Kelly

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Thanks, as well!

For the same reason as above. I'm happy that my incessant Palin/politics editing paid off; I feel like a Boy Scout getting a merit badge! Gamingexpert (talk) 07:27, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

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Talkback

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Help

Kelly, while I appreciate your attempt to help, you made some serious factual errors that led to conclusions that are inappropriate. It would be more productive if you took the time to research the issue before making such statements. Dylan Flaherty 06:47, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

weird problem

I have found out that an editor about whom I have made zero comments in an exceedingly long time has started making snarky comments claiming that I am somehow "following" him. I ain't. Heck, I make no posts about him on talk pages at all. Yet he somehow thinks that the fact I answer posted questions somehow makes me a problem for him (sigh). In any case, if you find such a post from another editor, rest ssured that I have not the slightest desire to "follow" anyone at all. Merci. Collect (talk) 14:57, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

Tagging inappropriate external links

I'll go ahead and make a template that directly refers to WP:EL rather than WP:SPAM. I've been putting it off because I havent been able to come up with a good name for it. --Ronz (talk) 01:35, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

If you must know..

Check my talk page history, if you can't follow that clue, I'll send you an email as well. I want to avoid any feeding, so I'm just keeping this under-wraps.— Dædαlus^{+ Contribs} 08:23, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

Just joking, friend. I'm sure it's none of my business. Kelly ^hi! 08:25, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, Kelly!

Thank you, Kelly. First of all for being a Clarence Darrow in my defense before the court of Magog the Ogre. And secondly for your kind words and good advice to me following the sentence and execution. I knew I was on thin ice yesterday, so I really can't complain. The worst thing about the block was not being able to thank you sooner. I'm happy the complete lockdown of the article to everyone was lifted fairly quickly -- I thought that went too far. Anyway, my block made me realize that I'm spending waaaay too much time wiki-editing, so I'm giving it a rest for a while. (If I knew how to give you a nice barnstar, I would). See you again sometime in the future (unless I grow up first)! God bless you! and Merry Christmas! --Kenatipo (talk) 16:49, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

File:Flag of New Milford, Connecticut.svg

I sent an email to the copyright holder, asking them to email OTRS. I thought I had the email saved in my inbox, but three years is a long time. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 09:40, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks - I was just working my way through one of the PD categories. Kelly ^hi! 09:41, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

The speedy seems to have been removed by another user saying flags cannot be copyrighted. That is not true, but I am still going to get that email shortly (I hope). User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 18:12, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

No rush - plenty of other things to work on. :) Kelly ^hi! 18:13, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Email sent to OTRS. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 18:14, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

File:Tate Genette.jpg and File:Genette Tate reconstruction.jpg‎

Hi I got the photographs from here - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-562233/The-minute-ruined-life--moment-best-friend-Genette-Tate-disappeared.html . The don't have the little copyright watermarks usually applied to images by the Daily Mail Online so i guessed that they were not copyrighted. It's not suprising that they are PD given that both photos were plastered on posters England-wide in the autum of 1978. One of the photos is from Genette's father and the other is from a police reconstruction. Paul Austin (talk) 09:58, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Yes, unfortunately they're copyrighted, probably under Crown Copyright. To use them, you'd have to use of the non-free copyright tags. Kelly ^hi! 10:00, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of File:KariSuomalainen.jpg

I have just sent an OTRS. Greetings, --Janke | Talk 11:41, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Don't forget to put {{OTRS pending}} on the page. Kelly ^hi! 11:43, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

File permission problem

Thanks for spreading copyright paranoia. I noticed that you have a fetish for licensing tags, but there is no proof that the file in not in the public domain. Harassment of Wikipedia contributors by editors with symptoms of terminal copyright paranoia is a major reason why I seldom contribute to Wikipedia.

Even if I did not create "this media" entirely myself, I feel no obligation to make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license nor would I send an email to wikimedia.org stating my ownership of the material, even if I did own it.

