User talk:StockMail

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Redwolf24 03:18, 10 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. I like messages :-P

Image copyright tags

Thanks for uploading Image:Dilfer trent.jpg. I notice it currently doesn't have an image copyright tag. Could you add one to let us know its copyright status? (You can use {{gfdl}} if you release it under the GFDL, or {{fairuse}} if you claim fair use, etc.) If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know where you got the images and I'll tag them for you. Thanks so much, Krystyn Dominik 04:13, 12 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Common.jpg

Thank you for uploading Image:Common.jpg. Its copyright status is unclear, so it may have to be deleted. Please leave a note on the image page about the source of the image. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags, for a list of copyright tags, that you can use. Thank you. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 05:01, 14 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Sense common.jpg

Image deletion warning

The image Image:Sense common.jpg has been listed at Wikipedia:Copyright problems because it is a suspected copyright violation. If you know that the image is legally usable on Wikipedia, please provide the necessary information.

-- Gyrofrog (talk) 20:23, 14 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Please make sure that any and all images are not encumbered by someone else's copyright.

Image:Dangelo.jpg

Thank you for uploading Image:Dangelo.jpg. Its copyright status is unclear, so it may have to be deleted. Please leave a note on the image page about the source of the image. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for a list of copyright tags that you can use. Thank you. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 20:40, 14 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Please verify images before you upload

Hello, you have uploaded quite a number of images over the past couple of days. I am still checking but you have not provided a source or a license for any of these. I have asked you previously to provide this information when you upload an image. In order to be used on Wikipedia, an image most include some kind of license allowing it to be freely distributed. Images that are protected by copyright, as well as those that do not specify any copyright, do not include such a license and thus should not be uploaded to Wikipedia.

Without appropriate licenses, these images that you have been uploading are subject ot deletion, and I'm compelled to inform you that this potentially creates a lot of work for your fellow Wikipedians. Thanks for your consideration. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 22:08, 14 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Need source and license

I'm guessing you had seen my previous notes, because I noticed that your last few uploads, starting with Image:Jack Ramsay.jpg, did include the source information. Unfortunately, that isn't sufficient, as the image is protected by a copyright - take a look at the bottom of that web page.

Take a look at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags. You need to include the appropriate tag when you upload an image. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 23:10, 14 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Your email

I didn't see your email until now - it's probably just as well if you leave comments either here or on my talk page. I looked at the website from which you obtained the D'Angelo image. If you'll notice on the main page, at the bottom it says "The Horse edited, designed by Jack Seale. © Jack Seale 2004. No copying without permission." That means we can't use his pictures on Wikipedia, unless he grants us permission. If he had granted permission, this is something you would indicate at the same time you uploaded the image (and that's when you can click that checkbox that allows you to upload the image). -- Gyrofrog (talk) 01:34, 15 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Frankly speaking, I think that web site probably copied the images from somewhere else, which means he's not in a position to grant permission anyway.

Image

Image:Tatyana.jpg appears tobe copyright. Could you verify that it is available under a free license? Guettarda 14:52, 17 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop uploading images, and read this first

I think you misunderstood my previous comments. If the image has a copyright, that generally means you should not upload it to Wikipedia. There are few exceptions to this and the copyright notice will usually say so. So far, the images you have uploaded are protected by copyright and should not have been uploaded. You are including the copyright information, but attributing credit does not mean we can use the image. And again, remember that someone else has to go back and clean all this up. Thank you. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 19:07, 17 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Image:JERSEYS-ARE-TIGHT.jpg

Image deletion warning

Image:JERSEYS-ARE-TIGHT.jpg has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. If you feel that this image should not be deleted, please go there to voice your opinion.

