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July 2018

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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Mariko Silver Portrait 2014.jpg

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A tag has been placed on File:Mariko Silver Portrait 2014.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://www.bennington.edu/about/college-leadership/mariko-silver. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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hello @Reddogsix:, as someone new to wiki, can you help me understand what went wrong in uploading the image which you nominated for speedy deletion? As I understood, I found the source of the image on flickr from the owner Bennington College where it was labeled as public domain. You said it was copied from http://www.bennington.edu/about/college-leadership/mariko-silver which clearly uses the same image, but if the source of the image shows that it is public domain, why can't it be uploaded to wiki? Thank you. EMuller1 (talk) 14:48, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Hi, @EMuller1 - Actually you have done nothing wrong. If the image is in the public domain in flickr and the owner of the account is clearly stated as Bennington College, you can ping the Admin that removed the image and ask that they reinstate it based on your assessment. If they agree with that assessment, then it would be restored. My best to you. reddogsix (talk) 16:21, 12 July 2018 (UTC)