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Image Copyright

I noticed you uploaded Image:Shul.jpg and Image:RabbiGoldberger.jpg.I wondered if you could elaborate on the source and copyright status of the of the image. You can contact me on my talk page. Cheers. Burgundavia 07:14, Apr 21, 2005 (UTC)

• Cool. If you wouldn't mind making a note of that on the image page, and choose a license. See Wikipedia:Copyrights for more information. If you are still stuck, I can help you. Also, you can use ~~~~ to sign your name. Burgundavia 20:17, Apr 21, 2005 (UTC)
  • I noticed you removed the PUI tag, but didn't add any other tag. Can I assume you licence is under the GFDL? Burgundavia (✈ take a flight?) 06:59, May 12, 2005 (UTC)
    • The GFDL is probably best. It is the same licence as the text. Burgundavia (✈ take a flight?) 04:17, May 13, 2005 (UTC)
      • Cool, thanks Burgundavia (✈ take a flight?) 08:44, May 13, 2005 (UTC)

Maimonides

Hey Reb Yid, this picture is a bit small and does not do justice to the Rambam. Could you find a bigger version & upload it? JFW | T@lk 10:40, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

Thanks! Beautiful. JFW | T@lk 13:29, 27 May 2005 (UTC)

CipherSaber

Hi Tzadikv. I have left an answer on your CipherSaber question on this page Talk:CipherSaber. --David Göthberg 17:28, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Ahh, I understand now. Thanks, I learned something! --Tzadik 18:37, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

curse of the bambino

Please put discussions about edits of an article on that article's Talk page, instead of personal Talk pages - that way every editor can see it and weigh in, rather than just the people involved. I revereted your edit because it seemed irrelevant - who cares what happened to Renteria the next year? What's that got to do with the curse? - 01:06, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

rootenberg

these sites indicate "one of the first two players" ... [1][2]--Epeefleche 05:10, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Possibly unfree Image:Shul.jpg

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Congregation Tiferes Yisroel

Hi. Can you please add more information to the article about Congregation Tiferes Yisroel, explaining why this particular congregation is notable? —Remember the dot ^(talk) 04:01, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Also, would you be willing to relicense Image:RabbiGoldberger.jpg like you did Image:Shul.jpg? —Remember the dot ^(talk) 04:02, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

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Jered Weaver pic

Hey, can you crop and re-upload the Weaver pic? Right now there's a lot of extra space at the top and on the sides, and it's too wide for the infobox.►Chris Nelson^Holla! 03:09, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

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I immediately responded to the above note, on Eeekster's talk page, explaining that even prior to the note I had put a copyright notice on the image and explained the rationale, which was "copyrighted work which is fair use because I am using only a small portion of the work". I had also included the full copyright information, from the very beginning. Nevertheless, by image was deleted with no explanation from Eeekster or anyone else.

Eeekster did reply to your post; the reply has since been archived here so you may have missed it. The reply was

That really isn't enough. You can't just say something is fair use, you have to explain why it is fair use. Please use the standard fair use template. Eeekster (talk) 21:10, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Eeekster hasn't edited since 11 December, so may be away. Your best bet would be to ask nicely at Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion for another chance to add a fair use rationale. The standard template is Template:Non-free use rationale. -- John of Reading (talk) 14:53, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

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October 2013

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Re:Switzerland

Hallo, and thanks for writing! I don't think that your reasoning applies here: all the states that you are mentioning are microstates, practically financially dependent from the states of which they are enclaves. Switzerland is a financial giant, and its currency, the swiss franc, is maybe more famous than the country itself. Anyway, you can restore your edit (I am in hurry now since i am in vacation): my experience in 10 years at wikipedia taught me that redundand or insignificant edits like this one are sooner or later removed by other users. Bye Alex2006 (talk) 15:46, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

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