User talk:Majora

Thinking of you

Hey man - haven't seen you around in awhile. Just wanted to say hi and see how you're doing. Just dropping a line to let you know that I was thinking about you :-). I hope to see you around soon! ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:22, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

@Oshwah: Hi Oshwah. Thank you for thinking of me. It really does mean a lot that someone cares. I'm going to start, slowly, working my way back into Wikipedia but I want to focus purely on the article side of things. I got a little bit too involved in the governance of the site and I think that is what caused the issue. I always said that if Wikipedia ever became more than a hobby to me that it would be time to take a step back. The way some things were going I just became a tad emotionally attached to how the site itself was governed. It was time to drop it and take a few months off to regroup and reevaluate. I'll be around here and on IRC a little bit more in the coming days and hopefully even more after that. I still have work to do after all. Those forensic articles aren't going to rewrite themselves. Thanks again for taking the time. I'll see you around. --Majora (talk) 04:05, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

You did the right thing by stepping back and taking a break when you felt the need to. We see too many people who don't do this when they probably should, and the result needs no explanation... lol. It's good to see you back. Until we meet again ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:28, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

Draft:Clan MacAlpine

Clan MacAlpin(e) producted from the researched and written by Dr Bruce Durie This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

Hello, I have remove the Boars head with crown image and want to know if Dr. Bruce Durie can create the Clan MacAlpin(e) article? EarlMcAlpine (talk) 23:48, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

@EarlMcAlpine: In order to be acceptable the license must allow reuse for any purpose, including commercial use. A Non Commercial license would still not be acceptable. Dr. Durie would have to agree to relicense the material he owns under an acceptable license. While this site is more for images it lists acceptable licenses for use here: c:COM:L#Well-known_licenses. If you have any questions please let me know. --Majora (talk) 23:58, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

Hello, If Dr. Bruce Durie creates in his sandbox and the agrees that it free work by saving with "Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization." Would this work? Also without the image of the "boars head with crown" Best Regards, EarlEarlMcAlpine (talk) 00:33, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

@EarlMcAlpine: Why can't you just write it yourself? In your own words? Wouldn't that just make the situation that much easier? Anyone can write in a sandbox, and yes, anything posted anywhere on Wikipedia is automatically released under an acceptable Creative Commons license provided it was not infringed upon from elsewhere to begin with. You can't for example, copy and paste material (like you did) and post it here without running into major issues. So why can't you just write it yourself? --Majora (talk) 01:58, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

Say "Wow" is not neutral.

Careful with you biased wording when censoring edits. Saying "Wow" in the edit history clearly shows you are not neutral. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nathanvaldez (talk • contribs) 23:50, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

A good plain cup of coffee

hey, Thank you for aligning the image :) of The cat. Also , we have a similar taste of coffee. You'd be surprised how many people don't know what coffee tastes like. They taste only the sugar/ milk/ cream etc. Madan.a aka matt avetaw (talk) 21:58, 8 October 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	Thank you! You were really patient and helpful to teach a fairly new editor to wikipedia, like me, about how to improve articles and evaluate citations. Much appreciated! OrangeFig52 (talk) 04:07, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:Parachute Band Billboard.jpg

Hi Majora - Thank you for bringing the license attribution to my attention. I had Sarah Barlow (photographer) confirm her giving me permission to use the photo of the listed Wikipedia page and sent it to the Wikipedia email. Waiting on their confirmation receipt.

Thank you for the helpful info! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Parsnippoets (talk • contribs) 22:52, October 12, 2017 (UTC)

File permissions for File:Nikil Viswanathan Profile Picture.jpg

Hi Majora! Thanks for the feedback on the file. Looks like it has the correct license as far as I can tell? I accidentally clicked the non share alike version in the upload wizard and was trying to figure out how to change that - it looks like its still public domain to me? thanks for the help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tonys94 (talk • contribs) 21:59, October 14, 2017 (UTC)

@Tonys94: It has non-commercial and no derivative restrictions on it. Therefore, we can't keep the image. Please see WP:F3 for why I had to mark it for deletion. Not all creative commons licenses are created equal. In order for it to be ok for upload here it needs to be a license that allows anyone to use or modify the image at any time and for any reason. That license doesn't meet those restrictions. Sorry. --Majora (talk) 22:03, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

