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De Apostle picture deletion

Hello, The picture I submitted was deleted.When I saw that it was set to be deleted I added furthe information to the picture.I am the creator of the picture and there is no copyright for it.What is needed to get it undeleted.Thanks for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ras Tyehimba (talk • contribs) 16:09, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nao Bustamante

Could you put Nao Bustamante's page back up, or should I just start a new one? I went looking for it as I teach her work (am a professor at UC Riverside, and write about the artist - and sometimes edit pages of artists I research - so that my students are at least getting accurate information). I've organized a handful of others to work on this with me. But it'd be easier, probably to edit the old page than to create a new one. I haven't seen the old one so I'm not sure what the best path is.

Please advise.

Thank you,

J. Doyle — Preceding unsigned comment added by Judyholliday (talk • contribs) 16:12, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The old article massively failed the notability requirements for people - being the sister of a politician is not notable (it's not inherited) and the article reeked of being a thinly veiled advertisment piece. I would suggest an entire re-write looking at WP:Notability (people) and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies and Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons - Wikipedia:Starting an article can be a big help as well. If you would like a sandbox version of the old article, just leave me a note here. Skier Dude (talk) 17:27, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So, yes, I would like a sandbox version. I haven't edited on wikip for a few years, seems like processes have changed (esp talk page). I think it was kindof a shame that the page was just taken down: but it sounds like no one was paying attention to it. If I can access a sandbox, can I edit it? Or should I just start over. I didn't want to start over if what I started was going to be subject to deletion. I want to get something minimal up there - a stub sort of thing - so that others can contribute & edit. Judyholliday (talk) 19:57, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A user sandbox version of the last revision of the article can be found at User:Judyholliday/Nao Bustamante sandbox. You can see from the cleanup tags on it the issues that need to be addressed. Skier Dude (talk) 22:04, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

THANK YOUJudyholliday (talk) 06:26, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

File:Phoenix Bicycles Logo.jpg

You can go ahead and delete it as it was already replaced by a better GIF image. Thanks. DE--Degen Earthfast (talk) 21:15, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

De Apostle picture deletion update

Hello again, I hope this is sufficient to get picture undeleted. Thanks again.

De Apostle 1.jpg <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/1.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/1.0/88x31.png" /></a>
This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/1.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 Generic License</a>.

Orphaned non-free image File:Logo wiziq.gif

Okay to delete as the logo for the WizIQ site has now been changed. Jjjjjjjjjj (talk) 05:25, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of Image

I am sorry to bother you with this but being a new user I am not familiar with Wikipedia's rules and regulations. The message I see is as follows:

04:51, 29 January 2012 Skier Dude (talk | contribs) deleted "File:Vassilis Krommidas.jpg" ‎ (F7: Violates non-free use policy: replcbl fair use)

What do I need to do in order for the image to be re-posted? I have obtained this image by Mr. Vassilis Krommidas himself, who happens to be a good friend. Thank you and best regards Maria Makri (talk) 07:52, 2 February 2012 (UTC)Maria Makri[reply]

File:Church of Christ Service.jpg

Skier Dude you deleted the image above and all the permission were emailed in from the creator of the image. Whats up?~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by JamieBrown2011 (talk • contribs) 12:02, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion

Thanks for deleting User:Mar4d/Khalid Anwer. Could you also delete the nonexistent redirect Khalid Anwer, Talk:Khalid Anwer and User talk:Mar4d/Khalid Anwer? Thanks, once again. Mar4d (talk) 04:12, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

File move question

Hey Dude, what should I do after I rename a file —

Just leave it alone like this → File:PICT1690SMALLER.JPG
Or, add a CSD tag like this → File:FM02.jpg

Sumanch (talk) 05:39, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If the old/redirect has no links, then just tag it as G8. If there's a reason to keep the old file name (things link to it), you can leave it as is, or you can update all of the links from the redirect to the new name and then ask for the G8. Skier Dude (talk) 05:42, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Sumanch (talk) 05:44, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lunch tomorrow!

