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Image copyright problem with Image:Casements.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Casements.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or ask for help at Wikipedia talk:Image copyright tags. Thank you. -- Carnildo 11:21, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

First pic

This was my first attempt at uploading a pic for an article I had written (also a first). I tried to figure out what to do by reading the policies on Wikipedia, but couldn't figure it out. There is no place that says: Step 1: Determine this; Step 2: Do that...

The image I uploaded (a picture of The Casements, a historical building) was pulled from the website of the Ormond Beach Historical Trust (http://www.obht.org/casements.htm). The site is copyrighted by the OBHT. Since the site seemes promotional in nature, I figured that using the pic would be OK under Fair Use. They didn't have any place on their site to contact their people for permission (or for anything else, for that matter). So, how exactly does one tag a photo (I assume it would be: Copyright 2005 Ormond Beach Historical Trust). Once tagged, can it remain on the page under fair use, or do I need to get OBHT's permission? Thanks--DocGov 16:24, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

It looks like the sort of photo that any Wikipedian with a camera can replace. In that case, our policy on fair use (Wikipedia:Fair use) does not allow it to be used under a claim of "fair use", so either you need to get permission to use the image under a free license (some example requests for permission are at Wikipedia:Boilerplate request for permission), or have the image deleted. --Carnildo 08:47, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Ludlow massacre

I appreciate your work on the Ludlow massacre page. It would be stronger with documentation-- by showing where the various pieces of the story are previously documented. Thanks. skywriter 21:53, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

re: your reply: Ludlow Massacre

I agree with your comment re: citing sources. This will be a big job when I can get to it. If you'd like to do it for me, be my guest. Here is the list of sources that were cited underlying the material I used. (I think you already got the last one).

Thanks for the book list but I can do nothing with it. I did not write that article (or at least my contributions to that page were mercilessly deleted, some rightly and some wrongly). I have no idea which fact was taken from which source, and therefore can be of no help in that regard. skywriter 23:30, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I am concerned that the new rewrite of the Ludlow massacre article cites lacks sources within the article itself. A long bibliography does not replace sourcing within the article but I could be wrong. What do you think? Thanks. skywriter 17:28, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your message. I agree it would be better to have particular items footnoted to particular references, and I could do that for about everything that was written, but I'll need to learn how. It's not something I've done on wiki before. I don't have time right now, but will try come back to that next weekend.--DocGov 21:06, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Hey there, DocGov, it's not so difficult, that is, unless I'm doing it incorrectly. Just put a bracket around it, like this [Stewart, p. 42]. Then if readers want more, they can glance at the bibliography, for the book authored by Stewart. Similarly, if you find something on line and want to footnote to it, just bracket it like this [1] and it will appear in the page as something to click. At least, this is what I've been able to observe and have been doing. No one has challenged this so I conclude it is not incorrect. I don't know if this is the latest/greatest but here is a style guide: [2] Best of luck. skywriter 23:09, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Uh oh, the Stewart fn didn't work out so well. Gotta look into it more when I find time. skywriter 23:10, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Dodge v. Ford

I believe the valuation appeared in the text of the decision. If not, it was referenced in Bauman's casebook on corporations. - Sekicho 21:26, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Libertarianism

I reverted your edit because it relates to an ongoing discussion in that article's talk page. Please have a look. KLP (talk) 16:21, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

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File:Casements30.jpg needs authorship information

Dear uploader:

The media file you uploaded as File:Casements30.jpg appears to be missing information as to one (or more) of the following :

1. The author or creators of the work, (including information as to the author's lifespan).
2. Where and how this particular version was obtained.
3. When the work was created,

If you did provide such information, it is currently 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.

Although some images may not need author information in obvious cases, (such where an applicable source is provided), authorship information aids users of the image, and helps ensure that appropriate credit is given (a requirement of some licenses).

• If you created this media yourself, please consider explicitly including your user name, for which: {{subst:usernameexpand|DocGov}} will produce an appropriate expansion,
  or use the {{own}} template.

Please also add authorship and sourcing to other files you created or uplopaded. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log.

If you have any questions please see Help:File page. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 15:10, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

Sfan00 IMG (talk) 15:10, 22 February 2017 (UTC)