@Majora: Hey Majora - thanks for the explanation! I'm a bit confused - are we looking at the same page? I don't see the non commercial or derivative restrictions? Maybe I'm looking at the wrong page or seeing a different version of it? Tonys94 (talk)

@Tonys94: If you look at the source page where you got the image from you will see that the license they are using for that image is CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. The "NC" part is a no commercial use restriction and the ND part is a no derivatives restriction. Unfortunately, both are not acceptable for use here. Our sister project, Commons, has a list of acceptable creative commons licenses that can be used. If you have any other questions please let me know. --Majora (talk) 22:11, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Thanks for being patient and teaching me the ways of Wikipedia and images - haha just learning!

Tonys94 (talk) 22:08, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

ND residence halls

Hi, i respect your participation and eventual withdrawal of the AFD at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Notre Dame residence halls. Hey, i do think there is too much coverage of the topic. Some editing in the main article would be justified, e.g. to establish in the lede that some of them are more note-worthy than others, and then to chip away at the coverage of the less-worthy ones. I'm not adequately motivated, though. I'd be slightly more motivated to help edit at the "common outcomes" guidance. Hmm, that would probably require consulting some of the past AFDs about dormitories / residence halls. I wonder if it's easy to search through past AFDs. Anyhow, i just want to sympathize that you did have a legitimate concern, which the AFD doesn't resolve. Hope you keep up your good participation in Wikipedia. cheers, --doncram 17:54, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

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Files without license

Hi Majora. I recently put together a recurring weekly report identifying files which may be missing a license tag. When you have some time, would you help me chip away at the list? Thanks, FASTILY 03:35, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

@Fastily: I'd be happy to. I can start going through them tomorrow. I was just about to log off for the night when you posted. Out of curiosity, is there a way to mark images as "has a proper license" so it gets removed from that list? Take the first example, File:Inno Setup screenshot.png. I just glanced at it but it seems to tick all the boxes for an acceptable license (reuse even commercially, modification, etc.). Obviously I would need to investigate further but the info says it is a modified {{BSD}} license. If that is accurate it seems to be ok for use here but the actual BSD template would be incorrect. How would I remove that from the listing? --Majora (talk) 03:42, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

Thanks! Files categorized with All free media, All non-free media, or any category in the blacklist are omitted. The report is still a work in progress, so there may be the occasional false positive. Regards, FASTILY 07:19, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

Sam Hyde picture

It is on the source I listed, just click the one that looks nearly the same but at an angle and slightly blurred, then click on the small arrow to your right on the image. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KawaiiChurchill (talk • contribs) 15:54, October 27, 2017 (UTC)

@KawaiiChurchill: And where on that page does it say that that image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License? Or did you just pick a license without verifying that it is correct? Cause at this point that photo still doesn't have proper permissions. Just because something is uploaded to the Internet doesn't mean you can take it and do whatever you want with it. It still maintains the same copyright status, of All Rights Reserved, unless stated otherwise. --Majora (talk) 17:05, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

Sam Hyde has given me permission for the picture to be returned

https://www.facebook.com/ssam.hyde/posts/1740921239282698?comment_id=1744975122210643&notif_id=1509329087183187&notif_t=feed_comment

Carlos Supremo is my account. KawaiiChurchill (talk) 02:12, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

A few things here, KawaiiChurchill, I am helping you purely because I want to see as many images as possible be used properly here. However, if you act like this again I will not only not help you, I will report you for egregious personal attacks. Something that is forbidden here.

Now, down to business. I understand that our copyright policies are confusing and we ask a lot and for that I am sorry. For legal reasons we have to follow strict policies. "For use on Wikipedia" type releases are not acceptable. That statement on Facebook means nothing, legally speaking, so we can't use it. You must follow the instructions that I put on your talk page and have the copyright holder fill out the legal release form and send it into our OTRS team. If you need assistance doing that please let me know. But beyond that, you must follow the instructions or the image will be deleted. --Majora (talk) 03:06, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

How does it not mean anything? KawaiiChurchill (talk) 03:47, 30 October 2017 (UTC)