Shigpit

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Welcome to Wikipedia, Shigpit! My name is Ryan, aka Acetic Acid. I noticed that you were new and haven't received any messages yet. I just wanted to see how you were doing. Wikipedia can be a little intimidating at first, since it uses different formatting than other sites that use HTML and CSS. In the long run, though, you'll find that the WikiSyntax is a lot easier and faster than those other ways. Here are a few links to get you started:

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Fountains Of Wayne

I spent some time updating Fountains Of Wayne and their album pages tonight. I haven't yet done Out-Of-State Plates yet, but it's ripe for the pickin'.

                                                      Shigpit 03:54, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

Nice work! I saw you helped out with their self titled album. It needed the attention, but I couldn't really find a better way to say it. Glad you stopped by! Justabaldguy 02:05, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, baldguy. FOW needs some love and I'm glad I could give it. :) Shigpit 23:00, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Crowded House

Nice edit! And from your contribs, you have pretty decent taste in music. ;)

I don't think you're in Australia, but even so you might be interested in the Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians' notice board. Also, have you checked out Wikipedia:WikiProject Music?

cheers, pfctdayelise 23:19, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Owen Meany

-moved from userspace to talk-

"Thanks for the best laugh I've had all day. It's an interesting piece of trivia, but is it necessary to the article? If memory serves, it used to be more poorly written. Shigpit 22:36, 4 January 2006 (UTC)" I'm glad someone appreciated it. - Bitoffish

Grammar/extraneousness

You recently made an edit to the page on Bill Clinton in which you changed the phrase "On August 31 2005" to "In August 31 2005". I had always assumed that the former version was the correct one. Would you mind explaining what the rules are on this? I'm genuinely confused. - Maximusveritas 02:26, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

I had to doublecheck what I actually did. I was trying to rv something else -- and someone beat me to it by a second or two. I don't remember making that change...I'm too much of a grammar nazi to do such a thing on purpose ... but if you go two revisions back that's what I was trying to remove. Thanks ...   _Pit^Shig | @   16:35, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Ah, that makes sense. I probably should have figured that out on my own. Anyway, I went ahead and changed it back. Thanks for your help - Maximusveritas 17:47, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Userbox

Your userbox is obscured, for some reason. With all due respect, OneWeirdDude 17:21, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Looks good to me ...   _Pit^Shig | @   01:45, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Image Tagging Image:Laughterlust.jpg

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If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then one should be added. 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 qualifies as fair use, consider reading fair use, and then 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.

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This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the music or artwork in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of album or single covers

• solely to illustrate the album or single in question,
• on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Fair use for more information.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Image description page, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

  _Pit^Shig | @   12:07, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Pig.gif

Thanks for uploading Image:Pig.gif. 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 them at the Image legality questions page. Thank you. Shyam ^(T/C) 11:04, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Laughter & Lust

Please do not create articles with no content, as you did at Laughter & Lust. Thank you.--SB | T 21:49, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Image:Split Enz - I Got You picture cover.jpg

Hello Shigpit, an automated process has found an image or media file tagged as nonfree media, such as fair use. The image (Image:Split Enz - I Got You picture cover.jpg) was found at the following location: User:Shigpit/Split Enz. This image or media will be removed per statement number 9 of our non-free content policy. The image or media will be replaced with Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg , so your formatting of your userpage should be fine. The image that was replaced will not be automatically deleted, but it could be deleted at a later date. Articles using the same image should not be affected by my edits. I ask you to please not re-add the image to your userpage and could consider finding a replacement image licensed under either the Creative Commons or GFDL license or released to the public domain. Thanks for your attention and cooperation. User:Gnome (Bot)-talk 19:45, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Crowded House

Hi! I've seen you editing Crowded House related articles, and would like to invite you to join WikiProject Crowded House, an effort by Wikipedians to improve the band's coverage on the encyclopedia. Please consider signing up here.

--lincalinca 06:39, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use Image:Carrack-sized.jpg

Replaceable fair use

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If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these images 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 our non-free content policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Rossrs (talk) 13:27, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Image source problem with Image:Fowheyjoel.gif

Image Copyright problem

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As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. 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 00:30, 14 June 2008 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. BJ^Talk 00:30, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Fowheyjoel.gif)

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If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. 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 all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 05:55, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Squeeze80.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Squeeze80.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

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Image copyright problem with Image:Dukes1987b.jpg

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• That there is a non-free use rationale on the image's description page for each article the image is used in.
• That every article it is used on is linked to from its description page.

This is an automated notice by FairuseBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. --FairuseBot (talk) 07:16, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

GA Reassessessment of Crowded House

I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. I have found a number of concerns with the article and have delisted it from Good Article status as it no longer meets the criteria nd is likley to need considerable work to regain it. You can see the review at Talk:Crowded House/GA1. If you do not agree with my assessment you may challenge it at WP:GAR. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 16:10, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello Shigpit! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is tagged as an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to ensure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. if you were to bring this article up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 178 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the article:

1. Marty Etler - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 23:42, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Nomination of Marty Etler for deletion

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The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marty Etler until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. WWGB (talk) 02:36, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Shigpit/Split Enz

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A tag has been placed on User:Shigpit/Split Enz 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 a clear copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://web.archive.org/web/20030421003339/http://www.milesago.com/Artists/enz.htm. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed 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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It now turns out that the version of the article you copied here in good faith in 2006 had been a copyvio since 2004. I'm sorry, but I don't believe your page can be kept. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 12:22, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

Better source request for File:SteveRothman.jpg

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• File:SteveRothman.jpg

You provided a source, but it is difficult for other users to examine the copyright status of the image because the source is incomplete. Please consider clarifying the exact source so that the copyright status may be checked more easily. It is best to specify the exact Web page where you found the image, rather than only giving the source domain, search engine, pinboard, aggregator, or the URL of the image file itself. Please update the image description with a URL that will be more helpful to other users in determining the copyright status.

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Proposed deletion of File:SteveRothman.jpg

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This bot DID NOT nominate any file(s) for deletion; please refer to the page history of each individual file for details. Thanks, FastilyBot (talk) 01:00, 18 May 2019 (UTC)