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Re: Dogs?

I don't follow. As a matter of fact, I love dogs - see my userpage.--Kubigula (talk) 01:36, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Ah! Now I get it - that was a bit of vandalism to my userpage that I missed. Thanks for bringing that to my attention!--Kubigula (talk) 01:38, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Ben Fernandez.jpg

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Thank you for your cooperation. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 02:39, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Books, etc.

To keep anonymity here, I'd rather not give out either - especially as it might point to an 'expertise' that I stay away from here. Sorry. SkierRMH (talk) 15:56, 23 April 2008 (UTC)


Fair use rationale for Image:Harn logo.jpg

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Fair use rationale for Image:Brampton logo.jpeg

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You may want to check the fair use rational you provided for the NNOA logo. The logo is not a work by the Coast Guard, but by NNOA. Additionally, the rational you provided is generally reserved for photos. Logos have their own fair use rational. Absolon S. Kent (talk) 01:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rational for Tuskegee Airmen, Inc

Ditto above for Tuskegee Airmen. The work is not a Federal government work, thus the logo will be challenged and probably removed. Absolon S. Kent (talk) 01:50, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

images

The point of wikipedia, is to give the world insight into a wealth of information. I hate copyright tags, always will. But I understand they are necessary to society today. I started doing this about two weeks ago and am still learning the copyright issues and tags. If you could possibly look at the copyright tags and choose one that you feel is more appropriate then just waste time writing to me that it is incorrect. I don't mean to flame you, but I mean seriously, if it's incorrect, just change it. Like I always say, that dog just won't hunt.

Thanks. DB9 (talk) 01:56, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

True, but Wikipedia won't exist for long if it becomes a wide open shoot out without rules. I was just trying to provide you a heads up to avoid potential future problems. I will take care of NNOA and Tuskegee Airmen logos, but you may want to brush up on the copyright tags before the deletion patrol comes by. I've had a few nasty run ins with a few of them and I figured a small headache from me would help you avoid a major one later. Absolon S. Kent (talk) 14:54, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Vector request

No problem! If you ever come across anything else that needs to be SVGified, feel free to let me know! Cheers! -- Tkgd2007 (talk) 15:36, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Image source problem with Image:Ed Rendell.jpg

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Vandalism

Only administrators actually have the ability to delete pages, but as a regular user you can bring it to an administrator's attention by tagging a page as a candidate for speedy deletion, using one of the templates listed under "deletion templates" on that page. This files the article in a special internal category that administrators look at regularly. Hope that helps a bit... Bearcat (talk) 02:26, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Re:Thanks for your help on WikiProject Pittsburgh!

Thank you for the star! --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 22:00, 29 April 2008 (UTC)


Non-free use disputed for Image:Ben_Fernandez.jpg

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Nnoa logo.gif)

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MySpace images are not public domain

Images found on MySpace, such as some you have recently uploaded, are not considered public domain for copyright purposes. Please see Wikipedia:Copyrights. krimpet✽ 22:18, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

DanaPointCitySeal.jpg

I asked the city itself if they would let me use a vector version of their City Seal. No word from them (I emailed back to them last night), but I just wanted to let you know that I'm working on it. Cheers! -- Tkgd2007 (talk) 15:07, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

They sent me a large JPEG file, so I heavily photoshopped it and shrunk it down and uploaded it as a PNG. It's not as good as an SVG but it's certainly a lot better than it was. -- TIM KLOSKE|TALK 00:52, 17 May 2008 (UTC)


Fair use rationale for Image:Brampton logo.jpeg

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Unspecified source for Image:Larry_Agran.jpg

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Image source problem with Image:Bennett William.jpg

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Image tagging for Image:William Scranton.jpg

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Editing Tips

Hey, DB9, here's a couple of tips for when you edit Wikipedia.
1. Instead of clicking 'Save page' after every small edit that you make, use 'Show preview' after each small edit if you wish, bringing along all the edits you've made to one 'Final Edit' I call them. In other words, snowball all your edits into one big snowboulder ^_^. This way, you don't have to go through the wait of having WP save the file every time you click 'Save.'
2. You don't have to add a whole bunch of spaces (aka 'breaks') after text to get the references and stub-markers below the infobox, okay? That's completely unnecessary.

