone else will do it eventually.

The only concern I have is that the article has very little information right now, and doesn't give any reason for the importance of the high school. If you could just give one fact that makes the school special (maybe someone important attended there, or the school has a special relationship with Renmin University of China), it would help to add that information, so that the article will be less likely to be deleted for being about a non-notable subject. You can also add the {{stub}} tag to the end of the article, which will mark it as a very short article that needs to be improved. This will help to attract other editors.

Again, if you need help, let me know. Thank you for contributing, and good luck! —Bkell (talk) 02:34, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Unspecified source for Image:Kobe jersey 24.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Kobe jersey 24.jpg. I notice the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this file yourself, then there needs to be a justification explaining why we have the right to use it on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you did not create the file yourself, then you need to specify 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 file 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 files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may 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. PS2pcGAMER (talk) 19:41, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Kobe jersey 24.jpg

This file may be deleted.

Thanks for uploading Image:Kobe jersey 24.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. howcheng {chat} 23:43, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

It may actually be retained if you provide a fair use rational since it is discussed in the article. Look at some featured articles with dopyrighted pics to get an idea of how to write a valid fair use rational. Quadzilla99 06:57, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Image:Kobe jersey 24.jpg

Hello Mike,

Originally you tagged this image as a fair use image. Later you changed the licensing to say that you created the image. If you took two images that you found on the internet and spliced them into one, it isn't enough to artistic change to claim ownership. Was this the case? If not, could you clarify the source of the image? Thanks. --PS2pcGAMER (talk) 10:55, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Kobe jersey 24.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Kobe jersey 24.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free 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. --Durin 21:41, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

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