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Orphaned fair use image (Image:Aofwtemplate2.jpg)

While it's true that this image is not used in an article, it is an image that I used for the (now defunct) Animals of Farthing Wood Wikiproject. I have used it as the image for a userbox on my User Page as well, and at least one other user also uses that userpage. So the image is being used, but I'm not sure how to change it so that it doesn't get deleted. Can you help me with that? (I'm still not very experienced when it comes to things like that). Thank you for letting me know that it has been orphaned, and I would appreciate any assistance with the above request. MelicansMatkin 16:20, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This might sound a little off-putting or blunt, but I certainly don't mean it that way. The problem is that Wikipedia only allows fair use images in articles — not anywhere else, whether in templates, Wikiprojects, userboxes, and the like. You should also realize that our fair use policy is much more restrictive than any possible theoretical interpretations of U.S. fair use law. As a result, we restrict fair use images to the mainspace. — Rebelguys2 ^talk 19:10, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That seems very fair. Thank you for the clarification :) MelicansMatkin 19:11, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Orphaned fair use image (Image:ASB1.gif)

As the relevant article in which it was used has now been deleted, the image in question may as well be deleted now. Beno1000 19:56, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced Gaiman article

Thank you for making that change, in order to draw attention to the state of the Gaiman article. I have just recently begun to watch this article, and have discovered all of the unsourced material. I was not sure how to go about bringing such attention to it. Thanks again. –m.f ^{(t • c)} 10:12, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problem — I really just moved the template a bit higher up. Honestly, a lot of the article looks like it's in decent shape — some fact-checking would certainly be nice, of course, but it's a good bit of writing to work from. But delving into a "legal battle" without sourcing ... well, that just makes me a bit uneasy. — Rebelguys2 ^talk 10:16, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your Userpage

Hey,Rebelguys! I'm also one of those people who don't want a userpage, so I suggest you redirect it to your talk, so it's much less vandalised. I use "#REDIRECT User_talk:Example". The Evil Clown 19:21, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's a personal preference, but I'm not a huge fan of that. Appreciate the idea, though. — Rebelguys2 ^talk 19:32, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Weird Question...

Saw your RfA, but I didn't want to put this question there. I was checking around and was looking at the deleted history of your user page from 2005. User:Scm83x was the first person to make edits to your user page, edits that included biographical info. Is Scm83x an alternate account of yours? --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 03:57, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Short answer: Nope, just a friend of mine.

As for my complete early history here: I dropped in anonymously starting in 2004, though it was very rare that I actually made an edit. In the summer of 2005, I was abroad, and Scm83x asked me to snap a few photos to place on Wikipedia. I sent him a few photos in e-mails, which he subsequently uploaded, using his own account — I had licensed the photos under the GFDL in an e-mail to him. In late August of 2005, I finally started using my own account to upload higher-resolution versions of those photos; you can see that my first edits came on 28 Aug 2005, adding photos to Cádiz. I suppose my user page was a red link, though I didn't think too much of it at the time. Anyway, Scm83x helped guide me around at the beginning, and put down a little blurb about me on my user page, along with a logo from a Web site I ran at the time (if I remember correctly; I can't see the deleted edits). — Rebelguys2 ^talk 04:16, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can now... :-)

You're a sysop!

Hi, RG2, Congratulations on Becoming a Sysop!

Hey there. I'm pleased to let you know that, consensus being reached, you are now an administrator! You've volunteered to do housekeeping duties that normal users sadly cannot participate in. Sysops can't do a lot of stuff: They can't delete pages just like that (except patent nonsense like "aojt9085yu8;3ou"), and they can't protect pages in an edit war they are involved in. But they can delete random junk, ban anonymous vandals, delete pages listed on articles for deletion (provided there's a consensus) for more than one week, protect pages when asked to, and keep the few protected pages that exist on Wikipedia up to date.

Almost anything you can do can be undone, but please take a look at The Administrators' how-to guide and the Administrators' reading list before you get started (although you should have read that during your candidacy ;). Take a look before experimenting with your powers. Also, please add Administrators' noticeboard to your watchlist, as there are always discussions/requests for admins there. If you have any questions drop me a message at My talk page. Have fun! =Nichalp «Talk»=
PS Please add you name to WP:LA!

