User talk:Orangemike

Speedy deletion of File:1930s photo of the foreshore above Jeffrey Street 001 001004.jpg

hello Orangemike

Apologies if I missed earlier warnings, or if the file was incorrectly tagged however can I check please your speedy deletion of this photograph. The photograph was important to the article. The reference citation in the article on Jeffrey Street was as follows and my recollection is that a similar citation was present on the photo page:

"View to St. Aloysius' College above foreshores of Kirribilli" (photo). 1 copyprint; b&w; 204 x 254 mm, This photograph shows construction on foreshores of Kirribilli above Jeffrey Street. Above the foreshores is St. Aloysius; College incorprating Dr. Cox's home. Whilst barely visible above the trees is the tower of Star of the Sea Church. The homes Greencliffe and Craiglea are also visible on the right hand side above M. Steel boatshed. Jeffrey Street Wharf and Jeffrey Street: North Sydney Council, original publisher unknown. 1930s. Retrieved 27 June 2010. Image 001\001004

The file appears on the Local Government website and the source attributes the photo to "c 1930s". I thought (mistakenly) that all of the correct tags has been used both in the article and also on the photo page. I refer also to the Australian Copyright Council which states that in Australia Copyright has expired in photos taken prior to 1 January 1955. This photograph is therefore approximately 20 years out of copyright. Refer to the copyright regulation here.

<http://www.copyright.org.au/find-an-answer/browse-by-what-you-do/photographers/>

Can I seek your advice please as to how to reverse this or what additional "public domain" style tag you feel was missing which should have been present on this photo to cover any other countries copyright laws etc? This photo has been on this article for almost four (4) years and this is the first time that the PD status / copyright of these very old photos has been raised as an issue.

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Thanks for letting me know about your deletion proposal; I've commented over there. Swanny18 (talk) 01:10, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

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Hi, Orangemike. I saw you took care of John Coleman (author). Do you think Dr John Coleman should meet the same fate? Cheers! - Location (talk) 04:36, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Sorry to bug you with another one: The Conspirators Hierarchy, the Committee of 300. Let me know if I should take it via the regular Afd route. - Location (talk) 04:45, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

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Mike, I've donated to Wikipedia and I really want to help this band. I know that one page takes bandwidth. Would it really be so bad for locally prominent bands to be in an online encyclopedia? How can the rules be changed? Or do I need to create a Wikia style site if I want to have an encyclopedia for "not famous enough bands"? I need a solution, not more why things can't happen - I hope you can understand - I'm a millenial. GM2587 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gm2587 (talk • contribs)

There are lots of other sites where you can write about what you will: MySpace, Facebook, LiveJournal, etc. One of the standing principles here in Wikipedia is that on a planet of seven billion people, we have to set some minimum standards for notability; WP:BAND sets out those standards for bands. That's not gonna change. See also: "Wikipedia doesn't care about your garage band." --Orange Mike | Talk 18:27, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

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Orange

Can you guess which character your photo reminds me of? :)

Champaign Supernova (talk) 04:47, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

Too tiny to make out details, and I never watched the show; but thanks for the thought. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:44, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

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Hi, Orange Mike, or other user - this is a request for a second look ie a consideration in deleting the "Some or all of this article's listed sources may not be reliable" note that has been on this article since September of 2013. Reliable sources and additional, validated wiki links (including the recently approved article ''Goodbye Promise'') have been provided in the interim, proving it a worthy candidate for no flags. If for some reason it's still considered flag-worthy I'd appreciate an updated explanation and what needs to be secured to have it fully approved. Thanks for your time. Gregorcollins (talk)