User talk:WSpaceport

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Hello, WSpaceport, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome!  Johntex\talk 01:47, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Copyright Violation

Hello, I just realized that some of the content you created is copyrighted material. Please see CP and refrain from adding material copied straight off web pages. Thanks, Johntex\talk 02:03, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

Me again, I just saw your note at California Space Authority that you are a member of that group. Do you likewise have the rights to repost material from Space Exploration Alliance? I am not sure what the rules are about verifying that users have permission to upload content. In any case, at a minimum, the format of the articles needs to be changed. Wikipedia is not a directory or a listing of press releases. The articles need to be rewritten in a more encyclopedic style. For instance, phone numbers and addresses need to be removed. If you have any question, please drop me a note. I hope you continue to contribute to Wikipedia! Thanks, Johntex\talk 02:09, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
Likewise, I've removed a lot of material from National Space Society. Please don't add large chunks of copy-pasted material from websites; the "in-house" style of another organisation is inappropriate for an encylopedia, and - most importantly - it's illegal. Shimgray | talk | 12:41, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
Hi Spaceport, I've now put comments on both of the items that I flagged saying that I believe the copyvio problems are corrected. It is up to an administrator to remove the copyvio notices and replace the existing articles with the ones you have created in the Temp pages. I suspect an administrator will be along shortly to do this. Thanks for your hard work. Johntex\talk 23:41, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] NSS Masthead

I think you misunderstood me. I did do the research you ask for; I went to their site and confirmed that, yes, that was their masthead image. Then I removed it, because Wikipedia is not the NSS's site... Shimgray | talk | 16:47, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] NSS (again)

I removed the masthead because of potential copyright issues - we're on much safer ground claiming fair use for a logo, so I found one and put it up in order that there would still be an image. I removed huge chunks of text you put in on the grounds they were a clear copyright violation - and, besides that, not encyclopedic material. I removed a long set of categories for the simple reason that they wouldn't be of any use - many of those categories didn't exist, and a lot of the rest were pointless to include the NSS article in, because of the way Wikipedia's categorisation system works. I believe that amounts to the sum of my edits; was there anything else you objected to, so I can explain it? (tomorrow - 4am, must sleep now)

(Yes, I have read Ad Astra; what relevance does that have to the price of fish?)

Please also note that, in future, demanding people not touch an article until it has been reviewed by On High is likely to get people's hackles up. It's not how the project works. Shimgray | talk | 03:11, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for your note and for your clean-up efforts

Thanks for the reply back at my talk page. I took a quick look at the articles I had flagged as possibly copyright violations and it does look like you are improviing them for the better. I will look at them more carefully when I hve a little bit more time. (We have a week before anyone deletes the article based on the copyvio notation, so there will be time). Thanks for your work to clean them up! Johntex\talk 00:31, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright processing - California Space Authority

Hi there. I've deleted the content in California Space Authority. If you could provide some evidence that you hold the copyright and can release it into the public domain via the GFDL I'll restore the article's content. --HappyCamper 03:15, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

Just got your message - thanks for your due diligence. I assume they will be sending me an e-mail, or posting something to my talk page? In any case, in the meantime, please just edit the "temp" subpage. Once everything is clear, I will actually be moving that page into the main location. During this process, the main article will actually be deleted so there is no need to replicate the page. --HappyCamper 14:34, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
Ah! I see you've been in contact with Johntex. Let's direct all future discussions to here instead: Talk:California Space Authority/Temp - it will be much easier to keep track of everything. Plus, once the copyright problems are resolved, we can move that conversation back into the main article namespace - this will be better for the article as it would give it more grounding should there be any further copyright violation disputes. In the meantime, I've deleted the article in the main page. This is because content on Wikipedia is replicated to a tremendous number of other sites. I realize that a substantial part of it has been rewritten, but I want to make sure that the main article does not have any copyright problems first.
Don't worry though - all the material in the "temp" page will not be deleted; I'll give you ample time to fix it up so that it can be moved back into the main article namespace. --HappyCamper 15:57, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
Do you plan to make any more edits the CSA page? --HappyCamper 00:09, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] David Criswell - more copyright concerns

Hi - David Criswell appears to be cut-and-pasted from two sources: here and here. I see others have raised concerns about copyright on previous contributions. Can you prove specific permission to use both of the sources I've linked? If not, as I'm sure you're now aware, we can't take this contribution. CDC (talk) 00:12, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Article

