Bmh8n

Bmh8n

I'm a Wikipedian that used to edit and maintain a couple pages specific to Politics of Virginia. I recently decided to re-learn the editing techniques, however, I forgot my old username and password. So here we are! If I edited something in error, please let me know.

Welcome

Hello, Bmh8n, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

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File Upload

I have deleted File:Thomassorensen.jpg, which you just uploaded, because it is a copyrighted image from here with no justification for its use on Wikipedia. In addition, it was tagged incorrectly as having a CC license.  Frank  |  talk  16:49, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

I have also deleted File:Thomas Sorensen.jpg, an identical copy of the same image. Please do not continue to violate copyright, or your account will be blocked from editing.  Frank  |  talk  17:19, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

I am an agent of the copyright holder. I thought that by changing the licensing I had resolved the issue. Please let me know what I need to do in order to fix this. Thank you for your help!. Bmh8n (talk) 19:02, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Regarding the images, after I deleted the first one, you simply re-uploaded it under a different name and claimed you created the material. If you didn't actually do so, claiming you did is certainly not going to resolve anything. Regarding the article itself, the best place to discuss is on Talk:Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, where I will post more information. Ultimately, this is about the encyclopedia, not your specific actions, so let's go through the process and see if it's possible to get material in properly. Also, I don't think it's necessary to post essentially the same message in three different places.  Frank  |  talk  19:11, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Verifying copyright permission

Hi. The article Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership has come due for processing at the copyright problems review board, and it seems that we do not yet have verification of permission for this material. As the template that formerly blanked the page indicated, we must verify permission externally. I'm afraid we lack the means to positively identify our contributors since we do not require identification on account creation.

If you are in position to verify permission for this information, you may still do so and it can be restored. Please see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for the processes. If you need help, you are welcome to come by my talk page (linked after my username), and I'll be happy to guide you through the process. If you should choose to assert permission at the external website, please also drop by. If you verify this way rather than via e-mail, we may not see your notice for some time.

Thank you for your interest, and I apologize for the extra difficulty. Since copyright concerns are legal matters, we do try to proceed cautiously with them both to protect the project and copyright holders. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 19:42, 16 September 2010 (UTC)