=Nichalp «Talk»= 13:54, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there, I'm happy to be the first non-beauracrat to stop by and offer my congratulations. Good luck with your shiny new toolkit. Of course you know you can always ask for help if you have any questions. Keep up the great work... Johntex\^talk 07:29, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Orphaned fair use image

Hi Rebelguys2,

First of all Congrats on you being a Sysop :) Regarding the orphaned images i've used earlier on my user page, I've replaced these with 3 licensed images from wikipedia. Please let me know if any thing further is required from my side. Thanks -- G o a r a n y talk 02:20, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Thank you for informing me about sub pages. I was a little aggitated at first because I thought the pages had been deleted. Paskari 18:04, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for taking care of my page and blocking the bad vandal.Rlevse 14:26, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I want to add my thanks as well, too. That sad little coprophytic needs therapy, not editing priveleges. Congrats on the promotion/damnation. ;) Thanks for being alert - Wikiepedia is always needing Lerts. Cheers! Arcayne 17:44, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Han Amos

Could you please block User:Tmurder21 please? This username refers to violence so it needs to get blocked indef. Amos Han ^Talk 02:26, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Amos Han ^Talk 02:28, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for letting me know about this. Just to let you know that I am about to make my 1000th edit soon. This edit (leaving you this message) is my 997th edit. Amos Han ^Talk 02:32, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Proton neutrality

The article is far too... positive.--Ellissound 21:49, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Block of 195.92.168.164

Thanks for blocking User:195.92.168.164. Someone using this IP vandalized my user page twice. Amos Han ^Talk 21:26, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Thank you for explaining my comment and for defending my contributions to Wikipedia. It meant a lot to me. Danny 16:20, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

— Rebelguys2 ^talk 16:53, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And thanks again, this time for the Congratulations :-) Danny 03:35, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Guard (clan)

Why did you delete this page? The page was under the guidelines for publishing an article.

~TG Harabek

It was tagged for speedy deletion by User:MER-C, who claimed that "it is an article about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or website that does not assert the importance or significance of the subject." I agreed that it met our criteria for speedy deletion and subsequently deleted it. If you would like more feedback on my deletion, please bring your concerns to Wikipedia:Deletion review. Thanks. — Rebelguys2 ^talk 05:15, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Then what about this [[1]] ? This is an article about a band and does assert any specific importance.

It is possible that article should be deleted as well. Please take a look at the guideline WP:BAND and see what you think. At a minimum, the article needs references so I will tag it as such. Johntex\^talk 07:14, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image:PatrickHaseldine1.jpg

I have today added a "GFDL-self-no-disclaimers" tag to Image:PatrickHaseldine1.jpg.PJHaseldine 09:13, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Anton Chekhov

Thank you for reading and being kind enough to comment. It means a lot. qp10qp 18:54, 13 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Zmachine picture

Rebelguys2: Please see this response to your proposed deletion of Image:Z-machine480.jpg. As you will see, the picture has unique traits that can't be met by scaling from larger images. Greg L (my talk) 05:25, 15 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Virginia shooting

Hi, found the first admin I could via Recent Changes. Please nuke Justin McClain NOW! His article accuses him of being the recent shooter completely without evidence or references, and what's known about the shooter contradicts the info on him. --Kizor 07:33, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks for the heads up. — Rebelguys2 ^talk 07:35, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

*Salute* Thank you, sir! --Kizor 07:35, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Plea to get back Image:FerrocementArmature_drawing-1a.jpg

This was a hand drawn image made by owner of ferrocement.com (if I spell it correctly). It later was placed on IfD as orphaned. I put it into ferrocement article as it was very handy here. Later it was removed by a bot as lacking license in machine readable form.

I ask if you can start a undelete review or something (I have no stamina for this). The picture is very useful, a lot of work was put into it and the author added it in good will and in the same form as his other contributions. Not being able to grasp the complicated formalisms that infested Wikipedia in recent months should not be disqualification for helping here and neither one should be required to stay on a daily guard against robots (it is very rude be flamed by a bot btw and I guess quite a few people left because of this).

