Chris Harris

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Angela, thanks for your kind welcome, I was pleased to see you had added Derby's Arboretum to Wikipedia. Being a local historian who operates within a local history and haritage group, I have access to a mountain of research about Derby and Derbyshire, and look forward to sharing this knowledge.

Bakewell Pudding

I have been making some ammendments to the Bakewell Pudding references. As a regular visitor to Bakewell over the past 40 years, I am only too aware of local opinion on the Tart/Pudding issue. Bakewell Tarts are common to the whole of the UK and are not exclusive to Bakewell. The Pudding is however a Bakewell product and is currently under review for protection under EU trading legislation. This means that you must be based in Bakewell in order to produce the pudding. The two confections are entireley different in every respect, though I think the pudding looks like a cow-pat, it is however a really deliceous confection and an absolute must if visiting Derbyshire. You can of course order the confection on-line from any of the Bakewell bakeries.

St. Werburgh's Church

Hey, just thought I'd drop a note since I reconfigured your St. Werburgh's Church. Generally, articles should be written as stand-alone descriptive articles rather than being intimitely tied to images, which instead should be described in the image caption (and usually thumbnailed if they're large). Otherwise great work! --Delirium 11:12, May 3, 2004 (UTC)

Jedidiah Strutt

Chris, I noticed that you'd commented on User talk:81.174.189.42 with some information on Jedidiah Strutt. How about adding your knowledge to the article? It's pretty pitiful right now. Joyous 02:44, Jun 29, 2004 (UTC)

Image tags

Thanks for uploading

• Image:Derbycathedral1.jpg
• Image:Derbygrammer1.jpg

I notice that they 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, Evil Monkey → Talk 04:49, Dec 23, 2004 (UTC)

Image:CharlesRolls.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:CharlesRolls.jpg. You labeled it as "under licence from Derby Museum Service". Could you check the list of image copyright tags and make sure that I've labeled it accurately as per the intent of the copyright holder? It would be especially nice to know if it is has been licensed under more generous terms than what it now shows. Thanks! Kbh3rd 16:24, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Image tagging

There's a project underway to add copyright tags to images, and a few images you uploaded showed up on the list. Namely:

• Image:RoyceFace.jpg
• Image:Roycememorial.jpg
• Image:Roycestatue.jpg

I assume that they're personal photos, but -- perhaps displaying an excess of caution -- I'm asking you to confirm that, and what tags should be added to them. Thanks! --Calton 01:10, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)

also Image:Woodywalk.jpg has been tagged for deletion. It has a nasty copyright notice on it and unclear license. Justinc 01:22, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Image Tagging Image:Plagueplaque.jpg

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License tagging for Image:Joseph strutt.jpg

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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. If you need help on selecting a tag to use, or in adding the tag to the image description, feel free to post a message at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 23:06, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyright Violation

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We appreciate your creation of the article, Joseph Strutt of Derby, but we cannot accept copyrighted text borrowed from other web sites or printed material. Please see Wikipedia:Copyright problems for more information on this topic, or generally, Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines. Please do not remove the copyright violation notice placed in the article or repost the suspected infringing text. However, if you would like to rewrite the article in your own words, follow the link in the posted notice to create a temporary subpage. If your new article is appropriate, and not a further copyright violation, the reviewing administrator will move that new article into place once the copyright status of the original has been resolved. Happy editing! Douglas Whitaker 01:34, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyright Violation reply

Please accept my apologies, as I am the author of the original article about Joseph Strutt of Derby, I did not realise that I was infringing any copyright, However I now see that I was infringing my own copyright by placing this into Wikipedia. I have now edited it the text so that it is not identical to my original text but retains the historical facts.

I hope this will suffice for the copyright purposes.

Actually, if you place your own text onto Wikipedia and realize that doing so puts it under the GFDL, you violate no copyrights. None. I'm no expert, but I don't think its possible to infringe your own copyrights. The notice on articles just means it is a *possible* copyright violation. As long as you put your text under the GFDL, there is none. I'm sorry for any misunderstanding this may have caused, but I just didn't realize you had put your own text into the article. If you have any other questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to ask me; I'll do my best or at least point you in the right direction. Oh, also, please try and sign your messages on talk pages with four tildes (~). Again, I'm sorry for any misunderstandings. --Douglas Whitaker 03:01, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Nice article!

Just to say I liked your article on W. J. Coffee: keep up the good work! Don't hesitate to drop me a line if there's anything I can help with. Happy editing, JackyR | Talk 20:45, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I see you ran into copyright suspicions above. It seems a common problem for professional writers who also contribute to WP!

Btw, for the photos, have you discovered Wikipedia Commons yet? It's the central library for all the Wikimedia projects (German-language Wikipedia, Wiktionary, etc). One uploads images there in exactly the same way as to English Wikipedia, and then they can be used by every project. Someone has already transferred Image:Darwin cutout.gif there. Commons:First steps is very helpful, and there's plenty of when you hit "Upload file". Any probs, gissa shout! JackyR | Talk 14:44, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Image:Bonnieprince1.jpg listed for deletion

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My Photo contributions

I seem to be having a problem with the photos that I have uploaded to Wkipedia as they all nearly seem to be marked for deletion due to copyright issues. I cannot understand why this should be he case as I am an amateur photographer and have taken several thousand photos of my home city and have willingly uploaded copies and agred to the fair use of hese. Where I have photographed museum artefacts I have done so with the Museum Service's permission and paid the fee. The photographs are my own property and I have permission to teat all images as such.

File source problem with File:Pudshopfront.jpg

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File:RoyceFace.jpg listed for deletion

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File:RoyceFace.jpg listed for deletion

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File source problem with File:Orangertcafe.jpg

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File:Roycememorial.jpg needs authorship information

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The media file you uploaded as File:Roycememorial.jpg appears to be missing information as to its authorship (and or source), or if you did provide such information, it is confusing for others trying to make use of the image.

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File:Puddingshop.jpg needs authorship information

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The media file you uploaded as File:Puddingshop.jpg appears to be missing information as to its authorship (and or source), or if you did provide such information, it is confusing for others trying to make use of the image.

It would be appreciated if you would consider updating the file description page, to make the authorship of the media clearer.

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File source problem with File:Georgeplaque.jpg

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File:Georgeplaque.jpg missing description details

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File:Jedstrutt.jpg listed for deletion

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File:Georgeplaque.jpg listed for discussion

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Please claim your upload(s): File:StWurburghs.jpg

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Please claim your upload(s): File:Exeterplaque.jpg

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This will assist those reviewing the many many "free" images on commons that have not yet been transferred to Commons. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 17:46, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Please claim your upload(s): File:Exetercourts.jpg

Hi, This image was seemingly uploaded prior to current image polices, Thank you.

However, as part of ongoing efforts to ensure all media on English Wikipedia is correctly licensed and attributed it would be appreciated if you were able to confirm, that it was your own work, by marking it as {{own}}, amending the {{information}} added by a third party, and by changing the license to an appropriate "self" variant. You can also add |claimed=yes to the {{Media by uploader}} or {{Presumed self}} tag(s) if present to indicate that you've acknowledged the image, and license shown (and updated the {{information}} where appropriate).

This will assist those reviewing the many many "free" images on commons that have not yet been transferred to Commons. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 17:54, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

File:Exetercourts.jpg listed for discussion

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