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[edit] Welcome from SorryGuy

Welcome!

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. We as a community are glad to have you and thank you for creating a user account! Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Yes some of the links appear a bit boring at first, but they are VERY helpful if you ever take the time to read them.

Remember to place any articles you create into a category so we don't get orphans.

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, please be sure to sign your name on Talk and vote pages using four tildes (~~~~) to produce your name and the current date, or three tildes (~~~) for just your name. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome. SorryGuy 05:39, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Zoo Crew and Category:Animal superheroes

Hi! Rather than categorize each Zoo Crew member in Animal superheroes, the Category:Zoo Crew members should be added to Category:Animal superheroes. That takes care of all of them at once and keeps the category listings uncluttered for each hero. CovenantD 04:17, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! CovenantD 04:35, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bozo

I reverted your change of Bozo into a redirect because it was, as you might have seen, just fine as a disambiguation page. I don't see why you would want all editors looking for the Bozo people or the Bozo languages ending up with Bozo the Clown. Besides, please remember that the latter one is well-known within the U.S., not globally - whereas the English version of Wikipedia is a global enterprise. Thanks, — mark ✎ 05:36, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I saw that your addition of 'the worlds most famous clown' was undone by someone else. The problem is, I think, that he is only known inside the U.S. by that qualification. — mark ✎ 06:07, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cut and paste moves

Please don't move articles by cutting and pasting from one article or another:

In the early days of Wikipedia, renamings took place manually, using cut and paste, before the move page function was created by our hard-working developers.
Now, cut-and-paste moves are usually done by people who are not aware of that function, or when the move function fails (e.g. because the target has history), and people don't know to use Wikipedia:Requested moves (WP:RM) to ask for help from an admin.
When a cut-and-paste move is done, the page history of an article or talk page can be split among two or more different pages. This is Very Bad, because we need to keep the history with the content for copyright reasons.

(From Wikipedia:How to fix cut and paste moves.) If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. tregoweth 03:37, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. (Regarding cut and paste moves to Lulu (entertainer) and Jewel (entertainer)) Jamoche 04:49, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Show preview and redirects

Please use the "Show preview" button when you are editing, instead of making several edits in rapid succession. From Help:Show preview:

Below the edit box is a Show preview button. Pressing this will show you what the article will look like without actually saving it. It is strongly recommended that you use this prior to saving. This allows you to check what the page will look like first and to check that you haven't made any errors. It also prevents the need for multiple saves. Saving the same article a large number of times in quick succession makes it harder for people to check what changed, and clogs up the page history.

Also, creating redirects for someone's full name is generally not necessary, especially when the full name is not widely known. It is very unlikely, for example, that anyone wanting to look up Don Bluth would search for "Donald Virgil Bluth."

If you have any questions, please feel free to message me on my talk page or email me. tregoweth 14:52, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free image (Image:Nestle Ice Cream Logo.gif)

Thanks for uploading Image:Nestle Ice Cream Logo.gif. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. 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 non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BetacommandBot 14:39, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Fruit Stripe Logo.gif

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Fruit Stripe Logo.gif. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages 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 non-free media lacking such an explanation 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. Yamla 18:46, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image source problem with Image:Bobs Candies Logo.gif

Image Copyright problem

This is an automated message from a robot. You have recently uploaded Image:Bobs Candies Logo.gif. 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, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, their copyright should also be acknowledged.

As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. 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:Non-free content, 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 tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 20:14, 12 September 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. If you believe you received this message in error, please notify the bot's owner. OsamaKBOT 20:14, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:Farley's Logo.gif)

Thanks for uploading Image:Farley's Logo.gif. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. 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 all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 20:34, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:Sathers Logo.gif)

Thanks for uploading Image:Sathers Logo.gif. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. 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 all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 20:34, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:Alvin.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Alvin.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. 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 all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 18:03, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:American Juniors-One Step Closer.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:American Juniors-One Step Closer.jpg. You've indicated that the image is being used under a claim of fair use, but you have not provided an adequate explanation for why it meets Wikipedia's requirements for such images. In particular, for each page the image is used on, the image must have an explanation linking to that page which explains why it needs to be used on that page. Can you please check

  • That there is a non-free use rationale on the image's escription page for each article the image is used in.
  • That every article it is used on is linked to from its description page.

This is an automated notice by FairuseBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. --10:29, 9 May 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:American Juniors album cover.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:American Juniors album cover.jpg. You've indicated that the image meets Wikipedia's criteria for non-free content, but there is no explanation of why it meets those criteria. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. If you have any questions, please post them at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions.

Thank you for your cooperation. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 01:46, 21 May 2008 (UTC)