H2RICK

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Thank you for the welcome, victuallers. It is nice to be able to contribute to Wikipedia as well as correcting blatant errors in some articles. Now maybe you can help me with an question I have: {{helpme}} Is it possible to edit the info on the History page ?? Specifically I wish to replace an IP address in an edit entry that I forgot to log in for. Hopefully I've done this correctly.

• No, you can't do that. History can't be changed, not even in Wikipedia articles. What you can do is make a post on the article's talk page letting others know that the IP edit was by you. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 20:28, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

(e/c)Unfortunately it isn't. If you don't want your IP visible in the history, please send the difflink to Special:Emailuser/Oversight. They can erase it from the history. Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 20:30, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Wow...that was quick!!! Thank you for the info, gents. Mr. Symonds, I'm not clear on what you mean by "difflink" so {{helpme}} Please explain what a difflink is....to a poor newbie. TIA.

You're welcome. :) In the history, you should see (hist) (prev). The "prev" is a link to a permanent link that shows what changes were made. The URL of that should be sent to oversight. Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 20:47, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Image source and copyright licensing problem with Image:GT750KRed.jpg

Image Copyright problem

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As well as adding the source, we also need to know the terms of the license that the copyright holder has published the image under, usually done by adding a licensing tag. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 22:26, 8 January 2009 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. (ESkog)^(Talk) 22:26, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

I see that you've added a claim of permission, but you still haven't added a licensing tag to the image. If the original creator just released it to the general public, you probably want {{PD-author}}. (ESkog)^(Talk) 04:37, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Re: Image

I found your problem, and fixed it here. On Wikipedia, file names are case sensitive, including the file extension such as jpg. Since the file's extension was in lowercase and your reference had it uppercase, the page couldn't find the image. Should be all fixed up now. (ESkog)^(Talk) 04:35, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

License tagging for File:GT380JRed.jpg

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February 2009

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, you may not know that Wikipedia has a Manual of Style that should be followed to maintain a consistent, encyclopedic appearance. Using different styles throughout the encyclopedia, as you did in Suzuki GT550, makes it harder to read. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Eeekster (talk) 05:45, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Honda CL175 (September 16)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Dan arndt was:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Dan arndt (talk) 02:02, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello, H2RICK! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Dan arndt (talk) 02:02, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

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