Hi, thanks for signing up for the meetup/lunch at the Wikimedia Foundation. Just a reminder that this is happening at noon tomorrow, Saturday the 4th. Our office is located at 149 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco, a short walk from the Montgomery Station BART stop – please see the meetup page for more details. Looking forward to seeing you there! Maryana (WMF) (talk) 00:47, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Re: this notice

The logo as well as sourced content was removed from Bollywood and Beyond by an IP with no explanation/no edit summary as seen here, I reverted the apparent vandalism and restored the deleted content. Thought you would want to know since you left the image deletion notice on the uploader's talkpage. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 05:48, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Deepmath

Hi Skier Dude. Why did you delete User talk:Deepmath

05:07, 22 September 2009 Skier Dude (talk | contribs) deleted "User talk:Deepmath" ‎ (G8: Page dependent on a deleted or nonexistent page)

This would not appear to be a legitimate reason. If there is no good reason for it to be deleted, would you please undelete. Also, if you happen to know, can you say why Deepmath (talk · contribs) is blocked? (I guess that it relates to stuff deleted from his talk page?). --SmokeyJoe (talk) 13:39, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's been restored - there were some odd page moves going on there (I deleted it redlink redirect) The account was blocked (per admin note) for attcking other users & then disruptive editing of the talk page. Skier Dude (talk) 01:06, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for answering. What do you mean it has been restored? It was recreated 20 Jan 2012? Isn't there a long history of deleted revision? I don't see any page moves, or page-move archives of his user_talk page.

I found the blocking discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive558#User:Deepmath. It was maybe a bit bold, at indefinite. I think the guy was only temporarily responding poorly to several XfD discussions concerning his created articles and userspace pages. I note that he is lurking, for example. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 01:41, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oops-you're right, it was recreated. However I'm not involved in the wikidrama in this; all I did is delete the redirect (talk -> User) - you need to discuss the rest of this with User:Jpgordon who did/undid the redirect and the re-block or User:Georgewilliamherbert who did the block and deletion of the user page. As I know nothing about the history in this, I'll leave this to those that were involved to deal with the issue, including the page moves, as I'm unclear why these were done. Skier Dude (talk) 01:51, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I understand you. Thank you. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 02:41, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Image deleted, what do I need to do?

Hi Skier Dude,

I noticed you have deleted an image I've uploaded on the page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Bakhtiyarov I took this image from Oleg Bakhtiyarov's official web site where he is references as one of the lecturers: http://www.university.kiev.ua/person Here is the image link: http://www.university.kiev.ua/sites/default/files/person/olegb.jpg I considered this is a valid "fair use" scenario, since it is like a "company promoting their services in public domain" (I saw that description somewhere in Wikipedia HOWTO).

Could you please guide me into what I need to do to publish this image correctly? I am new to Wikipedia editing and these legal issues are very cryptic to me.

Thanks, Igor — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ikusakov (talk • contribs) 01:23, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Stefan Wong (actor)

Hello, I was hoping for a full protection, in my opinion the ip edits are in good faith and accurate to all the sources. It would force all parties involved to go to the talk page. I did not want to get in the middle of edit warring.--UnQuébécois (talk) 03:16, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It looked like the majority of the back & forth was with 218.250.159.25 & registered users; I've watchlisted the page and if it starts again, I'll bump it up - if I'm not online & it starts up again, just pop a note on rfpp again and explain the situation (feel free to point to here if there's any questions); I always try to err on the side of caution (lightest 'hammer' and shortest time) Skier Dude (talk) 03:23, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I happened to this page somehow, and noticed the back and forth, did a little looking at refs and agreed with the Ip user! I am more outspoken in places where I have a little more knowledge, but try to err on the side of caution also! Thanks.--UnQuébécois (talk) 03:26, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dear UnQuébécois & Skier Dude, sorry for stepping into a discussion that I was not originally a part of. Incidentally I have also exchanged messages with the same IP user on different subject. He is very aggressive and is not complying to Wikipedia policies despite being told several times. He has his own version of the processes. Note: I am not saying that the content he is trying to update is wrong; it might be well right and I pointed it out as well to him. Read here. Updates have been made without citing proper sources. No one is telling him NOT to update, instead the user has been told to follow processes. Now that you guys have protected the page without actually reviewing what was earlier done on the page, you have justified his doings. Atleast discuss with other editors involved before taking such an action. One of the people involved is very senior Admin with close to 200,000 edits. Check User talk:218.250.159.25 and read how many different experienced users are involved. May I please ask you HOW is the name change (to Stephen Huỳnh) in Infobox justified (along with other actions) without citing proper sources? You are endorsing this; are you? Don’t be unfair to other experienced members just because someone is being very persistent and making lots of noise. Cheers AKS 08:04, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Take a look at meta:The Wrong Version - no justification is ever implied in protections. Skier Dude (talk) 04:44, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the assist!