TIA Pavel Vozenilek 21:32, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I can restore the deleted image, but images must explicitly allow free redistribution and modification for commercial and non-commercial reasons. I'm not sure the original wording explicitly allowed modification. Let me know if the owner is willing to license it under those terms, and I will restore the image. — Rebelguys2 ^talk 03:00, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Assistance needed - Re: Previously Failed RfA

Dear Rebelguys2,

I would like to ask for your assistance. About 14 months ago, I self nominated for an RfA, which I ultimately withdrew (see here). During that RfA, you lodged an oppose vote, and I have taken a lot of the comments from that failed RfA on board since then. I am now up to an average of near on 875 to 900 edits per year, having only recently got back to the net from health issues (Throat cancer), and I am once again considering attempting a request for adminship. I am writing to all those editors who opposed my original self-nomination to ask them to see if they would be kind enough to review my recent work, and to see whether they consider that I have taken those points from my old RfA on board enough to warrant another attempt.

I am enjoying getting back into the swing of working on Wikipedia again, and looking forward to enjoying many more years of work. I am now using Twinkle and VandalFighter for my reversion work on RCP and CVU, and looking to the future.

Thank you for your time, and for your comments.

Thorsteinn A. Malmjursson User:Iceflow / Formerly User:Tmalmjursson 17:15, 27 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

why delete simcity 5 page

there is ample proof that it is comming this year.hell sims 3 has a page and wont be released until 2009 here is the proof http://www.gamespot.com/news/6086780.html?q=simcity%205

latest http://www.gamespot.com/news/6160951.html http://www.simcitycentral.net/simcity5/

plz create the page,i dont know how to create a page —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Manchurian candidate (talk • contribs) 05:55, 3 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Image:Davis34.jpg

Pls see addl discussion at Wikipedia:Images_and_media_for_deletion/2007_May_5#Image:Davis34.jpg concerning permission to copy this image from official Virginia web site. Image:Davis34.jpg

It seems to me to be a use the Code of Virginia pretty clearly permits.

I suppose we could get a picture from the subject. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Anders.Warga (talk • contribs).

Quick thanks

Just a quick thanks-- thanks for the speedy, attentive work you did on the Carnage article earlier tonight. I was amazed at how efficient and on-the-dot you were in dealing with that vandalism.

So, many thanks for what you do around here. --Southwest 08:07, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Photos

Hello,

I am webmaster for the owners of photos you have tagged for deletion. They are all fair use publicity photos released by their owners through me. Thank you for your consideration. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kwbaumert (talk • contribs) 23:04, 12 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Fly Gibraltar

I see you have repeatedly removed my requests for deletion on this article rather than engaging in any defence of the mythical airline.

Their aircraft are a product of Adobe and the publicity would power Richard Bransons balloon. If they ever fly, I'll be the first to include it, but pigs stand a better chance.

Let it go. --Gibnews 19:59, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't sound like you even bothered to find out why I removed them. Please learn how speedy deletion and PROD requests work at WP:CSD and WP:PROD, respectively. — Rebelguys2 ^talk 20:52, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I find it badly explained and inscrutable, I assumed that inserting a template would initiate the process, as it did with another article, successfully binned; but perhaps instead of critisisig me for being ignorant, and simply removing my efforts, you could show me how its done for future reference. The article does nothing for the credibility of Gibraltar or wikipedia. --Gibnews 23:42, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I told you that PROD templates should never be re-added if they are removed. Additionally, the PROD template itself says that, "[i]f this template is removed, it should not be replaced." I also told you where to go next — to take it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where instructions are clearly laid out under the heading, 'How to list pages for deletion.' I don't know what happened on your end — laziness, stubbornness, or you just not getting the message after seeing it displayed in one form or another a minimum of four times — but it wasn't because of an inscrutable explanation.

But, OK, it was all my fault. You win. Better? — Rebelguys2 ^talk 00:10, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, the idea is not to make a debating point but to delete the article, clearly I have not understood the process as you do, perhaps you could assist me in getting rid of that nonsense. Thats not arguing, its asking for constructive assistance. --Gibnews 18:26, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Brainsandwich.jpg

Why are you nominating Image:Brainsandwich.jpg for deletion? It's my photo that I uploaded.--Twintone 17:28, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's a photo from a restaurant I worked in Evansville (where I'm from) called the Hilltop Inn. They are one of the few places that still serve brain sandwiches.--Twintone 18:16, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tim O'Malley

Tim O'Malley uploaded his own headshot photo.--Twintone 18:14, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

SimCity 5 deletion review

An editor has asked for a deletion review of SimCity 5. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Noclip 19:12, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Assist needed

I'm still getting notices from User:BetacommandBot about rationale even though the below tag is placed on the image and discussion pages. Example: Image:Goodwood Plantation rc04488.jpg. As you probably know, the Florida Memory Project template was discarded leaving many images either deleted or with notices.

