Notability of Jimmy Demers

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Problems with upload of File:DONNIE DEMERS POSTER CHILD.jpg

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File source problem with File:Donnie Demers Current.jpg

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Thank you for uploading File:Donnie Demers Current.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, please add a link to the page from which it was taken, together with a brief restatement of the website's terms of use of its content. If the original copyright holder is a party unaffiliated with the website, that author should also be credited. Please add this information by editing the image description page.

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RE: File:Donnie Demers Current.jpg

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Better, but where did you find the image? Did you take it? –Drilnoth (T • C • L) 20:01, 1 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

Great! One final question: You are aware that the GFDL, which you licensed the image under here, allows anyone to use the image for any purpose as long as they credit you, including allowing derivative and commercial use? –Drilnoth (T • C • L) 22:16, 1 July 2011 (UTC)Reply
Okay, sorry about that speedy deletion thing. The person who tagged it wasn't aware we were already discussing things.
Anyways, since the image appears on MySpace at [1], I think we need some more evidence of the licensing; specifically, proof that the image is GFDL licensed; we can't just take your word for it, because we have no way of verifying that you are indeed the copyright holder. Now, I'm not sure how MySpace works, but would it be possible for you to mark the image as being available under the GFDL (or, preferably, the CC-BY-SA-3.0 license) either as part of the image description, or by posting a comment using the same account that uploaded the image? Just a little text like "This image is released under the GNU Free Documentation License v1.2 or any later version" would be sufficient.
I know this is probably annoying; I just want to help verify that the image is allowed to be here. Due to the number of images which are uploaded to Wikipedia without permission, we have some rules to help prevent copyright violations. Unfortunately, these can also be a hassle for people legitimately uploading images.
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Alright! I think that that is it! I'll go and update the image description page with the correct info. Thank you so much! If you ever want to upload more images in the future, feel free to ask me if you're unsure of licensing or anything. –Drilnoth (T • C • L) 23:32, 1 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Donnie Demers Current.jpg

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File:Donnie Demers Current.jpg missing description details

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March 2017

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  Hello, I'm CityOfSilver. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Donnie Demers without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. CityOfSilver 19:17, 19 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

For that matter, are you Donnie or Jimmy Demers? CityOfSilver 19:43, 19 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Hi, Someone else removed a large portion of the DONNIE DEMERS page on 3/18/2017 reducing it to poor grammar and removing key points from that page. We have just updated and re-formatted the page and are now trying to implement that so that it is fitting with Wikipedia's format. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Musicalwheels (talkcontribs) 19:45, 19 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

(Above message cut and pasted from my talk.)
I'm assuming you mean this edit, which was done by me. I strongly dispute your characterization of the result as "poor grammar and removing key points," since other than a capitalization error I mistakenly didn't fix, I can't see a single grammatical error and the "key points" I removed were blatantly promotional. I've linked you to our policy on using Wikipedia to promote already and you're persisting in adding text that you know violates policy.
And I hate to press the issue but I asked you a question and you haven't answered it. Are you Donnie or Jimmy Demers? CityOfSilver 20:25, 19 March 2017 (UTC)Reply
Hello, My name is John O'Connor and I am the administrator at Musical Wheels Music. I apologize if you were offended by my comments. The intent was not to offend, rather than to explain. This line: "Demers first began playing the piano on a toy when he was four." ON A TOY? On a toy what? The line is ambiguous and it shouldn't be. Additionally, this line: "At the same age, Demers, a muscular dystrophy sufferer" is not only incorrect, it's offensive. Additionally, you've chopped important milestones in Mr. Demers' career, which are legitimate songwriter credits and not matters of promotion. I modified the page this morning to use an updated format. Instead of chopping the page and ending it midway in Mr. Demers' career, perhaps you could have solicited your recommendations first? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Musicalwheels (talkcontribs) 21:07, 19 March 2017 (UTC)Reply
You’re the administrator at Demers’s music publishing company, meaning that's a pretty clear conflict of interest. See WP:COI. That's not ideal but we can still get things done. Your username, though, is a big problem. I'm not sure why but admins here are really impatient with any username that even might be promotional. You need to go here and ask to change it ASAP because any admin who happens to see this could block you with no warning.
As for the content issues...
If I’m playing piano on a toy, I think it’s obviously a toy piano because what other toy can I play piano on? If it’s a xylophone or a harpsichord, isn’t that "playing xylophone" or "playing harpsichord?"
"Additionally, this line: 'At the same age, Demers, a muscular dystrophy sufferer' is not only incorrect, it's offensive." I won’t dispute the idea that it's offensive. This was my amateur attempt to gently say that he has muscular dystrophy. Let me know on the talk page what it should say. (This is the problem with COI editing: with almost no exceptions, they don’t want you editing the article.) I strongly disagree that it’s incorrect because Demers himself says he has muscular dystrophy.
"Additionally, you've chopped important milestones in Mr. Demers' career, which are legitimate songwriter credits and not matters of promotion." I still stand by the removals because whatever your intent, I can't see how you concluded that the stuff I removed complies with the WP:PROMO policy. CityOfSilver 22:56, 19 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Also, per the message you just left where you referred to yourself as "we:" please see WP:NOSHARING. If there's more than one person working on this, the number of accounts needs to reflect that. CityOfSilver 22:59, 19 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

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Donnie Demers/suggested changes

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I'm trying to keep the discussion in one location. I just added the response I promised here, so if you could have a look. CityOfSilver 16:28, 20 March 2017 (UTC)Reply