:) Accoladejeff (talk) 21:03, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

deletion of eric arnott.jpg

Permission has been given for the use of this file by his son Stephen Arnott. A copy of that permission is shown below (sent 23rd Jan 2012), so not quite sure why it has been deleted again? Regards Ovigalltd (talk) 13:17, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

From: Stephen Arnott Sent: 23 January 2012 17:33 To: permissions-commons@wikimedia.org Cc: Ovigal Subject: Eric Arnott - Photo

Dear Sir/Madam I hereby affirm that Stephen Arnott is the creator and/or sole owner of the exclusive copyright of the black and white portrait photograph of Eric Arnott attached herewith with the url address of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Arnott. I agree to publish that work under the free license “creative Commons Attributions-ShareAlike 3.0 (unported) and GNU Documentation License unversioned,with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts. I acknowledge that by doing so I grant anyone the right to use the work in a commercial product or otherwise, and to modify it according to their needs, provided that they abide by the terms of the license and any other applicable laws. I am aware that this agreement is not limited to Wikipedia or related sites. I am aware that I always retain copyright of my work, and retain the right to be attributed in accordance with the license chosen. Modifications others make to the work will not be claimed to have been made by me. I acknowledge that I cannot withdraw this agreement, and that the content may or may not be kept permanently on a Wikimedia project. Stephen Arnott – creator of image. 22 January 2012.

Deletion of File:Americanwarmewmrev.tif

Hey Skier Dude, I'm somewhat new to wikipedia and have been having some trouble. I uploaded File:Americanwarmewmrev.tif to use for an article I am writing for the non-profit. There is no copyright on the logo, so I don't understand how this could be removed for copyright infringement. Secondly, I am an intern with this non-profit and as I stated in the pictures description, we own the picture and give anyone else the right to use it, and if they wish, we would like them to mention our website when doing so. Perhaps I have the wrong tag for the picture.

There is no copyright on the picture so there is no copyright infringement. As the owner of this picture I give wikipedia and anyone else the right to use it. Please restore this picture to working order, or tell me how to make this right.

Thank you, John Edward Steckroth 15:53, 7 February 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnsteckroth (talk • contribs)

I just realized that it wasn't just the logo that was deleted but all of my pictures for this article. This is a list of the files:

The Logo, as I have discussed has no copyright. I am wondering which template I need to use and how I go about getting it undeleted. As to the other pictures, I took those pictures with my camera. Yes, as an employee of this non-profit, but again, they have no copyright. Which template do I need to use for these and how do I get them reinstated. Please help. John Edward Steckroth 20:49, 8 February 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnsteckroth (talk • contribs)

Hi there Skier Dude. I've been helping this editor as well, so I'm interested in this as well. Anything he can do? Nolelover ^Talk^·^Contribs 00:02, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Interview Regarding Wikipedia Bots

Greetings Skier Dude-

My name is Randall Livingstone, and I am a graduate student at the University of Oregon, currently collecting data for my dissertation on Wikipedia editors who create and use bots and assisted editing tools, as well as editors involved in the initial and/or ongoing creation of bot policies on Wikipedia. As a member of the bot community and bot operator, I would very much like to interview you for the project at a time and in a method that is most convenient for you (Gchat, another IM client, Skype, email, telephone, etc.). I am completely flexible and can work with your schedule. The interview will take approximately 45-60 minutes.

My dissertation project has been approved both by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Oregon, and by the Research Committee at the Wikimedia Foundation. You can find more information on the project on my meta page.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and I look forward to hearing from you to set up a time to chat. Thank you very much.