It should be obvious to anyone that I did not create "this media" entirely myself. The fact that your message to me includes mention of such possibilities shows that you like to dump a flood of useless information on the Wikipedians that you harrass...I wish you would stop harassing Wikiedians in this way and find something useful to do.

I refuse to use a tag such as {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:File copyright tags#Fair use for an image that I believe to be in the public domain. I refuse to see Wikipedia:File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags, but if there is a tag that says "stop copyright paranoia and harassment of Wikipedians" then please let me know...I'd be willing to use that "tag" on every Wikipedia page. Thank you.

--JWSchmidt (talk) 21:01, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Apologies for causing you aggravation. Kelly ^hi! 21:04, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Just had this on my page:

File permission problem with File:AnoopChandola.jpg Copyright-problem.svg

Thanks for uploading File:AnoopChandola.jpg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file agreed to license it under the given license.

If you created this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either

   * make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
   * Send an email from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en‐at‐wikimedia.org, stating your ownership of the material and your intention to publish it under a free license. You can find a sample permission letter here. If you take this step, add {{OTRS pending}} to the file description page to prevent premature deletion.

If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-en‐at‐wikimedia.org.

If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use in}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:File copyright tags#Fair use, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See Wikipedia:File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Kelly hi! 14:59, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Anoop is a friend of mine, I have full permission. The image has been there for years. You have a problem with that go right ahead and delete it dear, I couldn't give a toss. Happy editing. Oh, and happy Xmas too. AndreaUKA (talk) 23:19, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Oh, and bloody well said --JWSchmidt - it's idiots like this who drive people away from contributing to WIKI. I don't think I'll be donating again in a hurry. See to it, Jimmy AndreaUKA (talk) 23:23, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Geez, now I remember why I took a break from working copyright stuff. Apologies for the hassle. Kelly ^hi! 23:39, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Incorrect tagging for deletion

You tagged File:Gaston I. Cantens.jpg for deletion with {{db-unksource}}, which says, "This file does not have information on its copyright status." However, that was incorrect because that image did have information on its copyright status; it was already tagged with {{PD-USGov}}. I think you meant that the file doesn't have a source, so I changed the deletion tag to {{di-no source}} instead. Please be sure to tag files for deletion for the correct reason. Thank you. --Geniac (talk) 00:50, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Oh yeah, thanks. That Twinkle tag supposedly covers both license and source, but I switched to the more specific ones. Kelly ^hi! 00:52, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

You also tagged File:ATSF Indian Head logo - F7B Unit Passenger Dec 76.jpg as having no evidence of permission, and while this doesn't have a government tag as File:Gaston I. Cantens.jpg, it does clearly state that the image is from From "Railfanning the Santa Fe in Southern California" — copyright Surf Line Historical Society (2003), free to distribute and/or use for any purpose. ----DanTD (talk) 01:05, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Do you have a link or something to the permission from the copyright holder? Kelly ^hi! 01:08, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Personally, no. The person who uploaded it might've had it, but he quit quite a while back. We may have to contact the Surf Line Historical Society directly, but when a image states "free to distribute and/or use for any purpose," it seems a fair-use tag would make it acceptable. ----DanTD (talk) 01:19, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately you're not allowed to use a fair use image if it's replaceable by a free one according to WP:NFCC. And the copyright permission has to be verifiable per Wikipedia:Copyrights#Using copyrighted work from others. I would attempt to contact the Historical Society if it's at all possible. Kelly ^hi! 01:24, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

What's more unfortunate is that an image like this is being tagged for deletion. I once tried to get evidence of permission about another image, specifically File:Chaires-Capitola VFD - Air, Power & Light Trailer.jpg, and once it was confirmed that a member of that fire department actually wrote the article and added the images, I posted that news on the AfD board, and it was deleted anyway. ----DanTD (talk) 13:04, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Please see my talk page re: Alton Tobey image

Please see my talk page in re Alton Tobey image. There is no reason to delete this image. Please advise on my talk page. MdArtLover (talk) 16:41, 23 December 2010 (UTC)