Digital Image Information
This is a one of a kind unique digital image from The Florida Memory Project, Florida Department of State. It holds the archives' number of: 0000000. This image is needed to enhance and improve this article and no other representation exists.
Use: The use of photographs and other materials in the custody of the State Archives of Florida is governed by state law and, in some cases, by the terms of the donation agreement under which the Archives acquired the images. In accordance with the provisions of Section 257.35(6), Florida Statutes, "Any use or reproduction of material deposited with the Florida Photographic Collection shall be allowed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1)(b) and subsection (4), provided that appropriate credit for its use is given." Please contact the Archives if you have any questions regarding the credit and use of any material.
Florida Department of State State Library and Archives of Florida 500 S. Bronough St. Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 (850) 245-6700

Copyright Information

What can be done? Need help from an administator. Go Horns, no Gators need apply. Noles1984 15:42, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

FMP Thanks

Thanks a bunch on the info. It sure helps the cause. Noles1984 18:40, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What's wrong with the Gators?

"What's wrong with the Gators? Rebelguys2

What's wrong with the Gators? Can I write an article on all that's wrong with the Gators? That's like saying "What's wrong with U. of Oklahoma?" :-) Noles1984 20:18, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Link spammer

About time you block the spammer? Looks like they also spam using this account as well. BlueAg09 (Talk) 06:34, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I've already seen it all. This kind of likely one-time nonsense is very rarely worth the effort to block after the spammer is done for the night, so I rarely bother. I'll go ahead and slap a few blocks on, though. Not that I'm expecting him to remember how to log onto that account tomorrow. ;) — Rebelguys2 ^talk 06:52, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is this allowed?

Check out the author signature on this image. Allowed? 130.164.76.229 19:37, 28 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No; images should not be watermarked. However, since he or she has released that image into the public domain, there is nothing stopping anyone from taking out the watermark and re-uploading a clean copy of that image.

Frankly, it seemed a little surprising to me that we only now got an image of such a basic concept. But after looking through the history, it looks like there already existed some very similar, clean images — copyrighted, too, under the GFDL. — Rebelguys2 ^talk 22:16, 28 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Glasgow attack

I only used the same licensing as this picture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kayburleytsunami.jpg

Any help would be most appreciated. Cs-wolves 21:17, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Photos and screenshots (and similar items) from the press are almost always prohibited on Wikipedia. There is no good fair use claim to these images, as any third-party use infringes on profitability. — Rebelguys2 ^talk 21:20, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still kind of a newcomer to uploading photos to Wikipedia, hence my lack of knowledge about the licensing. Cs-wolves 21:22, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. — Rebelguys2 ^talk 21:22, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

IFD, PUI, etc.

Hi. Just thought I might let you know about WP:PUI, which is for contesting if an image is free. And for obvious copyright violations, the IFD page says to just tag it {{db-copyvio}}. The Evil Spartan 18:03, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I know. I'm just being lazy, and it all gets taken care of, anyway. I don't have an automatic, one-touch button for the speedy template, either. ;) — Rebelguys2 ^talk 18:11, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion

I am requesting deletions on some of the pictures and please leave me alone i am trying to fix everything but all i am getting is messages from people and its really annoying!(Sparrowman980 18:30, 2 July 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Prod

You said: “If anybody removes a prod template from any article for any reason, please do not put it back.”. However, in this case, somebody removed the template for no reason. Maybe could you explain me what is the correct procedure in order to delete a non-encyclopedic article, since its author will always want to keep it?

Consequently, I give up my deletion request for the moment. I assume I can still dispute the accuracy of Sahraoui Scout Association. --Juiced lemon 11:51, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I searched a delete template for a long time, and I selected the prod one in the end. Sorry, I misunderstood the use of this template.

Concerning the dispute, I suspect this article to be part of pro-Polisario propaganda. The principle of this propaganda is to make the reader to confuse Western Sahara, a disputed territory, with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, a state who claims it. You can check in this article: Fédération Nationale du Scoutisme Marocain that Morocco, who administers Western Sahara, have enough scout organizations. --Juiced lemon 12:30, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Gaughan (Irish republican)

Thanks for copyediting the article, also the TIME article is a bit sloppy and I have noticed a couple of minor mistakes in it so it may be incorrect. I'll dig further. thanks again.--Vintagekits 21:52, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]