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Help me!

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I have an issue to upload a picture.

LarissaAineli (talk) 13:43, 3 October 2018 (UTC)Reply

To provide specific help we'll need more information. What article is the image intended for, what does it show, and what exactly is the problem you encounter? Huon (talk) 14:36, 3 October 2018 (UTC)Reply
In reply to your email: Wikipedia only accepts images of living persons if they have been released under a free license that allows everybody to re-use and modify the image for any purpose, including commercial purposes. If you have evidence that the copyright holder, who isn't necessarily the person depicted in the photo, has released the image under a compatible license, you can send that evidence by email to permissions-commons wikimedia.org, with a link to the deleted file (that is, to commons:File:Simon Stringer .png). Huon (talk) 17:45, 3 October 2018 (UTC)Reply

Replaceable fair use File:Simon Stringer.png

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Thanks for uploading File:Simon Stringer.png. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

  1. Go to the file description page and add the text {{Di-replaceable fair use disputed|<your reason>}} below the original replaceable fair use template, replacing <your reason> with a short explanation of why the file is not replaceable.
  2. On the file discussion page, write a full explanation of why you believe the file is not replaceable.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace this non-free media item by finding freely licensed media of the same subject, requesting that the copyright holder release this (or similar) media under a free license, or by creating new media yourself (for example, by taking your own photograph of the subject).

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these media fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification (7 days if uploaded before 13 July 2006), per the non-free content policy. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Huon (talk) 00:05, 5 October 2018 (UTC)Reply

Matthew Botvinick moved to draftspace

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An article you recently created, Matthew Botvinick, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. CASSIOPEIA(talk) 04:13, 1 April 2019 (UTC)Reply

Draft:Matthew Botvinick

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Hello, LarissaAineli. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, Draft:Matthew Botvinick.

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it. — JJMC89(T·C) 01:50, 2 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Oxford University Cortex Club (November 4)

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Dreamy Jazz were: 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.
Dreamy Jazz 🎷 talk to me | my contributions 15:05, 4 November 2019 (UTC)Reply
 
Hello, LarissaAineli! 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! Dreamy Jazz 🎷 talk to me | my contributions 15:05, 4 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

Simon Stringer

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Hi LarissaAineli. Please stop nominating Simon Stringer for deletion under G7, it's just not eligible. Multiple administrators have already declined your previous requests (1, 2). Do it again, and your account will be blocked from editing. Regards, FASTILY 03:45, 6 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Draft:Oxford University Cortex Club concern

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Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Oxford University Cortex Club, a page you created, has not been edited in 5 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it.

You may request Userfication of the content if it meets requirements.

If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available at WP:REFUND/G13.

Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 01:43, 5 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

Your draft article, Draft:Oxford University Cortex Club

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Hello, LarissaAineli. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Oxford University Cortex Club".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! UnitedStatesian (talk) 17:18, 19 July 2020 (UTC)Reply