3. When you do put in references, use <references/> instead of {{reflist}}, the latter is old and does nothing.

I hope these tips will help you with your WP endeavors. -Mattokunhayashi (talk) 06:49, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

File source problem with File:Frank Gannett.jpg

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I apologize if my actions aggrieved you. The file had been up for ten hours before I tagged it; you should add descriptions and source information at the time of upload, not wait until the next day. Unfortunately, the information you put up is a little confusing. You say it's a production of the U.S. government, but the source you got the picture from is NNDB, which is not a government source. How do you know that the image came from the U.S. government and is in the public domain? Powers T 17:04, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

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Replaceable fair use Image:Shane Porteous.jpg

Replaceable fair use
Replaceable fair use

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File source problem with File:Rong Yiren.jpg

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File Copyright problem

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File:Frank Gannett.jpg listed for deletion

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Better source request for File:Frank Gannett.jpg

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Talkback

Hello, DB9. You have new messages at Drilnoth's talk page.
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–Drilnoth (T • C • L) 00:51, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

The Frank Gannett image

Hello, DB9. You have new messages at Rockfang's talk page.
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--Rockfang (talk) 01:23, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

File source problem with File:Samuel McCall.jpg

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File:Pirate Parrot.JPG listed for deletion

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WikiProject Pittsburgh

Hello DB9/Archives, this message is being sent on behalf of WikiProject Pittsburgh. You have previously signed up as a member and we are currently trying to determine any members that have become inactive or no longer care to be a member. If you still wish to be on the member list, please sign your name here. Thank you, on behalf of the project, Grsz11 22:04, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Pittsburgh event for Wikipedia's tenth anniversary

Hi! Since you're a member of WikiProject Pittsburgh, I wanted to invite you to the Wikipedia Tenth Anniversary celebrations we're having in Pittsburgh on Saturday, January 15. During the daytime, we're going to be having a photo contribution drive where anyone can bring in their digital photos or prints and Wikipedians will teach people how to upload them and add them to articles, and maybe introduction to Wikipedia workshops as well. Then in the evening, we'll have fun at the Carson City Saloon. There will be free Wikipedia t-shirts and other goodies, as well. See the Pittsburgh meetup page for more details. I hope to see you there!--ragesoss (talk) 14:56, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Invitation to join WikiProject United States

Hello, DB9/Archives! WikiProject United States, an outreach effort supporting development of United States related articles in Wikipedia, has recently been restarted after a long period of inactivity. As a user who has shown an interest in United States related topics we wanted to invite you to join us in developing content relating to the United States. If you are interested please add your Username and area of interest to the members page here. Thank you!!!

--Kumioko (talk) 04:07, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Pittsburgh activity

Wikipedia:WikiProject Pittsburgh is rolling out some new features (see our discussions at WT:PITTSBURGH). We are also trying to determine how many members are active, and interested in contributing to Pittsburgh content or coming to our real life meetups to discuss Wikipedia in general. If you could go to Wikipedia:WikiProject Pittsburgh/Members and move your name from inactive to the active or semi-active group (depending on your interest in Pittsburgh issue and overall activity) groups, this would be great. Hopefully in a near future you'll also receive our first newsletter with various information on what we have been doing, and what useful tools are available. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 20:10, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

File source problem with File:William Scranton.jpg

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August 2011

This is your only warning; if you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at Daniel Tosh, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Eagles 24/7 (C) 02:42, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

September 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States

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--Kumioko (talk) 14:29, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

September 2011

Please do not add inappropriate images to Wikipedia, as you did to User:Active Banana; it is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Elizium23 (talk) 06:29, 11 September 2011 (UTC) 

But the picture of the dead rat was so sad, I wanted something to cheer it up. Please respond with thoughts. DB9 (talk) 06:50, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because your account is being used only for vandalism. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Eagles 24/7 (C) 16:27, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Silent Library Logo.jpg

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