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Photographs from The Crossley ID Guide edit
Can you please confirm that you have uploaded these photographs with the correct license? Theroadislong (talk) 14:34, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
April 2013 edit
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- The above message is not entirely relevant, since it's about adding information. The images from the Crossley Guide should be very useful, but we need evidence they are under the given licenses, as I've explained on your Wikimedia Commons page. I don't think there's a solid rule you can't add them, but it's good to avoid promotion. I'd suggest you not add these images to articles, and let them be added by others: they will be noticed, and I can look through them and see if any are useful.
- I have an additional concern. The English Wikipedia only allows individuals to have an account. You can edit Wikipedia as a Princeton University Press employee, but you need to use a personal account. If this is not a personal account it will need to be blocked (or made into one and renamed). Please take a look at the link. Thanks, —innotata 20:36, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
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—innotata 16:59, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
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