Ringo902

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Hello!

Thanks for uploading some pictures to Wikipedia. I wanted to make sure you were aware of some of the requirements and good practices for uploaded images.

• Pick an image name.

When uploading an image, pick a file name that is descriptive, and unique. Remember that many images may be uploaded about the same topic, and remember that names are case sensitive.

• Source the image.

On the image description page, explain where the image came from. If you created the image yourself, then say so. If it's from the web, give a URL. If it's a screenshot of a movie or game, or a scan from a book, give the title.

• Provide copyright and license information.

This part is a little bit trickier, but it's very important. The copyright of the image generally belongs to whomever created it.

If it's a photograph you took, or an image you created (modifying an image that already exists doesn't count) in software like Photoshop or GIMP, then you own the copyright. To upload it to Wikipedia, you must agree to license it under the GFDL (which allows anyone to use it, but requires that they give credit to the original author and requires that any further edit to the image be licensed under the GFDL as well) or release it into the public domain (which allows anyone to use it for any purpose without restriction.) Do this by placing an appropriate tag on the image description page, like {{GFDL}} or {{PD}}. Be sure to mention that you created the image. If you're using {{PD}}, you may also want to use {{NoRightsReserved}}, since there is some dispute as to whether one may grant items into the public domain.

If you didn't create the image, or the copyright somehow belongs to another party (like a screenshot, which you might "create", but the copyright belongs to the author of the movie or video game), then you need to find another tag that describes the copyright status of the image. Images used on Wikipedia need to be free for our use and the use of sites which reproduce our content. This means that images cannot have a restriction such as "only for use by Wikipedia", or "for non-commercial use only", or "for educational use". Images without a free license may be usable in certain articles under fair use, but such a use should be justified on the image description page.

• Describe the image.

To another reader, the image may not be immediately understood. A caption in an article doesn't explain the image to a visitor who sees it on its image page. Put a brief explanation of what is in the image on the image description page, similar to what you might include in a caption on an article.

Some links to Wikipedia pages on this subject:

Copyrights, Copyright tags, Fair use, Image description page, Public domain, Images for deletion, Possibly unfree images, Copyright problems, Uploading images

Thanks again for your contributions. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me at my talk page. feydey 16:36, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Unspecified source for Image:PWBTW.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:PWBTW.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. feydey 16:36, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:PWBTW.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:PWBTW.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, or ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. feydey 16:36, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Mandy Moore (choreographer)

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Proposed deletion of Lysa Aya Trenier

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File:PWBTW.jpg listed for deletion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:PWBTW.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 18:48, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Re: Kanye West - Runaway (2010 film)

Hi there! The reference is already there; I wrote the synopsis. The reference is attached to the end of the next sentence because I didn't want a reference at the end of every sentence if it can cover multiple ones. The MTV News article mentions, "The ladies gyrate, execute pas de bourrées and agile arabesques as the garbled Auto-Tuned vocals and choppy violins of the song's extended outro chirp away." The music video accompanies the song, but also eight other ones, so the Rolling Stone article you provided could not be used to describe the goings-on of the music video in relation to the particular accompanying song—that is an instance of WP:SYNTH. You can go ahead and fix grammar, but there is a reliable source saying it is Auto-Tuned. Thanks! Yves (talk) 22:57, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

I don't understand how the sentence isn't grammatically correct. I'll reproduce it here:

“ An upset Griffin responds with a performance of "Runaway", backed by an interpretive dance sequence with by ballerinas in black tutus, followed by a slow-motion sequence where lead dancers perform solos to an Auto-Tuned continuation of the song ”

"An upset Griffin responds with a performance of "Runaway", backed by an interpretive dance sequence with ballerinas in black tutus" is a sentence, and it is followed by the conjunction "followed" and "by" to attach it to "a slow-motion sequence where lead dancers perform solos to an Auto-Tuned continuation of the song". Could you please clarify? Lead dancers do perform solos, and they are performing solos to an Auto-Tuned continuation of the song. The sequence is slow-motion. Thanks. Yves (talk) 22:59, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

I've changed one word (above). Is that better? Yves (talk) 23:10, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I changed it to English and I fixed the source accordingly, as well. Punctuation is only inside quotations if they are part of the quotation, so there are bound to be inconsistencies. "Through the Wire" does not have a full stop, so it does not belong in the quotation marks. There is no comma at the end of "where the movie shines the brightest" because it continues, so it does not belong in the quotation mark. In "a carefully modulated art-film made by a man on a mission.", however, there is, so you are correct to change that. You'd have to look up all references and see if it's included or not to properly fix things. Also, I see you've changed some wordings around—I'm a really big stickler on plagiarism so please make sure you haven't changed back some words to match what sources say. And I'm not sure if you can say exactly if the car crash was due to the fireball; they happened at the same time, but I don't know if a source says it was cause-and-effect. Just some little things. Yves (talk) 23:54, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

A mess

Thanks for fixing RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars (season 2). What an absolute mess. I was going to ask you to restore it to the last good version, it was so messed up I wasn't sure which was the good version. Thanks for undoing my one edit, I was about to do that myself. Also thanks for your vigilance, you've spent an awful lot of time trying to fight the good fight on this. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 02:34, 7 October 2016 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Onlyheretoeditallstars2

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Azealia911 _talk 23:47, 2 February 2017 (UTC)