Zzyzx11 (Talk) 03:57, 20 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The primary reason is that this image is currently an orphan - the image is not used on any pages in Wikipedia. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 04:38, 20 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- By the way, other reasons that an image might be deleted include:
  - Not English - the image contains text that is not English.
  - No source - the image does not contain source and copyright info.
  - Obsolete - the image has been replaced by a better version.
  - Out-of-focus - the image is blurry.
  - Unencyclopedic - the image doesn't seem likely to be useful in an encyclopedia.
  Zzyzx11 (Talk) 04:38, 20 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Just figured I would chime in here... Note that these other reasons do not necessarily apply to this particular image, I think Zzyzx was just listing the various criteria. However, it would help matters if you could attribute a source more specific than the Yahoo Group page where you found the photo. The URL does not tell us who took the picture, and whether he or she agrees to it being used on Wikipedia (or has released it into the public domain). And if they do give permission, this needs to be included at the time of upload.

Again, take a look at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags some time. Any picture you upload should include one of these tags (and note that some of these tags, if applicable, mean that the picture could still be deleted).

By the way, the URL doesn't work, and often these Yahoo Groups require membership, even just to look at the web page. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 22:14, 20 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Photos

The following photos have been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images (Aug. 24). Thuresson 03:22, 24 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Wilander.jpg Image:McEnroe John 1.jpg Image:McEnroe John 2.jpg Image:Nastase.jpg Image:Moya.jpg Image:Ferrero.jpg Image:Safin.jpg Image:Kafelnikov.jpg Image:Lendl.jpg Image:Spadea vince.jpg Image:Seles monica.jpg Image:McEnroe john.jpg Image:Sayers gale.jpg Image:Payton walter.jpg Image:Sanders barry.jpg Image:Jones roy.jpg Image:Felix-trinidad.jpg Image:Hershiser.jpg Image:Gooden dwight.jpg Image:Glavine tom.jpg Image:Dilfer trent.jpg Image:Michael vick.jpg Image:Everett jim.jpg Image:Jim harbaugh.jpg Image:McMahon jim.jpg Image:Esiason boomer.jpg Image:Kosar bernie.jpg Image:Ralph wiley.jpg Image:Jim Lampley.jpg Image:Blake james.jpg Image:Jsmoltz.jpg Image:Aikman troy.jpg Image:Namath Joe.jpg Image:Jeff garcia.jpg Image:Neil odonnell.jpg Image:Rypien mark.jpg Image:Kelly jim.jpg Image:Steve deberg.jpg

Image copyright problem with Image:2LiveStews.jpeg

Thanks for uploading Image:2LiveStews.jpeg. The image has been identified as not specifying the copyright status of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the copyright status of the image on the image's description page, using an appropriate copyright tag, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided copyright information for them as well.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see User talk:Carnildo/images. 19:40, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image Tagging for Image:Shep.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Shep.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 10:57, 12 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Chris Bury photo

hey, I found a neat, early photo of Chris Bury. If you can size it down, it would be great to put up.

File:BuryABC.jpg

Non-free use disputed for Image:Dangelo.jpg

This file may be deleted.

Thanks for uploading Image:Dangelo.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read carefully the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content and then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies.

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our Criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 22:32, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

August 2007

Welcome, and thank you for your attempt to lighten up Wikipedia. However, this is an encyclopedia and the articles are intended to be serious, so please don't make joke edits, as you did to Neal Boortz. Readers looking for serious articles will not find them amusing. If you'd like to experiment with editing, try the sandbox, where you can write (almost) whatever you want. --Maniwar (talk) 02:25, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

October 2007

Please do not add copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder, as you did to Ken Dolan. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Toddstreat1 00:13, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Ryan Cameron

A tag has been placed on Ryan Cameron requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Rtphokie (talk) 20:23, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello StockMail! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 6 of the articles that you created are Unreferenced Biographies of Living Persons. Please note that all biographies of living persons must be sourced. If you were to add reliable, secondary sources to these articles, it would greatly help us with the current 14 article backlog. Once the articles are adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the list:

Jay Bilas - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Bob Simon - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Dave Price - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Roy Firestone - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Al Bernstein - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Tim Brando - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 18:45, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:32, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]