Great. I'm going to move it into the article space now, but I will delete some earlier versions which I think had some questionable content. You did a tremendous amount of work for that article. :-) I'll look at your other contributions in the near future. Remind me if necessary, since it's pretty busy around here sometimes. --HappyCamper 02:20, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

Okay, you can look at the product of your hard work here: California Space Authority.
Image:WikiThanks.png You deserve a WikiThanks. :-) --HappyCamper 02:28, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Web-screenshot tag

Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. I've noticed you've uploaded some images tagged with {{web-screenshot}}. This tag is not meant to be used for images that came from Web pages; it's meant to be used for images of Web pages (such as Image:Google screenshot.png, for example). I've retagged the images below as having no license information. Please make sure that Wikipedia has permission to use these images. Then edit the image description pages to include information about the licenses these images are under. You may find an appropriate tag at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags or Wikipedia:Template messages, or if none of these fit you may write a description of the license yourself. You may want to refer to the image use policy. If the use of this image on Wikipedia is a copyright violation, please follow the steps at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion to nominate this image to be deleted. If you have any questions, please feel free to post a message on my talk page. —Bkell 06:27, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:AdAstraFall2005.jpg listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded, Image:AdAstraFall2005.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please look there 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.

Rory096 06:52, 28 April 2006 (UTC)


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Rory096 -- Please clarify, per response from Ad Astra editorial director (see message traffic below)

WSpaceport 21:16, 28 April 2006 (UTC)WSpaceport 21:07, 28 April 2006 (UTC)WSpaceport

________________________________________ From: aduignan Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 2:15 PM To: WSpaceport Subject: RE: Ad Astra image "targeted" for deletion on Wikipedia

I don't understand the problem? I think it's because it is a copy righted image. But all magazine covers are copy righted. Ask him specifically what the problem is. Thanks, Jim.

Anthony

See you next week!

Anthony Duignan-Cabrera Editorial Director, Consumer Media Division Imaginova Corp.

________________________________________ From: WSpaceport Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 4:59 PM To: aduignan Subject: Ad Astra image "targeted" for deletion on Wikipedia

• Image:AdAstraFall2005.jpg (talk | delete) Uploaded by WSpaceport (notify). Images that only have permission for use on Wikipedia aren't acceptable unless they're also used under fair use.- Rory096 06:52, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Was "Fair Use" also implied when you sent me this image to post on Wikipedia? (It's a moot point anyway, since it's been replaced with more current images - but I wanted to double-check with you).

Regards, ~JS~

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[edit] User is blocked

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Your user name or IP address has been blocked from editing.

You were blocked by The Land for the following reason (see our blocking policy): persistent trolling over weeks; may be a shared IP address but it's the same person behind it and no others Your IP address is 132.33.132.19.

-- Sorry, but you've another case of mistaken identity with a shared IP address. All of my editing has been valid. Regards, ~JS~ WSpaceport 21:07, 15 June 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Image Tagging Image:YoungAstronautPatch.gif

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Thanks for uploading Image:YoungAstronautPatch.gif. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then there needs to be an argument why we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then it needs to be specified 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 media 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 {{fairusein|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 media, consider checking that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, 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 unsourced and untagged images 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. Fritz Saalfeld (Talk) 12:03, 26 June 2006 (UTC)


I believe I made the necessary changes to satisfy your requirements. Regards, ~JS~ WSpaceport 18:03, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

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Your user name or IP address has been blocked from editing.

You were blocked by [Infrogmation] for the following reason (see our blocking policy): vandalism, insults, impersonation of other users Your IP address is 132.33.132.19.

Once again, another user on our system is impersonating the real, regular contributor (Me). My most recent contributions have been to [SLC-6] and [Delta IV] Wikipage pertaining to last week's launch of the Delta IV at Vandenberg AFB if anyone cares to check them out. Regards, ~JS~ WSpaceport 17:53, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

I've unblocked, but especially given that the IP is administered by the US Air Force, I'd encourage you to report problems to an official who can see that the problem is put to a stop. I would venture to guess that such a report would probably be more effective (and less likely to cause you any problems, don't want them to group you in with the vandals) if you make the report, rather than someone from WP:ABUSE. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 15:02, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
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