Randall Livingstone, School of Journalism & Communication, University of Oregon

UOJComm (talk) 22:00, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Undeletion Request

Hello Skier Dude, yesterday I transfered File:GingerTVPrologo.png to Commons and tagged the local copy with {{now commons}}. It was nominated for deletion on commons because, although it is public domain in the United States, it apparently meets the threshold of originality in the United Kingdom. Therefore, it can't be hosted on commons, but it is acceptable for use here. Could you please undelete the local copy. Thank you, Alpha_Quadrant ^(talk) 23:57, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done, you may want to take a gander at it as it's got text-logo and a FuR. Skier Dude (talk) 02:40, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have corrected the tags. As it is a simple textlogo, it fails the threshold of originality in the United States, so I tagged it with {{PD-textlogo}}. Alpha_Quadrant ^(talk) 02:52, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Files_for_deletion/2012_January_23#File:Alfred_Hitchcock_Commemorative_Stamp_1998.jpg

Hi Skier Dude, hope you're well. When you have a moment, and if it's not too much trouble, could you please close the above discussion? It should be fairly straightforward. Thanks, FASTILY ^(TALK) 04:14, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My uploaded Image got deleted

Hi! I uploaded my university's logo. It was from a public domain and copy rights were not secured as such. How can display the licence. Please guide me, or give me a link to some tutorials. Working with wikipedia is so complex.

Thanks Mysoomro86 (talk) 18:36, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Uploaded the file after mentioning the source

Hi there!
Sorry to bother you again. I've just uploaded the file again that you deleted. And have followed the instructions you gave. Kindly see if the source mentioned is sufficient for it to remain on site.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shah_Abdul_Latif_University_logo.jpg

Thanks. Mysoomro86 (talk) 17:18, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

File:Pakistan Railways Map.png

I think the uploader does hold copyright and simply was never told to look at WP:Permissions, but I might be missing something, thus this post. Cheers. Materialscientist (talk) 02:55, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There are multiple notifications of copyright violations; he was warned multiple times about this contribution (4x), other images File:PR Map.png File:Pakistan Railways Network.png, spam links on Pakistan Railways, as well as an AN/I discussion about him. If you note, with all of these warnings he never offered any explanation or used a talk page. He can offer something on the talk page about this now, but I don't see a reason for a non-communicative possible copyright violator to continue without explanation from him. Skier Dude (talk) 03:07, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ps. I've watchlisted the talk page to watch for a response. Skier Dude (talk) 03:08, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It is your call, I come from the copyright/spam side: a user got mistagged and blocked for posting his own map and a link to the facebook channel of Pakistan Railways, and failing to talk back. The map is here [1] and there are all signs it is created by Adnan Zafar and that Adnan Zafar is user:Adnanrail. Yes, there is no solid proof, which is why WP:Permission. Materialscientist (talk) 03:21, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think the wait-and-watch is the best call at this time; if the OTRS is provided, of course the block can be reversed - I did note that there is a (c) restriction at the source, which seems to indicate that the OTRS would be required in any case. Skier Dude (talk) 03:28, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I doubt a blocked user will email permission for deleted image, or even reply at all. He might eventually get blocked for incompetence, and this is the major problems with India/Pakistan articles/editors, or he might eventually learn and help out there (where no-one actually helps). It's a tricky issue, and we normally do not have time to educate (and often just follow our taggers), I just got upset by our taggers for not thinking at all in this case. Materialscientist (talk) 03:45, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I agree - I just get frustrated seeing the same images showing up again and again with no explanations - hmmmm, maybe a ban on all Madonna & Lady Gaga fake album covers? :o) Skier Dude (talk) 03:48, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Tatrinote

The image Tatrinote.jpg was taken with my camera few years back when I was in Tatrinote. It should be cleared from flagging. Thanksriz 13:31, 12 February 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Riztech (talk • contribs)

Talkback

Hello, Skier Dude. You have new messages at Mariordo's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Deleted Images

Hello, I uploaded a number of images that were marked for speedy deletion and deleted before I had a chance to get the e-mails sent for permission. I have since contacted the owner and copyright holder of the images and he has sent release forms for each of the deleted images. I would like to return these images to Wikipedia and the artist's page. Can you help me restore these images: File:RedSocks.jpg File FishFerrisWheel.jpg, File:GettingReady.jpg, File:FearfulSymetry.jpg, File:TheFairerHand.jpg, File:SecretLifeOfTurtles.jpg, File:KeepYourEyeOnTheBall.jpg File:Tomovermanana.jpg

Thank You PaulLouisM (talk) 01:12, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]