Talk:History of Gmail

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Contents 1 Fair use rationale for Image:Gmail multiple.jpg 2 Launch year? 3 E-Garfield 4 Merge? 5 Fair use rationale for Image:FreeGmailBySearchingGoogle-small.png

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Gmail multiple.jpg

Image:Gmail multiple.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and 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.BetacommandBot 04:21, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Launch year?

The very first sentence of the article references the April Fools' Day launch; however, it neglects to mention the year this occurred. This really should be corrected...

[edit] E-Garfield

Doesn't seem to be working http://www.e-garfield.com/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arcking (talk • contribs) 12:26, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

I checked the Garfield.com website and it looks like they're not offering the email service anymore. However, checking the www.gmail.com domain on The Wayback Machine shows some other company called USemail.net. Gmail takes over the domain by July 2000, according to the Wayback Machine, at least.--Valistar (talk) 03:50, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge?

Why is this it's own page? Shouldn't it be on the Gmail page. Utoks (talk) 15:26, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

As I see it, the page was split out of the History of Gmail section in the main Gmail article. Gmail is very long, so putting this back into the main page would be inadvisable. Tuvok[^T@lk/_{Improve me}] 00:51, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:FreeGmailBySearchingGoogle-small.png

Image:FreeGmailBySearchingGoogle-small.png is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 19:49, 13 February 2008 (UTC)