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[edit] Theatre Three

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. The only edit I did to the article was to remove the stub tags. It's long enough that it's not considered a stub any more. If you have any more questions or suggestions for the article, I would suggest doing so at the article's talk page. ~ Amalas rawr =^_^= 14:53, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WUSB FM

Thanks for trying to create a redirect. First off, in order to make a redirect work, it needs to be the first line of the article. Since you placed a comment on the first line, it didn't work correctly. Second, the title of the article it is to be redirected to must be placed inside the [[ ]]. As for your comment on a change of title of an article, I'd bring that up on the talk page of the article you are trying to change the name of. The talk pages is what discussions are for. If a name change is necessary, click the Move button on the top of the article to be changed. Let me know if you need any more help. --Pilotboi / talk / contribs 00:18, 3 September 2007 (UTC)



    •  ???BETTER WAY TO HIDE A MSG (& RE-EXPAND IT) ???
      • Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers|Welcome
      • Image copyright problem with Image:CusterdomeInstall.jpg
      • Duplicate images uploaded: CusterdomeExample.jpg
      • Duplicate images uploaded: Image:Custerdarksky.jpg
      • Intercollegiate Broadcasting System: includes text from: http://www.frontiernet.net/~ibs/aboutibs.html.
      • Duplicate Image:Wall56.gif

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:IBS-SRN-W320-H126.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:IBS-SRN-W320-H126.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).

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Welcome

Hi Tripodics! welcome to Wikipedia!

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[edit] Image:CusterdomeInstall.jpg

If this image is licensed under GFDL, please add a link to the GFDL notice present somewhere on the source website (custerobservatory.org). If no notice is present on the website, please forward a permission to <permissions-en (at) wikimedia [dot] org>. utcursch | talk 11:57, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hide old stuff:

{{helpme| There is some old stuff that I wanted to comment-out but not delete.
There must be a better way than this! }}

Hello. he usual method of handling content you don't want on your talk page anymore is to archive it. You can find instructions on how to do that here:Help:Archiving a talk page. I hope this helps! henrik•talk 05:53, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:IBS-0IBSLgr.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:IBS-0IBSLgr.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure 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 it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 08:05, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:IBS-0LenM115-158.gif

Thanks for uploading Image:IBS-0LenM115-158.gif. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure 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 it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 08:06, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:IBS-0Norm-w115-h191.gif

Thanks for uploading Image:IBS-0Norm-w115-h191.gif. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure 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 it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 08:07, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:IBS-Wall56.gif

Thanks for uploading Image:IBS-Wall56.gif. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure 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 it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 08:08, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Help Templates

Just so you know, I have removed 4 {{helpme}} templates that you added to image pages. Helpme templates are for use on user talk pages only. If you have any questions, feel free to leave them on my talk page. Thank you. - Rjd0060 16:28, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Your comment left on my talk page

What it means is, messages left on my talk page will be replied to on your page. Like this. As far as you Image questions, I do not deal a whole lot with Image pages. Have you read WP:IMAGE and WP:IUP? The information contained in those pages are considered guidelines. If those pages do not answer your questions, try posting your question on the Wikipedia Help Desk. Sorry, I am probably not much help but I've given you some good references here that should help solve your problems. - Rjd0060 18:47, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Images

I'm sorry you are having trouble uploading your images. I know the policies are very confusing. Here is a page dealing with some of the issues about copyright tags on non-free content. You are not alone in being confused. I haven't kept up on the changes of policies, but I have seen many other users having the same problems as you. It's very difficult finding one's way around all the policies. I'm just starting on them myself. Good luck! Jeeny 21:21, 1 October 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Image source problem with Image:MinervaReef1.jpg

Image Copyright problem

Thanks for uploading Image:MinervaReef1.jpg. I noticed that 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 04:55, 11 October 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI 04:55, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

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OK, I will add the URL from which this particular image came (which is one of the references already given on the page), and I'll also post somewhere [I'm not sure where] the email correspondence from the image owner, giving full permission to use it. (I probably won't get around to this for a few days. Next, I will reconsider whether or not continuing to make honest, valuable contributions is really worth the hassle -- especially regarding images for which the owners have gladly provided full permission, but Wiki robots and/or vandals persist in removing!)

