Dave Bellamy

Copyright issue with Manx Wildlife Trust

Hello. Concerning your contribution, Manx Wildlife Trust, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/manxwt/what%20we%20do.htm. As a copyright violation, Manx Wildlife Trust appears to qualify for speedy deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Manx Wildlife Trust has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message. For text material, please consider rewriting the content and citing the source, provided that it is credible.

If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the GFDL, you can comment to that effect on Talk:Manx Wildlife Trust. If the article or image has already been deleted, but you have a proper release, you can reenter the content at Manx Wildlife Trust, after describing the release on the talk page. However, for text content, you may want to consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you, and please feel free to continue contributing to Wikipedia. ... discospinster _talk 18:35, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

In order to use the text on Wikipedia, you have to get an e-mail or other notice from them stating that you have their permission. The procedure is outlined at Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. ... discospinster _talk 19:34, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Machimus cowini.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Machimus cowini.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 12:27, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

File:Machimus cowini.jpg listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, File:Machimus cowini.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. ww2censor (talk) 14:21, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

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) 16:38, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Gary Dunion

The article Gary Dunion has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

No assertion of notability

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Kingbird1 (talk) 11:20, 24 March 2017 (UTC)