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References were added, along with note (and quote) re owner's permission to use. (Should I add the email source, including headers?) {{helpme}}

I don't know how to get the silly orange box removed from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:MinervaReef1.jpg . I'm afraid that someone will accuse me of "vandalism" if I remove this erroneous and misleading (and anonymous) insertion. All I can do is add my protest. (I did so previously, without effect, so this time I jazzed it up a bit.)

P.S. If my frustration with Wikipedia is becoming evident, then your antennae are working well. After having made about a dozen contributions which were rather well-researched (and well-written, if I may say so, myself!), I'm lurching toward the final conclusion that it is not worth bothering and that sincere efforts are wasted, here.

I recommend you re-upload the image, using some sources. I don't know how to remove it, but, don't leave Wikipedia! We need you! Goodshoepd35110s 05:40, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
I also recommend re-uploading the image. So that we don't go through all of this again, please follow these steps VERY CAREFULLY.
  1. Upload the image, using the license tag {{cc-by-sa-3.0}}. DO NOT add a non-commercial "nc" code to the template.
  2. Provide as the source, the URL of the image and the name of the owner. Do not provide her email address.
  3. Have the owner of the image send an email to permissions-en AT wikimedia DOT org . This confirms to the Wikimedia Foundation that we do indeed have the right to use this image under a CC license. Unfortunately, they can't take it just on your word alone; it's got to come from the owner for legal reasons. The email MUST contain the following:
    1. The URL of the image
    2. A link to the image page on Wikipedia
    3. Her statement that she has licensed the image under a Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 license. THE LICENSE MUST NOT BE NON-COMMERCIAL. Non-commercial images are NOT accepted.
  4. Leave a note on the image's talk page that an email as been sent to OTRS to confirm the licensing. Do not include personal information.
  5. Sit back, relax, and be glad it's all over.
I'm really sorry this is so frustrating, but since Wikipedia is a free-content site, we've got to be extremely careful about copyright law. We have to have exacting information about the sources and licenses of all our images, and we can't use non-commercial images because Wikipedia's content is used on so many other sites, including commercial ones. We really do appreciate all you're trying to do, but the powers that be must have their way, or Wikipedia will not be allowed to function. Please let me know on my talk page how this turns out, or if you have any questions at all. We're here to help. :-) Hersfold (t/a/c) 08:44, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] October 2007

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. You may not know that Wikipedia has a Manual of Style that should be followed to maintain a consistent, encyclopedic appearance. Using different styles throughout the encyclopedia, as you did to Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, makes it harder to read. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Martial BACQUET 21:52, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:DeepImpact1.jpg

(NOT MY IMAGE. See Custer-DeepImpact1.jpg on "Custer Observatory" page.)

BetacommandBot 13:37, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Minervaflag.jpg listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Minervaflag.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media 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. Superm401 - Talk 23:17, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Possibly unfree Image:Minervaflag.jpg

An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Minervaflag.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is disputed. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the image description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Videmus Omnia Talk 02:20, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unspecified source for Image:CusterSkyChart.gif

Thanks for uploading Image:CusterSkyChart.gif. I noticed that 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, then 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, then 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: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 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 12:21, 5 March 2008 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Nv8200p talk 12:21, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Image:Custer-DeepImpact1.jpg

A tag has been placed on Image:Custer-DeepImpact1.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I8 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is available as a bit-for-bit identical copy on the Wikimedia Commons under the same name, or all references to the image on Wikipedia have been updated to point to the title used at Commons.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Danski14(talk) 17:27, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Image:Custer-DeepImpact1.jpg

A tag has been placed on Image:Custer-DeepImpact1.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image is redundant copy (all pixels the same or scaled down) of an image in the same file format, which is on Wikipedia (not on Commons), and all inward links have been updated.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Danski14(talk) 17:27, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hexadecimal notation

Responded on my talk page. — Omegatron (talk) 22:28, 25 May 2008 (UTC)